83 FR 14527 - New Postal Product

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)

Page Range		14527-14527
FR Document		2018-06817

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 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 83 Issue 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06817]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2018-193]


New Postal Product

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 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: April 6, 2018.

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 website (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).: CP2018-193; Filing Title: Notice of the United 
States Postal Service Filing of a Functionally Equivalent International 
Business Reply Service Competitive Contract 3 Negotiated Service 
Agreement; Filing Acceptance Date: March 29, 2018; Filing Authority: 39 
CFR 3015.50; Public Representative: Timothy J. Schwuchow; Comments Due: 
April 6, 2018.
    This Notice will be published in the Federal Register.

Stacy Ruble,
Secretary.
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• Information on the composition of you are not required to do), you may removal of a negotiated service
contributing employers, as applicable,9 contact PBGC. agreement from the market dominant or
such as contributions, active PBGC invites public input on any the competitive product list, or the
participants, contribution base units, the other issue relating to alternatives for modification of an existing product
ability of employers to meet their satisfying withdrawal liability (and currently appearing on the market
pension obligations, and withdrawal allocating UVBs for purposes of dominant or the competitive product
liability estimates of significant determining withdrawal liability, if list.
employers, including how the applicable). PBGC’s consideration of Section II identifies the docket
alternative terms and conditions apply such input is independent of, and number(s) associated with each Postal
to significant employers. without prejudice to, PBGC’s ongoing Service request, the title of each Postal
In several cases, plans proposing review and determination of any request Service request, the request’s acceptance
alternative terms and conditions for for approval or review of any alternative date, and the authority cited by the
satisfying withdrawal liability obtained for allocating and satisfying withdrawal Postal Service for each request. For each
an independent financial expert to liability. request, the Commission appoints an
study a representative sample of the Signed in Washington, DC officer of the Commission to represent
plan’s employers to help the plan William Reeder, the interests of the general public in the
determine that its expected net recovery proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty
of withdrawal liability under the Corporation.
(Public Representative). Section II also
alternative terms and conditions would establishes comment deadline(s)
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be more favorable than the default pertaining to each request.
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method that would otherwise apply The public portions of the Postal
under the statute. Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
Factors in PBGC Consideration of the Commission’s website (http://
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
Alternative Terms and Conditions To
Satisfy Withdrawal Liability [Docket No. CP2018–193] the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
can be accessed through compliance
PBGC’s review of alternative terms New Postal Product with the requirements of 39 CFR
and conditions typically includes 3007.40.
whether: AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. The Commission invites comments on
• The proposed alternative terms and ACTION: Notice. whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
conditions are in the interests of in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
participants and beneficiaries and do SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a with the policies of title 39. For
not create an unreasonable risk of loss recent Postal Service filing for the request(s) that the Postal Service states
to PBGC, and are otherwise consistent Commission’s consideration concerning concern market dominant product(s),
with ERISA and PBGC’s regulations; negotiated service agreements. This applicable statutory and regulatory
• The proposed alternative terms and notice informs the public of the filing, requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
conditions would realistically maximize invites public comment, and takes other U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
projected contributions and the net administrative steps. CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
recovery of withdrawal liability for the DATES: Comments are due: April 6, that the Postal Service states concern
plan compared to the income generated 2018. competitive product(s), applicable
by the statutory withdrawal liability statutory and regulatory requirements
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
rules; include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
electronically via the Commission’s
• The assumptions used to support Filing Online system at http:// 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and
the plan’s submission are reasonable www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
and supported by credible data; and comments electronically should contact deadline(s) for each request appear in
• The proposed alternative terms and the person identified in the FOR FURTHER section II.
conditions are reasonable in scope and INFORMATION CONTACT section by II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
application and operate and apply telephone for advice on filing
uniformly to all employers (but may alternatives. 1. Docket No(s).: CP2018–193; Filing
consider an employer’s Title: Notice of the United States Postal
creditworthiness). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Service Filing of a Functionally
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at Equivalent International Business Reply
Disclaimer 202–789–6820. Service Competitive Contract 3
This policy statement represents SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Negotiated Service Agreement; Filing
PBGC’s current thinking on this topic. It Acceptance Date: March 29, 2018; Filing
does not create or confer any rights for Table of Contents Authority: 39 CFR 3015.50; Public
or on any person or operate to bind the I. Introduction Representative: Timothy J. Schwuchow;
public. If an alternative approach II. Docketed Proceeding(s) Comments Due: April 6, 2018.
satisfies the requirements of the This Notice will be published in the
I. Introduction
applicable statutes and regulations, you Federal Register.
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Postal Service filed request(s) for the Stacy Ruble,
discuss an alternative approach (which
Commission to consider matters related Secretary.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments are due: April 6, 2018.
Contact		David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation		83 FR 14527