[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 187 (Friday, September 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60496-60497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21172]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2020-252 and CP2020-282; Order No. 5690]


New Postal Products

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is acknowledging a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning the addition of a new product, International Competitive 
Multi-Service Commercial Contracts 1, to the competitive product list 
within the Mail Classification Schedule (MCS). This document informs 
the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: October 5, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's

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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

    On September 18, 2020, the Postal Service filed a request to add a 
new product, International Competitive Multi-Service Commercial 
Contracts 1, to the competitive product list within the Mail 
Classification Schedule (MCS), pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 
3040.130-135.\1\ As part of the Request, the Postal Service proposes a 
revised filing process for adding outbound international negotiated 
service agreement (NSA) contracts to the competitive product list. 
Request at 1.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add 
International Competitive Multi-Service Commercial Contracts 1 to 
the Competitive Products List and Application for Non-Public 
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, September 18, 2020 
(Request).
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    Under this process, the Postal Service proposes to file almost all 
future customized outbound international NSAs within the International 
Competitive Multi-Service Commercial Contracts 1 product. Id. at 4. 
These contracts would be approved without any further action from the 
Commission, unless the Commission determines that further review is 
necessary. Id. at 13. As a result, the Postal Service contends that the 
administrative burden associated with these agreements would be 
lessened.\2\ The Postal Service suggests that the review process could 
be conducted in five business days and then, through progressive 
experience, eventually in three business days. Id. at 15.
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    \2\ Specifically, the Postal Service would no longer file the 
applicable decision from its Board of Governors, revisions to the 
MCS, statements of supporting justification, or applications for 
non-public treatment. Id. at 8. The Commission would not issue 
initial scheduling notices and final orders for each agreement. Id. 
at 15. Additionally, routine Public Representative comments could be 
eliminated as well. Id.
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    The Postal Service asserts that the Commission is capable of 
achieving this objective. Id. The Postal Service also claims that its 
customers ``would benefit from the enhanced predictability and 
increased speed to market'' resulting from the proposed streamlined 
review process. Id. at 23.

II. Contents of Filing

    To support its Request, the Postal Service filed a redacted version 
of Governors' Decision No. 19-1,\3\ proposed revisions to the MCS, a 
document that sets forth the current procedures for filing an outbound 
international NSA and the proposed process for filing these agreements 
within the International Competitive Multi-Service Commercial Contracts 
1 product, an unsigned template for the certified statement that would 
be included in filings of outbound international NSAs within the 
International Competitive Multi-Service Commercial Contracts 1 product, 
and a statement of supporting justification. Notice at 5-6; see id. 
Attachments 2-6. Additionally, the Postal Service filed an unredacted 
copy of Governors' Decision No. 19-1 under seal and an application for 
non-public treatment of materials filed under seal. Notice n.12; id. 
Attachment 1.
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    \3\ Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal 
Service on the Establishment of Prices and Classifications for 
Domestic Competitive Agreements, Outbound International Competitive 
Agreements, Inbound International Competitive Agreements, and Other 
Non-Published Competitive Rates (Governors' Decision No. 19-1), 
February 7, 2019.
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III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2020-252 and CP2020-282 
for consideration of matters raised by the Notice and appoints Katalin 
K. Clendenin to serve as Public Representative in this docket.
    The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3040.130-135. 
Comments are due no later than October 5, 2020. The public portions of 
the filing can be accessed via the Commission's website (http://www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of the Postal Service's request(s) 
can be accessed through compliance with the requirements of 39 CFR 
3011.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2020-252 and CP2020-282 
for consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's 
Request.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the 
general public in this proceeding (Public Representative).
    3. Comments are due no later than October 5, 2020.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-21172 Filed 9-24-20; 8:45 am]
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