81_FR_89396 81 FR 89159 - Product Change-Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement

81 FR 89159 - Product Change-Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement

POSTAL SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 237 (December 9, 2016)

Page Range89159-89159
FR Document2016-29478

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 89159]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29478]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Product Change--Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-
Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the 
Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services 
contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail 
Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

DATES: Effective date: December 9, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Reed, 202-268-3179.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service[supreg] 
hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on 
December 2, 2016, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a 
Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority Mail 
Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class Package Service Contract 14 to 
Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, 
Docket Nos. MC2017-33, CP2017-58.

Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-29478 Filed 12-8-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  aggregated user data. If a customer is not              image nor the 11-digit ZIP Code classify                POSTAL SERVICE
                                                  comfortable with the terms and                          as records under the Privacy Act.
                                                  conditions of Informed Delivery, he or                     The mail image is not a record under                 Product Change—Priority Mail
                                                  she may choose not to subscribe or may                  the Privacy Act because the mail images                 Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class
                                                  unsubscribe at any time.                                are just images. The printed information                Package Service Negotiated Service
                                                     Question 10: Will the Informed                       on the mailpiece is not stored with the                 Agreement
                                                  Delivery service create phishing                        image. Only the image is stored and as
                                                  opportunities?                                                                                                  AGENCY:    Postal ServiceTM.
                                                                                                          such, it is not associated with any other
                                                     Answer: All emails originate from a                  information that would cause it to be                   ACTION:   Notice.
                                                  Postal Service address and are branded                  personally identifiable. The Postal
                                                  with official USPS graphics, images,                    Service does not examine, or allow                      SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives
                                                  logos, etc. All legitimate USPS Informed                others to examine, mailpiece images                     notice of filing a request with the Postal
                                                  Delivery emails will include an                         unless a customer specifically requests                 Regulatory Commission to add a
                                                  unsubscribe option. While there is                                                                              domestic shipping services contract to
                                                                                                          an investigation into something related
                                                  always the possibility—as there is with                                                                         the list of Negotiated Service
                                                                                                          to the delivery of that mailpiece.
                                                  any email from any source—that some                                                                             Agreements in the Mail Classification
                                                  phishers may attempt to take advantage,                    The 11-digit ZIP Code is not a record
                                                                                                          under the Privacy Act because it                        Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
                                                  the Postal Service protects its brand and
                                                  unbranded items should be recognizable                  includes address information for a                      DATES:   Effective date: December 9, 2016.
                                                  as spam. Moreover, the Postal Service                   physical location,1 without personal
                                                                                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  takes cybersecurity seriously and will                  identifiers or recipient information, and
                                                                                                          is not associated with any particular                   Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
                                                  safeguard all of its products to the best
                                                  of its ability.                                         individual. This is evidenced by the 37                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The
                                                     Question 11: Is the Informed Delivery                million mail forwarding and change-of-                  United States Postal Service® hereby
                                                  service available for businesses,                       address requests the Postal Service                     gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
                                                  corporations and other government                       receives yearly. Address locations                      3642 and 3632(b)(3), on December 2,
                                                  agencies that do not have 11-digit Zip                  change and are not unique identifiers in                2016, it filed with the Postal Regulatory
                                                  Codes?                                                  and of themselves.                                      Commission a Request of the United
                                                     Answer: The Informed Delivery                           Question 14: Application of Routine                  States Postal Service to Add Priority
                                                  service is available only for residential               Use 10.                                                 Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class
                                                  customers with unique 11-digit ZIP                         Answer: The Informed Delivery                        Package Service Contract 14 to
                                                  Codes.                                                  service System of Records aligns with                   Competitive Product List. Documents
                                                     Question 12: Who can sign up for the                 the System of Records used for                          are available at www.prc.gov, Docket
                                                  Informed Delivery service?                              Customer Registration because                           Nos. MC2017–33, CP2017–58.
                                                     Answer: Each customer in a                           Customer Registration is the vehicle                    Stanley F. Mires,
                                                  household over the age of 18 may enroll                 under which customers enroll in the                     Attorney, Federal Compliance.
                                                  in the Informed Delivery service. The                   Informed Delivery service. As a result,
                                                  Postal Service uses various methods to                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–29478 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          the Routine Uses must align in order for
                                                  verify identities including internal data               the systems to operate transparently.
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

                                                  and data provided by third parties, such
                                                  as the requirement of opening a                            Question 15: Application of Routine
                                                  usps.com account, to eliminate those                    Use 11.                                                 POSTAL SERVICE
                                                  under the age of 18 from enrolling in the                  Answer: The Informed Delivery
                                                                                                          service System of Records aligns with                   Product Change—Priority Mail
                                                  Informed Delivery service. Because all                                                                          Negotiated Service Agreement
                                                  interested consumers must successfully                  the System of Records used for
                                                  complete online or in person address                    Customer Registration because
                                                                                                                                                                  AGENCY:    Postal ServiceTM.
                                                  verification to confirm that they live at               Customer Registration is the vehicle
                                                  the address to be enrolled in the                       under which customers enroll in the                     ACTION:   Notice.
                                                  Informed Delivery service, the Postal                   Informed Delivery service. As a result,
                                                  Service is confident that it has measures               the Routine Uses must align in order for                SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives
                                                  in place to protect customers interested                the systems to operate transparently.                   notice of filing a request with the Postal
                                                  in the Informed Delivery service. The                                                                           Regulatory Commission to add a
                                                                                                          Stanley F. Mires,                                       domestic shipping services contract to
                                                  Informed Delivery service allows                        Attorney, Federal Compliance.
                                                  recipients to get an advanced view of                                                                           the list of Negotiated Service
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–29476 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am]             Agreements in the Mail Classification
                                                  the outside of a mailpiece. In that
                                                  respect, it is no different than household
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 7710–12–P                                  Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
                                                  members viewing that same mailpiece                                                                             DATES:   Effective date: December 9, 2016.
                                                                                                             1 The 11-digit ZIP Code contains the ZIP+4 Code,
                                                  in the household mailbox.                               which is a nine-digit number, the first five of which   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                     Question 13: Is the 11-Digit ZIP Code                represent the 5-digit ZIP Code or postal district/      Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
                                                  or a Mail Image Personally Identifiable                 zone; the sixth and seventh digits identify a sector;
                                                  Information?                                            the eighth and ninth digits identify a smaller area     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The
                                                     Answer: The Privacy Act does not                     known as a segment. Together, the final four digits     United States Postal Service® hereby
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                                                                                                          identify geographic units such as a side of a street
                                                  permit the disclosure of a record, within               between intersections, both sides of a street
                                                                                                                                                                  gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
                                                  a system of records, except pursuant to                 between intersections, a building, a floor or group     3642 and 3632(b)(3), on December 2,
                                                  certain exceptions. Under the Privacy                   of floors in a building, a firm within a building, a    2016, it filed with the Postal Regulatory
                                                  Act, records include information that                   span of boxes on a rural route, or a group of Post      Commission a Request of the United
                                                                                                          Office boxes to which a single Postal Service
                                                  contains a name, identifying number,                    employee makes delivery. The last two digits of an
                                                                                                                                                                  States Postal Service to Add Priority
                                                  symbol or something else that identifies                11-digit ZIP Code are the Delivery Point Code that      Mail Contract 261 to Competitive
                                                  a particular individual. Neither the mail               allows ordering of mail in preparation for delivery.    Product List. Documents are available at


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Document Created: 2018-02-14 09:04:05
Document Modified: 2018-02-14 09:04:05
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.
DatesEffective date: December 9, 2016.
ContactElizabeth A. Reed, 202-268-3179.
FR Citation81 FR 89159 

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