81_FR_53070 81 FR 52916 - New Postal Products

81 FR 52916 - New Postal Products

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 154 (August 10, 2016)

Page Range52916-52917
FR Document2016-18997

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

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52916-52917]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18997]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. CP2016-50; CP2016-52; CP2016-251; MC2016-173 and CP2016-
252; MC2016-174 and CP2016-253; MC2016-175 and CP2016-254]


New Postal Products

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Comments are due: August 12, 2016 (Comment due date applies to 
all Docket Nos. listed above)

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).: CP2016-50; Filing Title: Notice of United States 
Postal Service of Change in Prices Pursuant to Amendment to Priority 
Mail Contract 167; Filing Acceptance Date: August 4, 2016; Filing 
Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: Curtis E. Kidd; 
Comments Due: August 12, 2016.
    2. Docket No(s).: CP2016-52; Filing Title: Notice of United States 
Postal Service of Change in Prices Pursuant to Amendment to Priority 
Mail Contract 169; Filing Acceptance Date: August 4, 2016; Filing 
Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: Curtis E. Kidd; 
Comments Due: August 12, 2016.
    3. Docket No(s).: CP2016-251; Filing Title: Notice of United States 
Postal Service of Filing a Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited 
Package Services 6 Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for 
Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal; Filing Acceptance 
Date: August 4, 2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5; Public 
Representative: Katalin K. Clendenin; Comments Due: August 12, 2016.
    4. Docket No(s).: MC2016-173 and CP2016-252; Filing Title: Request 
of the

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United States Postal Service to Add Priority Mail & First-Class Package 
Service Contact 24 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing 
(Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, and 
Supporting Data; Filing Acceptance Date: August 4, 2016; Filing 
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public 
Representative: Natalie R. Ward; Comments Due: August 12, 2016.
    5. Docket No(s).: MC2016-174 and CP2016-253; Filing Title: Request 
of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority Mail & First-Class 
Package Service Contact 25 to Competitive Product List and Notice of 
Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, and 
Supporting Data; Filing Acceptance Date: August 4, 2016; Filing 
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public 
Representative: Natalie R. Ward; Comments Due: August 12, 2016.
    6. Docket No(s).: MC2016-175 and CP2016-254; Filing Title: Request 
of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority Mail Express & 
Priority Mail Contract 30 to Competitive Product List and Notice of 
Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors' Decision, Contract, and 
Supporting Data; Filing Acceptance Date: August 4, 2016; Filing 
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public 
Representative: Katalin K. Clendenin; Comments Due: August 12, 2016.
    This notice will be published in the Federal Register.

Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
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                                                  Law 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as                     Frequency: On Occasion.                              Service request, the title of each Postal
                                                  amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act                         Affected Public: Individual or                       Service request, the request’s acceptance
                                                  (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting                    Households.                                           date, and the authority cited by the
                                                  comments for this collection.                            Number of Respondents: 500.                          Postal Service for each request. For each
                                                  DATES: Comments are encouraged and                       Estimated Time per Respondent: 90                    request, the Commission appoints an
                                                  will be accepted until October 11, 2016.                minutes.                                              officer of the Commission to represent
                                                  This process is conducted in accordance                  Total Burden Hours: 750.                             the interests of the general public in the
                                                  with 5 CFR 1320.1.                                      U.S. Office of Personnel Management.                  proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
                                                  ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                       Beth F. Cobert,                                       (Public Representative). Section II also
                                                  invited to submit written comments on                   Acting Director.                                      establishes comment deadline(s)
                                                  the proposed information collection to                                                                        pertaining to each request.
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–18946 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  The public portions of the Postal
                                                  the U.S. Office of Personnel                            BILLING CODE 6325–38–P
                                                                                                                                                                Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
                                                  Management, Retirement Services, 1900
                                                                                                                                                                the Commission’s Web site (http://
                                                  E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415–
                                                                                                                                                                www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
                                                  0001, Attention: Alberta Butler, Room                   POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION                          the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
                                                  2347–E, or sent by email to
                                                                                                          [Docket Nos. CP2016–50; CP2016–52;                    can be accessed through compliance
                                                  Alberta.Butler@opm.gov.
                                                                                                          CP2016–251; MC2016–173 and CP2016–252;                with the requirements of 39 CFR
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A                      MC2016–174 and CP2016–253; MC2016–175                 3007.40.
                                                  copy of this ICR, with applicable                       and CP2016–254]                                         The Commission invites comments on
                                                  supporting documentation, may be                                                                              whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
                                                  obtained by contacting the Retirement                   New Postal Products                                   in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
                                                  Services Publications Team, Office of                                                                         with the policies of title 39. For
                                                  Personnel Management, 1900 E Street                     AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.
                                                                                                                                                                request(s) that the Postal Service states
                                                  NW., Room 3316–L, Washington, DC                        ACTION:   Notice.
                                                                                                                                                                concern market dominant product(s),
                                                  20415–0001, Attention: Cyrus S.                         SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing                 applicable statutory and regulatory
                                                  Benson, or sent by email to                             recent Postal Service filings for the                 requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
                                                  Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to                        Commission’s consideration concerning                 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
                                                  (202) 606–0910.                                         negotiated service agreements. This                   CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office                   notice informs the public of the filing,              that the Postal Service states concern
                                                  of Management and Budget is                             invites public comment, and takes other               competitive product(s), applicable
                                                  particularly interested in comments                     administrative steps.                                 statutory and regulatory requirements
                                                  that:                                                   DATES: Comments are due: August 12,                   include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
                                                    1. Evaluate whether the proposed                      2016 (Comment due date applies to all                 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and
                                                  collection of information is necessary                  Docket Nos. listed above)                             39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
                                                  for the proper performance of functions                                                                       deadline(s) for each request appear in
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Submit comments
                                                  of OPM, including whether the                                                                                 section II.
                                                                                                          electronically via the Commission’s
                                                  information will have Practical utility;
                                                    2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM’s                     Filing Online system at http://                       II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
                                                  estimate of the burden of the proposed                  www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                     1. Docket No(s).: CP2016–50; Filing
                                                  collection of information, including the                comments electronically should contact                Title: Notice of United States Postal
                                                  validity of the methodology and                         the person identified in the FOR FURTHER              Service of Change in Prices Pursuant to
                                                                                                          INFORMATION CONTACT section by                        Amendment to Priority Mail Contract
                                                  assumptions used;
                                                    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and                  telephone for advice on filing                        167; Filing Acceptance Date: August 4,
                                                  clarity of the information to be                        alternatives.                                         2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5;
                                                  collected; and                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Public Representative: Curtis E. Kidd;
                                                    4. Minimize the burden of the                         David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at                Comments Due: August 12, 2016.
                                                  collection of information on those who                  202–789–6820.                                            2. Docket No(s).: CP2016–52; Filing
                                                  are to respond, including through the                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Title: Notice of United States Postal
                                                  use of appropriate automated,                                                                                 Service of Change in Prices Pursuant to
                                                  electronic, mechanical, or other                        Table of Contents                                     Amendment to Priority Mail Contract
                                                  technological collection techniques or                  I. Introduction                                       169; Filing Acceptance Date: August 4,
                                                  other forms of information technology,                  II. Docketed Proceeding(s)                            2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5;
                                                  e.g., permitting electronic submissions                                                                       Public Representative: Curtis E. Kidd;
                                                                                                          I. Introduction
                                                  of responses.                                                                                                 Comments Due: August 12, 2016.
                                                    OPM Form 1530 is used to collect                         The Commission gives notice that the                  3. Docket No(s).: CP2016–251; Filing
                                                  information regarding an annuitant’s                    Postal Service filed request(s) for the               Title: Notice of United States Postal
                                                  health so that OPM can determine                        Commission to consider matters related                Service of Filing a Functionally
                                                  whether the insurable interest survivor                 to negotiated service agreement(s). The               Equivalent Global Expedited Package
                                                  benefit election can be allowed.                        request(s) may propose the addition or                Services 6 Negotiated Service
                                                                                                          removal of a negotiated service                       Agreement and Application for Non-
                                                  Analysis                                                agreement from the market dominant or                 Public Treatment of Materials Filed
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                                                    Agency: Retirement Operations,                        the competitive product list, or the                  Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date:
                                                  Retirement Services, Office of Personnel                modification of an existing product                   August 4, 2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR
                                                  Management.                                             currently appearing on the market                     3015.5; Public Representative: Katalin
                                                    Title: Report of Medical Examination                  dominant or the competitive product                   K. Clendenin; Comments Due: August
                                                  of Person Electing Insurable Interest                   list.                                                 12, 2016.
                                                  Survivor Benefit.                                          Section II identifies the docket                      4. Docket No(s).: MC2016–173 and
                                                    OMB Number: 3206–0162.                                number(s) associated with each Postal                 CP2016–252; Filing Title: Request of the


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                                                  United States Postal Service to Add                     it filed with the Postal Regulatory                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Priority Mail & First-Class Package                     Commission a Request of the United                    Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
                                                  Service Contact 24 to Competitive                       States Postal Service to Add Priority                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     The
                                                  Product List and Notice of Filing (Under                Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 30              United States Postal Service® hereby
                                                  Seal) of Unredacted Governors’                          to Competitive Product List. Documents                gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
                                                  Decision, Contract, and Supporting                      are available at www.prc.gov, Docket                  3642 and 3632(b)(3), on August 4, 2016,
                                                  Data; Filing Acceptance Date: August 4,                 Nos. MC2016–175, CP2016–254.                          it filed with the Postal Regulatory
                                                  2016; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642                                                                        Commission a Request of the United
                                                                                                          Stanley F. Mires,
                                                  and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public                                                                            States Postal Service to Add Priority
                                                  Representative: Natalie R. Ward;                        Attorney, Federal Compliance.
                                                                                                                                                                Mail & First-Class Package Service
                                                  Comments Due: August 12, 2016.                          [FR Doc. 2016–18907 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am]            Contract 24 to Competitive Product List.
                                                    5. Docket No(s).: MC2016–174 and                      BILLING CODE 7710–12–P                                Documents are available at
                                                  CP2016–253; Filing Title: Request of the                                                                      www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2016–173,
                                                  United States Postal Service to Add                                                                           CP2016–252.
                                                  Priority Mail & First-Class Package                     POSTAL SERVICE
                                                                                                                                                                Stanley F. Mires,
                                                  Service Contact 25 to Competitive
                                                                                                          Product Change—Priority Mail and                      Attorney, Federal Compliance.
                                                  Product List and Notice of Filing (Under
                                                                                                          First-Class Package Service                           [FR Doc. 2016–18918 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Seal) of Unredacted Governors’
                                                                                                          Negotiated Service Agreement
                                                  Decision, Contract, and Supporting                                                                            BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
                                                  Data; Filing Acceptance Date: August 4,                 AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
                                                  2016; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                  and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public                                                                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  Representative: Natalie R. Ward;                        SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives                  COMMISSION
                                                  Comments Due: August 12, 2016.                          notice of filing a request with the Postal            [Release No. 34–78477; File No. 4–668]
                                                    6. Docket No(s).: MC2016–175 and                      Regulatory Commission to add a
                                                  CP2016–254; Filing Title: Request of the                domestic shipping services contract to                Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing
                                                  United States Postal Service to Add                     the list of Negotiated Service                        and Immediate Effectiveness of
                                                  Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail                   Agreements in the Mail Classification                 Amendment No. 4 to the National
                                                  Contract 30 to Competitive Product List                 Schedule’s Competitive Products List.                 Market System Plan Governing the
                                                  and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of                                                                          Process of Selecting a Plan Processor
                                                                                                          DATES: Effective date: August 10, 2016.
                                                  Unredacted Governors’ Decision,                                                                               and Developing a Plan for the
                                                  Contract, and Supporting Data; Filing                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Consolidated Audit Trail by BATS
                                                  Acceptance Date: August 4, 2016; Filing                 Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.                      Exchange, Inc., BATS–Y Exchange,
                                                  Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        Inc., BOX Options Exchange LLC, C2
                                                  3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative:                 United States Postal Service® hereby                  Options Exchange, Incorporated,
                                                  Katalin K. Clendenin; Comments Due:                     gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.              Chicago Board Options Exchange,
                                                  August 12, 2016.                                        3642 and 3632(b)(3), on August 4, 2016,               Incorporated, Chicago Stock
                                                    This notice will be published in the                  it filed with the Postal Regulatory                   Exchange, Inc., EDGA Exchange, Inc.,
                                                  Federal Register.                                       Commission a Request of the United                    EDGX Exchange, Inc., Financial
                                                  Stacy L. Ruble,
                                                                                                          States Postal Service to Add Priority                 Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.,
                                                                                                          Mail & First-Class Package Service                    International Securities Exchange,
                                                  Secretary.
                                                                                                          Contract 25 to Competitive Product List.              LLC, ISE Gemini, LLC, ISE Mercury,
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–18997 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          Documents are available at                            LLC, Miami International Securities
                                                  BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P                                  www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2016–174,                  Exchange LLC, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.,
                                                                                                          CP2016–253.                                           NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC, The
                                                                                                          Stanley F. Mires,                                     NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, National
                                                  POSTAL SERVICE                                                                                                Stock Exchange, Inc., New York Stock
                                                                                                          Attorney, Federal Compliance.
                                                                                                                                                                Exchange LLC, NYSE MKT LLC, and
                                                  Product Change—Priority Mail Express                    [FR Doc. 2016–18916 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                NYSE Arca, Inc.
                                                  and Priority Mail Negotiated Service                    BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
                                                  Agreement                                                                                                     August 4, 2016.
                                                  AGENCY:   Postal    ServiceTM.                                                                                I. Introduction
                                                                                                          POSTAL SERVICE
                                                  ACTION:   Notice.                                                                                                Pursuant to Section 11A of the
                                                                                                          Product Change—Priority Mail and                      Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives
                                                                                                          First-Class Package Service                           (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 608 thereunder,2
                                                  notice of filing a request with the Postal
                                                                                                          Negotiated Service Agreement                          notice is hereby given that, on July 14,
                                                  Regulatory Commission to add a
                                                  domestic shipping services contract to                                                                        2016, BATS Exchange, Inc., BATS–Y
                                                                                                          AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.                             Exchange, Inc., BOX Options Exchange
                                                  the list of Negotiated Service                          ACTION: Notice.
                                                  Agreements in the Mail Classification                                                                         LLC, C2 Options Exchange,
                                                  Schedule’s Competitive Products List.                                                                         Incorporated, Chicago Board Options
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives
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                                                                                                                                                                Exchange, Incorporated, Chicago Stock
                                                  DATES: Effective date: August 10, 2016.                 notice of filing a request with the Postal            Exchange, Inc., EDGA Exchange, Inc.,
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Regulatory Commission to add a                        EDGX Exchange, Inc., Financial
                                                  Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.                        domestic shipping services contract to                Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.,
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          the list of Negotiated Service                        International Securities Exchange, LLC,
                                                  United States Postal Service® hereby                    Agreements in the Mail Classification
                                                  gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.                Schedule’s Competitive Products List.                   1 15   U.S.C. 78k–1.
                                                  3642 and 3632(b)(3), on August 4, 2016,                 DATES: Effective date: August 10, 2016.                 2 17   CFR 242.608.



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Document Created: 2016-08-10 01:59:58
Document Modified: 2016-08-10 01:59:58
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments are due: August 12, 2016 (Comment due date applies to all Docket Nos. listed above)
ContactDavid A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation81 FR 52916 

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