[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31009-31010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10809]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2022-65; Order No. 6173]


Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements With Foreign Postal 
Operators

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recent filing by the Postal 
Service that it has entered into the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service 
Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators (FPOs). This notice informs the 
public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: May 23, 2022.

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. Initial Administrative Actions
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On May 13, 2022, the Postal Service filed a notice with the 
Commission pursuant to 39 CFR 3035.105 and Order No. 546,\1\ giving 
notice that it has entered into an Inbound Competitive Multi-Service 
Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators (FPOs). The Notice concerns the 
inbound portions of the competitive product agreement PRIME United 
States Postal Service Registered Service Agreement (PRIME-USPS 
Registered Agreement). Notice at 1. The Postal Service seeks to include 
the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement within the Inbound Multi-Service 
Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators 1 (MC2010-34) product. Id. The 
PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement contains rates for registered services. 
Id. at 6.
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing 
Functionally Equivalent Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement 
with Foreign Postal Operators, May 13, 2022 (Notice). Docket Nos. 
MC2010-34 and CP2010-95, Order Adding Inbound Competitive Multi-
Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1 to the 
Competitive Product List and Approving Included Agreement, September 
29, 2010 (Order No. 546).
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    The Postal Service asserts that the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement 
``is functionally equivalent to the baseline agreement filed in Docket 
No. MC2010-34 because the terms of this agreement are similar in scope 
and purpose to the terms of the CP2010-95 Agreement.'' Id. at 3. It 
also asserts that the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement is similar to 
other agreements reviewed by the Commission in the past, including the 
PRIME-USPS Tracked Agreement in Docket No. CP2020-169.\2\
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    \2\ Id. at 3-5. See Docket No. CP2020-169, Order Approving 
Additional Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign 
Postal Operators, June 25, 2020 (Order No. 5563).
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    Concurrent with the Notice, the Postal Service filed supporting 
financial documentation and the following documents:
    <bullet> Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment;
    <bullet> Attachment 2--the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement;
    <bullet> Attachment 3--Governors' Decision No. 19-1; and
    <bullet> Attachment 4--a certified statement required by 39 CFR 
3035.105(c)(2).

Notice at 5.
    The Postal Service intends for the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement 
to become effective June 1, 2022, and continue indefinitely. Id. at 6. 
The Postal Service states that counterparties to this agreement are 
FPOs that exchange mail with the Postal Service and apply the Universal 
Postal Convention and Universal Postal Convention Regulations to those 
exchanges, unless otherwise agreed by contract. Id. The Postal Service 
provides that additional FPOs may become party to the agreement and 
states that it will update this docket should additional FPOs accede to 
the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement. Id.
    The Postal Service states that one of the goals of the PRIME-USPS 
Registered Agreement is to ``enable and incentivize the parties to 
provide optimal services in the interest of their customers.'' Id. 
Additionally, the Postal Service notes that the PRIME-USPS Registered 
Agreement does not affect any other PRIME agreements. Id.
    The Postal Service asserts that the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement 
is in compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and is functionally equivalent to 
the inbound competitive portions of the baseline agreement, which was 
included in the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with 
Foreign Postal Operators 1 product (MC2010-34). Id. at 10. For these 
reasons, the Postal Service contends that the PRIME-USPS Registered 
Agreement should be added to the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service 
Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1 (MC2010-34) product. Id.

II. Initial Administrative Actions

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-65 for consideration 
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matters raised by the Notice. Interested persons may submit comments on 
whether the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement is consistent with 39 
U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR 3035.105 and whether it is functionally 
equivalent to the baseline agreement included in the Inbound 
Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1 
product (MC2010-34). The public portions of the filing can be accessed 
via the Commission's website (http://www.prc.gov). Comments are due by 
May 23, 2022.
    Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller is appointed to serve 
as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent 
the interests of the general public in this proceeding.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-65 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Notice of United States 
Postal Service of Filing Functionally Equivalent Inbound Competitive 
Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators, filed May 13, 
2022.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Kenneth R. 
Moeller to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public 
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in 
this proceeding.
    3. Comments are due by May 23, 2022.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-10809 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]
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