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ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent 

electronically to GLE.EIS@nrc.gov. 

Comments also may be sent to the Chief, 

Rulemaking and Directives Branch, 

Division of Administrative Services, 

Mail Stop TWB 5B01M, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. Please note Docket No. 70–7016 

when submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general or technical information 

associated with the licensing review of 

the GLE application, please contact Tim 

Johnson at (301) 492–3121 or 

Timothy.Johnson@NRC.gov. For general 

information on the NRC environmental 

review process or the environmental 

review related to the GLE application, 

please contact Christianne Ridge at 

(301) 415–5673 or 

Christianne.Ridge@NRC.gov. 

Information and documents 

associated with the proposed GLE 

facility, including the Environmental 

Report (ER) submitted by GEH on 

January 30, 2009, are available for 

public review through NRC’s electronic 

reading room at http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/adams.html. Members of the 

public may access the applicant’s ER in 

NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access 

and Management System (ADAMS) at 

accession number ML090910573 or on 

NRC’s materials environmental reviews 

Webpage at http://www.nrc.gov/ 

materials/active-nepa-reviews.html. 

A copy of the applicant’s ER is 

available for public inspection at the 

New Hanover County Library, located at 

201 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, North 

Carolina 28401. Documents also may be 

obtained from NRC’s Public Document 

Room at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission Headquarters, 11555 

Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, 

Maryland. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 30, 2009, GEH submitted an ER 

that addresses the impacts of 

constructing, operating, and 

decommissioning a laser-based uranium 

enrichment facility. GEH proposes to 

locate the facility on the existing 

General Electric Company (GE)/Global 

Nuclear Fuel–Americas (GNF–A) site 

near Wilmington, in New Hanover 

County, North Carolina. The NRC, in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (NEPA), and NRC regulations 

at 10 CFR Part 51, will prepare an EIS 

evaluating this proposed action. 

On June 26, 2009, GEH completed the 

license application by submitting 

additional information related to facility 

safety and security in accordance with 

the Atomic Energy Act. NRC will 

conduct a 30-day acceptance review to 

determine whether it will accept the 

application for detailed review. If NRC 

accepts the application, publiclyavailable portions of the license 

application will be made available in 

ADAMS. In addition, the project Web 

site at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/ 

fuel-cycle-fac/laser.html will indicate 

how to access publicly-available 

portions of the applicant’s license 

application. Portions of the license 

application that contain proprietary, 

classified, security-related or exportcontrolled information will be withheld 

from public availability. The public 

comment period on the scope of the EIS 

is being extended to allow members of 

the public to review publicly-available 

portions of the license application 

during the scoping period. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day 

of July 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Patrice M. Bubar, 

Director, Environmental Protection and 

Performance Assessment Directorate, 

Division of Waste Management and 

Environmental Protection, Office of Federal 

and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–17687 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Excepted Service 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM 

decisions granting authority to make 

appointments under Schedules A, B, 

and C in the excepted service as 

required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Glenda Haendschke, Acting Group 

Manager, Executive Resources Services 

Group, Center for Human Resources, 

Division for Human Capital Leadership 

and Merit System Accountability, 202– 

606–2246. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Appearing 

in the listing below are the individual 

authorities established under Schedules 

A, B, and C between May 1, 2009, and 

May 31, 2009. Future notices will be 

published on the fourth Tuesday of each 

month, or as soon as possible thereafter. 

A consolidated listing of all authorities 

as of June 30 is published each year. 

The following Schedules are not 

codified in the code of Federal 

Regulations. These are agency specific 

exceptions. 

Schedule A 

The following Schedule A authority 

for the Department of Treasury is 

amended to read: Section 213.3105(a)(3) 

Not to exceed 100 positions in the 

Office of the Undersecretary for 

Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. 

Schedule B 

No Schedule B authority to report. 

Schedule C 

The following Schedule C 

appointments were approved during 

May 2009. 

Office of Management and Budget 

BOGS90028 Confidential Assistant, 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Effective May 4, 2009. 

BOGS90013 Legislative Assistant for 

Legislative Affairs. Effective May 13, 

2009. 

BOGS90016 Confidential Assistant for 

Economic Policy. Effective May 13, 

2009. 

BOGS90017 Confidential Assistant for 

General Government Programs. 

Effective May 13, 2009. 

BOGS90029 Confidential Assistant to 

the General Counsel. Effective May 

13, 2009. 

BOGS90031 Deputy to the Associate 

Director for Legislative Affairs 

(House). Effective May 27, 2009. 

BOGS90032 Deputy Press Secretary, 

Strategic Planning and 

Communications. Effective May 28, 

2009. 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative 

TNGS70002 Special Assistant to the 

Deputy United States Trade 

Representative. Effective May 22, 

2009. 

TNGS90008 Writer-Editor for Public 

and Media Affairs. Effective May 22, 

2009. 

Department of State 

DSGS69885 Staff Assistant for 

Legislative and Intergovernmental 

Affairs. Effective May 6, 2009. 

DSGS69849 Staff Assistant to the HIV/ 

AIDS Coordinator. Effective May 22, 

2009. 

DSGS69825 IT Specialist—Policy and 

Planning, Under Secretary for 

Management. Effective May 27, 2009. 

Department of the Treasury 

DYGS00419 Special Assistant to the 

Executive Secretary. Effective May 1, 

2009. 

DYGS60418 Special Assistant to the 

Executive Secretary. Effective May 5, 

2009. 

DYGS00384 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 6, 2009. 


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DYGS00434 Special Assistant to the 

Deputy Chief of Staff. Effective May 6, 

2009. 

DYGS00844 Public Affairs Specialist. 

Effective May 6, 2009. 

DYGS01377 Staff Assistant for 

Scheduling and Advance. Effective 

May 6, 2009. 

DYGS60351 Senior Advisor to the 

Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs). 

Effective May 6, 2009. 

DYGS60391 Advance Specialist for 

Scheduling and Advance. Effective 

May 6, 2009. 

DYGS00398 Senior Advisor for 

Domestic Finance. Effective May 8, 

2009. 

DYGS60412 Advance Specialist for 

Scheduling and Advance. Effective 

May 8, 2009. 

DYGS00464 Staff Assistant for 

Legislative Affairs. Effective May 15, 

2009. 

DYGS00440 Public Affairs Specialist. 

Effective May 19, 2009. 

DYGS00490 Special Assistant to the 

Special Envoy for China and the 

Strategic Economic Dialogue. 

Effective May 29, 2009. 

DYGS00518 Public Affairs Specialist. 

Effective May 29, 2009. 

DYGS60381 Special Assistant for 

Legislative Affairs (Appropriations 

and Management). Effective May 29, 

2009. 

DYGS60405 Special Assistant for 

Legislative Affairs (International). 

Effective May 29, 2009. 

Department of Defense 

DDGS17210 Special Assistant to the 

Assistant Secretary Defense 

(International Security Affairs). 

Effective May 1, 2009. 

DDGS17213 Special Assistant to the 

Assistant Secretary Defense (Reserve 

Affairs). Effective May 4, 2009. 

DDGS17208 Special Assistant to the 

Assistant Secretary Defense 

(Comptroller). Effective May 5, 2009. 

DDGS17202 Principal Director, 

Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy 

for Defense (Global Security Affairs). 

Effective May 7, 2009. 

DDGS17212 Special Assistant to the 

Principal Under Secretary of Defense 

(Policy). Effective May 8, 2009. 

DDGS17211 Special Assistant to the 

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 

Defense (Middle East). Effective May 

15, 2009. 

DDGS17214 Special Assistant to the 

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 

Defense (Nuclear, Chemical and 

Biological Defense Programs). 

Effective May 19, 2009. 

DDGS17216 Special Assistant to the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Central Asia). Effective May 21, 2009. 

DDGS17215 Special Assistant to the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Legislative Affairs). Effective May 26, 

2009. 

DDGS17217 Special Assistant to the 

Director of Net Assessment. Effective 

May 26, 2009. 

DDGS17218 Special Assistant for 

Defense (Legislative Affairs). Effective 

May 26, 2009. 

Department of Justice 

DJGS00275 Senior Counsel to the 

Assistant Attorney General (Legal 

Policy). Effective May 5, 2009. 

DJGS00498 Confidential Assistant to 

the Assistant Attorney General. 

Effective May 5, 2009. 

DJGS00179 Counsel to the Principal 

Deputy Assistant Attorney General. 

Effective May 8, 2009. 

DJGS00501 Speechwriter, Office of 

Public Affairs. Effective May 8, 2009. 

DJGS00502 Special Assistant for Office 

of Violence Against Women. Effective 

May 8, 2009. 

DJGS00504 Director of Advance for the 

Attorney General. Effective May 12, 

2009. 

DJGS00497 Special Assistant, Bureau 

of Justice Assistance. Effective May 

15, 2009. 

DJGS00503 Director of Scheduling for 

the Attorney General. Effective May 

15, 2009. 

DJGS00187 Counsel to the Assistant 

Attorney General Civil Division. 

Effective May 21, 2009. 

DJGS00506 New Media Specialist, 

Office of Public Affairs. Effective May 

21, 2009. 

Department of Homeland Security 

DMGS00662 Confidential Assistant, 

Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement. Effective May 1, 2009. 

DMGS00738 Deputy Director of 

Scheduling and Protocol. Effective 

May 8, 2009. 

DMGS00792 Confidential Assistant to 

the Deputy Chief of Staff (Policy). 

Effective May 8, 2009. 

DMGS00793 Press Secretary for 

External Affairs and Communications. 

Effective May 8, 2009. 

DMGS00795 Advisor to the Director 

for Policy, Customs and Border 

Protection. Effective May 8, 2009. 

DMGS00803 Senior Advisor for Media 

and Communications for Public 

Affairs at Customs and Border 

Protection. Effective May 8, 2009. 

DMGS00813 Confidential Assistant to 

the Deputy Chief of Staff (Policy). 

Effective May 8, 2009. 

DMGS00395 Senior Advisor for Health 

Affairs and Chief Medical Officer. 

Effective May 15, 2009. 

DMGS00819 Deputy to the Federal 

Coordinator for Gulf Coast 

Rebuilding. Effective May 22, 2009. 

DMGS00449 Director of Legislative 

Affairs for Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. Effective May 

29, 2009. 

DMGS00651 Press Assistant for the 

Press Secretary. Effective May 29, 

2009. 

DMGS00669 Director of Legislative 

Affairs for Intelligence and 

Operations. Effective May 29, 2009. 

DMGS00761 Associate Director for 

Public Liaison for the Gulf Coast. 

Effective May 29, 2009. 

DMGS00768 New Media Specialist for 

Public Affairs. Effective May 29, 2009. 

DMGS00797 Special Assistant, 

Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement. Effective May 29, 2009. 

DMGS00804 Confidential Assistant for 

Intergovernmental Programs. Effective 

May 29, 2009. 

DMGS00808 Special Assistant for 

Policy. Effective May 29, 2009. 

DMGS00820 Advisor to the Deputy for 

Homeland Security. Effective May 29, 

2009. 

Department of the Interior 

DIGS01159 Deputy Alaska Director, 

Alaskan Affairs. Effective May 1, 

2009. 

DIGS01160 Special Assistant, External 

and Intergovernmental Affairs. 

Effective May 21, 2009. 

DIGS01161 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 27, 2009. 

DIGS01162 Chief of Staff for Fish and 

Wildlife and Parks. Effective May 27, 

2009. 

Department of Agriculture 

DAGS00124 Chief of Staff, Foreign 

Agricultural Service. Effective May 7, 

2009. 

DAGS00118 Special Assistant, Rural 

Housing Service. Effective May 11, 

2009. 

DAGS00128 Confidential Assistant, 

Rural Housing Service. Effective May 

11, 2009. 

DAGS00133 Staff Assistant, Farm 

Service Agency. Effective May 11, 

2009. 

DAGS00134 Chief of Staff to the 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

Effective May 11, 2009. 

DAGS00135 Special Assistant, Rural 

Housing Service. Effective May 11, 

2009. 

DAGS00137 Confidential Assistant, 

Rural Housing Service. Effective May 

11, 2009. 

DAGS00138 Confidential Assistant, 

Rural Housing Service. Effective May 

11, 2009. 


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DAGS00101 Confidential Assistant to 

the Chief of Staff. Effective May 19, 

2009. 

DAGS00110 Deputy Director of 

Scheduling and Advance for the 

Director of Communications. Effective 

May 19, 2009. 

DAGS00114 Confidential Assistant to 

the Secretary. Effective May 19, 2009. 

DAGS00122 Confidential Assistant for 

Farm and Foreign Agricultural 

Services. Effective May 19, 2009. 

DAGS00127 Senior Advisor to the 

Deputy Secretary. Effective May 19, 

2009. 

DAGS00132 Confidential Assistant for 

Natural Resources and Environment. 

Effective May 19, 2009. 

DAGS00140 Director of the Office of 

Faith Based and Neighborhood 

Outreach. Effective May 19, 2009. 

DAGS00141 Confidential Assistant 

to the Chief Financial Officer. Effective 

May 19, 2009. 

DAGS00143 Special Assistant, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service. 

Effective May 19, 2009. 

DAGS00147 Special Assistant to the 

Administrator. Effective May 19, 

2009. 

DAGS00142 Senior Advisor for Food 

Safety. Effective May 21, 2009. 

DAGS00144 Special Assistant, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service. 

Effective May 21, 2009. 

DAGS00146 Chief of Staff to the 

Administrator. Effective May 21, 

2009. 

Department of Commerce 

DCGS00202 Legislative Specialist for 

Legislative Affairs. Effective May 1, 

2009. 

DCGS00579 Director for Legislative 

and Intergovernmental Affairs. 

Effective May 1, 2009. 

DCGS00639 News Media Director for 

Public Affairs. Effective May 1, 2009. 

DCGS00100 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 5, 2009. 

DCGS00382 Confidential Assistant, 

Office of Policy and Strategic 

Planning. Effective May 6, 2009. 

DCGS00484 Director, Office of Faith 

Based and Neighborhood 

Partnerships. Effective May 11, 2009. 

DCGS00608 Confidential Assistant for 

International Trade. Effective May 11, 

2009. 

DCGS60532 Associate General 

Counsel. Effective May 11, 2009. 

DCGS00473 Special Assistant to the 

General Counsel. Effective May 13, 

2009. 

DCGS00279 Chief of Staff for 

Communications and Information. 

Effective May 18, 2009. 

DCGS00380 Confidential Assistant for 

International Trade Administration. 

Effective May 21, 2009. 

DCGS00540 Chief Protocol Officer for 

Scheduling and Advance. Effective 

May 21, 2009. 

DCGS00684 Director of Speechwriting 

for Public Affairs. Effective May 22, 

2009. 

DCGS00590 Confidential Assistant, 

Executive Secretariat. Effective May 

29, 2009. 

Department of Labor 

DLGS60194 Director of Scheduling 

and Advance. Effective May 4, 2009. 

DLGS60066 Special Assistant for 

Policy. Effective May 20, 2009. 

DLGS60055 Special Assistant for 

Public Affairs. Effective May 21, 2009. 

DLGS60267 Special Assistant, 

Scheduling, and Advance. Effective 

May 21, 2009. 

DLGS60041 Staff Assistant to the 

Deputy Chief of Staff. Effective May 

26, 2009. 

DLGS60199 Special Assistant for 

Public Affairs. Effective May 27, 2009. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services 

DHGS00492 Deputy White House 

Liaison for Political Personnel, Boards 

and Commissions. Effective May 18, 

2009. 

DHGS60035 Confidential Assistant for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services. 

Effective May 18, 2009. 

DHGS60661 Special Assistant, Health 

and Human Services. Effective May 

18, 2009. 

Department of Education 

DBGS00409 Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Vocational and Adult 

Education. Effective May 4, 2009. 

DBGS00467 Director, Faith-Based and 

Community Initiatives for the Chief of 

Staff. Effective May 5, 2009. 

DBGS00673 Confidential Assistant for 

Innovation and Improvement. 

Effective May 5, 2009. 

DBGS00283 Special Assistant to the 

Press Secretary. Effective May 13, 

2009. 

DBGS00431 Press Secretary, Office of 

Communications and Outreach. 

Effective May 15, 2009. 

DBGS00306 Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Legislation and 

Congressional Affairs. Effective May 

20, 2009. 

DBGS00400 Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, 

and Policy Development. Effective 

May 20, 2009. 

DBGS00344 Special Assistant for 

Legislation and Congressional Affairs. 

Effective May 21, 2009. 

DBGS00533 Special Assistant, White 

House Liaison. Effective May 21, 

2009. 

DBGS00507 Confidential Assistant to 

the General Counsel. Effective May 

22, 2009. 

DBGS00184 Confidential Assistant to 

the Deputy Assistant Secretary. 

Effective May 29, 2009. 

DBGS00202 Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement for Civil 

Rights. Effective May 29, 2009. 

DBGS00442 Confidential Assistant for 

Civil Rights. Effective May 29, 2009. 

DBGS00507 Confidential Assistant to 

the General Counsel. Effective May 

29, 2009. 

Council on Environmental Quality 

EQGS09001 Special Assistant to the 

Chairman (Council on Environmental 

Quality). Effective May 14, 2009. 

EQGS09002 Staff Assistant to the 

Chairman (Council on Environmental 

Quality). Effective May 14, 2009. 

EQGS09003 Special Assistant for 

Congressional Affairs. Effective May 

14, 2009. 

EQGS09004 Special Assistant for 

Communications. Effective May 14, 

2009. 

EQGS09005 Special Assistant to the 

Chairman (Council on Environmental 

Quality). Effective May 14, 2009. 

EQGS09006 Special Assistant for 

Green Jobs, Enterprise, and 

Innovation to the Chairman (Council 

on Environmental Quality). Effective 

May 15, 2009. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

EPGS60799 Special Assistant to the 

Administrator. Effective May 1, 2009. 

United States Tax Court 

JCGS60052 Chambers Administrator 

for the Chief Judge. Effective May 28, 

2009. 

Department of Energy 

DEGS00744 Deputy Director of Public 

Affairs. Effective May 6, 2009. 

DEGS00745 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 6, 2009. 

DEGS00746 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 15, 2009. 

DEGS00747 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 15, 2009. 

DEGS00742 Senior Policy Advisor to 

the Chief of Staff. Effective May 19, 

2009. 

DEGS00749 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 21, 2009. 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

DRGS60009 Confidential Assistant to 

the Chair—Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. Effective May 4, 2009. 

Small Business Administration 

SBGS00643 Deputy Associate 

Administrator for Field Operations. 

Effective May 1, 2009. 


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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). 

SBGS00682 National Director for 

Native American Affairs. Effective 

May 6, 2009. 

SBGS00594 Press Secretary for 

Communications and Public Liaison. 

Effective May 14, 2009. 

SBGS00557 Deputy Associate 

Administrator for Communications 

and Public Liaison. Effective May 15, 

2009. 

SBGS00683 Special Assistant for 

Congressional and Legislative Affairs. 

Effective May 15, 2009. 

SBGS00694 Congressional Legislative 

Affairs Assistant. Effective May 22, 

2009. 

Export-Import Bank 

EBGS04544 Executive Assistant to the 

President and Chairman. Effective 

May 1, 2009. 

Farm Credit Administration 

FLOT00030 Associate Director of 

Congressional Affairs, Farm Credit 

Administration Board. Effective May 

15, 2009. 

Export-Import Bank 

EBGS04544 Executive Assistant to the 

President and Chairman. Effective 

May 1, 2009. 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration 

NNGS01121 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 4, 2009. 

NNGS01122 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective May 4, 2009. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

CCGS60012 Special Assistant to the 

Commissioner. Effective May 28, 

2009. 

National Endowment for the Arts 

NAGS60077 Director of 

Communications for the Arts. 

Effective May 4, 2009. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development 

DUGS60470 Staff Assistant to the 

General Counsel. Effective May 1, 

2009. 

DUGS60171 Congressional Relations 

Specialist for the Chief of Staff. 

Effective May 20, 2009. 

DUGS60173 Staff Assistant, Housing 

and Urban Development. Effective 

May 21, 2009. 

DUGS60458 Legislative Specialist for 

Intergovernmental Relations. Effective 

May 21, 2009. 

Department of Transportation 

DTGS60237 Press Secretary of Public 

Affairs. Effective May 12, 2009. 

DTGS60360 Scheduler of Scheduling 

and Advance. Effective May 15, 2009. 

DTGS60199 Special Assistant to the 

Administrator. Effective May 28, 

2009. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 

10577, 3 CFR 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–17670 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2009–51; Order No. 252] 

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 Global Expedited 

Package Services 1 contract on the 

Competitive Product List. This notice 

addresses procedural steps associated 

with this filing. 

DATES: Comments are due July 29, 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 17, 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. CP2008–19, 

which will end on September 30, 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 

one 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 

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 identifies 

several other contractual differences 


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