80 FR 42847 - New Postal Product

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 138 (July 20, 2015)

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of International Merchandise Return Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators Non-Published Rates to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 138 (Monday, July 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 42847]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17686]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2015-68 and CP2015-99; Order No. 2581]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning the addition of International Merchandise Return Service 
Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators Non-Published Rates to the 
competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, 
invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: July 21, 2015.

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 Commission Action
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the 
United States Postal Service (Postal Service) filed a formal request 
and associated supporting information to add Competitive International 
Merchandise Return Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 
(IMRS-FPO) to the competitive products list.\1\ If the proposed product 
is approved by the Commission, the Postal Service intends to file each 
new IMRS-FPO agreement in this docket on or before its effective date, 
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 407(d). Request at 5 n.8.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add 
Competitive International Merchandise Return Service Agreements with 
Foreign Postal Operator (IMRS-FPO) Product to the Competitive 
Products List and Notice of Filing IMRS-FPO Model Agreement and 
Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, 
July 10, 2015 (Request).
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    To support its Request, the Postal Service filed an application for 
non-public treatment of materials filed under seal; a redacted copy of 
Governors' Decision No. 11-6, which authorizes the product; a set of 
maximum and minimum prices; a statement of supporting justification, as 
required by 39 CFR 3020.32; a copy of proposed mail classification 
schedule language; a copy of the IMRS-FPO model agreement; a 
certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a); a redacted copy of 
a related management analysis; and supporting financial workpapers.
    In the attached statement of supporting justification, the Postal 
Service asserts the IMRS-FPO would close a gap in currently available 
postal product offerings and that the proposed product would generate 
new revenue and encourage growth in cross-border e-commerce via the 
postal channel. Id., Attachment 3 at 4. The Postal Service further 
contends that IMRS-FPO belongs on the competitive products list because 
it will not be subsidized by market dominant products, covers costs 
attributable to it, does not cause competitive products as a whole to 
fail to make the appropriate contribution to institutional costs, is 
part of a market over which the Postal Service does not exercise market 
dominance, and is not covered by the postal monopoly. Request at 2-4.

II. Notice of Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2015-68 and CP2015-99 to 
consider the Request pertaining to the addition of IMRS-FPO to the 
competitive products list.
    The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
filings in the captioned dockets are consistent with the policies of 39 
U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR part 3020, 
subpart B. Comments are due no later than July 21, 2015. The public 
portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints James F. Callow to serve as an officer of 
the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in 
these proceedings (Public Representative).

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2015-68 and CP2015-99 
to consider the matters raised in each docket.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James F. Callow is appointed to serve 
as Public Representative in these dockets.
    3. Comments are due no later than July 21, 2015.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-17686 Filed 7-17-15; 8:45 am]
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