[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11611-11612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04727]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2016-53; Order No. 3118]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Comments are due: March 7, 2016.

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. Notice of Filings
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On February 26, 2016, the Postal Service filed notice that it has 
agreed to a modification to the existing Global Expedited Package 
Services 3 negotiated service agreement approved in this docket.\1\ In 
support of its Notice, the Postal Service includes a redacted copy of 
the Modification and a certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 
3633(a), as required by 39 CFR 3015.5.
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing 
Modification to Global Expedited Package Services 3 Contract, 
February 26, 2016 (Notice). The modification is an attachment to the 
Notice (Modification).
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    The Postal Service also filed the unredacted Modification and 
supporting financial information under seal. The Postal Service seeks 
to incorporate by reference the Application for Non-Public Treatment 
originally filed in this docket for the protection of information that 
it has filed under seal. Notice at 1-2.
    The Modification revises several articles in the agreement to 
change the mailer's minimum commitment, allows use of Priority Mail 
Express International service, and amends Annex 1 of the agreement. Id. 
at 1.
    The Postal Service intends to notify the mailer of the effective 
date of the agreement within 30 days of receiving approval of the 
Modification from the Commission. Id. Attachment 1 at 2. The Postal 
Service asserts that the Modification will not impair the ability of 
the contract to comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Notice, Attachment 2 at 1.

II. Notice of Filings

    The Commission invites comments on whether the changes presented in 
the Postal Service's Notice 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 March 7, 2016. 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 represent the 
interests of the

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general public (Public Representative) in this docket.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission reopens Docket No. CP2016-53 for consideration of 
matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. 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 proceeding.
    3. Comments are due no later than March 7, 2016.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-04727 Filed 3-3-16; 8:45 am]
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