80_FR_51042 80 FR 50880 - New Postal Product

80 FR 50880 - New Postal Product

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 162 (August 21, 2015)

Page Range50880-50881
FR Document2015-20635

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 140 negotiated service agreement 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 Issue 162 (Friday, August 21, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50880-50881]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20635]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2015-79 and CP2015-126; Order No. 2668]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning

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the addition of Priority Mail Contract 140 negotiated service agreement 
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: August 24, 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 
Postal Service filed a formal request and associated supporting 
information to add Priority Mail Contract 140 to the competitive 
product list.\1\
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority 
Mail Contract 140 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing 
(Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, and 
Supporting Data, August 14, 2015 (Request).
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    The Postal Service contemporaneously filed a redacted contract 
related to the proposed new product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and 39 
CFR 3015.5. Id. Attachment B.
    To support its Request, the Postal Service filed a copy of the 
contract, a copy of the Governors' Decision authorizing the product, 
proposed changes to the Mail Classification Schedule, a Statement of 
Supporting Justification, a certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 
3633(a), and an application for non-public treatment of certain 
materials. It also filed supporting financial workpapers.

II. Notice of Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2015-79 and CP2015-126 to 
consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail Contract 
140 product and the related contract, respectively.
    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 August 24, 2015. The public 
portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya to serve as 
Public Representative in these dockets.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2015-79 and CP2015-126 
to consider the matters raised in each docket.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya is 
appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the 
interests of the general public in these proceedings (Public 
Representative).
    3. Comments are due no later than August 24, 2015.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-20635 Filed 8-20-15; 8:45 am]
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                                               reporting under 39 CFR 3055.3(a)(3), the                general public (Public Representative)                into an additional Global Reseller
                                               standing exception in Order No. 996 for                 in this docket.                                       Expedited Package Contracts 2 (GREP 2)
                                               all agreements filed in the Inbound                                                                           negotiated service agreement
                                                                                                       IV. Ordering Paragraphs
                                               Market Dominant Multi-Service                                                                                 (Agreement).1
                                               Agreements with Foreign Postal                            It is ordered:                                         To support its Notice, the Postal
                                               Operators 1 product grouping.5                            1. The Commission establishes Docket                Service filed a copy of the Agreement,
                                                  Consistency with applicable statutory                No. R2015–6 for consideration of                      a copy of the Governors’ Decision
                                               criteria. The Postal Service observes that              matters raised by the Postal Service’s                authorizing the product, a certification
                                               Commission review of a negotiated                       Notice.                                               of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a),
                                               service agreement addresses three                         2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James F.              and an application for non-public
                                               statutory criteria under 39 U.S.C.                      Callow is appointed to serve as an                    treatment of certain materials. It also
                                               3622(c)(10), whether the agreement: (1)                 officer of the Commission (Public                     filed supporting financial workpapers.
                                               Improves the Postal Service’s net                       Representative) to represent the
                                               financial position or enhances the                      interests of the general public in this               II. Notice of Commission Action
                                               performance of operational functions;                   proceeding.                                             The Commission establishes Docket
                                               (2) will not cause unreasonable harm to                   3. Comments by interested persons in                No. CP2015–127 for consideration of
                                               the marketplace; and (3) will be                        this proceeding are due no later than                 matters raised by the Notice.
                                               available on public and reasonable                      September 17, 2015.                                     The Commission invites comments on
                                               terms to similarly situated mailers.                      4. The Secretary shall arrange for                  whether the Postal Service’s filing is
                                               Notice at 7. The Postal Service asserts                 publication of this order in the Federal              consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or
                                               that it addresses the first two criteria in             Register.                                             3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR
                                               its Notice and that the third is                          By the Commission.                                  part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due
                                               inapplicable, as there are no entities                  Shoshana M. Grove,                                    no later than August 24, 2015. The
                                               similarly situated to China Post Group                  Secretary.                                            public portions of the filing can be
                                               in terms of their ability to tender small                                                                     accessed via the Commission’s Web site
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2015–20648 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am]
                                               packet with delivery scanning flows                                                                           (http://www.prc.gov).
                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
                                               from China or serve as a designated                                                                             The Commission appoints John P.
                                               operator for letter post originating in                                                                       Klingenberg to serve as Public
                                               China. Id.                                                                                                    Representative in this docket.
                                                                                                       POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                                  Functional equivalence. The Postal
                                               Service addresses reasons why it                        [Docket No. CP2015–127; Order No. 2667]               III. Ordering Paragraphs
                                               considers the Agreement functionally                                                                            It is ordered:
                                               equivalent to the China Post 2010                       New Postal Product                                      1. The Commission establishes Docket
                                               Agreement filed in Docket No. R2010–                    AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.               No. CP2015–127 for consideration of the
                                               6.6 The Postal Service asserts that it                                                                        matters raised by the Postal Service’s
                                                                                                       ACTION:   Notice.
                                               does not consider that the specified                                                                          Notice.
                                               differences detract from the conclusion                 SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing a                 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, John P.
                                               that the Agreement is functionally                      recent Postal Service filing concerning               Klingenberg is appointed to serve as an
                                               equivalent to the baseline China Post                   an additional Global Reseller Expedited               officer of the Commission to represent
                                               2010 Agreement. Notice at 11.                           Package Contracts 2 negotiated service                the interests of the general public in this
                                               III. Commission Action                                  agreement. This notice informs the                    proceeding (Public Representative).
                                                                                                       public of the filing, invites public                    3. Comments are due no later than
                                                  The Commission, in conformance                       comment, and takes other                              August 24, 2015.
                                               with rule 3010.44, establishes Docket                   administrative steps.                                   4. The Secretary shall arrange for
                                               No. R2015–6 to consider issues raised in                                                                      publication of this order in the Federal
                                                                                                       DATES: Comments are due: August 24,
                                               the Notice. The Commission invites                                                                            Register.
                                               comments from interested persons on                     2015.
                                               whether the Agreement is consistent                     ADDRESSES: Submit comments                              By the Commission.
                                               with 39 U.S.C. 3622 and the                             electronically via the Commission’s                   Shoshana M. Grove,
                                               requirements of 39 CFR part 3010.                       Filing Online system at http://                       Secretary.
                                               Comments are due no later than                          www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                  [FR Doc. 2015–20634 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am]
                                               September 17, 2015. The public                          comments electronically should contact                BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
                                               portions of this filing can be accessed                 the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
                                               via the Commission’s Web site (http://                  INFORMATION CONTACT section by
                                               www.prc.gov). Information on how to                     telephone for advice on filing                        POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                               obtain access to non-public material                    alternatives.
                                                                                                                                                             [Docket Nos. MC2015–79 and CP2015–126;
                                               appears in 39 CFR part 3007.                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Order No. 2668]
                                                  The Commission appoints James F.                     David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
                                               Callow to represent the interests of the                202–789–6820.                                         New Postal Product
                                                 5 Id. at 7, citing Docket No. R2012–2, Order
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.
                                               Concerning an Additional Inbound Market                 Table of Contents                                     ACTION:   Notice.
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                                               Dominant Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign
                                               Postal Operators 1 Negotiated Service Agreement,        I. Introduction                                       SUMMARY:  The Commission is noticing a
                                               November 23, 2011, at 7 (Order No. 996).                II. Notice of Commission Action
                                                 6 Id. at 8–9; see also Docket Nos. MC2010–35,                                                               recent Postal Service filing concerning
                                                                                                       III. Ordering Paragraphs
                                               R2010–5, and R2010–6, Order No. 549, Order
                                               Adding Inbound Market Dominant Multi-Service            I. Introduction                                         1 Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing

                                               Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1 to the                                                             a Functionally Equivalent Global Reseller
                                               Market Dominant Product List and Approving                 On August 14, 2015, the Postal                     Expedited Package 2 Negotiated Service Agreement,
                                               Included Agreements, September 30, 2010.                Service filed notice that it has entered              August 14, 2015 (Notice).



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                                               the addition of Priority Mail Contract                    CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are                information is available to the public for
                                               140 negotiated service agreement to the                   due no later than August 24, 2015. The                review. Approximately 4,456 registrants
                                               competitive product list. This notice                     public portions of these filings can be               file Form 12b–25 and it takes
                                               informs the public of the filing, invites                 accessed via the Commission’s Web site                approximately 2.5 hours per response
                                               public comment, and takes other                           (http://www.prc.gov).                                 for a total of 11,140 burden hours.
                                               administrative steps.                                       The Commission appoints Lyudmila                       An agency may not conduct or
                                               DATES: Comments are due: August 24,                       Y. Bzhilyanskaya to serve as Public                   sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                               2015.                                                     Representative in these dockets.                      respond to, a collection of information
                                               ADDRESSES: Submit comments                                III. Ordering Paragraphs                              unless it displays a currently valid
                                               electronically via the Commission’s                                                                             control number.
                                                                                                            It is ordered:                                        Written comments regarding the
                                               Filing Online system at http://                              1. The Commission establishes Docket
                                               www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                                                                            above information should be directed to
                                                                                                         Nos. MC2015–79 and CP2015–126 to                      the following persons: (i) Desk Officer
                                               comments electronically should contact                    consider the matters raised in each
                                               the person identified in the FOR FURTHER                                                                        for the Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                         docket.                                               Commission, Office of Information and
                                               INFORMATION CONTACT section by                               2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505,
                                               telephone for advice on filing                                                                                  Regulatory Affairs, Office of
                                                                                                         Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya is appointed                Management and Budget, Room 10102,
                                               alternatives.                                             to serve as an officer of the Commission              New Executive Office Building,
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          to represent the interests of the general             Washington, DC 20503; and an email to
                                               David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at                    public in these proceedings (Public                   Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii)
                                               202–789–6820.                                             Representative).                                      Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                   3. Comments are due no later than                  Information Officer, Securities and
                                                                                                         August 24, 2015.                                      Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-
                                               Table of Contents                                            4. The Secretary shall arrange for
                                                                                                                                                               Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington,
                                                  I. Introduction                                        publication of this order in the Federal
                                                                                                                                                               DC 20549; or send an email to: PRA_
                                                  II. Notice of Commission Action                        Register.
                                                                                                                                                               Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be
                                                  III. Ordering Paragraphs                                 By the Commission.                                  submitted to OMB within 30 days of
                                               I. Introduction                                           Shoshana M. Grove,                                    this notice.
                                                  In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642                      Secretary.                                              Dated: August 17, 2015.
                                               and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal                    [FR Doc. 2015–20635 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am]           Robert W. Errett,
                                               Service filed a formal request and                        BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P                                Deputy Secretary.
                                               associated supporting information to                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–20658 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am]
                                               add Priority Mail Contract 140 to the                                                                           BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                               competitive product list.1                                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  The Postal Service                                     COMMISSION
                                               contemporaneously filed a redacted                                                                              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                               contract related to the proposed new                      Submission for OMB Review;                            COMMISSION
                                               product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and                    Comment Request
                                               39 CFR 3015.5. Id. Attachment B.                          Upon Written Request Copies Available                 [Release No. 34–75712; File No. SR–EDGA–
                                                  To support its Request, the Postal
                                                                                                          From: Securities and Exchange                        2015–31]
                                               Service filed a copy of the contract, a
                                                                                                          Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
                                               copy of the Governors’ Decision                                                                                 Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20549–2736.
                                               authorizing the product, proposed                                                                               Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
                                               changes to the Mail Classification                        Extension:
                                                                                                           Form 12b–25; OMB Control No. 3235–
                                                                                                                                                               Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
                                               Schedule, a Statement of Supporting                                                                             Rule Change To Amend Rule 13.8 To
                                                                                                             0058, SEC File No. 270–71.
                                               Justification, a certification of                                                                               Describe the Market Data Product
                                               compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and                       Notice is hereby given that, pursuant              EDGA Book Viewer
                                               an application for non-public treatment                   to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                               of certain materials. It also filed                       (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities              August 17, 2015.
                                               supporting financial workpapers.                          and Exchange Commission                                  Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                                                                         (‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                               II. Notice of Commission Action
                                                                                                         Office of Management and Budget this                  ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                  The Commission establishes Docket                      request for extension of the previously               notice is hereby given that on August 7,
                                               Nos. MC2015–79 and CP2015–126 to                          approved collection of information                    2015, EDGA Exchange, Inc. (the
                                               consider the Request pertaining to the                    discussed below.                                      ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGA’’) filed with the
                                               proposed Priority Mail Contract 140                          The purpose of Form 12b–25 (17 CFR                 Securities and Exchange Commission
                                               product and the related contract,                         240.12b–25) is to provide notice to the               (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                               respectively.                                             Commission and the marketplace that a                 change as described in Items I and II
                                                  The Commission invites comments on                     registrant will be unable to timely file a            below, which Items have been prepared
                                               whether the Postal Service’s filings in                   required periodic or transition report                by the Exchange. The Exchange has
                                               the captioned dockets are consistent                      pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act               designated this proposal as a ‘‘non-
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                                               with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,                      of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) or the                controversial’’ proposed rule change
                                               3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39                   Investment Company Act of 1940 (15                    pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
                                                                                                         U.S.C. 80a et seq.). If all the filing                Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
                                                 1 Request of the United States Postal Service to
                                                                                                         conditions of the form are satisfied, the
                                               Add Priority Mail Contract 140 to Competitive
                                               Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of
                                                                                                         registrant is granted an automatic filing               1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                               Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and             extension. The information required is                  2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
                                               Supporting Data, August 14, 2015 (Request).               filed on occasion and is mandatory. All                 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).




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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments are due: August 24, 2015.
ContactDavid A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation80 FR 50880 

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