80 FR 80819 - New Postal Product
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-32530 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 80819-80820] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32530] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2016-44 and CP2016-59; Order No. 2905] New Postal Product AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 9 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: December 29, 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 & First-Class Package Service Contract 9 to the competitive product list.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 9 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, and Supporting Data, December 18, 2015 (Request). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 80820]] II. Notice of Commission Action The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2016-44 and CP2016-59 to consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail & First- Class Package Service Contract 9 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 December 29, 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. MC2016-44 and CP2016-59 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 December 29, 2015. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Stacy L. Ruble, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-32530 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-FW-P
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electronic, mechanical, or other be directed to Enidia Santiago-Arce, POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
technological collection techniques or (301) 286–5810, gsfc-partnerships@
[Docket Nos. MC2016–44 and CP2016–59;
other forms of information technology, mail.nasa.gov, NASA Goddard Space Order No. 2905]
e.g., permitting electronic submission of Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Road
responses. GSFC: 504, 022:290J, Greenbelt, MD, New Postal Product
Agency: DOL–MSHA. 20771.
Title of Collection: Main Fan AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
Operation and Inspection (I–A, II–A, III, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NASA is ACTION: Notice.
and V–A Mines). in the early stages of developing new
SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a
OMB Control Number: 1219–0030. and innovative technologies in the area
recent Postal Service filing concerning
Affected Public: Private Sector— of optical communications. This new the addition of Priority Mail & First-
businesses or other for profits. initiative is a collaboration activity to Class Package Service Contract 9
Total Estimated Number of provide an opportunity to partner with negotiated service agreement to the
Respondents: 6. NASA and is not intended to preclude competitive product list. This notice
Total Estimated Number of ongoing or future partnerships informs the public of the filing, invites
Responses: 5,940. discussions directly with NASA Centers public comment, and takes other
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: or Mission Directorates for use of NASA administrative steps.
2,046 hours. personnel services or facilities. Entities DATES: Comments are due: December
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs with existing Agreements with NASA 29, 2015.
Burden: $2,400. Centers or Mission Directorates are not ADDRESSES: Submit comments
Dated: December 19, 2015. required to respond to this electronically via the Commission’s
Michel Smyth, Announcement to retain those Filing Online system at http://
Departmental Clearance Officer. Agreements. Participation in one www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
[FR Doc. 2015–32552 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am] initiative does not preclude comments electronically should contact
BILLING CODE 4510–02–P participation in any of the others. the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
Companies are free to interact with INFORMATION CONTACT section by
NASA in any or all of the initiatives that telephone for advice on filing
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND support their organization’s goals. A alternatives.
SPACE ADMINISTRATION copy of this Announcement of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Partnerships (AFP) could be obtained at David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
[Notice 15–119] http://partnerships.gsfc.nasa.gov/pcocs 202–789–6820.
Notice of Availability of Partnerships or by contacting Enidia Santiago-Arce. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
for Commercial Optical Proposal Executive Summaries should
Table of Contents
Communication Systems be submitted to NASA–GSFC on
January 22, 2016 by 5:00 p.m. EST. I. Introduction
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and II. Notice of Commission Action
NASA is soliciting executive III. Ordering Paragraphs
Space Administration.
summaries for proposals from all
ACTION: Notice of Announcement for interested U.S. private sector enterprises I. Introduction
Partnerships for Commercial Optical that wish to enter into a Reimbursable In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642
Communication Systems. Cooperative Research and Development and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal
SUMMARY: This notice is issued in Agreements (CRADA) for Partnerships Service filed a formal request and
accordance with the Federal Technology for Commercial Optical Communication associated supporting information to
Transfer Act (FTTA), 15 U.S.C. 3710a, to Systems (PCOCS). The purpose of these add Priority Mail & First-Class Package
enter into Cooperative Research and agreements is to advance commercial Service Contract 9 to the competitive
Development Agreements. These space-related efforts by facilitating product list.1
access to NASA’s spaceflight resources The Postal Service
CRADAs will serve as a mechanism for
including technical expertise, contemporaneously filed a redacted
NASA and its partners to agree to a
contract related to the proposed new
series of mutually beneficial activities, assessments, lessons learned, and data.
product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and
which are expected to be consistent With this activity, NASA intends to
39 CFR 3015.5. Request, Attachment B.
with NASA’s 2014 Strategic Plan. There focus on facilitating the development of To support its Request, the Postal
must be specific, identifiable alignment integrated optical communications Service filed a copy of the contract, a
with one or more elements of Strategic space capabilities. Examples of these copy of the Governors’ Decision
Goal 2, Objective 2.3 to optimize capabilities include, but are not limited authorizing the product, proposed
Agency technology investments, foster to, ground station management; flight changes to the Mail Classification
open innovation, and facilitate and ground optical systems; ground Schedule, a Statement of Supporting
technology infusion, ensuring the network deployment; and space and Justification, a certification of
greatest national benefit. This effort also ground terminal facilities operations. compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and
aligns with the Presidential
an application for non-public treatment
Memorandum of October 28, 2011, on Cheryl E. Parker,
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of certain materials. It also filed
Accelerating Technology Transfer and Federal Register Liaison Officer. supporting financial workpapers.
Commercialization of Federal Research [FR Doc. 2015–32292 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am]
in Support of High Growth Businesses. BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 1 Request of the United States Postal Service to
DATES: Proposal Executive Summaries Add Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service
are due January 22, 2016, 5:00 p.m. EST. Contract 9 to Competitive Product List and Notice
of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Decision, Contract, and Supporting Data, December
Requests for more information should 18, 2015 (Request).
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II. Notice of Commission Action comments electronically should contact Package International (FCPIS) under
The Commission establishes Docket the person identified in the FOR FURTHER GEPS—NPR 9 Contracts;
Nos. MC2016–44 and CP2016–59 to INFORMATION CONTACT section by • Attachment 2E, the certified
consider the Request pertaining to the telephone for advice on filing statement concerning the prices for
proposed Priority Mail & First-Class alternatives. applicable negotiated service
Package Service Contract 9 product and agreements under GEPS—NPR 9,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the related contract, respectively. required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2);
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at • Attachment 3, a Statement of
The Commission invites comments on 202–789–6820.
whether the Postal Service’s filings in Supporting Justification, which is filed
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: pursuant to 39 CFR 3020.32; and
the captioned dockets are consistent
Table of Contents • Attachment 4, a redacted version of
with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,
the GEPS—NPR 9 model contract. Id. at
3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 I. Introduction 3–4.
CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are II. Notice of Commission Action In the Statement of Supporting
due no later than December 29, 2015. III. Ordering Paragraphs Justification, Giselle Valera, Managing
The public portions of these filings can Director and Vice President, Global
I. Introduction
be accessed via the Commission’s Web Business, asserts the product is
site (http://www.prc.gov). In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642
designed to increase efficiency of the
The Commission appoints Kenneth R. and 39 CFR 3020.30 et. seq. and Order
Postal Service’s processes, as well as
Moeller to serve as Public No. 2774,1 the Postal Service filed a
enhance its ability to compete in the
Representative in these dockets. formal request and associated
marketplace. Request, Attachment 3 at
supporting information to add Global
III. Ordering Paragraphs 1. She contends GEPS—NPR 9 belongs
Expedited Package Services—Non-
It is ordered: on the competitive product list as it is
Published Rates Contract 9 (GEPS—NPR
1. The Commission establishes Docket part of a market over which the Postal
9) to the competitive product list.2 The
Nos. MC2016–44 and CP2016–59 to Service does not exercise market
Postal Service states the addition of
consider the matters raised in each dominance,3 is not subsidized by
GEPS—NPR 9 to the competitive
docket. market dominant products, covers costs
product list is necessary due to its
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth attributable to it, and does not cause
creation of a Management Analysis of
R. Moeller is appointed to serve as an competitive products as a whole to fail
the Prices and Methodology for
officer of the Commission to represent to make the appropriate contribution to
Determining Prices for Negotiated
the interests of the general public in institutional costs. Request, Attachment
Service Agreements under Global
these proceedings (Public 3 at 1.
Expedited Package Services—Non- The Postal Service included a
Representative). Published Rates 9 (GEPS—NPR 9
3. Comments are due no later than redacted version of the GEPS—NPR 9
Management Analysis), and an model contract with the Request. Id.
December 29, 2015. accompanying financial model that
4. The Secretary shall arrange for Attachment 4. The Postal Service
revises the previously filed Global represents the GEPS—NPR 9 model
publication of this order in the Federal Expedited Package Services—Non-
Register. contract is similar to the GEPS—NPR 8
Published Rates Contract 8 (GEPS—NPR model contract approved by the
By the Commission. 8) Management Analysis and its Commission in Order No. 2774. Request
Stacy L. Ruble, financial model. Request at 2–3. at 6.
Secretary. To support its Request, the Postal The Postal Service represents it will
[FR Doc. 2015–32530 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am] Service filed the following attachments: notify each GEPS—NPR 9 customer of
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
• Attachment 1, an application for the contract’s effective date no later than
non-public treatment of materials filed 30 days after receiving the signed
under seal; agreement from the customer. Id.
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION • Attachment 2A, a redacted version Attachment 4 at 4. Unless terminated
of Governors’ Decision No. 11–6; sooner, each contract will expire the one
[Docket Nos. MC2016–46 and CP2016–61; • Attachment 2B, a revised version of
Order No. 2909] calendar year from its effective date (if
the Mail Classification Schedule section the effective date is the first of the
New Postal Product 2510.8 GEPS—NPR; month) or from the last day of the
• Attachment 2C, a redacted version month in which its effective date falls
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. of GEPS—NPR 9 Management Analysis; (if the effective date is not the first of the
ACTION: Notice. • Attachment 2D, Maximum and month). Id. The Postal Service
Minimum Prices for Global Express represents that the contract is in
SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a Guaranteed (GXG), Priority Express Mail
recent Postal Service filing concerning compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633.
International (PMEI), Priority Mail Request at 4, 9; id. Attachment 3 at 2–
the addition of Global Expedited International (PMI), and First-Class
Package Services—Non-Published Rates 3.
The Postal Service filed much of the
Contract 9 to the competitive product 1 Docket Nos. MC2016–5 and CP2016–5, Order
supporting materials, including an
list. This notice informs the public of Adding Global Expedited Package Services—Non-
unredacted model contract, under seal.
the filing, invites public comment, and Published Rates Contract 8 to the Competitive
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Product List, October 23, 2015, at 7 (Order No. Request at 8. It maintains that the
takes other administrative steps.
2774).
DATES: Comments are due: December 2 Request of the United States Postal Service to 3 The Postal Service claims it does not exercise
29, 2015. Add Global Expedited Package Services—Non- sufficient market power to set the price of GXG,
ADDRESSES: Submit comments Published Rates 9 (GEPS—NPR 9) to the PMEI, PMI, and FCPIS substantially above costs,
Competitive Products List and Notice of Filing raise prices significantly, decrease quality, or
electronically via the Commission’s GEPS—NPR 9 Model Contract and Application for decrease output, without risk of losing a significant
Filing Online system at http:// Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under level of business to other firms offering similar
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit Seal, December 18, 2015 (Request). products. See id. at 3–4; see also 39 U.S.C. 3642(b).
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| Dates | Comments are due: December 29, 2015. | |
| Contact | David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 80819 |
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