[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 198 (Friday, October 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 60368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24162]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2009-1; Order No. 113]


Global Expedited Package Services 1 Contract

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service 
Global Expedited Package Services 1 negotiated service agreement. This 
action is consistent with changes in a recent law governing postal 
operations.

DATES: Comments are due October 14, 2008.

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 and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#32414657425a575c1c415a5340545f535c724240511c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05767160756d606b2b766d64776368646b457577662b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    On October 3, 2008, the Postal Service filed a notice announcing 
that it has entered into an additional Global Expedited Package 
Services 1 (GEPS 1) contract.\1\ GEPS 1 provides volume-based 
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 previously submitted GEPS agreements, and supported by the 
Governors' Decision filed in Docket No. CP2008-5.\2\ Id. at 1-2. It 
further notes that in Order No. 86, which established GEPS 1 as a 
product, the Commission held that additional contracts may be included 
as part of the GEPS 1 product if they meet the requirements of 39 
U.S.C. 3633 and if they are functionally equivalent to the initial GEPS 
1 contract filed in Docket No. CP2008-5.\3\ Id. at 1.
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service Filing of 
Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package Services 1 
Negotiated Service Agreement, October 3, 2008 (Notice).
    \2\ See Docket No. CP2008-5, Decision of the Governors of the 
United States Postal Service on the Establishment of Prices and 
Classifications for Global Expedited Package Services Contracts 
(Governors' Decision No. 08-7), May 6, 2008, and Docket No. CP2008-
5, United States Postal Service Notice of Filing Redacted Copy of 
Governors' Decision No. 08-7, July 23, 2008.
    \3\ See Docket No. CP2008-5, Order Concerning Global Expedited 
Package Services Contracts, June 27, 2008, at 7 (Order No. 86).
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    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. 86. It submitted the 
contract and supporting material under seal, and attached a redacted 
(public) copy of the certified statement required by 39 CFR 
3015.5(c)(2) to the Notice. Id. at 1-2. The Notice addresses reasons 
why the instant GEPS 1 contract fits within the Mail Classification 
Schedule language for GEPS 1, explains expiration terms, and discusses 
the Postal Service's interest in confidential treatment for the 
contract and related material.\4\ Id. at 2-3. It also provides the 
Postal Service's rationale for concluding that the instant contract is 
functionally equivalent to the initial contract filed in Docket No. 
CP2008-5 and therefore should be included within the GEPS 1 product. 
Id. at 3-5.
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    \4\ Contract expiration is tied to one year after the Postal 
Service notifies the customer that all necessary approvals and 
reviews have been obtained. Id. at 2.
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II. Notice of Filing

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2009-1 for consideration of 
matters related to the contract identified in the Postal Service's 
Notice. The public portion of the filing can be accessed via the 
Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov). Interested persons may 
express views and offer comments on whether the contract is consistent 
with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642. Comments are due no 
later than October 14, 2008.
    The Commission appoints Paul L. Harrington to serve as Public 
Representative in the captioned filings.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2009-1 for consideration 
of the matters raised in the Postal Service's Notice.
    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.
    3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than October 14, 2008.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-24162 Filed 10-9-08; 8:45 am]
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