[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55917-55918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24392]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2015-61; Order No. 4870]


New Postal Products

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is revising the comment due date.

DATES: Comments are due: November 5, 2018.

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

    In Order No. 2480, the Commission approved the Priority Mail 
Express & Priority Mail Contract 18 negotiated service agreement 
(Existing Agreement).\1\ On October 29, 2018, the Postal Service filed 
notice that it has agreed to the Amendment to the Existing 
Agreement.\2\ On October 30,

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2018, the Commission issued a notice reopening this docket to consider 
the Amendment, appointing a Public Representative, and providing 
interested persons with an opportunity to comment.\3\
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    \1\ See Docket Nos. MC2015-49 and CP2015-61, Order Adding 
Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 18 to the Competitive 
Product List, May 12, 2015 (Order No. 2480).
    \2\ USPS Notice of Amendment to Priority Mail Express & Priority 
Mail Contract 18, Filed Under Seal, October 29, 2018 (Notice). The 
amendment is an attachment to the Notice (Amendment).
    \3\ Notice Initiating Docket(s) for Recent Postal Service 
Negotiated Service Agreement Filings, October 30, 2018 (Notice 
Initiating Dockets).
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    The Commission set the deadline for comments as November 6, 2018. 
Notice Initiating Dockets at 2. However, the Existing Agreement expires 
November 8, 2018,\4\ and the Amendment extending the agreement, if 
approved, would not take effect until two days after the Commission 
completes its review. Notice, Attachment A at 1. Under the current 
schedule, the soonest the Commission could issue a decision on the 
Amendment is November 7, 2018, which would cause the Existing Agreement 
to expire before the Amendment could take effect.
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    \4\ USPS Notice of Extension of Priority Mail Express & Priority 
Mail Contract 18, July 27, 2018, at 1.
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    To permit the Commission time to review the comments and issue an 
order on the Amendment at least two days before the Existing Agreement 
expires, the deadline for comments is revised to November 5, 2018.
    It is ordered:
    1. The deadline to submit comments is revised to November 5, 2018.
    2. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24392 Filed 11-7-18; 8:45 am]
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