57996 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 184 / Thursday, September 23, 2010 / Notices 

1Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing 

Three Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited 

Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreements 

and Application For Non-Public Treatment of 

Materials Filed Under Seal, September 16, 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). 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Notice of Filing 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On September 16, 2010, the Postal 

Service filed a notice announcing that it 

has entered into three 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: 

Attachment 1A, 1B and 1C—redacted 

copies of the three contracts and 

applicable annexes; 

Attachment 2A, 2B and 2C—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 

contract and supporting documents 

under seal. 

The Notice advances reasons why the 

instant GEPS 3 contracts fit within the 

Mail Classification Schedule language 

for the GEPS product. 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 three 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. CP2010–116, CP2010–117 and 

CP2010–118 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 24, 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. CP2010–116, CP2010–117 and 

CP2010–118 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 24, 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. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23851 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–S 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Sunshine Act; Notice of Public Meeting 

Notice is hereby given that the 

Railroad Retirement Board will hold a 

meeting on September 29, 2010, 10 a.m. 

at the Board’s meeting room on the 8th 

floor of its headquarters building, 844 

North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611. The agenda for this meeting 

follows: 

(1) Executive Committee Reports 

The entire meeting will be open to the 

public. The person to contact for more 

information is Beatrice Ezerski, 

Secretary to the Board, Phone No. 312– 

751–4920. 

Dated: September 20, 2010. 

Beatrice Ezerski, 

Secretary to the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23909 Filed 9–21–10; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #12258 and #12259] 

Iowa Disaster Number IA–00026 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 4. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Iowa (FEMA–1930–DR), 

dated 07/29/2010. 

Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, 

and Tornadoes. 

Incident Period: 06/01/2010 through 

08/31/2010. 

DATES: Effective Date: 08/31/2010. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 09/27/2010. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 04/29/2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for Private Non-Profit 

organizations in the State of Iowa, dated 

07/29/2010, is hereby amended to 

establish the incident period for this 

disaster as beginning 06/01/2010 and 

continuing through 08/31/2010. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008). 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23799 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #12266 and #12267] 

Texas Disaster Number TX–00361 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 2. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA– 

1931–DR), dated 08/03/2010. 

Incident: Hurricane Alex. 

Incident Period: 06/30/2010 through 

08/14/2010. 

Effective Date: 09/16/2010. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 10/04/2010. 

EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 

05/03/2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the Presidential disaster declaration 

for the State of Texas, dated 08/03/2010 

is hereby amended to include the 

following areas as adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: (Physical Damage 

and Economic Injury Loans): 

Lubbock. 

Contiguous Counties: (Economic Injury 

Loans Only): 

Texas: Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, 

Hockley, Lamb, Lynn, Terry. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23803 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration # 12322 and # 12323] 

Tennessee Disaster # TN–00043 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Tennessee (FEMA–1937– 

DR), dated 09/15/2010. 

Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. 

Incident Period: 08/17/2010 through 

08/21/2010 

DATES: Effective Date: 09/15/2010. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 11/15/2010. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 06/15/2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

09/15/2010, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of governmental nature may file 

disaster loan applications at the address 

listed above or other locally announced 

locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: 

Clay, Cocke, Hardin, Jackson, Macon, 

Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, 

Wayne. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 3.625 

Percent 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 3.000 

For Economic Injury 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 3.000 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 12322B and for 

economic injury is 12323B. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23804 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #12279 and #12280] 

Iowa Disaster Number IA–00024 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 2. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Iowa (FEMA– 

1930–DR), dated 08/14/2010. 

Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, 

and Tornadoes. 

Incident Period: 06/01/2010 and 

continuing through 08/31/2010. 

DATES: Effective Date: 08/31/2010. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 10/13/2010. 

EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 

05/16/2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for the State of IOWA, dated 

08/14/2010 is hereby amended to 

establish the incident period for this 

disaster as beginning 06/01/2010 and 

continuing through 08/31/2010. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 


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