Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 186 / Monday, September 28, 2009 / Notices 49409 

1Notice of United States Postal Service Filing of 

Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package 

Services 2 Negotiated Service Agreement and 

Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials 

Filed Under Seal, September 15, 2009 (Notice). 

2See Docket No. CP2008–4, Notice of United 

States Postal Service of Governors’ Decision 

Establishing Prices and Classifications for Global 

Expedited Package Services Contracts, May 20, 

2008. 

3See Docket No. CP2009–50, Order Granting 

Clarification and Adding Global Expedited Package 

Services 2 to the Competitive Product List, August 

28, 2009 (Order No. 290). 

4The Postal Service indicates that it has executed 

a modification provision clarifying the manner and 

location for the mailer’s tender of qualifying mail. 

5The Postal Service’s Notice it states the 

clarification provisions included in this contract are 

‘‘intended to be incorporated into all subsequent 

agreements in exactly the same terms.’’ Id. at 3. 

However, the Commission notes that in the contract 

filed in Docket No. CP2009–65, also filed on 

September 15, 2009, these clarifying provisions are 

not included. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recently-filed Postal Service request to 

add Global Expedited Package Services 

2 to the Competitive Product List. This 

notice addresses procedural steps 

associated with these filings. 

DATES: Comments are due September 

25, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http:// 

www.prc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

202–789–6820 or 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

II. Notice of Filing 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On September 15, 2009, the Postal 

Service filed a notice announcing that it 

has entered into an additional Global 

Expedited Package Services 2 (GEPS 2) 

contract.1 GEPS 2 provides volumebased incentives for mailers that send 

large volumes of Express Mail 

International (EMI) and/or Priority Mail 

International (PMI). The Postal Service 

believes the instant contract is 

functionally equivalent to the 

previously submitted GEPS 2 contracts 

and is supported by the Governors’’ 

Decision filed in Docket No. CP2008– 

4.2 Id. at 1. 

The instant contract. The Postal 

Service filed the instant contract 

pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, 

the Postal Service contends that the 

contract is in accordance with Order No. 

290.3 The term of the instant contract is 

one year beginning October 1, 2009. 

Notice 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 the contract and supporting 

documents under seal; 

2. Attachment 2—A redacted copy of 

Governors’ Decision No. 08–7 which 

establishes prices and classifications for 

GEPS contracts, a description of 

applicable GEPS contracts, formulas for 

prices, an analysis and certification of 

the formulas and certification of the 

Governors’ vote; 

3. Attachment 3—A redacted copy of 

the contract, applicable annexes, and a 

provision to modify the mailer’s tender 

requirements; 4 and 

4. Attachment 4—A certified 

statement required by 39 CFR 

3015.5(c)(2). 

Functional equivalency. The Postal 

Service asserts that the instant contract 

is functionally equivalent to the contract 

in Docket No. CP2009–50 and prior 

GEPS 2 contracts. Id. at 3–5. The Postal 

Service states that there are two 

essential changes in the instant contract 

from the contract in Docket No. 

CP2009–50; customer specific 

information and modifications for 

clarity that will be included in future 

contracts.5 These distinctions include 

the customer name, address, 

representative to receive notices, 

identity of the signatory, and provisions 

clarifying tender locations, minimum 

revenue requirements, liquidated 

damages, confidentiality, and reference 

updates. Id. at 3–4. The Postal Service 

contends that the instant contract 

satisfies the pricing formula and 

classification system established in 

Governors’ Decision No. 08–7 and, 

except for the customer-specific 

information and clarifying provisions, it 

is the same as the contract in Docket No. 

CP2009–50. Id. at 3. It contends that the 

instant contract and all GEPS 2 

contracts have similar cost and market 

characteristics and is functionally 

equivalent in all relevant aspects. Id. at 

5. The Postal Service concludes that this 

contract is in compliance with 39 U.S.C. 

3633, and requests that this contract be 

included within the GEPS 2 product. Id. 

Other issues. The Postal Service states 

that it has executed a clarifying 

modification to the contract provisions 

with the mailer regarding tender 

requirements and a representative 

sample of the modification is filed with 

the notice. Id. at 3. It also affirms that 

a signed copy is available to the 

Commission upon request. The 

Commission directs the Postal Service 

to file an executed copy of the 

modification provision in this docket by 

September 21, 2009. 

II. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–64 for consideration of 

matters related to the contract identified 

in the Postal Service’s Notice. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s contract is consistent with the 

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

3642. Comments are due no later than 

September 25, 2009. 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 to serve as Public 

Representative in this docket. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–64 for consideration of the 

issues raised in this docket. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

these proceedings are due no later than 

September 25, 2009. 

3. As set forth in this order, the Postal 

Service shall file an executed copy of 

the modification provision by 

September 21, 2009. 

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

Harrington is appointed to serve as 

officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in this 

proceeding. 

5. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: September 17, 2009. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–23445 Filed 9–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2009–65; Order No. 301] 

New Postal Product 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recently-filed Postal Service request to 

add a Global Expedited Package 

Services 2 contract to the Competitive 

Product List. This notice addresses 

procedural steps associated with this 

filing. 

DATES: Comments are due September 

25, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 


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49410 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 186 / Monday, September 28, 2009 / Notices 

1Notice of United States Postal Service Filing of 

Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package 

Services 2 Negotiated Service Agreement and 

Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials 

Filed Under Seal, September 15, 2009 (Notice). 

2See Docket No. CP2008–4, Notice of United 

States Postal Service of Governors’ Decision 

Establishing Prices and Classifications for Global 

Expedited Package Services Contracts, May 20, 

2008. 

3See Docket No. CP2009–50, Order Granting 

Clarification and Adding Global Expedited Package 

Services 2 to the Competitive Product List, August 

28, 2009 (Order No. 290). 

4The Postal Service indicates that it has executed 

a modification provision clarifying the manner and 

location for the mailer’s tender of qualifying mail. 

Filing Online system at http:// 

www.prc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

202–789–6820 and 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

II. Notice of Filing 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On September 15, 2009, the Postal 

Service filed a notice announcing that it 

has entered into an additional Global 

Expedited Package Services 2 (GEPS 2) 

contract.1 GEPS 2 provides volumebased incentives for mailers that send 

large volumes of Express Mail 

International (EMI) and/or Priority Mail 

International (PMI). The Postal Service 

believes the instant contract is 

functionally equivalent to the 

previously submitted GEPS 2 contracts 

and is supported by the Governors’’ 

Decision filed in Docket No. CP2008–4. 

Id. at 1.2

The instant contract. The Postal 

Service filed the instant contract 

pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, 

the Postal Service contends that the 

contract is in accordance with Order No. 

290.3 The term of the instant contract is 

one year beginning October 1, 2009. 

Notice 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 the contract and supporting 

documents under seal; 

2. Attachment 2—a redacted copy of 

Governors’ Decision No. 08–7 which 

establishes prices and classifications for 

GEPS contracts, a description of 

applicable GEPS contracts, formulas for 

prices, an analysis and certification of 

the formulas and certification of the 

Governors’ vote; 

3. Attachment 3—a redacted copy of 

the contract, applicable annexes, and a 

provision to modify the mailer’s tender 

requirements; 4 and 

4. Attachment 4—a certified statement 

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

Functional equivalency. The Postal 

Service asserts that the instant contract 

is functionally equivalent to the contract 

in Docket No. CP2009–50 and prior 

GEPS 2 contracts. Id. at 3–5. It also 

contends that the instant contract meets 

the requirements of Governors’ Decision 

No. 08–7 for rates for GEPS contracts. 

Id. at 3. The Postal Service states that 

the basic difference between the 

contract in Docket No. CP2009–50 and 

the instant contract is customer-specific 

information including the customer’s 

name, address, representative to receive 

notices and identity of the signatory. Id. 

at 3–4. The Postal Service contends that 

the instant contract satisfies the pricing 

formula and classification system 

established in Governors’ Decision No. 

08–7. Id. at 3. It contends that the 

instant contract and all GEPS 2 

contracts have similar cost and market 

characteristics and is functionally 

equivalent in all relevant aspects. Id. at 

5. The Postal Service concludes that this 

contract is in compliance with 39 U.S.C. 

3633, and requests that this contract be 

included within the GEPS 2 product. Id. 

Other issues. The Postal Service states 

that it has executed a clarifying 

modification to the contract provisions 

with the mailer regarding tender 

requirements and a representative 

sample of the modification is filed with 

the notice. Id. at 3. It also affirms that 

a signed copy is available to the 

Commission upon request. The 

Commission directs the Postal Service 

to file an executed copy of the 

modification provision in this docket by 

September 21, 2009. 

II. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–65 for consideration of 

matters related to the contract identified 

in the Postal Service’s Notice. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s contract is consistent with the 

policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633 or 3642. 

Comments are due no later than 

September 25, 2009. 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 to serve as Public 

Representative in this proceeding. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–65 for consideration of the 

issues raised in this docket. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

these proceedings are due no later than 

September 25, 2009. 

3. As set forth in this order, the Postal 

Service shall file an executed copy of 

the modification provision by 

September 21, 2009. 

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

Harrington is appointed to serve as 

officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in this 

proceeding. 

5. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

Issued: September 17, 2009. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–23446 Filed 9–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

PRESIDIO TRUST 

Notice of Trial Use Limits 

SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice of 

August 20, 2009 (73 FR 42028), the 

Presidio Trust (‘‘Trust’’) announced its 

proposal to undertake trial temporary 

traffic-calming and reduction measures 

for a period up to 45 days in that 

portion of The Presidio of San Francisco 

(‘‘Presidio’’) under the Trust’s 

administrative jurisdiction (‘‘Area B’’), 

including temporary road closures of 

certain roads, in order to assess various 

means that may slow traffic through 

Area B and reduce cut-through traffic. 

The Trust also announced its 

termination of the temporary public use 

limits no later than 45 days after they 

commence. In its notice of the trial 

temporary traffic-calming and reduction 

measures the Trust solicited public 

comment through September 21, 2009. 

Under 36 CFR 1001.5, the Board of 

Directors of the Presidio Trust (‘‘Board’’) 

may close all or a portion of Area B to 

all public use or to a specific use or 

activity, given a determination that such 

action is necessary for the maintenance 

of public health and safety, the 

protection of environmental or scenic 

values, or the avoidance of conflict 

among visitor use activities. The Board 

has determined that the trial temporary 

traffic-calming and reduction measures, 

including temporary road closures of 

certain roads for a period up to 45 days 

commencing approximately September 

29, 2009, will afford the Trust the 

opportunity to study and monitor the 


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