[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 100 (Friday, May 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31231-31232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11022]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2020-141; Order No. 5514]


Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements With Foreign Postal 
Operators

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is acknowledging a recent filing by the Postal 
Service that it has entered into the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service 
Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators (FPOs). This notice informs the 
public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: June 1, 2020.

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. Commission Action
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    In accord On May 15, 2020, the Postal Service filed a notice with 
the Commission pursuant to 39 CFR 3035.105 and Order No. 546,\1\ giving 
notice that it has entered into the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service 
Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators (FPOs). The Notice concerns the 
inbound portions of the competitive multi-product Interconnect 
Remuneration Agreement USPS and Specified Postal Operators (IRA-USPS 
Agreement). The Postal Service seeks to include the IRA-USPS Agreement 
within the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign 
Postal Operators 1 (MC2010-34) product. Notice at 1. The IRA-USPS 
Agreement contains rates for inbound competitive parcels, packets, and 
registered mail. Id. at 5-6.
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing 
Functionally Equivalent Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement 
with Foreign Postal Operators, May 15, 2020 (Notice). Docket Nos. 
MC2010-34 and CP2010-95, Order Adding Inbound Competitive Multi-
Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Service Operators 1 to the 
Competitive Product List and Approving Included Agreement, September 
29, 2010 (Order No. 546).
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    The Postal Service asserts that the IRA-USPS Agreement ``is 
functionally equivalent to the baseline agreement filed in Docket No. 
MC2010-34 because the terms of this agreement are similar in scope and 
purpose to the terms of the TNT Post Agreement.'' Id. at 3. Concurrent 
with the Notice, the Postal Service filed supporting financial

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documentation and the following documents:
     Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment;
     Attachment 2--the IRA-USPS Agreement;
     Attachment 3--Governors' Decision No. 19-1;
     Attachment 4--a certified statement required by 39 CFR 
3035.105(c)(2).
    Id. at 4-5.
    The Postal Service intends for the IRA-USPS Agreement to become 
effective July 1, 2020, and continue indefinitely. Id. at 5. The Postal 
Service expects that additional FPOs will become party to the agreement 
and states that it will update this docket should additional FPOs 
accede to the IRA-USPS Agreement. Id.
    The Postal Service states it intends for these rates to be in 
effect on July 1, 2020. Id. at 1. The Postal Service states that, 
beginning with the rates that will be in effect in 2021, any party to 
the IRA-USPS Agreement can change its delivery rates by communicating 
the new rates to the International Post Corporation by June 1 of the 
year preceding the rate's application. Id. at 6. Additionally, the 
Postal Service notes that the IRA-USPS Agreement allows parties to 
self-declare rates within defined parameters. Id.
    The Postal Service states that the IRA-USPS Agreement is in 
compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and is functionally equivalent to the 
inbound competitive portions of the baseline agreement which was 
included in the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with 
Foreign Postal Operators 1 product (MC2010-34). Id. at 10. For these 
reasons, the Postal Service avers that the IRA-USPS product should be 
added to the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign 
Postal Operators 1 product. Id.

II. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-141 to consider the 
Notice. Interested persons may submit comments on whether the IRA-USPS 
Agreement is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR 3035.105 and 
whether it is functionally equivalent to the baseline agreement 
included in the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with 
Foreign Postal Operators 1 product (MC2010-34). Comments are due by 
June 1, 2020.
    The Request and related filings are available on the Commission's 
website (http://www.prc.gov). The Commission encourages interested 
persons to review the Notice for further details.
    The Commission appoints Natalie R. Ward to serve as Public 
Representative in this proceeding.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-141 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Notice of United States 
Postal Service of Filing Functionally Equivalent Inbound Competitive 
Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators, May 15, 2020.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie R. Ward is appointed to serve 
as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent 
the interests of the general public in this proceeding.
    3. Comments by interested persons are due by June 1, 2020.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-11022 Filed 5-21-20; 8:45 am]
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