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1Request of the United States Postal Service to 

Add Global Plus 2 Negotiated Service Agreements 

to the Competitive Product List, and Notice of 

reference from ‘‘§ 10.10(b)’’ to 

‘‘§ 11.10(b)’’ (the substance of the former 

§ 10.10(b) was transferred to § 11.10(b)). 

Section 10.23(c)(14) changes its 

reference from ‘‘§ 10.6’’ to ‘‘§ 11.6’’ (the 

substance of the former § 10.6 was 

transferred to § 11.6). Section 

10.23(c)(15) changes its reference from 

‘‘10.18’’ to ‘‘11.18’’ (the substance of the 

former 10.18 was transferred to 11.18). 

Section 10.23(c)(16) changes its 

reference from ‘‘paragraph (b) of 

§ 10.131’’ to ‘‘§ 11.22(b)’’ (the substance 

of the former § 10.131(b) was included 

in § 11.22(b)). Section 10.23(c)(19) 

changes its reference from ‘‘§ 10.10(c)’’ 

to ‘‘§ 11.10(d)’’ (the substance of the 

former § 10.10(c) was transferred to 

§ 11.10(d)). Section 10.31(c) changes its 

reference from ‘‘§ 10.14(b)’’ to 

‘‘§ 11.14(b)’’ (the substance of the former 

§ 10.14(b) was transferred to § 11.14(b)). 

Section 553(d) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(d)) 

ordinarily requires a 30-day delay in the 

effective date of final rules after the date 

of their publication in the Federal 

Register. This 30-day delay in effective 

date can be waived, however, if an 

agency finds for good cause that the 

delay is impracticable, unnecessary, or 

contrary to the public interest. The 

change to 37 CFR 10.4 corrects a 

technical error inasmuch as the 

substance of § 10.4 was transferred to 

and supplemented by § 11.23. The 

changes in 37 CFR 10.23(c)(5), (c)(6), 

(c)(13), (c)(14), (c)(15), (c)(16) and (c)(19) 

and 10.31(c) correct a technical error in 

referencing sections. The changes in 37 

CFR 10.23(c)(5), (c)(6), (c)(13), (c)(14), 

(c)(15), (c)(16) and (c)(19) and 10.31(c) 

do not change the conduct expected of 

practitioners from the final rule 

published on August 14, 2008, but 

merely correct the language consistent 

with the existing and intended text. The 

Office finds it impracticable to have a 

30-day delayed effective date for these 

technical corrections as practitioners 

should not be misled or confused by 

rules referring to removed provisions of 

Part 10, and practitioners should not be 

expected to abide by rules that have 

been removed from Part 10. 

Furthermore, the Office finds that it is 

in the public’s interest to correct the 

changes in text to avoid misleading 

constructions of the rules. Therefore, the 

Office is waiving the 30-day delay in 

effective date for the technical 

corrections in this notice. 

■ Accordingly, the Patent and 

Trademark Office makes the following 

correcting amendments to 37 CFR part 

10: 

PART 10—REPRESENTATION OF 

OTHERS BEFORE THE PATENT AND 

TRADEMARK OFFICE 

■ 1. The authority citation for 37 CFR 

part 10 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 500; 15 U.S.C. 1123; 35 

U.S.C. 2, 6, 32, 41. 

§ 10.4 [Removed and reserved] 

■ 2. Section 10.4 is removed and 

reserved. 

■ 3. Section 10.23 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (c)(5), (c)(6), (c)(13), 

(c)(14), (c)(15), (c)(16) and (c)(19) to read 

as follows: 

§ 10.23 Misconduct. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(5) Suspension or disbarment from 

practice as an attorney or agent on 

ethical grounds by any duly constituted 

authority of a State or the United States 

or, in the case of a practitioner who 

resides in a foreign country or is 

registered under § 11.6(c), by any duly 

constituted authority of: 

(i) A State, 

(ii) The United States, or 

(iii) The country in which the 

practitioner resides. 

(6) Knowingly aiding or abetting a 

practitioner suspended or excluded 

from practice before the Office in 

engaging in unauthorized practice 

before the Office under § 11.58. 

* * * * * 

(13) Knowingly preparing or 

prosecuting or providing assistance in 

the preparation or prosecution of a 

patent application in violation of an 

undertaking signed under § 11.10(b). 

(14) Knowingly failing to advise the 

Director in writing of any change which 

would preclude continued registration 

under § 11.6. 

(15) Signing a paper filed in the Office 

in violation of the provisions of § 11.18 

or making a scandalous or indecent 

statement in a paper filed in the Office. 

(16) Willfully refusing to reveal or 

report knowledge or evidence to the 

Director contrary to § 10.24 or 

§ 11.22(b). 

* * * * * 

(19) Action by an employee of the 

Office contrary to the provisions set 

forth in § 11.10(d). 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Section 10.31 is amended by 

revising paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 10.31 Communications concerning a 

practitioner’s services. 

* * * * * 

(c) Unless authorized under 

§ 11.14(b), a non-lawyer practitioner 

shall not hold himself or herself out as 

authorized to practice before the Office 

in trademark cases. 

* * * * * 

Dated: October 1, 2008. 

Jon W. Dudas, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. E8–23908 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3020 

[Docket Nos. MC2008–7, CP2008–16 and 

CP2008–17; Order No. 112] 

Administrative Practice and Procedure, 

Postal Service 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is adding a 

new product identified as Global Plus 2 

Negotiated Service Agreements to the 

Mail Classification Schedule 

Competitive Product List. This action is 

consistent with changes in a recent law 

governing postal operations. Republication of the lists of market 

dominant and competitive products is 

also consistent with new requirements 

in the law. 

DATES: Effective October 9, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

202–789–6820 and 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory 

History, 73 FR 49723 (August 22, 2008). 

The Postal Service seeks to add a new 

product identified as Global Plus 2 

Negotiated Service Agreements to the 

Competitive Product List. For the 

reasons discussed below, the 

Commission approves the Request. 

I. Background 

On August 8, 2008, the Postal Service 

filed a Request with the Commission for 

the addition of a new product, which it 

identifies as Global Plus 2 Negotiated 

Service Agreements, to the Mail 

Classification Schedule’s Competitive 

Product List for prices not of general 

applicability. A concurrent Notice 

announces issuance of a Governors’ 

Decision authorizing the new product 

and the Postal Service’s execution, 

under this authority, of two contracts it 

considers functionally equivalent.1


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Filing (Under Seal) the Enabling Governors’ 

Decision and Two Functionally Equivalent 

Agreements, August 8, 2008 (collectively referred to 

as Request). The Request was filed pursuant to 39 

U.S.C. 3642 and implementing regulations at 39 

CFR 3020.30 et seq. A public (redacted) version of 

the referenced Governors’ Decision appears as 

Attachment 1 to the Request. See 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). 

2The Governors’ Decision notes that the 

classifications for Global Direct and Global Bulk 

Economy contracts are contained in the Mail 

Classification Schedule language originally 

proposed by the Postal Service as modified in 

attachments to the instant decision. Eligible 

customers may also contract separately for GBE and 

Global Direct service. Governors’ Decision at 1, n.1. 

3See Notice and Order Concerning Global Plus 2 

Negotiated Service Agreements, August 14, 2008 

(Order No. 98). Order No. 98 appears at 73 FR 

49723 (August 22, 2008). 

4Public Representative Comments in Response to 

United States Postal Service Request to Add Global 

Plus 2 Negotiated Service Agreements to the 

Competitive Products List, August 27, 2008 at 4 

(Public Representative Comments). 

5The Public Representative notes that he also 

raised the issue of whether a proposed service is a 

‘‘hybrid’’ product in Docket No. MC2008–6. Id. at 

4–5. 

6Reply of United States Postal Service to Public 

Representative Comments in Response to United 

States Postal Service Request to Add Global Plus 2 

Negotiated Service Agreements to the Competitive 

Products List, August 29, 2008 at 1–2 (Postal 

Service Reply Comments). 

The proposed new product includes 

three services: Global Bulk Economy 

(GBE), Global Direct, and Global Plus 2 

contracts.2 Mail classification language 

accompanying the Request describes 

each of these services. Global Plus 2 

contracts are described as a combination 

of GBE and Global Direct designed for 

high-volume mailers or Postal Qualified 

Wholesalers. They require a mailer to 

have the capability, on an annualized 

basis, of either tendering at least 5,000 

pieces of international mail to the Postal 

Service or paying at least $100,000 in 

international postage to the Postal 

Service, and meeting other 

requirements. Governors’ Decision, 

Attachment 1, Attachment A–3, at 1 

(§ 2610.6) (Global Plus 2). Id., 

Attachments A–1 and A–3 (GBE and 

Global Direct, respectively). 

Commission Order No. 98 provided 

formal notice of the Request and related 

submissions; established the captioned 

dockets to consider the Request; 

appointed an officer of the Commission 

to represent the interests of the general 

public; and set August 27, 2008 as the 

deadline for comments.3

Commission decision. The 

Commission has reviewed the filing in 

terms of relevant statutory provisions, 

and concludes that the filing is 

consistent with all pertinent statutory 

considerations. It finds that Global Plus 

2 is appropriately classified as a 

competitive product. Accordingly, it 

grants the Request to add the Global 

Plus 2 product to the Competitive 

Product List. It also classifies the two 

contracts filed in Docket Nos. CP2008– 

16 and CP2008–17 as falling within the 

Global Plus 2 product, based on a 

finding that they are functionally 

equivalent. 

II. Comments 

A. Public Representative’s Comments 

The Public Representative finds the 

Postal Service’s filing consistent with 

requirements in the Postal 

Accountability and Enhancement Act 

(PAEA) and related Commission 

regulations. In particular, he concludes 

that pricing for the two proffered 

contracts satisfies 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 

falls within the floor and ceiling for the 

‘‘shell’’—or umbrella—classification in 

the Governors’ Decision.4 He also 

concludes that the Postal Service has 

‘‘concisely justified’’ the extent of 

confidentiality it seeks in this filing; 

states that contractual provisions on 

preparation and volume requirements 

ensure that some economies of scale 

will result from implementation; and 

finds that the two contracts appear to be 

functionally equivalent. Id. at 2–4. 

However, the Public Representative 

expresses concern that the inclusion of 

Global Direct as a component of Global 

Plus 2 service raises a question about 

the appropriateness of assigning Global 

Plus 2 to the Competitive Product List 

because: 

—Global Direct appears to provide 

shipments of First-Class Mail to a 

destination country; 

—Single-piece outbound International 

First-Class Mail has been classified as 

a market dominant product; and 

—The PAEA assigns ‘‘single piece’’ 

international mail to the market 

dominant product line and ‘‘bulk’’ 

international to the competitive line. 

Id. at 2–8.5

B. The Postal Service’s Reply Comments 

The Postal Service maintains that the 

treatment of competitive products under 

the PAEA and an assessment of 

competitive market characteristics 

support a conclusion that Global Plus 2 

is properly classified as a competitive 

product.6 It acknowledges that the 

PAEA requires that international mail 

be classified as either market dominant 

or competitive depending upon whether 

it is ‘‘single-piece’’ or ‘‘bulk,’’ but 

maintains that the PAEA does not 

further define those terms or seek to 

provide guidance on the existing and 

future international mail categories they 

are intended to encompass. Id. at 2. 

However, it notes that when classifying 

postal products [in Docket No. RM2007– 

1] as either market dominant or 

competitive, the Commission proposed 

to define bulk international mail by 

reference to bulk commercial services, 

which may be satisfied by volume 

commitments or other types of annual 

guarantees. Id. The Postal Service 

further observes that the Commission 

included International Customized Mail 

(ICM) agreements among the products 

classified as ‘‘bulk,’’ and that each ICM 

was further initially defined as an 

individual product. Id. 

Applying this line of reasoning to the 

instant case, the Postal Service says that 

the Global Plus 2 contracts are tied to 

revenue commitments, just as are the 

Global Plus 1 contracts, and thus appear 

to satisfy the Commission’s 

determination that an annual revenue 

guarantee would suffice to define a 

product as ‘‘bulk.’’ It therefore contends 

that even if pieces under the contract 

were mailed individually, this should 

not change the fact that the annual 

revenue guarantee ensures that this is a 

bulk product. Moreover, it contends that 

because the Commission views the 

contract as the product, as opposed to 

the individual services under the 

contract (which include both Global 

Direct and Global Bulk Economy 

services), it would seem that even 

assuming that a piece of Global Direct 

mail were sent individually, this 

likewise should not convert a bulk 

product into a single-piece product. Id. 

at 2–3. 

In addition, the Postal Service 

maintains that as a practical matter, 

Global Direct is not a single-piece 

service, so each mailing involving 

Global Bulk Economy and Global Direct 

is, in fact, a bulk mailing. Id. at 3. In 

support of this position, it asserts that 

Global Direct service has only been 

available through customized 

agreements; notes that a customer 

cannot walk into a post office and 

deposit a single piece bearing foreign 

indicia; states that retail Global Direct 

service does not exist; and says that 

both Global Plus 2 contracts provide 

that postage payments are to be made by 

permit imprint. Id. 

The Postal Service provides a 

hypothetical example involving a 

single-piece mailing, but asserts that 

this example does not reflect routine 

mailer behavior. Instead, it maintains 

that the customers are large volume, 

Postal Qualified Wholesalers who are 

required under the terms of the contract 


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to deposit their Global Direct mail at 

specific locations designated by the 

Postal Service and who also must 

comply with foreign postal 

administrations’ preparation 

requirements. Id. at 3–4. It says it is 

more than likely that any one mailing 

will contain multiple Global Direct 

pieces. In fact, it says that the Postal 

Service does not recall ever seeing a 

postage statement containing only one 

piece of Global Direct mail. Id. at 4. 

The Postal Service acknowledges that 

certain items sent using Global Direct 

services, including under Global Plus 2 

contracts, are ‘‘letters’’ within the 

meaning of 39 CFR 310.1(a). Id. It notes, 

however, that private entities are 

entitled to offer service for outbound 

letters ‘‘ ‘to a foreign country for deposit 

in its domestic or international mails for 

delivery to an ultimate destination 

outside the United States.’ ’’ Id. 

(footnote omitted). 

‘‘The Postal Service asserts that 

Congress codified this statutory 

exception to the so-called letter 

monopoly in the PAEA, and that 

competition exists in the outbound 

letter market, with a variety of entities 

providing services comparable to the 

Postal Service’s. It further states that in 

addition to facing competing providers, 

the Postal Service must also contend 

with mailers’ prerogative to carry their 

own letters out of the United States and 

deposit them in the destination 

country’s mailstream. Id. 

The Postal Service then says that for 

reasons described more fully in the 

Statement of Supporting Justification 

filed in these dockets, it operates within 

competitive constraints in offering 

Global Plus 2 contracts, including their 

Global Direct components, rather than 

from a position of market dominance. 

Thus, it says that under the descriptive 

criteria in 39 U.S.C. 3642(b) and 39 CFR 

3020.32, these contracts should be 

construed as competitive products. Id. 

at 4–5. 

III. Commission Analysis 

A. Statutory Requirements 

The Commission’s statutory 

responsibilities, in this instance, entail 

assigning Global Plus 2 to either the 

Market Dominant List or the 

Competitive Product List. 39 U.S.C. 

3642. As part of this responsibility, the 

Commission also preliminarily reviews 

the proposals for compliance with 

PAEA requirements. This includes, for 

proposed competitive products, a 

review of the provisions applicable to 

rates for competitive products. 39 U.S.C. 

3633. 

Product list assignment. 39 U.S.C. 

3642 governs the assignment of new 

products to a list, in terms of the 

contract or product as a whole, not an 

individual component. In context, it is 

apparent that Global Direct—which is 

the source of the Public Representative’s 

classification concern—is a bulk service. 

In particular, Global Direct is: 

—A service that imposes minimum 

annual volume or revenue 

requirements on mailers; 

—Intended for high-volume users and 

Postal Qualified Wholesalers; and 

—Not available as a retail service for 

individuals. 

Postal Service Reply Comments at 3–4. 

Thus, the Global Plus 2 contracts are 

appropriately classified as competitive 

products. 

The Commission must also consider 

the Postal Service’s market position in 

determining appropriate product 

classification. The main consideration is 

whether 

the Postal Service exercises sufficient 

market power that it can effectively set the 

price of such product substantially above 

costs, raise prices significantly, decrease 

quality, or decrease output, without risk of 

losing a significant level of business to other 

firms offering similar products. 

39 U.S.C. 3642(b)(1). 

Review of a statement provided by 

Frank Cebello, the Postal Service’s 

executive director of Global Business 

Management, provides adequate support 

for a finding that the Postal Service’s 

position with respect to Global Plus 2 

precludes it from being able to take any 

of the actions referred to in the 

referenced provision without risk of 

losing a significant level of business to 

other firms or offering similar products. 

See Request, Attachment 2. 

Cost considerations. The Commission 

has reviewed the financial analyses 

provided under seal as well as the 

comments and the reply comments. 

This preliminary review indicates that 

each contract comports with the 

provisions applicable to rates for 

competitive products. In particular, 

based on the information provided, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

contracts should cover their individual 

attributable costs (39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(2)); 

should not lead to the subsidization of 

competitive products by market 

dominant products (39 U.S.C. 

3633(a)(1)), and each should have a 

positive effect on competitive products’ 

contribution to institutional costs (39 

U.S.C. 3633(a)(3)). 

B. Nature of the Agreements 

The Postal Service requests that the 

Commission classify the two Global 

Plus 2 contracts as part of the same 

product. The Commission finds that 

these contracts are premised on similar 

cost and market characteristics. It 

concludes that these two contracts are 

functionally equivalent in all pertinent 

respects, and can be appropriately 

classified as one product within the 

Competitive Product List. 

C. Updating the Mail Classification 

Schedule 

The Commission is adding the new 

product, Global Plus 2, to the 

Competitive Product List, as requested. 

As noted, the two related contracts fall 

within that product. The changes to the 

product list are shown below the 

signature on this Order, and shall 

become effective upon publication in 

the Federal Register. 

The Postal Service shall notify the 

Commission of the effective date of each 

contract on the same date it notifies the 

contracting parties. The Commission 

notes that each Global Plus 2 contract 

contains a provision for early 

termination. The Postal Service shall 

promptly notify the Commission of an 

early termination no later than the 

actual termination date. The 

Commission will then remove the 

contract from the Mail Classification 

Schedule at the earliest possible 

opportunity. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is Ordered: 

1. Global Plus 2 is added as a new 

product to the Competitive Product List. 

2. The Negotiated Service Agreement 

submitted in Docket No. CP2008–16 and 

the Negotiated Service Agreement 

submitted in Docket No. CP2008–17 fall 

within the Global Plus 2 product. 

3. The Postal Service shall notify the 

Commission of the effective date of the 

Global Plus 2 contracts (in Docket Nos. 

CP2008–16 and CP2008–17) on the 

same date it notifies the contracting 

parties. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this Order in the Federal 

Register. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 3020 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

By the Commission. 

Steven W. Williams, 

Secretary. 

■ For the reasons stated in the preamble, 

under the authority at 39 U.S.C. 503, the 

Postal Regulatory Commission amends 

39 CFR part 3020 as follows: 


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PART 3020—PRODUCT LISTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 3020 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 503; 3622; 3631; 3642; 

3682. 

■ 2. Revise Appendix A to subpart A of 

part 3020 to read as follows: 

Appendix A to Subpart A of Part 

3020—Mail Classification Schedule 

Part A—Market Dominant Products 

1000 Market Dominant Product List 

First-Class Mail 

Single-Piece Letters/Postcards 

Bulk Letters/Postcards 

Flats 

Parcels 

Outbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail 

International 

Inbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail 

International 

Standard Mail (Regular and Nonprofit) 

High Density and Saturation Letters 

High Density and Saturation Flats/Parcels 

Carrier Route 

Letters 

Flats 

Not Flat-Machinables (NFMs)/Parcels 

Periodicals 

Within County Periodicals 

Outside County Periodicals 

Package Services 

Single-Piece Parcel Post 

Inbound Surface Parcel Post (at UPU rates) 

Bound Printed Matter Flats 

Bound Printed Matter Parcels 

Media Mail/Library Mail 

Special Services 

Ancillary Services 

International Ancillary Services 

Address List Services 

Caller Service 

Change-of-Address Credit Card 

Authentication 

Confirm 

International Reply Coupon Service 

International Business Reply Mail Service 

Money Orders 

Post Office Box Service 

Negotiated Service Agreements 

HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 

Negotiated Service Agreement 

Bookspan Negotiated Service Agreement 

Bank of America Corporation Negotiated 

Service Agreement 

The Bradford Group Negotiated Service 

Agreement 

Market Dominant Product Descriptions 

First-Class Mail [Reserved for Class 

Description] 

Single-Piece Letters/Postcards [Reserved 

for Product Description] 

Bulk Letters/Postcards [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Flats [Reserved for Product Description] 

Parcels [Reserved for Product Description] 

Outbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail 

International [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Inbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail 

International [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Standard Mail (Regular and Nonprofit) 

[Reserved for Class Description] 

High Density and Saturation Letters 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

High Density and Saturation Flats/Parcels 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

Carrier Route [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Letters [Reserved for Product Description] 

Flats [Reserved for Product Description] 

Not Flat-Machinables (NFMs)/Parcels 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

Periodicals [Reserved for Class Description] 

Within County Periodicals [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Outside County Periodicals [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Package Services [Reserved for Class 

Description] 

Single-Piece Parcel Post [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Inbound Surface Parcel Post (at UPU rates) 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

Bound Printed Matter Flats [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Bound Printed Matter Parcels [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Media Mail/Library Mail [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Special Services [Reserved for Class 

Description] 

Ancillary Services [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Address Correction Service [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Applications and Mailing Permits 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

Business Reply Mail [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Bulk Parcel Return Service [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Certified Mail [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Certificate of Mailing [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Collect on Delivery [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Delivery Confirmation [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Insurance [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Merchandise Return Service [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Parcel Airlift (PAL) [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Registered Mail [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Return Receipt [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Return Receipt for Merchandise [Reserved 

for Product Description] 

Restricted Delivery [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Shipper-Paid Forwarding [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Signature Confirmation [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Special Handling [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Stamped Envelopes [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Stamped Cards [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Premium Stamped Stationery [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Premium Stamped Cards [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

International Ancillary Services [Reserved 

for Product Description] 

International Certificate of Mailing 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

International Registered Mail [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

International Return Receipt [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

International Restricted Delivery [Reserved 

for Product Description] 

Address List Services [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Caller Service [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Change-of-Address Credit Card 

Authentication [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Confirm [Reserved for Product Description] 

International Reply Coupon Service 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

International Business Reply Mail Service 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

Money Orders [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Post Office Box Service [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Negotiated Service Agreements [Reserved for 

Class Description] 

HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 

Negotiated Service Agreement [Reserved 

for Product Description] 

Bookspan Negotiated Service Agreement 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

Bank of America Corporation Negotiated 

Service Agreement 

The Bradford Group Negotiated Service 

Agreement 

2000 Part B—Competitive Products 

Competitive Product List 

Express Mail 

Express Mail 

Outbound International Expedited Services 

Inbound International Expedited Services 

Inbound International Expedited Services 1 

(CP2008–7) 

Priority Mail 

Priority Mail 

Outbound Priority Mail International 

Inbound Air Parcel Post 

Parcel Select 

Parcel Return Service 

International 

International Priority Airlift (IPA) 

International Surface Airlift (ISAL) 

International Direct Sacks—M-Bags 

Global Customized Shipping Services 

Inbound Surface Parcel Post (at non-UPU 

rates) 

International Money Transfer Service 

International Ancillary Services 

Special Services 

Premium Forwarding Service 

Negotiated Service Agreements 

Domestic 

Express Mail Contract 1 (MC2008–5) 

Outbound International 

Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) 

Contracts 

GEPS 1 (CP2008–5, CP2008–11, CP2008– 

12, and CP2008–13, CP2008–18, 

CP2008–19, CP2008–20, CP2008–21, 

CP2008–22, CP2008–23 and CP2008–24) 

Global Plus Contracts 

Global Plus 1 (CP2008–9 and CP2008–10) 

Global Plus 2 (MC2008–7, CP2008–16 and 

CP2008–17) 

Inbound Direct Entry Contracts with 

Foreign Postal Administrations 

(MC2008–6, CP2008–14 and CP2008–15) 


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Competitive Product Descriptions 

Express Mail [Reserved for Group 

Description] 

Express Mail [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Outbound International Expedited Services 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

Inbound International Expedited Services 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

Priority [Reserved for Product Description] 

Priority Mail [Reserved for Product 

Description] 

Outbound Priority Mail International 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

Inbound Air Parcel Post [Reserved for 

Product Description] 

Parcel Select [Reserved for Group 

Description] 

Parcel Return Service [Reserved for Group 

Description] 

International [Reserved for Group 

Description] 

International Priority Airlift (IPA) 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

International Surface Airlift (ISAL) 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

International Direct Sacks—M—Bags 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

Global Customized Shipping Services 

[Reserved for Product Description] 

International Money Transfer Service 

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[FR Doc. E8–24054 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2007–0659; FRL–8727–2] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Louisiana; Approval of Section 

110(a)(1) Maintenance Plans for the 

1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard for the 

Parishes of Calcasieu and St. James 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to 

the Louisiana State Implementation 

Plan (SIP) concerning maintenance 

plans addressing the 1997 8-hour ozone 

standard for the parishes of Calcasieu 

and St. James. On July 20, 2007, and 

August 24, 2007, the State of Louisiana 

submitted separate SIP revisions 

containing maintenance plans for the 

1997 ozone standard for Calcasieu and 

St. James Parishes, respectively. These 

plans ensure the continued attainment 

of the 1997 8-hour ozone National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) 

through the year 2014. On March 12, 

2008, EPA issued a revised ozone 

standard. Today’s action, however, is 

being taken to address requirements 

under the 1997 ozone standard. 

Requirements for these areas under the 

2008 standard will be addressed in 

future actions. These maintenance plans 

meet the statutory and regulatory 

requirements, and are consistent with 

EPA’s guidance. EPA is approving the 

revisions pursuant to section 110 of the 

Federal Clean Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

December 8, 2008 without further 

notice, unless EPA receives relevant 

adverse comment by November 10, 

2008. If EPA receives such comment, 

EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in 

the Federal Register informing the 

public that this rule will not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket No. EPA–R06– 

OAR–2007–0659, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• EPA Region 6 ‘‘Contact Us’’ Web 

site: http://epa.gov/region6/ 

r6coment.htm. Please click on ‘‘6PD’’ 

(Multimedia) and select ‘‘Air’’ before 

submitting comments. 

• E-mail: Mr. Guy Donaldson at 

donaldson.guy@epa.gov. Please also 

send a copy by email to the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section below. 

• Fax: Mr. Guy Donaldson, Chief, Air 

Planning Section (6PD–L), at fax 

number 214–665–7263. 

• Mail: Mr. Guy Donaldson, Chief, 

Air Planning Section (6PD–L), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 

Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 

75202–2733. 

• Hand or Courier Delivery: Mr. Guy 

Donaldson, Chief, Air Planning Section 

(6PD–L), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, 

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. Such 

deliveries are accepted only between the 

hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays 

except for legal holidays. Special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R06–OAR–2007– 

0659. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 


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