65386 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 204 / Friday, October 22, 2010 / Notices 

1Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing 

a Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited 

Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreement 

and Application for Non-Public Treatment of 

Materials Filed Under Seal, October 14, 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). 

Agenda: Staff presentations and discussion 

on Committee of Visitor’s reports; USAP 

Antarctic Program review; Strategic Planning; 

planning for a Polar Research Vessel. 

Dated: October 19, 2010. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26691 Filed 10–21–10; 8:45 am] 

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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2011–19; Order No. 562] 

New Postal Product 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recently-filed Postal Service request to 

add another Global Expedited Package 

Services 3 (MC2010–28) contract to the 

competitive product list. This notice 

addresses procedural steps associated 

with this filing. 

DATES: Comments are due: October 25, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http:ww.prc.gov. 

Commenters who cannot submit their 

views electronically should contact the 

person identified in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT by telephone for 

advice on alternatives to electronic 

filing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

at stephen.sharfman@prc.gov or 202– 

789–6824. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Notice of Filing 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On October 14, 2010, the Postal 

Service filed a notice announcing that it 

has entered into an additional Global 

Expedited Package Services 3 (GEPS 3) 

contract.1 The Postal Service believes 

the instant contract is functionally 

equivalent to previously submitted 

GEPS contracts, and is 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 1–2. 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 contract. The Postal 

Service filed the instant contract 

pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, 

the Postal Service contends that the 

instant contract is in accordance with 

Order No. 86. The Postal Service states 

the instant contract is the immediate 

successor to the contract in Docket No. 

CP2010–10 that is scheduled to expire 

November 30, 2010. It explains that the 

mailer has already met the minimum 

commitment under its current contract 

and upon regulatory approval of the 

instant contract, the current contract 

will be terminated and an effective date 

for the new contract will be confirmed. 

Notice at 3. The term of the instant 

contract is one year from the date the 

Postal Service notifies the customer that 

all necessary regulatory approvals have 

been received. Id. at 3. 

In support of its Notice, the Postal 

Service filed four attachments as 

follows: 

• Attachment 1—a redacted copy of 

the contract and applicable annexes; 

• Attachment 2—a certified statement 

required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2); 

• 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 and certification 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 contract fits within the 

Mail Classification Schedule language 

for the GEPS 3 product. The Postal 

Service identifies customer-specific 

information and general contract terms 

that distinguish the instant contract 

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 

contract’s functional equivalency. Id. at 

3–4. The Postal Service asserts that 

‘‘[b]ecause the agreement incorporates 

the same cost attributes and 

methodology, the relevant 

characteristics of this GEPS contract is 

similar, if not the same, as the relevant 

characteristics of previously filed 

contracts.’’ Id. at 4. 

The Postal Service concludes that its 

filings demonstrate that this new GEPS 

3 contract 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 contract be included 

within the GEPS 3 product. Id. at 5. 

II. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2011–19 for consideration of 

matters related to the contract identified 

in the Postal Service’s Notice. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s contract is consistent with the 

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

3642. Comments are due no later than 

October 25, 2010. The public portions of 

these filings can be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Natalie Rea 

to serve as Public Representative in the 

captioned proceedings. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2011–19 for consideration of 

matters related to the contract identified 

in the Postal Service’s Notice. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

this proceeding are due no later than 

October 25, 2010. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie 

Rea is appointed to serve as officer of 

the Commission (Public Representative) 

to represent the interests of the general 

public in this proceeding. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26723 Filed 10–21–10; 8:45 am] 

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