[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63520-63521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24897]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2013-64 and CP2013-84; Order No. 1850]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing recent Postal Service filings 
requesting the addition of Global Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 
3 product to the competitive product list and the inclusion of a 
related agreement within the new product. This notice informs the 
public of the filings, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

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, 
at 202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Contents of Filing
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On September 30, 2013, the Postal Service filed a formal request 
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. to add Global 
Reseller Expedited Package (GREP) Contracts 3 to the competitive 
product list.\1\ The Postal Service contemporaneously filed a related 
Agreement. Id. Attachment 4.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Global 
Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 3 to the Competitive Products 
List and Notice of Filing a Global Reseller Expedited Package 3 
Negotiated Service Agreement, September 30, 2013 (Request).
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    Product history. Customers for GREP contracts are sales agents 
(also known as resellers) who market Global Express Guaranteed, 
Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, and/
or First-Class Package International Service to their customers in 
return for a rebate on the sales of those products. Request at 5.
    Governors' Decision No. 10-1 established pricing formulas and 
classifications ``not of general applicability'' for the GREP Contracts 
1 product. The Commission added GREP Contracts 1 and GREP Contracts 2 
to the competitive product list by operation of Order Nos. 445 and 
1746, respectively.\2\ Id. at 1-2. The instant dockets address a new 
GREP Contracts

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3 product and a new baseline agreement. Id. at 2. The Postal Service 
states the proposed classification change adding GREP Contracts 3 to 
the Mail Classification Schedule (MCS) is consistent with the 
requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3642, and proposes conforming revisions to 
MCS section 2510.7, which covers GREP Contracts. Id. at 7; Attachment 
2B.
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    \2\ See respectively Docket Nos. MC2010-21 and CP2010-36 and 
Docket Nos. MC2013-51 and CP2013-64.
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II. Contents of Filing

    In support of its Request, the Postal Service filed the following 
six attachments:
     Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment of 
materials filed under seal;
     Attachment 2A--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
11-6, which authorizes Postal Service management to prepare any 
necessary product description of nonpublished competitive services, 
including text for inclusion in the MCS, and to present such matter for 
review by the Commission;
     Attachment 2B--draft MCS language;
     Attachment 2C--a redacted version of the certified 
statement attesting to the accuracy of supporting data and addressing 
compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(1) and (3), as required by 39 CFR 
3015.5(c)(2);
     Attachment 3--a Statement of Supporting Justification 
addressing statutory policies and criteria and other matters, as 
required by 39 CFR 3020.32; and
     Attachment 4--a redacted copy of the Agreement.
    The Postal Service also filed supporting financial documents for 
the Agreement as separate Excel files. The Postal Service filed 
unredacted versions of the Agreement, Governors' Decision No. 11-6, and 
the certified statement. Request at 4.
    Effective date; term. The Postal Service will notify the customer 
of the effective date within 90 days of receipt of all necessary 
regulatory approvals. Request at 5, Attachment 4 at 5. The Agreement is 
scheduled to expire 12 months from the effective date. Id.

III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-64 and CP2013-84 for 
consideration of matters raised in the Request.\3\ Interested persons 
may submit comments on whether the Postal Service's filings in the 
captioned dockets are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 
3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR 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). Information on how to obtain access to non-public 
material appears at 39 CFR part 3007.
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    \3\ The request to add GREP Contracts 3 to the MCS has been 
assigned Docket No. MC2013-64. The Agreement has been assigned 
Docket No. CP2013-84.
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    The Commission appoints James F. Callow to serve as Public 
Representative in these dockets.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:

    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2013-64 and CP2013-84 
for consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Request.
    2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than October 25, 2013.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James F. Callow is appointed to serve 
as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent 
the interests of the general public in these proceedings.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24897 Filed 10-23-13; 8:45 am]
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