Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 164 / Friday, August 22, 2008 / Notices 49723 

1See Request of the United States Postal Service 

to Add Global Plus 2 Negotiated Service 

Agreements to the Competitive Product List, and 

Notice of Filing (Under Seal) the Enabling 

Governors’ Decision and Two Functionally 

Equivalent Agreements, August 8, 2008 (Request). 

Attachment 1 to the Request consists of Decision of 

the Governors of the United States Postal Service 

on the Establishment of Prices and Classifications 

for Global Direct, Global Bulk Economy, and Global 

Plus Contracts (Governors’ Decision No. 08–10), 

July 16, 2008 (Governors’ Decision). The Governors’

Decision includes its own set of attachments 

presenting proposed classification language, pricing 

formulas and analyses, and the certification 

required under Commission rules. In the Request as 

filed, portions of the Governors’ Decision and some 

of the attachments are redacted. Attachment 2 to the 

Request is the Statement of Supporting Justification 

provided by Frank Cebello, Executive Director of 

Global Business Management for the Postal Service 

(Cebello Statement) in the capacity of sponsor of the 

instant Request. 

2This material includes an unredacted version of 

the enabling Governors’ Decision, the record of 

proceedings, and other documents addressing 

compliance with 39 CFR 3015.5. 

3The Postal Service states that the retroactivity 

provisions were intended to sustain customer 

relationships and avoid an interruption in service 

given uncertainty about the timing of review of the 

new Global Plus 2 contracts; however, it further 

notes that based on the Commission’s decision and 

guidance in Order No. 85 (which was issued after 

the Global Plus 2 contracts were executed), it no 

longer intends to present future contracts to the 

Commission with retroactivity provisions. Instead, 

it will avail itself of the procedure for expedited 

consideration of requests for temporary relief when 

warranted. Request at 9. 

c. Estimated average burden per 

response: 15 minutes. 

d. Frequency of response: One-time. 

e. Estimated number of respondents: 

3000. 

f. Estimated cost to respondents: 

$0.00/$0.00. 

Dated: August 15, 2008. 

Wilbert Bryant, 

Associate Director for Management. 

[FR Doc. E8–19511 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6051–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. MC2008–7, CP2008–16, 

CP2008–17; Order No. 98] 

Administrative Practice and 

Procedure; Postal Service 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission has 

established formal dockets to consider a 

formal request to add a new product to 

the competitive product list for prices 

not of general applicability and 

incorporates a notice of execution of 

two related contracts. The Commission’s 

action will provide for public input and 

for a review to determine consistency 

with applicable statutory requirements. 

DATES: Comments are due August 27, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

202–789–6820 or 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

On August 8, 2008, the Postal Service 

filed a formal request (with attachments) 

to add a new product to the competitive 

product list for prices not of general 

applicability.1 The Request incorporates 

notice of (1) issuance of the Governors’

Decision authorizing the new product; 

(2) the execution of two related 

contracts; and (3) submission of 

supporting material under seal.2

Request. The Request was filed 

pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 

3020.30 et seq. Substantively, it seeks 

the addition of a shell classification in 

the competitive product list for a 

product referred to as Global Plus 2 

Negotiated Service Agreements. Prices 

for this product, by the terms of the 

Governors’ Decision, are established by 

setting price floor and price ceiling 

formulas in the contracts. 

The Request also addresses the Postal 

Service’s interest in confidentiality; 

presents proposed Mail Classification 

Schedule (MCS) language; cites the 

Cebello Statement with respect to 

satisfaction of pertinent Commission 

rules; and discusses reasons why the 

Global Plus 2 contracts should be 

deemed functionally equivalent. 

Request at 2–7. It affirmatively notes 

that the contracts include retroactivity 

provisions.3 Id. at 7–9. 

Related contracts. The Postal Service 

contemporaneously filed contracts 

related to the proposed new product 

listing pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) 

and 39 CFR 3015.5. It maintains that 

both contracts, by virtue of their terms, 

fit within the proposed MCS language. 

It asks that the contracts be added as 

one product to the competitive product 

list for prices not of general 

applicability. Id. at 1. It further notes 

that both contracts are set to expire July 

1, 2009. Id. at 2. 

II. Notice of Filings 

The Commission establishes Docket 

Nos. MC2008–7, CP2008–16 and 

CP2008–17 for consideration of the 

Request pertaining to Global Plus 2 and 

the two related contracts. In keeping 

with recent practice, these dockets are 

addressed on a consolidated basis for 

purposes of this Order; however, future 

filings should be made in the specific 

docket in which issues being addressed 

pertain. Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s filings in the captioned 

dockets are consistent with the policies 

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

Comments are due no later than August 

27, 2008. The public portions of these 

filings can be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site (www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Paul L. 

Harrington to serve as Public 

Representative in the captioned filings. 

It is Ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

Nos. MC2008–7, CP2008–16 and 

CP2008–17 for consideration of the 

matters raised in each docket. 

2. The Commission, pursuant to 39 

U.S.C. 505, appoints Paul L. Harrington 

to serve as officer of the Commission 

(Public Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in these 

proceedings. 

3. Comments by interested persons on 

issues in these proceedings are due no 

later than August 27, 2008. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this Order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Issued August 13, 2008. 

Judith M. Grady, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–19439 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. MC2008–6, CP2008–14, 

CP2008–15; Order No. 97] 

Administrative Practice and 

Procedure; Postal Service 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission has 

established formal dockets to consider 

three related Postal Service filings. The 

filings concern prices and classification 

changes for competitive products not of 

general applicability involving foreign 

postal administrations. The 

Commission’s action will provide for 

public input and for a review to 

determine consistency with applicable 

statutory requirements. 

DATES: Comments are due August 26, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

202–789–6820 or 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

5, 2008, the Postal Service filed three 

requests incorporating notices, pursuant 

to 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3030 et seq., 


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