81_FR_47321 81 FR 47182 - New Postal Product

81 FR 47182 - New Postal Product

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 139 (July 20, 2016)

Page Range47182-47183
FR Document2016-17085

The Commission is noticing recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47182-47183]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17085]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. CP2016-243; CP2016-244; CP2016-245; MC2016-168 and R2016-
6]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing recent Postal Service filing for 
the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service 
agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public 
comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: July 21, 2016 (applies to Docket Nos. CP2016-
243, CP2016-244, and CP2016-245); and July 25, 2016 (applies to Docket 
Nos. MC2016-168 and R2016-6).

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. Docketed Proceeding(s)

I. Introduction

    The Commission gives notice that the Postal Service filed 
request(s) for the Commission to consider matters related to negotiated 
service agreement(s). The request(s) may propose the addition or 
removal of a negotiated service agreement from the market dominant or 
the competitive product list, or the modification of an existing 
product currently appearing on the market dominant or the competitive 
product list.
    Section II identifies the docket number(s) associated with each 
Postal Service request, the title of each Postal Service request, the 
request's acceptance date, and the authority cited by the Postal 
Service for each request. For each request, the Commission appoints an 
officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general 
public in the proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 (Public 
Representative). Section II also establishes comment deadline(s) 
pertaining to each request.
    The public portions of the Postal Service's request(s) can be 
accessed via the Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov). Non-public 
portions of the Postal Service's request(s), if any, can be accessed 
through compliance with the requirements of 39 CFR 3007.40.
    The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
request(s) in the captioned docket(s) are consistent with the policies 
of title 39. For request(s) that the Postal Service states concern 
market dominant product(s), applicable statutory and regulatory 
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, 
and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s) that the Postal Service 
states concern competitive product(s), applicable statutory and 
regulatory requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 39 
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment 
deadline(s) for each request appear in section II.

II. Docketed Proceeding(s)

    1. Docket No(s).: CP2016-243; Filing Title: Notice of United States 
Postal Service of Filing a Functionally Equivalent Global Reseller 
Expedited Package 2 Negotiated Service Agreement; Filing Acceptance 
Date: July 13, 2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5 et seq.; Public 
Representative: Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: July 21, 2016.
    2. Docket No(s).: CP2016-244; Filing Title: Notice of United States 
Postal Service of Filing a Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited 
Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for 
Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal; Filing Acceptance 
Date:

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July 13, 2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5 et seq.; Public 
Representative: Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: July 21, 2016.
    3. Docket No(s).: CP2016-245; Filing Title: Notice of the United 
States Postal Service of Filing a Functionally Equivalent Global Plus 
1D Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for Non-Public 
Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: July 
13, 2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5 et seq.; Public 
Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: July 21, 2016.
    4. Docket No(s).: MC2016-168 and R2016-6; Filing Title: Request of 
United States Postal Service to Add Inbound Market Dominant Registered 
Service Agreement to the Market Dominant Product List, Notice of Type 2 
Rate Adjustment, and Application for Non-Public Treatment; Filing 
Acceptance Date: July 13, 2016; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3010.40 et seq., and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public 
Representative: Jennaca D. Upperman; Comments Due: July 25, 2016.
    This Notice will be published in the Federal Register.

Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
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                                                  Reservations may be made by phone:                       congressional testimony, and meeting                  request(s) may propose the addition or
                                                  (888) 627–9035 or online: https://www.                   transcripts and related materials are                 removal of a negotiated service
                                                  starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.                        posted on the Board’s Web site. For                   agreement from the market dominant or
                                                  action?id=1512302524&key=12331FD9.                       information on the meeting agenda,                    the competitive product list, or the
                                                  Reservations must be made by Monday,                     contact Daniel Ogg: ogg@nwtrb.gov or                  modification of an existing product
                                                  August 1, 2016, to ensure receiving the                  Karyn Severson: severson@nwtrb.gov.                   currently appearing on the market
                                                  meeting rate. On-site parking at the                     For information on lodging or logistics,              dominant or the competitive product
                                                  hotel is available for an overnight rate                 contact Eva Moore: moore@nwtrb.gov.                   list.
                                                  of $59 or a daily rate of $28.00.                        To request copies of the meeting agenda                  Section II identifies the docket
                                                     The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on                or the transcript, contact Davonya                    number(s) associated with each Postal
                                                  Wednesday, August 24, 2016, and is                       Barnes: barnes@nwtrb.gov. All four can                Service request, the title of each Postal
                                                  scheduled to adjourn at 5:00 p.m.                        be reached by mail at 2300 Clarendon                  Service request, the request’s acceptance
                                                  Among the topics to be discussed at the                  Boulevard, Suite 1300, Arlington, VA                  date, and the authority cited by the
                                                  meeting are descriptions of the canister                 22201–3367; by telephone at 703–235–                  Postal Service for each request. For each
                                                  types currently used and being                           4473; or by fax at 703–235–4495.                      request, the Commission appoints an
                                                  developed for storing and transporting
                                                                                                             Dated: July 15, 2016.                               officer of the Commission to represent
                                                  SNF and HLW, DOE’s efforts to create
                                                                                                           Nigel Mote,                                           the interests of the general public in the
                                                  an integrated program for managing and
                                                                                                           Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste                proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
                                                  disposing of SNF and HLW canisters,
                                                                                                           Technical Review Board.                               (Public Representative). Section II also
                                                  and nuclear industry perspectives on
                                                                                                           [FR Doc. 2016–17153 Filed 7–19–16; 8:45 am]           establishes comment deadline(s)
                                                  DOE’s efforts to develop standardized
                                                                                                                                                                 pertaining to each request.
                                                  canisters for commercial SNF. The                        BILLING CODE 6820–AM–P
                                                  meeting agenda will be available on the                                                                           The public portions of the Postal
                                                  Board’s Web site: www.nwtrb.gov                                                                                Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
                                                  approximately one week before the                        POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION                          the Commission’s Web site (http://
                                                  meeting. The agenda may also be                                                                                www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
                                                  requested by email or telephone at that                  [Docket Nos. CP2016–243; CP2016–244;                  the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
                                                                                                           CP2016–245; MC2016–168 and R2016–6]                   can be accessed through compliance
                                                  time from Davonya Barnes of the
                                                  Board’s staff.                                                                                                 with the requirements of 39 CFR
                                                                                                           New Postal Product
                                                     The meeting will be open to the                                                                             3007.40.
                                                  public, and opportunities for public                     AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.                  The Commission invites comments on
                                                  comment will be provided before the                      ACTION:   Notice.                                     whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
                                                  lunch break and at the end of the day.                                                                         in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
                                                  Those wanting to speak are encouraged                    SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing                 with the policies of title 39. For
                                                  to sign the ‘‘Public Comment Register’’                  recent Postal Service filing for the                  request(s) that the Postal Service states
                                                  at the check-in table. Depending on the                  Commission’s consideration concerning                 concern market dominant product(s),
                                                  number of people who sign up to speak,                   a negotiated service agreement. This                  applicable statutory and regulatory
                                                  it may be necessary to set a time limit                  notice informs the public of the filing,              requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
                                                  on individual remarks. However,                          invites public comment, and takes other               U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
                                                  written comments of any length may be                    administrative steps.                                 CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
                                                  submitted, and all comments received                     DATES: Comments are due: July 21, 2016                that the Postal Service states concern
                                                  in writing will be included in the record                (applies to Docket Nos. CP2016–243,                   competitive product(s), applicable
                                                  of the meeting, which will be posted on                  CP2016–244, and CP2016–245); and                      statutory and regulatory requirements
                                                  the Board’s Web site after the meeting.                  July 25, 2016 (applies to Docket Nos.                 include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
                                                  The meeting will be webcast at: https://                 MC2016–168 and R2016–6).                              39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and
                                                  www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/                                                                               39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
                                                                                                           ADDRESSES: Submit comments
                                                  909/15610, and an archived version of                                                                          deadline(s) for each request appear in
                                                                                                           electronically via the Commission’s
                                                  the webcast will be available on the                                                                           section II.
                                                                                                           Filing Online system at http://
                                                  Board’s Web site following the meeting.
                                                                                                           www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                  II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
                                                  The transcript of the meeting will be
                                                                                                           comments electronically should contact
                                                  available on the Board’s Web site no
                                                                                                           the person identified in the FOR FURTHER                1. Docket No(s).: CP2016–243; Filing
                                                  later than September 9, 2016.
                                                                                                           INFORMATION CONTACT section by                        Title: Notice of United States Postal
                                                     The Board was established in the
                                                  NWPAA as an independent federal                          telephone for advice on filing                        Service of Filing a Functionally
                                                  agency in the Executive Branch to                        alternatives.                                         Equivalent Global Reseller Expedited
                                                  evaluate the technical and scientific                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Package 2 Negotiated Service
                                                  validity of DOE activities related to                    David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at                Agreement; Filing Acceptance Date: July
                                                  management and disposal of SNF and                       202–789–6820.                                         13, 2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR
                                                  HLW and to provide objective expert                                                                            3015.5 et seq.; Public Representative:
                                                                                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  advice to Congress and the Secretary of                                                                        Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: July 21,
                                                  Energy on these issues. Board members                    Table of Contents                                     2016.
                                                  are experts in their fields and are                                                                              2. Docket No(s).: CP2016–244; Filing
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                                                                                                           I. Introduction
                                                  appointed to the Board by the President                  II. Docketed Proceeding(s)                            Title: Notice of United States Postal
                                                  from a list of candidates submitted by                                                                         Service of Filing a Functionally
                                                                                                           I. Introduction                                       Equivalent Global Expedited Package
                                                  the National Academy of Sciences.
                                                     The Board reports its findings,                         The Commission gives notice that the                Services 3 Negotiated Service
                                                  conclusions, and recommendations to                      Postal Service filed request(s) for the               Agreement and Application for Non-
                                                  Congress and the Secretary of Energy.                    Commission to consider matters related                Public Treatment of Materials Filed
                                                  All Board reports, correspondence,                       to negotiated service agreement(s). The               Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date:


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                                                  July 13, 2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR                  Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement                 filing for a disability annuity under the
                                                  3015.5 et seq.; Public Representative:                   Ac; OMB 3220–0002.                                    RRA, or a disability freeze under the
                                                  Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: July 21,                      Section 2a of the Railroad Retirement              Social Security Act, for early Medicare
                                                  2016.                                                    Act (RRA) provides for payments of age                based on a disability. Form G–204,
                                                    3. Docket No(s).: CP2016–245; Filing                   and service, disability, and                          Verification of Worker’s Compensation/
                                                  Title: Notice of the United States Postal                supplemental annuities to qualified                   Public Disability Benefit Information, is
                                                  Service of Filing a Functionally                         employees. An annuity cannot be paid                  used to obtain and verify information
                                                  Equivalent Global Plus 1D Negotiated                     until the employee stops working for a                concerning a worker’s compensation or
                                                  Service Agreement and Application for                    railroad employer. In addition, the age               a public disability benefit that is or will
                                                  Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed                  and service employee must relinquish                  be paid by a public agency to a disabled
                                                  Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date:                      any rights held to such jobs. A disabled              railroad employee.
                                                  July 13, 2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR                  employee does not need to relinquish                     The RRB recently received short-term
                                                  3015.5 et seq.; Public Representative:                   employee rights until attaining Full                  approval of a Request for Emergency
                                                  Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due:                        Retirement Age, or if earlier, when their             Clearance from the Office of
                                                  July 21, 2016.                                           spouse is awarded a spouse annuity.                   Management and Budget for this
                                                    4. Docket No(s).: MC2016–168 and                       Benefits become payable after the                     information collection. In response to
                                                  R2016–6; Filing Title: Request of United                 employee meets certain other                          that request the RRB received comments
                                                  States Postal Service to Add Inbound                     requirements, which depend on the type                from 3 railroad labor organizations
                                                  Market Dominant Registered Service                       of annuity payable. The requirements                  commenting on the RRB’s action. The
                                                  Agreement to the Market Dominant                         for obtaining the annuities are                       comments centered on the collection of
                                                  Product List, Notice of Type 2 Rate                      prescribed in 20 CFR 216 and 220.                     information associated with the
                                                  Adjustment, and Application for Non-                        To collect the information needed to
                                                                                                                                                                 following issues:
                                                  Public Treatment; Filing Acceptance                      help determine an applicant’s
                                                                                                           entitlement to, and the amount of, an                    • The relinquishment of seniority
                                                  Date: July 13, 2016; Filing Authority: 39                                                                      rights;
                                                  U.S.C. 3622, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR                      employee retirement annuity the RRB
                                                                                                           uses Forms AA–1, Application for                         • The reporting of volunteer and
                                                  3010.40 et seq., and 39 CFR 3020.30 et                                                                         social/recreational activities as part of
                                                  seq.; Public Representative: Jennaca D.                  Employee Annuity; AA–1d, Application
                                                                                                           for Determination of Employee                         the adjudication of an application for
                                                  Upperman; Comments Due: July 25,                                                                               disability;
                                                  2016.                                                    Disability; G–204, Verification of
                                                    This Notice will be published in the                   Workers Compensation/Public Disability                   • Whether an applicant had filed or
                                                  Federal Register.                                        Benefit Information, and electronic                   expected to file a lawsuit or claim
                                                                                                           Forms AA–1cert, Application Summary                   against a person or company for a
                                                  Ruth Ann Abrams,                                         and Certification, and AA–1sum,                       personal injury that resulted in the
                                                  Acting Secretary.                                        Application Summary.                                  payment of sickness benefits by the
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–17085 Filed 7–19–16; 8:45 am]                 The AA–1 application process obtains               RRB; and
                                                  BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P                                   information from an applicant about                      • The use of facilitators who assist
                                                                                                           their marital history, work history,                  disability applicants in the completion
                                                                                                           military service, benefits from other                 of their applications.
                                                  RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD                                governmental agencies, railroad                          RRB staff thoroughly evaluated the
                                                                                                           pensions and Medicare entitlement for                 comments received and responded to
                                                  Proposed Collection; Comment                             either an age and service or disability               the railroad labor organizations. In
                                                  Request                                                  annuity. An RRB representative                        response to those comments, the RRB
                                                                                                           interviews the applicant either at a field            proposes the following changes to
                                                    Summary: In accordance with the                        office, an itinerant point, or by                     Forms AA–1 and AA–1d:
                                                  requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of                 telephone. During the interview, the
                                                  the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                                                                               • deletion of Item 35a–d from Form
                                                                                                           RRB representative enters the
                                                  which provides opportunity for public                                                                          AA–1, regarding the relinquishment of
                                                                                                           information obtained into an on-line
                                                  comment on new or revised data                                                                                 seniority rights;
                                                                                                           information system. Upon completion of
                                                  collections, the Railroad Retirement                     the interview, the on-line information                   • the relocation of current Items 52–
                                                  Board (RRB) will publish periodic                        system generates Form AA–1cert,                       53 from Form AA–1d to proposed Items
                                                  summaries of proposed data collections.                  Application Summary and Certification,                48a–b on Form AA–1, regarding
                                                    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether                   or Form AA–1sum, Application                          whether an applicant had filed or
                                                  the proposed information collection is                   Summary, a summary of the information                 expected to file a lawsuit or claim
                                                  necessary for the proper performance of                  that was provided for the applicant to                against a person or company for a
                                                  the functions of the agency, including                   review and approve. Form AA–1cert                     personal injury that resulted in the
                                                  whether the information has practical                    documents approval using the                          payment of sickness benefits by the
                                                  utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s                   traditional pen and ink ‘‘wet’’ signature,            RRB, as the potential for uncollected
                                                  estimate of the burden of the collection                 and Form AA–1sum documents                            sickness benefits can apply to both a
                                                  of the information; (c) ways to enhance                  approval using the alternative signature              disability applicant as well as an
                                                  the quality, utility, and clarity of the                 method called Attestation. When the                   applicant qualified for an age and
                                                  information to be collected; and (d)                     RRB representative is unable to contact               service annuity.
                                                  ways to minimize the burden related to                   the applicant in person or by telephone,                 Comparable revisions to electronic
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                                                  the collection of information on                         for example, the applicant lives in                   equivalent forms (AA–1cert and AA–
                                                  respondents, including the use of                        another country, a manual version of                  1sum) are also being proposed. The RRB
                                                  automated collection techniques or                       Form AA–1 is used.                                    proposes no changes to Form G–204.
                                                  other forms of information technology.                      Form AA–1d, Application for                           One response is requested of each
                                                    Title and purpose of information                       Determination of Employee’s Disability,               respondent. Completion of the forms is
                                                  collection: Application for Employee                     is completed by an employee who is                    required to obtain/retain a benefit.



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Document Created: 2018-02-08 07:57:14
Document Modified: 2018-02-08 07:57:14
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments are due: July 21, 2016 (applies to Docket Nos. CP2016- 243, CP2016-244, and CP2016-245); and July 25, 2016 (applies to Docket Nos. MC2016-168 and R2016-6).
ContactDavid A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation81 FR 47182 

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