[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 671-672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31540]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2014-22; Order No. 1937]


Change in Postal Prices

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning changes in prices for Global Expedited Package Service--Non-
Published Rates. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites 
public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: January 7, 2014.

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. Notice of Filings
III. Request for Supplemental Information
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    In accordance with 39 CFR 3015.5 and Order Nos. 1625 \1\ and 
1835,\2\ the Postal Service filed a notice of a change in rates not of 
general applicability for the Global Expedited Package Services--Non-
Published Rates 4 (GEPS-NPR 4) product.\3\ The Postal Service states 
that the change is necessary due to changes in the non-discounted 
published postage for Priority Mail Express International (PMEI), 
Priority Mail International (PMI), and Global Express Guaranteed (GXG), 
as well as the creation of a Management Analysis of the Prices and 
Methodology for Determining Prices for Negotiated Service Agreements 
under Global Expedited Package Services--Non-Published Rates 4 Version 
2. Notice at 2-3. The Notice has been assigned Docket No. CP2014-22.
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    \1\ Docket Nos. MC2013-27 and CP2013-35, Order Adding Global 
Expedited Package Services--Non-Published Rates 4 (GEPS-NPR 4) to 
the Competitive Product List, January 16, 2013 (Order No. 1625).
    \2\ Docket Nos. MC2013-27 and CP2013-35, Order Approving 
Revisions to Model Contract, September 16, 2013 (Order No. 1835).
    \3\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Change in 
Prices For Global Expedited Package Services--Non-Published Rates 4 
(GEPS-NPR 4), December 26, 2013 (Notice).
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    Notice. In support of its Notice, the Postal Service filed the 
following attachments:
     Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment of 
materials filed under seal;
     Attachment 2A--a redacted version of Governors' Decision 
No. 11-6;
     Attachment 2B--a redacted version of GEPS-NPR 4 Management 
Analysis Version 2;
     Attachment 2C--a list of Maximum and Minimum Prices for 
PMEI, PMI, and GXG under GEPS-NPR 4 Version 2 Contracts;
     Attachment 2D--a certified statement concerning prices for 
applicable negotiated service agreements under GEPS-NPR 4 Version 2 
rates, as required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
     Attachment 3--a redacted version of the GEPS-NPR 4 Version 
2 model contract.
    The Postal Service included a redacted version of the GEPS-NPR 4 
Version 2 model contract with the Notice. Id. Attachment 3. The Postal 
Service represents that the GEPS-NPR 4 Version 2 model contract is 
almost identical to the revised GEPS-NPR 4 model contract approved by 
the Commission in Order No. 1835. Notice at 7. The Postal Service 
identifies three areas where the GEPS-NPR 4 Version 2 model contract 
differs from the revised GEPS-NPR 4 model contract: (1) The ACR docket 
numbers in Article 19 have been updated; (2) the docket number in the 
last sentence of Article 19 has been revised to reflect that GEPS-NPR 4 
Version 2 contracts will be filed in this docket, rather than the GEPS-
NPR 4 docket; and (3) in the footer of each page of the agreement, 
``2013'' has been replaced with ``2014'', and in the footer of the 
annexes to the agreement, ``13'' has been replaced with ``14.'' Id.
    Identical to the revised GEPS-NPR 4 model contract, the Postal 
Service will notify each GEPS-NPR 4 Version 2 customer of the 
contract's effective date no later than 30 days after receiving the 
signed agreement from the customer. Id., Attachment 3 at 7. Each 
contract will expire the later of 1 year from the effective date or the 
last day of the month which falls one calendar year from the effective 
date unless terminated sooner. Id.

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    The Postal Service filed many of the supporting materials, 
including the related model contract, under seal. Id. Attachment 1. It 
maintains that the redacted portions of the materials should remain 
confidential as sensitive business information. Id. at 4. This 
information includes sensitive commercial information concerning the 
incentive discounts and their formulation, applicable cost coverage, 
and non-published rates, as well as some customer-identifying 
information. Id.

II. Notice of Filing

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2014-22 to consider the 
changes in rates not of general applicability pertaining to the 
proposed GEPS-NPR 4 Version 2 contract.
    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 3015.5, and 39 CFR 
part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due no later than January 7, 2014. 
The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the 
Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya to serve as 
Public Representative in these dockets.

III. Request for Supplemental Information

    The Postal Service is requested to (1) specify the date on which 
the GEPS-NPR 4 Version 2 rates are expected to go into effect; and (2) 
clarify whether the GEPS-NPR 4 Version 2 contract will replace the 
revised GEPS-NPR 4 contract approved in Order No. 1835. The Postal 
Service response is due no later than January 3, 2014.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2014-22 to consider the 
matters raised by the Notice.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya is 
appointed to serve as 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 January 7, 2014.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-31540 Filed 1-3-14; 8:45 am]
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