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1Notice of United States Postal Service Filing of 

Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package 

Services 1 Negotiated Service Agreement, July 16, 

2009 (Notice). 

2See Docket No. CP2008–4, Notice of United 

States Postal Service of Governors’ Decision 

Establishing Prices and Classifications for Global 

Expedited Package Services Contents, May 20, 

2008. The docket referenced in the caption should 

be the docket in which the Governors’ Decision is 

filed. In this instance, that was Docket No. CP2008– 

4. The contract being suspended was filed in Docket 

No. CP2008–5. 

3See Docket No. CP2008–5, Order Concerning 

Global Expedited Package Services Contracts, June 

27, 2008, at 7 (Order No. 86). 

Day Event 

20 ......................................... NRC staff informs the requester of the staff’s determination whether the request for access provides a reasonable 

basis to believe standing can be established and shows need for SUNSI. NRC staff also informs any party to 

the proceeding whose interest independent of the proceeding would be harmed by the release of the information. If NRC staff makes the finding of need for SUNSI and likelihood of standing, NRC staff begins document 

processing (preparation of redactions or review of redacted documents). 

25 ......................................... If NRC staff finds no ‘‘need’’ for SUNSI or likelihood of standing, the deadline for petitioner/requester to file a motion seeking a ruling to reverse the NRC staff’s denial of access; NRC staff files copy of access determination 

with the presiding officer (or Chief Administrative Judge or other designated officer, as appropriate). If NRC 

staff finds ‘‘need’’ for SUNSI, the deadline for any party to the proceeding whose interest independent of the 

proceeding would be harmed by the release of the information to file a motion seeking a ruling to reverse the 

NRC staff’s grant of access. 

30 ......................................... Deadline for NRC staff reply to motions to reverse NRC staff determination(s). 

40 ......................................... (Receipt +30) If NRC staff finds standing and need for SUNSI, deadline for NRC staff to complete information 

processing and file motion for Protective Order and draft Non-Disclosure Affidavit. Deadline for applicant/licensee to file Non-Disclosure Agreement for SUNSI. 

A ........................................... If access granted: Issuance of presiding officer or other designated officer decision on motion for protective order 

for access to sensitive information (including schedule for providing access and submission of contentions) or 

decision reversing a final adverse determination by the NRC staff. 

A+3 ....................................... Deadline for filing executed Non-Disclosure Affidavits. Access provided to SUNSI consistent with decision issuing 

the protective order. 

A+28 ..................................... Deadline for submission of contentions whose development depends upon access to SUNSI. However, if more 

than 25 days remain between the petitioner’s receipt of (or access to) the information and the deadline for filing 

all other contentions (as established in the notice of hearing or opportunity for hearing), the petitioner may file 

its SUNSI contentions by that later deadline. 

A+53 (Contention receipt 

+25).

Answers to contentions whose development depends upon access to SUNSI. 

A+60 (Answer receipt +7) .... Petitioner/Intervenor reply to answers. 

B ........................................... Decision on contention admission. 

[FR Doc. E9–17568 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2009–50; Order No. 251] 

Global Expedited Package Services 

Contract 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recently-filed Postal Service request to 

include an additional Priority Mail 

Contract 1 on the Competitive Product 

List. This notice addresses procedural 

steps associated with this filing. 

DATES: Comments are due July 27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http:// 

www.prc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

202–789–6820 and 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

II. Notice of Filing 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On July 16, 2009, the Postal Service 

filed a notice announcing that it has 

entered into an additional Global 

Expedited Package Services 1 (GEPS 1) 

contract.1 GEPS 1 provides volumebased incentives for mailers that send 

large volumes of Express Mail 

International (EMI) and/or Priority Mail 

International (PMI). The Postal Service 

believes the instant contract is 

functionally equivalent to previously 

submitted GEPS 1 contracts, and is 

supported by the Governors’ Decision 

filed in Docket No. CP2008–4.2 Notice at 

1. It further notes that in Order No. 86, 

which established GEPS 1 as a product, 

the Commission held that additional 

contracts may be included as part of the 

GEPS 1 product if they meet the 

requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633, and if 

they are functionally equivalent to the 

initial GEPS 1 contract filed in Docket 

No. CP2008–5.3 Notice at 1. 

The instant contract. The Postal 

Service filed the instant contract 

pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5. In addition, 

the Postal Service contends that the 

contract is in accordance with Order No. 

86. The Postal Service states that the 

instant contract replaces the contract for 

the customer in Docket No. CP2008–5 

which will end on August 1, 2009. Id. 

at 2. It submitted the contract and 

supporting material under seal, and 

attached a redacted copy of the contract 

and certified statement required by 39 

CFR 3015.5(c)(2) to the Notice as 

Attachments 1 and 2, respectively. Id. at 

1–2. The term of the instant contract is 

1 year from the date the Postal Service 

notifies the customer that all necessary 

regulatory approvals have been 

received. 

The Notice advances reasons why the 

instant GEPS 1 contract fits within the 

Mail Classification Schedule language 

for GEPS 1. The Postal Service contends 

that the instant contract is functionally 

equivalent to the GEPS 1 contracts filed 

previously. It states that in Governors’ 

Decision No. 08–7, a pricing formula 

and classification system were 

established to ensure that each contract 

meets the statutory and regulatory 

requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633. The 

Postal Service contends that the instant 

contract demonstrates its functional 

equivalence with the previous GEPS 1 

contracts because of several factors: The 

customers are small or medium-sized 

businesses that mail directly to foreign 

destinations using EMI and/or PMI, the 

contract term of one year applies to all 

GEPS 1 contracts, the contracts have 

similar cost and market characteristics, 

and each requires payment through 

permit imprint. Id. at 4. It asserts that 

even though prices may be different 


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4The Postal Service states that some of the 

contracts generally provide that if all applicable 

reviews have not been completed at the time an 

older contract expires, the mailer must pay 

published prices until some alternative becomes 

available. It seeks approval for the instant 

agreement prior to expiration of the current 

agreement. 

based on volume or postage 

commitments made by the customers, or 

updated costing information, these 

differences do not affect the contracts’ 

functional equivalency because the 

GEPS 1 contracts share similar cost 

attributes and methodology. Id. at 4–5. 

The Postal Service also states the 

instant contract has minor differences in 

terms compared to other GEPS 1 

contracts based on the individual 

mailers. These distinctions include 

provisions clarifying the correlation 

between regulatory oversight and 

contract expiration 4 and the availability 

of other Postal Service products and 

services; exclusion of certain flat rate 

products from the mail qualifying for 

discounts; a simpler mailing notice 

requirement along with provisions to 

meet scheduling needs; mail tender 

location changes; specific liquidated 

damages terms; provisions clarifying the 

mailer’s volume and revenue 

commitment calculation in the event of 

early termination; and provisions 

clarifying aspects subject to regulatory 

oversight or revisions to update terms or 

references from a prior contract. Id. at 

5–6. 

The Postal Service states that these 

differences related to a particular mailer 

are ‘‘incidental differences’’ and do not 

change the conclusion that these 

agreements are functionally equivalent 

in all substantive aspects. Id. at 7. 

The Postal Service requests that this 

contract be included within the GEPS 1 

product and be considered the baseline 

contract for determining functional 

equivalence for additional GEPS 1 

contracts. Id. 

II. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–50 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, 3622 or 3642. 

Comments are due no later than July 27, 

2009. 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 filings. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–50 for consideration of the 

issues raised in this docket. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

these proceedings are due no later than 

July 27, 2009. 

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

Harrington is appointed to serve as 

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. 

Judith M. Grady, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–17605 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Summary: In accordance with the 

requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

which provides opportunity for public 

comment on new or revised data 

collections, the Railroad Retirement 

Board (RRB) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed data collections. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed information collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of the information; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden related to 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Title and Purpose of information 

collection: Request for Medicare 

Payment; OMB 3220–0131. 

Under Section 7(d) of the Railroad 

Retirement Act, the RRB administers the 

Medicare program for persons covered 

by the railroad retirement system. The 

collection obtains the information 

needed by Palmetto GBA, the Medicare 

carrier for railroad retirement 

beneficiaries, to pay claims for 

payments under Part B of the Medicare 

program. Authority for collecting the 

information is prescribed in 42 CFR 

424.32. 

The RRB currently utilizes Forms G– 

740S, Patient’s Request for Medicare 

Payment, (along with Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services Form 

CMS–1500) to secure the information 

necessary to pay Part B Medicare 

Claims. One response is completed for 

each claim. Completion is required to 

obtain a benefit. The RRB proposes 

minor, non-burden impacting editorial 

changes to RRB Form G–740S. The RRB 

estimates annual respondent burden 

associated with RRB Form G–740s as 

follows: 

Estimated number of responses: 100. 

Estimated completion time per 

response: 15 minutes. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 25. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

To request more information or to 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection justification, forms, and/or 

supporting material, please call the RRB 

Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363 or 

send an e-mail request to 

Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments 

regarding the information collection 

should be addressed to Ronald J. 

Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 

North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092 or send an e-mail to 

Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–17509 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB 

Review, Request for Comments 

Summary: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad 

Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding 

two (2) Information Collection Requests 

(ICR) to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). Our 

ICR describes the information we seek 

to collect from the public. Review and 

approval by OIRA ensures that we 

impose appropriate paperwork burdens. 

The RRB invites comments on the 

proposed collections of information to 

determine (1) the practical utility of the 

collections; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden of the collections; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information that is the 

subject of collection; and (4) ways to 

minimize the burden of collections on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain 

the OMB control number of the ICR. For 


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