[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54192-54193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22040]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. A2010-5; Order No. 526]


Post Office Closing

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing 
of the Rentiesville Post Office, Rentiesville, Oklahoma 74459 has been 
filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural 
schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, 
petitioner, and others to take appropriate action.

DATES:  Deadline for filing administrative record: September 9, 2010. 
For other dates, see Procedural Schedule.

ADDRESSES: Submit filings electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot file 
electronically should contact the person identified in the For Further 
Information Contact section by telephone for advice on alternatives to 
electronic filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2818697829a979cdc819a9380949f939cb2828091dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfbcbbaabfa7aaa1e1bca7aebda9a2aea18fbfbdace1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that pursuant to 39 
U.S.C. 404(d), the Commission has received an appeal of the closing of 
the Rentiesville Post Office, Rentiesville, Oklahoma 74459. The appeal, 
postmarked August 23, 2010, was received by the Commission on August 
25, 2010. The Commission hereby institutes a proceeding under 39 U.S.C. 
404(d)(5) and designates the case as Docket No. A2010-5 to consider the 
petitioner's appeal. If the petitioner would like to further explain 
her position with supplemental information or facts, she may either 
file a Participant Statement on PRC Form 61 or file a brief with the 
Commission by no later than September 29, 2010.
    Categories of issues apparently raised. The categories of issues 
that appear to be raised include: Effect on the community. See 39 
U.S.C. 404(d)(2)(A)(i).
    After the Postal Service files the administrative record and the 
Commission reviews it, the Commission may find that there are more 
legal issues

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than the one 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 administrative record with the 
Commission is September 9, 2010. 39 CFR 3001.113.
    Availability; website posting. The Commission has posted the appeal 
and supporting material on its website at http://www.prc.gov. 
Additional filings in this case and participants' submissions also will 
be posted on the website, 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 website is available online or by 
contacting the Commission's webmaster via telephone at 202-789-6873 or 
via electronic mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b7b7968267c6e69666a787f6e794b7b7968256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="572725347a2032353a36242332251727253479303821">[email protected]</span></a>.
    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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8b8baabe5aca7aba3adbcbb88b8baabe6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99e9ebfab4fdf6faf2fcedead9e9ebfab7fef6ef">[email protected]</span></a> 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 website, http://www.prc.gov, unless 
a waiver is obtained. 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and 10(a). Instructions for 
obtaining an account to file documents online may be found on the 
Commission's website, http://www.prc.gov, or by contacting the 
Commission's docket section at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acdcdecf81c8c3cfc7c9d8dfecdcdecf82cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6414160749000b070f011017241416074a030b12">[email protected]</span></a> or via telephone at 
202-789-6846.
    Intervention. Those, other than the 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 are due 
on or before September 21, 2010. A notice of intervention shall be 
filed using the Internet (Filing Online) at the Commission's website, 
http://www.prc.gov, unless a waiver is obtained for hardcopy filing. 
See 39 CFR 3001.9(a) and 10(a).
    Further procedures. By statute, the Commission is required to issue 
its decision within 120 days from the date this appeal was filed. 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. 39 CFR 3001.21.
    It is ordered:
    1. The Postal Service shall file the administrative record in this 
appeal, or otherwise file a responsive pleading to the appeal, by 
September 9, 2010.
    2. The procedural schedule listed below is hereby adopted.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Steven M. Hoffer is designated 
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the 
interests of the general public.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this notice and 
order and procedural schedule in the Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.

                           Procedural Schedule
        August 25, 2010   Filing of Appeal.
      September 9, 2010   Deadline for Postal Service to file
                           administrative record in this appeal or
                           responsive pleading.
     September 21, 2010   Deadline for petitions to intervene (see 39
                           CFR 3001.111(b)).
     September 29, 2010   Deadline for petitioner's Form 61 or initial
                           brief in support of petition (see 39 CFR
                           3001.115(a) and (b)).
       October 19, 2010   Deadline for answering brief in support of
                           Postal Service (see 39 CFR 3001.115(c)).
       November 3, 2010   Deadline for reply briefs in response to
                           answering briefs (see 39 CFR 3001.115(d)).
      November 10, 2010   Deadline for motions by any party requesting
                           oral argument; the Commission will schedule
                           oral argument only when it is a necessary
                           addition to the written filings (see 39 CFR
                           3001.116).
      December 21, 2010   Expiration of the Commission's 120-day
                           decisional schedule (see 39 U.S.C.
                           404(d)(5)).
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