Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 10, 2010 / Notices 69145 

1Notice of the United States Postal Service of 

Filing Changes in Rates Not of General 

Applicability and Application for Non-Public 

Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, November 

3, 2010 (Notice). 

2See Docket Nos. MC2010–11 and CP2010–11, 

Request of the United States Postal Service to Add 

Inbound Air Parcel Post at Universal Postal Union 

(UPU) Rates to the Competitive Products List, 

Notice of Establishment of Prices and 

Classifications Not of General Applicability for 

Inbound Air Parcel Post at UPU Rates Established 

in Governors’ Decision No. 09–15, and Application 

for Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under 

Seal, November 17, 2009 (Request). 

objectives and factors of 39 U.S.C. 3622 

and their relationship to the proposed 

changes. The Postal Service asserts that 

changes do not substantially alter the 

degree First-Class Mail rates address the 

objectives and factors. Id. at 11. Reply 

Rides Free is an example of increased 

flexibility allowed the Postal Service 

(Objective 4), and it is an initiative to 

enhance the Postal Service’s financial 

position (Objective 5). The incentive to 

mailers to continue using First-Class 

Mail (Factor 3) encourages increased 

mail volume (Factor 7), but does not 

imperil the coverage of attributable costs 

(Factor 2). Move Update improves 

overall efficiency of mail processing 

(Objective 1, Factors 5 and 12). Id. at 

11–12. 

Similarly, for Standard Mail, the 

changes do not alter the degree that 

prices and system design already 

address the objectives and factors of 

section 3622. Move Update improves 

overall efficiency (Objective 1, Factors 5 

and 12). The Saturation and High 

Density initiative is also an example of 

increased flexibility allowed the Postal 

Service (Objective 4) and provides an 

incentive to mailers to enhance the 

financial position of the Postal Service 

(Objective 5). It also encourages 

increased mail volume (Factor 7), 

incents the use of Standard Mail (Factor 

3), and will not inhibit coverage of 

attributable costs (Factor 2). Id. at 12. 

Workshare discounts. The Postal 

Service states that none of the price 

changes impacts workshare discounts 

for First-Class Mail or for Standard Mail. 

Id. at 13. 

Conformance with 39 CFR part 3010. 

The Postal Service provides notice 

pursuant to section 3622 and 39 CFR 

part 3010 that the Governors have 

authorized the Postal Service to adjust 

the classification language and prices 

for these market dominant products. 

The Postal Service represents that, in 

conformance with the notice 

requirements of 39 CFR 3010.14(a)(3), it 

will publish notice of these changes at 

least 45 days prior to the planned 

implementation date. The Notice will be 

published at USPS.com, the Postal 

Explorer Web site, the DMM Advisory, 

the P&C Weekly, and a press release. 

Public notice will also be provided in 

future issues of PCC Insider, MailPro, 

the Postal Bulletin, and the Federal 

Register. Id. at 1. Pursuant to 39 CFR 

3010.14(a)(4), the Postal Service 

identifies Greg Dawson, Manager, 

Pricing Strategy, as the official available 

to provide prompt responses to requests 

for clarification from the Commission. 

Id. at 2. 

Pursuant to 39 CFR 3010.14(b)(9), the 

changes in the product descriptions 

within the Mail Classification Schedule 

are included in Appendix A attached to 

the Notice. 

III. Commission Action 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. R2011–1 to consider all matters 

related to the Notice as required by 39 

U.S.C. 3622. Interested persons may 

express views and offer comments on 

whether the planned changes are 

consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 

3622 and the Commission’s applicable 

regulations. Comments are due no later 

than November 22, 2010. 

The Commission appoints James 

Waclawski to represent the interests of 

the general public in this proceeding. 

See 39 U.S.C. 505. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. R2011–1 to consider the matters 

raised by the Postal Service’s November 

2, 2010 Notice. 

2. Interested persons may submit 

comments on the planned adjustments 

to classification language and price 

changes. Comments are due November 

22, 2010. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the 

Commission appoints James Waclawski 

to represent the interests of the general 

public (Public Representative) in this 

proceeding. 

4. The Commission directs the 

Secretary of the Commission to arrange 

for prompt publication of this Notice in 

the Federal Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28362 Filed 11–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2011–27; Order No. 578] 

Postal Rate Changes 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recently-filed Postal Service request to 

change rates for Inbound Air Parcel Post 

at Universal Postal Union (UPU) rates. 

This notice addresses procedural steps 

associated with this filing. 

DATES: Comments are due: November 

18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http:// 

www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot 

submit their views electronically should 

contact the person identified in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 

telephone for advice on alternatives to 

electronic filing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

at 202–789–6820 or 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Background 

III. Notice of Filing 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On November 3, 2010, the Postal 

Service filed a notice announcing 

changes in rates not of general 

applicability for Inbound Air Parcel Post 

at Universal Postal Union (UPU) rates 

effective January 1, 2011.1 The Notice 

incorporates by reference the 

explanation of Inbound Air Parcel Post 

at UPU Rates and the mechanism for 

setting rates contained in its request and 

supporting documentation filed in 

Docket Nos. MC2010–11 and CP2010– 

11.2 Id. at 2. 

In support of its Notice, the Postal 

Service filed four attachments as 

follows: 

1. Attachment 1—an application for 

non-public treatment of materials to 

maintain redacted rates and supporting 

documents under seal; 

2. Attachment 2—a redacted copy of 

Governors’ Decision No. 09–15 which 

establishes prices and classifications for 

Inbound Air Parcel Post at UPU Rates, 

proposed Mail Classification Schedule 

language which includes a description 

of Inbound Air Parcel Post at UPU 

Rates, certification of prices in 

conformity with 39 U.S.C. 3633, an 

analysis of the procedures for setting 

rates, and certification of the Governors’ 

vote; 

3. Attachment 3—a redacted version 

of the new rates; and 

4. Attachment 4—a certified statement 

required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2) for 

Inbound Air Parcel Post at UPU rates. 


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3The UPU Postal Operations Council is a 

designated body of the UPU which is responsible 

for rate setting. 

4The Postal Service states that services such as 

‘‘track and trace, home delivery, published delivery 

standards, and use of a common inquiry system’’ 

qualify UPU members for bonuses. Id. Members 

may also seek an inflation-related adjustment to the 

base rate which is capped at 5 percent per year. 

5 Docket Nos. MC2010–11 and CP2010–11, Order 

Adding Inbound Air Parcel Post at UPU Rates to 

Competitive Product List, December 15, 2009 

(Order No. 362). 

II. Background 

The Notice states that Governors’ 

Decision No. 09–15 established prices 

and classifications not of general 

applicability for Inbound Air Parcel Post 

at UPU Rates on November 16, 2009. Id. 

at 1. The rates authorized by Governors’ 

Decision No. 09–15 when there is no 

contractual relationship with the 

tendering postal operator are the highest 

possible inward land rates that the 

United States is eligible for under the 

parcel post regulations. Id. at 2. Air 

parcels comprise inbound parcels 

eligible to receive transportation by air 

rather than surface. Id., Attachment 2, at 

1. 

In the Postal Service’s Request in 

Docket Nos. MC2010–11 and CP2010– 

11, it explains the process for 

determining Inbound Air Parcel Post at 

UPU Rates. In its Request, the Postal 

Service indicates that the United States 

receives both air and surface parcels 

from foreign postal administrations 

which compensate the Postal Service for 

delivery of these parcels in the United 

States. Request at 2. It maintains that it 

has negotiated separate agreements for 

parcel rates with certain foreign posts, 

but most compensate it at the United 

States default rates for inbound parcel 

delivery. Id. Payments between postal 

administrations for handling and 

delivering parcel post are referred to as 

inward land rates. The Postal Service 

notes that inward land rates are set 

according to formulas in the UPU Parcel 

Post Regulations which constitute 

international law. Id. More specifically, 

the UPU Postal Operations Council 

establishes inward land rates.3 Such 

rates are based on a percentage of each 

member’s inward land rate in 2004. Id. 

at 3. UPU members may qualify for 

percentage ‘‘bonuses’’ to their base rate 

based upon their provision of certain 

value-added services.4 Id. The Postal 

Service states it is responsible for 

gathering information that the UPU 

Postal Operations Council uses to 

calculate the rates, including 

completion of a questionnaire on service 

bonus eligibility and submission of 

annual inflation information from the 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers. Id. Based on this and 

similar information from the member 

posts, the UPU International Bureau 

publishes an annual notice establishing 

the postal administration’s parcel rates 

for the following year. Id. 

The Postal Service states that because 

of the unique mechanism for setting 

inward land rates, it chose to establish 

rates for inbound air parcels by 

reference to the Universal Postal 

Convention. Id. 

In Order No. 362, the Commission 

approved the addition of Inbound Air 

Parcel Post at UPU Rates to the 

competitive product list.5

The Postal Service states in its Notice 

that the rates in its filing comport with 

the Governors’ Decision are ‘‘the highest 

possible inward land rates for which the 

Postal Service was eligible based on 

inflation increases and other factors.’’ 

Notice at 2–3. 

The Postal Service asserts that its 

filing demonstrates compliance with 39 

U.S.C. 3633. Id. at 3. 

III. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2011–27 for consideration of 

matters related to the issues identified 

in the Postal Service’s Notice. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s filing is consistent with the 

policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632 or 3633, and 

39 CFR part 3015. Comments are due no 

later than November 18, 2010. The 

public portions of these filings can be 

accessed via the Commission’s Web site 

(http://www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Paul L. 

Harrington as Public Representative in 

this proceeding. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2011–27 for consideration of the 

issues raised in this docket. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

this proceeding are due no later than 

November 18, 2010. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Paul L. 

Harrington is appointed to serve as 

officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the interest 

of the general public in this proceeding. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28371 Filed 11–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

2011 Railroad Experience Rating 

Proclamations, Monthly Compensation 

Base and Other Determinations 

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 8(c)(2) 

and section 12(r)(3) of the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (45 

U.S.C. 358(c)(2) and 45 U.S.C. 362(r)(3), 

respectively), the Board gives notice of 

the following: 

1. The balance to the credit of the 

Railroad Unemployment Insurance 

(RUI) Account, as of June 30, 2010, is 

$109,226.81; 

2. The September 30, 2010, balance of 

any new loans to the RUI Account, 

including accrued interest, is 

$47,377,543.22; 

3. The system compensation base is 

$3,509,356,938.87 as of June 30, 2010; 

4. The cumulative system unallocated 

charge balance is ($328,338,446.22) as of 

June 30, 2010; 

5. The pooled credit ratio for calendar 

year 2011 is zero; 

6. The pooled charged ratio for 

calendar year 2011 is zero; 

7. The surcharge rate for calendar year 

2011 is 2.5 percent; 

8. The monthly compensation base 

under section 1(i) of the Act is $1,330 

for months in calendar year 2011; 

9. The amount described in sections 

1(k) and 3 of the Act as ‘‘2.5 times the 

monthly compensation base’’ is $3,325 

for base year (calendar year) 2011; 

10. The amount described in section 

4(a–2)(i)(A) of the Act as ‘‘2.5 times the 

monthly compensation base’’ is $3,325 

with respect to disqualifications ending 

in calendar year 2011; 

11. The amount described in section 

2(c) of the Act as ‘‘an amount that bears 

the same ratio to $775 as the monthly 

compensation base for that year as 

computed under section 1(i) of this Act 

bears to $600’’ is $1,718 for months in 

calendar year 2011; 

12. The maximum daily benefit rate 

under section 2(a)(3) of the Act is $66 

with respect to days of unemployment 

and days of sickness in registration 

periods beginning after June 30, 2011. 

DATES: The balance in notice (1) and the 

determinations made in notices (3) 

through (7) are based on data as of June 

30, 2010. The balance in notice (2) is 

based on data as of September 30, 2010. 

The determinations made in notices (5) 

through (7) apply to the calculation, 

under section 8(a)(1)(C) of the Act, of 

employer contribution rates for 2011. 

The determinations made in notices (8) 

through (11) are effective January 1, 


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