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1Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing 

a Functionally Equivalent Global Reseller 

Expedited Package Negotiated Service Agreement 

and Application For Non-Public Treatment of 

Materials Filed Under Seal, August 3, 2011 (Notice). 

amended by the Antarctic Science, 

Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, 

has developed regulations for the 

establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

DESCRIPTION OF PERMIT 

MODIFICATION REQUESTED: The 

Foundation issued a permit (2009–015) 

to Ron Naveen on August 25, 2008. The 

issued permit allows the applicant to 

regularly survey/census various sites in 

the Antarctic Peninsula, including some 

Antarctic Specially Protected Areas 

(ASPA’s) as part of the ongoing 

Antarctic Site Inventory Project. 

The applicant requests a modification 

to his permit to allow access to several 

ASPA’s that have substantial penguin 

and seabird populations which are 

relevant to the analysis of population 

trends. The ASPA’s the applicant 

wishes to potentially access are: ASPA 

108–Green Island, ASPA 113–Litchfield 

Island, ASPA 140–Parts of Deception 

Island, ASPA 145–Port Foster, 

Deception Island, APA 150–Ardley 

Island, and ASPA 152–Western 

Bransfield Strait. 

Location: ASPA 108–Green Island, 

ASPA 113–Litchfield Island, ASPA 

140–Parts of Deception Island, ASPA 

145–Port Foster, Deception Island, APA 

150–Ardley Island, and ASPA 152– 

Western Bransfield Strait, and the 

Antarctic Peninsula region. 

DATES: October 1, 2011 to August 31, 

2013. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20364 Filed 8–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2011–67; Order No. 790] 

New Postal Product 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recently-filed Postal Service request to 

enter into an additional Global Reseller 

Expedited Package contract. This 

document invites public comments on 

the request and addresses several 

related procedural steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: August 12, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically by accessing the ‘‘Filing 

Online’’ link in the banner at the top of 

the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing 

the Commission’s Filing Online system 

at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filingonline/login.aspx. Commenters who 

cannot submit their views electronically 

should contact the person identified in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section as the source for case-related 

information for advice on alternatives to 

electronic filing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

at 202–789–6820 (case-related 

information) or DocketAdmins@prc.gov 

(electronic filing assistance). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Notice of Filing 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On August 3, 2011, the Postal Service 

filed a notice announcing that it has 

entered into an additional Global 

Reseller Expedited Package (GREP) 

contract.1 The Postal Service asserts that 

the instant contract is functionally 

equivalent to the GREP baseline 

agreement and is supported by 

Governors’ Decision No. 10–1 attached 

to the Notice and originally filed in 

Docket No. CP2010–36. Id. at 1, 

Attachment 3. The Notice explains that 

Order No. 445, which established GREP 

Contracts 1 as a product, also authorized 

functionally equivalent agreements to be 

included within the product, provided 

that they meet the requirements of 39 

U.S.C. 3633. Id. at 1–2. Additionally, the 

Postal Service requested to have the 

contract in Docket No. CP2010–36 serve 

as the baseline contract for future 

functional equivalence analyses of the 

GREP Contracts 1 product. 

The instant contract. The Postal 

Service filed the instant contract 

pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, 

the Postal Service contends that the 

instant contract is in accordance with 

Order No. 445. The Postal Service will 

notify the mailer of the effective date 

within 30 days after all necessary 

regulatory approvals have been 

received. Notice at 3, Attachment 1 at 5. 

The term of the contract is one year 

from the effective date. It may, however, 

be terminated by either party on not less 

than 30 days’ written notice. Id. 

In support of its Notice, the Postal 

Service filed four attachments as 

follows: 

• Attachment 1—a redacted copy of 

the contract and applicable annexes; 

• Attachment 2—a redacted copy of a 

certified statement required by 39 CFR 

3015.5(c)(2); 

• Attachment 3—a redacted copy of 

Governors’ Decision No. 10–1, which 

establishes prices and classifications for 

GREP contracts, a description of 

applicable GREP contracts, formulas for 

prices, an analysis of the formulas, and 

certification of the Governors’ vote; and 

• Attachment 4—an application for 

non-public treatment of materials to 

maintain redacted portions of the 

contract and supporting documents 

under seal. 

The Notice advances reasons why the 

instant GREP contract fits within the 

Mail Classification Schedule language 

for GREP Contracts 1. The Postal Service 

states that the instant contract differs 

from the contract in Docket No. 

CP2010–36 pertaining to customerspecific information, e.g., customer’s 

name, address, representative, signatory, 

definition of qualifying mail, discounts 

offered by the reseller, minimum 

revenue, periodic review of minimum 

commitment, assignment, number of 

rate groups and annexes, and 

solicitation of reseller’s customers. Id. at 

4–6. It states that the differences, which 

include price variations based on 

updated costing information and 

volume commitments, do not alter the 

contract’s functional equivalency. Id. at 

4. The Postal Service asserts that 

‘‘[b]ecause the agreement incorporates 

the same cost attributes and 

methodology, the relevant 

characteristics of this GREP contract are 

similar, if not the same, as the relevant 

characteristics of the contract filed in 

Docket No. CP2010–36.’’ Id. 

The Postal Service concludes that its 

filing demonstrates that the new GREP 

contract complies with the requirements 

of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and is functionally 

equivalent to the baseline GREP 

contract. It states that the differences do 

not affect the services being offered or 

the fundamental structure of the 

contract. Therefore, it requests that the 

instant contract be included within the 

GREP Contracts 1 product. Id. at 6. 

II. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2011–67 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 


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3642. Comments are due no later than 

August 12, 2011. The public portions of 

this filing can be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site (http://www.prc.

gov). 

The Commission appoints Katalin K. 

Clendenin to serve as Public 

Representative in the captioned 

proceeding. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2011–67 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Postal Service’s 

Notice. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

this proceeding are due no later than 

August 12, 2011. 

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

K. Clendenin is appointed to serve as 

the officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in this 

proceeding. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Ruth Ann Abrams, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20339 Filed 8–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. A2011–39; Order No. 793] 

Post Office Closing 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document informs the 

public that an appeal of the closing of 

the Ulman, Missouri post office has 

been filed. It identifies preliminary 

steps and provides a procedural 

schedule. Publication of this document 

will allow the Postal Service, 

petitioners, and others to take 

appropriate action. 

DATES: Administrative record due (from 

Postal Service): August 18, 2011; 

deadline for notices to intervene: August 

30, 2011. See the Procedural Schedule 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for other dates of interest. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically by accessing the ‘‘Filing 

Online’’ link in the banner at the top of 

the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing 

the Commission’s Filing Online system 

at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filingonline/login.aspx. Commenters who 

cannot submit their views electronically 

should contact the person identified in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section as the source for case-related 

information for advice on alternatives to 

electronic filing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

at 202–789–6820 (case-related 

information) or DocketAdmins@prc.gov 

(electronic filing assistance). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

404(d), on August 3, 2011, the 

Commission received a petition for 

review of the Postal Service’s 

determination to close the post office in 

Ulman, Missouri. The petition was filed 

by Buster McGowin (Petitioner) and is 

postmarked July 25, 2011. The 

Commission hereby institutes a 

proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5) 

and establishes Docket No. A2011–39 to 

consider Petitioner’s appeal. If 

Petitioner would like to further explain 

his position with supplemental 

information or facts, Petitioner may 

either file a Participant Statement on 

PRC Form 61 or file a brief with the 

Commission no later than September 7, 

2011. 

Categories of issues apparently raised. 

Petitioner contends that: (1) the Postal 

Service failed to consider whether or 

not it will continue to provide a 

maximum degree of effective and 

regular postal services to the community 

(see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(iii)); and (2) 

the Postal Service failed to adequately 

consider the economic savings resulting 

from the closure (see 39 U.S.C. 

404(d)(2)(A)(iv)). 

After the Postal Service files the 

administrative record and the 

Commission reviews it, the Commission 

may find that there are more legal issues 

than those set forth above, or that the 

Postal Service’s determination disposes 

of one or more of those issues. The 

deadline for the Postal Service to file the 

applicable administrative record with 

the Commission is August 18, 2011. See 

39 CFR 3001.113. In addition, the due 

date for any responsive pleading by the 

Postal Service to this notice is August 

18, 2011. 

Availability; Web site posting. The 

Commission has posted the appeal and 

supporting material on its Web site at 

http://www.prc.gov. Additional filings 

in this case and participants’ 

submissions also will be posted on the 

Commission’s Web site, if provided in 

electronic format or amenable to 

conversion, and not subject to a valid 

protective order. Information on how to 

use the Commission’s Web site is 

available online or by contacting the 

Commission’s webmaster via telephone 

at 202–789–6873 or via electronic mail 

at prc-webmaster@prc.gov. 

The appeal and all related documents 

are also available for public inspection 

in the Commission’s docket section. 

Docket section hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except on 

Federal government holidays. Docket 

section personnel may be contacted via 

electronic mail at prc-dockets@prc.gov 

or via telephone at 202–789–6846. 

Filing of documents. All filings of 

documents in this case shall be made 

using the Internet (Filing Online) 

pursuant to Commission rules 9(a) and 

10(a) at the Commission’s Web site, 

http://www.prc.gov, unless a waiver is 

obtained. See 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and 

3001.10(a). Instructions for obtaining an 

account to file documents online may be 

found on the Commission’s Web site or 

by contacting the Commission’s docket 

section at prc-dockets@prc.gov or via 

telephone at 202–789–6846. 

The Commission reserves the right to 

redact personal information which may 

infringe on an individual’s privacy 

rights from documents filed in this 

proceeding. 

Intervention. Persons, other than 

Petitioner and respondent, wishing to be 

heard in this matter are directed to file 

a notice of intervention. See 39 CFR 

3001.111(b). Notices of intervention in 

this case are to be filed on or before 

August 30, 2011. A notice of 

intervention shall be filed using the 

Internet (Filing Online) at the 

Commission’s Web site unless a waiver 

is obtained for hardcopy filing. See 39 

CFR 3001.9(a) and 3001.10(a). 

Further procedures. By statute, the 

Commission is required to issue its 

decision within 120 days from the date 

it receives the appeal. See 39 U.S.C. 

404(d)(5). A procedural schedule has 

been developed to accommodate this 

statutory deadline. In the interest of 

expedition, in light of the 120-day 

decision schedule, the Commission may 

request the Postal Service or other 

participants to submit information or 

memoranda of law on any appropriate 

issue. As required by the Commission 

rules, if any motions are filed, responses 

are due 7 days after any such motion is 

filed. See 39CFR 3001.21. 

It is ordered: 

1. The Postal Service shall file the 

applicable administrative record 

regarding this appeal no later than 

August 18, 2011. 

2. Any responsive pleading by the 

Postal Service to this notice is due no 

later than August 18, 2011. 

3. The procedural schedule listed 

below is hereby adopted. 

4. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Patricia 

A. Gallagher is designated officer of the 


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