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states that the duration of the market 

test will not exceed 24 months. Id. at 8. 

The Postal Service does not anticipate 

that the annual revenues from the 

market test will exceed $50 million. 

However, it does anticipate that annual 

revenues will exceed $10,000,000 and 

therefore requests that the Commission 

exempt this market test from the annual 

revenue limitation under 39 U.S.C. 

3641(e)(2). Id. at 8, 12. 

Description and nature of market test. 

Pursuant to section 3641(c)(1)(B), the 

Postal Service provides a description of 

the nature and scope of the market test. 

The Postal Service explains that 

participating businesses will produce 

and distribute pre-approved envelopes 

with specific design requirements that 

will be included as a part of the greeting 

card packaging. The company 

producing the cards will add markings 

as defined by the Postal Service to 

identify the greeting cards in the 

mailstream and individuals can mail the 

greeting cards in the pre-approved 

envelopes without affixing postage. 

These markings are scanned to produce 

a count. Id. at 1. The Alternate Postage 

Payment Method derives part of the 

postage payment on sales data reported 

to the Postal Service by participating 

mailers. Id. at 2. The process involves 

the use of Intelligent Mail (IM ®) 

technology to identify and scan each 

unique item’s movement through the 

postal system which produces a count 

of the number during normal 

processing. Id. Each participating 

business will receive a unique Mailer ID 

only for this market test. Id. at 5. This 

count is used to debit the card 

producer’s Centralized Automated 

Processing System (CAPS) account for 

the portion of postage that was not 

based on the sales data. Id. at 2. 

Product description. Postage will be 

paid by the card producer based on 

sales information, along with the data 

captured during mail processing. The 

mailpieces include a combination of 

four elements: 

• Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMb) 

enables the recording of piece-level 

information for volume and revenue 

reporting; 

• Legend identifies the business 

customer responsible for paying the 

postage; 

• Facing Identification Mark (FIM) 

facilitates mail processing and allows 

separate identification of this mail for 

future use; and 

• Imprint: ‘‘No Postage Necessary if 

Mailed in the United States’’ will be 

printed in the upper right corner of the 

address side of the item. 

Id. at 5. 

Under the proposed market test, the 

Postal Service states that participating 

companies must meet specific mail item 

design requirements which must be 

approved prior to distribution. Id. The 

Postal Service also states that market 

test mail items will be processed and 

delivered according to single-piece 

First-Class Mail letter standards. Id. The 

Postal Service expects that greeting card 

companies will use the product to 

increase the sale of greeting cards, and 

customers will have a simpler manner 

of mailing the cards. Id. at 6. 

The Postal Service states that 

Alternate Postage Payment Method will 

be a premium product with a price 

above First-Class Mail single-piece 

postage. Id. The proposed price is 48 

cents for cards and envelopes with a 

combined weight of no more than one 

ounce for sales or scans completed 

during the first year. For mail and 

envelopes with a combined weight 

between one and two ounces, the price 

will be 48 cents plus the second ounce 

price for sales or scans during the first 

year of the market test. In the test’s 

second year, the Postal Service will 

determine how to modify the price 

based on market conditions and changes 

in the single-piece price. It also plans to 

test more than one postage rate during 

the second year. Thus, the Postal 

Service proposes a range of rates during 

the market test period. Id. at 7. 

The Postal Service contends that the 

benefits of the market test include 

reduction in the costs of selling stamps 

to the public, proportional increase in 

the mailing of greeting cards, 

convenience, and a cost effective 

product for customer. Id. Additionally, 

it asserts that the product should 

contribute to the financial stability of 

the Postal Service. 

The Notice also addresses the Postal 

Service’s plan to monitor performance 

and its data collection plan. Id. at 13. 

III. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. MT2011–1 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Notice. Interested 

persons may submit comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s filing in the 

captioned docket is consistent with the 

policies of 39 U.S.C. 3641. Comments 

are due no later than December 8, 2010. 

The filing can be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site 

(http:www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Katrina R. 

Martinez to serve as Public 

Representative in this docket. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. MT2011–1 for consideration of the 

matters raised by the Notice. 

2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katrina 

R. Martinez is appointed to serve as 

officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in this 

proceeding. 

3. Comments by interested persons 

are due no later than December 8, 2010. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. MC2011–5; Order No. 583] 

Postal Classification Changes 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recently-filed Postal Service request 

announcing a classification change 

affecting bundle and container charges 

for Outside County Periodicals pieces in 

combined mailings of Standard Mail 

and Periodicals. This notice addresses 

procedural steps associated with this 

filing. 

DATES: Comment deadline: November 

24, 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 the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

by telephone for advice on alternatives 

to electronic filing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

202–789–6820 or 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Additional Details 

III. Commission Analysis and Initial Action 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On November 5, 2010, the United 

States Postal Service, invoking 

Commission rules 3020.90 and 91, filed 

a Notice with the Commission 

announcing a classification change 

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1Notice of the United States Postal Service of 

Classification Change Related to Combined 

Mailings of Standard Mail and Periodicals, 

November 5, 2010 (Notice). 

established by the Governors.1 The 

change affects bundle and container 

charges for Outside County Periodicals 

pieces in combined mailings of 

Standard Mail and Periodicals. Id. at 1. 

An attachment to the Notice presents 

conforming revisions to the Mail 

Classification Schedule (MCS). These 

revisions affect Periodicals MCS section 

1320.4, Price Categories. They do not 

affect any Standard Mail sections in the 

MCS, nor do they affect any Within 

County MCS sections. The Notice does 

not provide a date certain for the 

planned change. 

II. Additional Details 

Relationship to co-mailing and copalletizing. The Postal Service notes 

that the planned change means that 

when bundles or containers include 

both Standard Mail and Periodicals 

pieces, the Outside County Periodicals 

bundle and container prices apply based 

on the proportion of Periodicals pieces 

in bundles or weight in the container. 

Id. It explains: 

Specifically, mailers using the Mixed Class 

preparation option may combine Standard 

Mail and Periodicals mailpieces within the 

same bundle (comail), or combine separate 

same-class bundles on the same pallet 

(copalletize), to maximize presorting or to 

qualify for deeper destination entry 

discounts. 

Id. 

The Postal Service asserts, without 

elaboration, that the changes provide ‘‘a 

fair price application for Mixed Class 

mailings of Standard Mail and 

Periodicals.’’ Id. In a similar vein, it also 

asserts that it believes the changes are 

consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 

should be incorporated by the 

Commission into the MCS. Id. 

III. Commission Analysis and Initial 

Action 

Rules 3020.90 and 91, which the 

Postal Service cites as the 

administrative vehicle for its filing, are 

part of Subpart E of Part 3020—Product 

Lists. This subpart is captioned 

‘‘Requests Initiated by the Postal Service 

to Change the Mail Classification 

Schedule.’’ The first two individual 

rules within this subpart address Postal 

Service responsibilities. They require 

that the Postal Service assure that 

product descriptions in the MCS 

accurately reflect current offerings 

(§ 3020.90) and submit corrections that 

do not constitute a proposal to modify 

the product lists by filing a notice of the 

proposed change no later than 15 days 

prior to effective date (§ 3020.91). 

The remaining two rules address 

Commission responsibilities. They 

require the Commission to publish the 

proposed change on its Web site and 

provide interested persons with an 

opportunity to comment on the 

consistency of the planned change with 

39 U.S.C. 3642 (§ 3020.92). They also 

require the Commission to review the 

change and comments and, upon a 

finding that there is no inconsistency 

with 39 U.S.C. 3642, to change the MCS 

to coincide with the effective date of the 

change (§ 3020.93(a)). 

The rules in Subpart E were adopted 

as part of a series of rulemakings 

implementing the Postal Accountability 

and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006. 

At the time, the Commission viewed 

Subpart E as a vehicle for minor 

classification changes. The Postal 

Service’s Notice indicates that it 

considers Subpart E as an appropriate 

vehicle for effecting the modification 

proposed here, which it characterizes as 

a matter of rate application for practices 

associated with co-mailing and copalletizing in mixed class mailings. 

The Commission interprets the Postal 

Service’s presentation of proposed MCS 

revisions and its assertion regarding 

consistency with 39 U.S.C. 3642, which 

addresses changes to the product lists, 

as a demonstration of its interest in 

facial compliance with Subpart E 

requirements and the apparent lack of 

other viable alternatives under the 

existing administrative framework. 

With the perspective gained over the 

past few years, it appears that Subpart 

E may not be optimally suited for the 

type of change the Postal Service 

proposes here. This is because the 

proposal may have rate and price cap 

implications, raising questions about 

how the Commission’s compliance 

function will be affected. At the same 

time, it is also appears that no practical 

alternative exists for expedited 

consideration of the proposal, and that 

compliance concerns can be addressed, 

at least preliminarily, in the context of 

this case. 

The Commission therefore establishes 

Docket No. MC2011–5, Modification of 

Mail Classification Schedule Regarding 

Combined Mailings of Standard Mail 

and Periodicals, to address the Postal 

Service’s filing. In conformance with 

rule 3020.92, the planned change 

appears on the Commission’s Web site. 

In addition, the Notice will be 

published in the Federal Register. The 

Commission invites interested persons 

to comment on the consistency of the 

change with 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 3642. 

Comments are due no later than 

November 24, 2010. 

In conformance with 39 U.S.C. 505, 

the Commission appoints Robert N. 

Sidman to represent the interests of the 

general public in this proceeding. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. MC2011–5, Modification of Mail 

Classification Schedule Regarding 

Combined Mailings of Standard Mail 

and Periodicals, for consideration of 

matters raised in the Postal Service’s 

Notice. 

2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Robert 

N. Sidman is designated officer of the 

Commission (Public Representative) to 

represent the interests of the general 

public in this proceeding. 

3. Comments are due no later than 

November 24, 2010. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this notice and order in 

the Federal Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE P 

PRESIDIO TRUST 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: The Presidio Trust. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with § 103(c)(6) 

of the Presidio Trust Act, 16 U.S.C. 

460bb appendix, and in accordance 

with the Presidio Trust’s bylaws, notice 

is hereby given that a public meeting of 

the Presidio Trust Board of Directors 

will be held commencing 6:30 p.m. on 

Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at the 

Golden Gate Club, 135 Fisher Loop, 

Presidio of San Francisco, California. 

The Presidio Trust was created by 

Congress in 1996 to manage 

approximately eighty percent of the 

former U.S. Army base known as the 

Presidio, in San Francisco, California. 

The purposes of this meeting are to 

approve minutes of a previous Board 

meeting, to provide the Executive 

Director’s report, to provide the 

Chairperson’s report, to provide the 

Finance and Audit Committee report, to 

approve a Revised Fiscal Year 2011 

Budget Forecast and Five-Year 

Construction Plan, to provide project 

updates, and to receive public comment 

on other matters in accordance with the 

Trust’s Public Outreach Policy. 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation at this meeting, such as 

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