54402 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Notices 

1Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing 

Two Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited 

Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreements 

and Application For Non–Public Treatment of 

Materials Filed Under Seal, August 30, 2010 

(Notice). 

2 Docket No. CP2009–50, Order Granting 

Clarification and Adding Global Expedited Package 

Services 2 to the Competitive Product List, August 

28, 2009 (Order No. 290). 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov or 202–789– 

6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Notice of Filing 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On August 30, 2010, the Postal 

Service filed a notice announcing that it 

has entered into two additional Global 

Expedited Package Services 3 (GEPS 3) 

contracts.1 The Postal Service believes 

the instant contracts are functionally 

equivalent to previously submitted 

GEPS contracts, and are supported by 

Governors’ Decision No. 08–7, attached 

to the Notice and originally filed in 

Docket No. CP2008–4. Id. at 1, 

Attachment 3. The Notice explains that 

Order No. 86, which established GEPS 

1 as a product, also authorized 

functionally equivalent agreements to be 

included within the product, provided 

that they meet the requirements of 39 

U.S.C. 3633. Id. at 2. In Order No. 290, 

the Commission approved the GEPS 2 

product.2 In Order No. 503, the 

Commission approved the GEPS 3 

product. Additionally, the Postal 

Service requested to have the contract in 

Docket No. CP2010–71 serve as the 

baseline contract for future functional 

equivalence analyses of the GEPS 3 

product. 

The instant contracts. The Postal 

Service filed the instant contracts 

pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, 

the Postal Service contends that each 

contract is in accordance with Order No. 

86. The term of each contract is one year 

from the date the Postal Service notifies 

the customer that all necessary 

regulatory approvals have been 

received. Notice at 3. 

In support of its Notice, the Postal 

Service filed four attachments as 

follows: 

• Attachments 1A and 1B—redacted 

copies of the two contracts and 

applicable annexes; 

•Attachments 2A and 2B—certified 

statements required by 39 CFR 

3015.5(c)(2) for each contract; 

• Attachment 3—a redacted copy of 

Governors’ Decision No. 08–7, which 

establishes prices and classifications for 

GEPS contracts, a description of 

applicable GEPS contracts, formulas for 

prices, an analysis of the formulas, and 

certification of the Governors’ vote; and 

• Attachment 4—an application for 

non–public treatment of materials to 

maintain redacted portions of the 

contracts and supporting documents 

under seal. 

The Notice advances reasons why the 

instant GEPS 3 contracts fit within the 

Mail Classification Schedule language 

for GEPS. The Postal Service identifies 

customer–specific information and 

general contract terms that distinguish 

the instant contracts from the baseline 

GEPS 3 agreement. Id. at 4–5. It states 

that the differences, which include price 

variations based on updated costing 

information and volume commitments, 

do not alter the contracts’ functional 

equivalency. Id. at 4. The Postal Service 

asserts that ‘‘[b]ecause the agreements 

incorporate the same cost attributes and 

methodology, the relevant 

characteristics of these two GEPS 

contracts are similar, if not the same, as 

the relevant characteristics of previously 

filed contracts.’’ Id. 

The Postal Service concludes that its 

filings demonstrate that each of the new 

GEPS 3 contracts complies with the 

requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and is 

functionally equivalent to the baseline 

GEPS 3 contract. Therefore, it requests 

that the instant contracts be included 

within the GEPS 3 product. Id. at 5. 

II. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

Nos. CP2010–102 and CP2010–103 for 

consideration of matters related to the 

contracts identified in the Postal 

Service’s Notice. 

These dockets are addressed on a 

consolidated basis for purposes of this 

order. Filings with respect to a 

particular contract should be filed in 

that docket. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s contracts are consistent with 

the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 

3642. Comments are due no later than 

September 8, 2010. The public portions 

of these filings can be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site 

(http://www.prc.gov.) 

The Commission appoints Paul L. 

Harrington to serve as Public 

Representative in the captioned 

proceedings. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

Nos. CP2010–102 and CP2010–103 for 

consideration of matters raised by the 

Postal Service’s Notice. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

these proceedings are due no later than 

September 8, 2010. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Paul L. 

Harrington is appointed to serve as the 

officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in these 

proceedings. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. A2010–6; Order No. 527] 

Post Office Closing 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document informs the 

public that an appeal of the closing of 

the Renfro Valley Post Office, Renfro 

Valley, Kentucky 40473, 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. See the 

Procedural Schedule for other important 

dates. 

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, 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov 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 Renfro 

Valley Post Office, Renfro Valley, 

Kentucky 40473. The appeal, which 

appears to be postmarked August 19, 

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. A2010–6 to consider the 

petitioner’s appeal. If the petitioner 

would like to further explain his 

position with supplemental information 


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or facts, he 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 

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; Web site posting. The 

Commission has posted the appeal and 

supporting material on its Web site at 

http://www.prc.gov. Additional filings 

in this case and participants’ 

submissions also will be posted on the 

Web site, 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 Web site is available 

online or by contacting the 

Commission’s webmaster via telephone 

at 202–789–6873 or via electronic mail 

at prc–webmaster@prc.gov. 

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 prc–dockets@prc.gov 

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 Web site, 

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 Web site, http:// 

www.prc.gov, or by contacting the 

Commission’s docket section at prc– 

dockets@prc.gov 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 27, 2010. A 

notice of intervention shall be filed 

using the Internet (Filing Online) at the 

Commission’s Web site, 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, 

Cassandra L. Hicks 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 27, 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 17, 2010 ...... Expiration of the Commission’s 120-day decisional schedule (see 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(5)). 

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OFFICE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 

POLICY 

U.S. National Climate Assessment 

Objectives, Proposed Topics, and Next 

Steps 

ACTION: Notice of Publication of 

National Climate Assessment (NCA) 

Objectives, Proposed Topics, and Next 

Steps and Request for Public Comments. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to enhance the value of the National 

Climate Assessment (NCA), a project of 

the U.S. Global Change Research 

Program, by engaging people who are 

interested in climate issues and 

requesting specific input on the outline 

for the next NCA synthesis report, to be 

delivered to Congress and published in 

June 2013. This notice refers to the NCA 

Objectives, Proposed Topics, and Next 

Steps (http://globalchange.gov/hat-wedo/assessment/notices). Public 

comments received on these documents 

will be evaluated and, if appropriate, 

used to inform the NCA structure and 

process. Updates on the NCA structure 

and process will be posted on the NCA 

Web site (http://globalchange.gov/whatwe-do/assessment) as they are available. 

Comments will also be provided to the 

Federal Advisory Committee for the 

NCA, the ‘‘National Climate Assessment 

Development and Advisory Committee,’’ 

when it is constituted this fall. All 

comments will be collated and posted 

on the NCA Web site. 

Response Instructions: The White 

House Office of Science and Technology 

Policy and the U.S. Global Change 

Research Program are interested in 

comments on the NCA Objectives, 

Proposed Topics, and Next Steps. When 

submitting your response, please 

indicate the (1) Objectives, (2) Proposed 

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