80_FR_66799 80 FR 66590 - New Postal Product

80 FR 66590 - New Postal Product

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)

Page Range66590-66591
FR Document2015-27524

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 5 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 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66590-66591]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27524]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2016-9 and CP2016-11; Order No. 2779]


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 Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & 
First-Class Package Service Contract 5 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: October 30, 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 Express, Priority Mail & First-Class 
Package Service Contract 5 to the competitive product list.\1\
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority 
Mail Express, Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 5 
to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of 
Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, Amendment, and Supporting 
Data, October 22, 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. Request, 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. MC2016-9 and CP2016-11 to 
consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail Express, 
Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service

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Contract 5 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 October 30, 2015. The public 
portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller to serve as Public 
Representative in these dockets.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2016-9 and CP2016-11 to 
consider the matters raised in each docket.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller 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 October 30, 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. 2015-27524 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    the interests of the general public in                  reference the Application for Non-                    SUMMARY:    The Commission is noticing a
                                                    these proceedings (Public                               Public Treatment originally filed in this             recent Postal Service filing concerning
                                                    Representative).                                        docket for the protection of information              the addition of Priority Mail Express,
                                                      3. Comments are due no later than                     that it has filed under seal. Id.                     Priority Mail & First-Class Package
                                                    October 30, 2015.                                          The Amendment amends section I.G                   Service Contract 5 negotiated service
                                                      4. The Secretary shall arrange for                    of the Existing Agreement, which                      agreement to the competitive product
                                                    publication of this order in the Federal                concerns the minimum commitment                       list. This notice informs the public of
                                                    Register.                                               required for eligibility for certain prices           the filing, invites public comment, and
                                                     By the Commission.                                     and adds section VIII, which concerns                 takes other administrative steps.
                                                    Ruth Ann Abrams,                                        assignment. Id. Attachment A at 1–2.                  DATES: Comments are due: October 30,
                                                                                                               The Postal Service intends for the                 2015.
                                                    Acting Secretary.
                                                                                                            Amendment to become effective two                     ADDRESSES: Submit comments
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–27526 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            business days after the date that the                 electronically via the Commission’s
                                                    BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
                                                                                                            Commission completes its review of this               Filing Online system at http://
                                                                                                            filing. Notice at 1. The Postal Service               www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
                                                                                                            asserts that the Amendment will not                   comments electronically should contact
                                                    POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                                                                                            impair the ability of the contract to                 the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
                                                    [Docket No. CP2015–95; Order No. 2776]                  comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633. See id.                   INFORMATION CONTACT section by
                                                    New Postal Product                                      II. Notice of Filings                                 telephone for advice on filing
                                                                                                                                                                  alternatives.
                                                    AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.                     The Commission invites comments on
                                                                                                            whether the changes presented in the                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         Postal Service’s Notice are consistent                David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
                                                                                                            with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,                  202–789–6820.
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing a
                                                    recent Postal Service filing concerning                 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    an amendment to Priority Mail Contract                  CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are
                                                                                                            due no later than October 30, 2015. The               Table of Contents
                                                    130 negotiated service agreement. This
                                                    notice informs the public of the filing,                public portions of these filings can be               I. Introduction
                                                                                                            accessed via the Commission’s Web site                II. Notice of Commission Action
                                                    invites public comment, and takes other
                                                                                                            (http://www.prc.gov).                                 III. Ordering Paragraphs
                                                    administrative steps.
                                                                                                              The Commission appoints Cassie                      I. Introduction
                                                    DATES: Comments are due: October 30,
                                                                                                            D’Souza to represent the interests of the
                                                    2015.                                                   general public (Public Representative)                  In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit comments                              in this docket.                                       and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal
                                                    electronically via the Commission’s                                                                           Service filed a formal request and
                                                    Filing Online system at http://                         III. Ordering Paragraphs                              associated supporting information to
                                                    www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                      It is ordered:                                      add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail
                                                    comments electronically should contact                    1. The Commission reopens Docket                    & First-Class Package Service Contract 5
                                                    the person identified in the FOR FURTHER                No. CP2015–95 for consideration of                    to the competitive product list.1
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section by                          matters raised by the Postal Service’s                  The Postal Service
                                                    telephone for advice on filing                          Notice.                                               contemporaneously filed a redacted
                                                    alternatives.                                             2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the                   contract related to the proposed new
                                                                                                            Commission appoints Cassie D’Souza to                 product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                            serve as an officer of the Commission                 39 CFR 3015.5. Request, Attachment B.
                                                    David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
                                                                                                            (Public Representative) to represent the                To support its Request, the Postal
                                                    202–789–6820.
                                                                                                            interests of the general public in this               Service filed a copy of the contract, a
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                    copy of the Governors’ Decision
                                                                                                            proceeding.
                                                    Table of Contents                                         3. Comments are due no later than                   authorizing the product, proposed
                                                                                                            October 30, 2015.                                     changes to the Mail Classification
                                                    I. Introduction
                                                                                                              4. The Secretary shall arrange for                  Schedule, a Statement of Supporting
                                                    II. Notice of Filings
                                                    III. Ordering Paragraphs                                publication of this order in the Federal              Justification, a certification of
                                                                                                            Register.                                             compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and
                                                    I. Introduction                                                                                               an application for non-public treatment
                                                                                                             By the Commission.
                                                      On October 22, 2015, the Postal                                                                             of certain materials. It also filed
                                                                                                            Ruth Ann Abrams,                                      supporting financial workpapers.
                                                    Service filed notice that it has agreed to              Acting Secretary.
                                                    an Amendment to the existing Priority                                                                         II. Notice of Commission Action
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–27523 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    Mail Contract 130 negotiated service
                                                    agreement approved in this docket.1 In                  BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P                                  The Commission establishes Docket
                                                    support of its Notice, the Postal Service                                                                     Nos. MC2016–9 and CP2016–11 to
                                                    includes a redacted copy of the                                                                               consider the Request pertaining to the
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                                                                                                            POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION                          proposed Priority Mail Express, Priority
                                                    Amendment.
                                                      The Postal Service also filed the                                                                           Mail & First-Class Package Service
                                                                                                            [Docket Nos. MC2016–9 and CP2016–11;
                                                    unredacted Amendment under seal. The                    Order No. 2779]                                         1 Request of the United States Postal Service to
                                                    Postal Service seeks to incorporate by                                                                        Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & First-
                                                                                                            New Postal Product                                    Class Package Service Contract 5 to Competitive
                                                      1 Noticeof United States Postal Service of                                                                  Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of
                                                    Amendment to Priority Mail Contract 130, with           AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.               Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract,
                                                    Portions Filed Under Seal, October 22, 2015, at 1       ACTION:   Notice.                                     Amendment, and Supporting Data, October 22,
                                                    (Notice).                                                                                                     2015 (Request).



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                                                    Contract 5 product and the related                      www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2016–8,                      • The Commission will consider
                                                    contract, respectively.                                 CP2016–10.                                            whether to propose amendments to
                                                      The Commission invites comments on                                                                          Securities Act Rule 147 and Rule 504.
                                                                                                            Stanley F. Mires,                                       Commission Stein, as duty officer,
                                                    whether the Postal Service’s filings in
                                                    the captioned dockets are consistent                    Attorney, Federal Compliance.                         voted to consider the items listed for the
                                                    with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,                    [FR Doc. 2015–27500 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]          Open Meeting in open session, and
                                                    3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39                 BILLING CODE 7710–12–P                                determined that Commission business
                                                    CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are                                                                        required consideration earlier than one
                                                    due no later than October 30, 2015. The                                                                       week from today. No earlier notice of
                                                    public portions of these filings can be                 POSTAL SERVICE                                        this Meeting was practicable.
                                                    accessed via the Commission’s Web site                                                                          At times, changes in Commission
                                                                                                            Product Change—Priority Mail                          priorities require alterations in the
                                                    (http://www.prc.gov).                                   Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class
                                                      The Commission appoints Kenneth R.                                                                          scheduling of meeting items.
                                                                                                            Package Service Negotiated Service                      For further information and to
                                                    Moeller to serve as Public                              Agreement
                                                    Representative in these dockets.                                                                              ascertain what, if any, matters have been
                                                                                                            AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.                             added, deleted, or postponed, please
                                                    III. Ordering Paragraphs                                                                                      contact: The Office of the Secretary at
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.
                                                      It is ordered:                                                                                              (202) 551–5400.
                                                      1. The Commission establishes Docket                  SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives                    Dated: October 26, 2015.
                                                    Nos. MC2016–9 and CP2016–11 to                          notice of filing a request with the Postal            Lynn M. Powalski,
                                                    consider the matters raised in each                     Regulatory Commission to add a                        Deputy Secretary.
                                                    docket.                                                 domestic shipping services contract to                [FR Doc. 2015–27695 Filed 10–27–15; 4:15 pm]
                                                      2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth                 the list of Negotiated Service                        BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                    R. Moeller is appointed to serve as an                  Agreements in the Mail Classification
                                                    officer of the Commission to represent                  Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
                                                    the interests of the general public in                  DATES: Effective date: October 29, 2015.              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                    these proceedings (Public                                                                                     COMMISSION
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Representative).
                                                                                                            Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.                      [Release No. 34–76248; File No. SR–
                                                      3. Comments are due no later than
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        NYSEMKT–2015–88]
                                                    October 30, 2015.
                                                      4. The Secretary shall arrange for                    United States Postal Service® hereby
                                                                                                            gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.              Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
                                                    publication of this order in the Federal                                                                      MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
                                                    Register.                                               3642 and 3632(b)(3), on October 22,
                                                                                                            2015, it filed with the Postal Regulatory             Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
                                                     By the Commission.                                     Commission a Request of the United                    Rule Change Extending the Pilot
                                                    Ruth Ann Abrams,                                                                                              Period Applicable to Rule 953.1NY(c),
                                                                                                            States Postal Service to Add Priority
                                                    Acting Secretary.                                                                                             Which Addresses How the Exchange
                                                                                                            Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class
                                                                                                                                                                  Treats Obvious and Catastrophic
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–27524 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]            Package Service Contract 5 to
                                                                                                                                                                  Errors During Periods of Extreme
                                                    BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P                                  Competitive Product List. Documents
                                                                                                                                                                  Market Volatility to Coincide with the
                                                                                                            are available at www.prc.gov, Docket
                                                                                                                                                                  Pilot Period for the Plan To Address
                                                                                                            Nos. MC2016–9, CP2016–11.
                                                                                                                                                                  Extraordinary Market Volatility
                                                    POSTAL SERVICE                                          Stanley F. Mires,                                     Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation
                                                                                                            Attorney, Federal Compliance.                         NMS
                                                    Product Change—Priority Mail                            [FR Doc. 2015–27498 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]          October 23, 2015.
                                                    Negotiated Service Agreement                            BILLING CODE 7710–12–P                                   Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                    AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.                                                                                     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                                                                               ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                                                                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                               notice is hereby given that on October
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives                    COMMISSION                                            22, 2015, NYSE MKT LLC (the
                                                    notice of filing a request with the Postal                                                                    ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE MKT’’) filed with
                                                    Regulatory Commission to add a                          Sunshine Act Meeting                                  the Securities and Exchange
                                                    domestic shipping services contract to                                                                        Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
                                                    the list of Negotiated Service                            Notice is hereby given, pursuant to                 proposed rule change as described in
                                                    Agreements in the Mail Classification                   the provisions of the Government in the               Items I and II below, which Items have
                                                    Schedule’s Competitive Products List.                   Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that                 been prepared by the self-regulatory
                                                                                                            the Securities and Exchange                           organization. The Commission is
                                                    DATES: Effective date: October 29, 2015.
                                                                                                            Commission will hold an Open Meeting                  publishing this notice to solicit
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 10:00                  comments on the proposed rule change
                                                    Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.                        a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L–002.                  from interested persons.
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                            The subject matter of the Open
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                                                    United States Postal Service® hereby                    Meeting will be:                                      I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                    gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.                  • The Commission will consider                      Statement of the Terms of the Substance
                                                    3642 and 3632(b)(3), on October 22,                     whether to adopt rules and forms                      of the Proposed Rule Change
                                                    2015, it filed with the Postal Regulatory               related to the offer and sale of securities              The Exchange proposes to extend the
                                                    Commission a Request of the United                      through crowdfunding under Section                    pilot period applicable to Rule
                                                    States Postal Service to Add Priority                   4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
                                                    Mail Contract 149 to Competitive                        mandated by Title III of the Jumpstart                  1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                    Product List. Documents are available at                Our Business Startups Act.                              2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.



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Document Created: 2015-12-14 15:21:24
Document Modified: 2015-12-14 15:21:24
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments are due: October 30, 2015.
ContactDavid A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation80 FR 66590 

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