[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35192-35193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14279]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2014-52; Order No. 2090]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
announcing its intention to change rates for Inbound Air Parcel Post 
(at Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates). This notice informs the public 
of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative 
steps.

DATES: Comments are due: June 20, 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: David A. Trissell, 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

    Notice of filing. On June 11, 2014, the Postal Service filed a 
notice pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5, announcing its intention to change 
rates for Inbound Air Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union (UPU)

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Rates) effective July 1, 2014.\1\ Notice at 1. The Notice does not 
include any classification changes. Id. at 2. The timing of the filing 
comports with a requirement that notice of this type of change be 
submitted at least 15 days before the effective date. See 39 CFR 
3015.5.
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Changes 
in Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound Air Parcel Post, 
June 11, 2014 (Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing

    To accompany its Notice, the Postal Service filed the following 
attachments:
     Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment of 
material filed under seal;
     Attachment 2--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
09-15;
     Attachment 3--a redacted copy of the new rates; and
     Attachment 4--a copy of the certification required under 
39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2).

Id. at 2.

    The Postal Service filed a redacted version of the sealed financial 
documents in a public Excel file. Id. The material filed under seal 
consists of unredacted copies of Governors' Decision No. 09-15, the new 
rates, and related financial information.\2\ Id. at 3.
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    \2\ Governors' Decision No. 09-15 was filed, and remains, under 
seal in Docket Nos. MC2010-11 and CP2010-11. See id. at 1, n.1.
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    Classification and rates. The Notice incorporates by reference 
previous explanations concerning (1) the UPU Postal Operations 
Council's mechanism for setting base rates for Inbound Air Parcel Post, 
and (2) the formal nature of the Governors' Decision establishing those 
rates for purposes of statutory compliance.\3\ Id. at 2. The Postal 
Service asserts that the prices comport with Governors' Decision No. 
09-15 as they are the highest possible inward land rates that the 
Postal Service is eligible for based on inflation increases and other 
factors. Id. at 2-3. It also asserts that it has met its burden of 
providing notice to the Commission of changed rates within the scope of 
Governors' Decision No. 09-15, as required by 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3). Id. 
at 3.
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    \3\ Article RC 193.3 allows modifications to the bonus payment 
portion of inward land rates to be implemented twice each year on 
January 1 and July 1. The UPU's International Bureau will confirm to 
all designated operators by March 31 any changes to the inward land 
rates that apply beginning July 1 of that same year. See id. at 2, 
n.3.
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III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2014-52 for consideration 
of matters raised in the Notice. Interested persons may submit comments 
on whether the Agreement is consistent with the requirements of 39 CFR 
3015.5 and the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633. Comments are due no 
later than June 20, 2014. The public portions of the Postal Service's 
filing can be accessed via the Commission's Web site at http://www.prc.gov. Information on how to obtain access to nonpublic material 
appears at 39 CFR Part 3007. The Commission appoints Lyudmila 
Bzhilyanskaya to represent the interests of the general public (Public 
Representative) in this case.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2014-52 for 
consideration of matters raised in the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission designates Lyudmila 
Bzhilyanskaya to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public 
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in 
this proceeding.
    3. Comments are due no later than June 20, 2014.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-14279 Filed 6-18-14; 8:45 am]
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