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study animals. Up to two pup 

mortalities are requested per year, not to 

exceed three over the course of two field 

seasons. The applicant also plans to 

collect tissues from Weddell seals (any 

age or gender) found dead from natural 

causes. The permit applicant has 

applied for a Marine Mammal 

Protection Act permit for the proposed 

activities. 

Location: Erebus Bay, McMurdo 

Sound; ASPA 121, Cape Royds. 

Dates: October 1, 2017–September 30, 

2020. 

Permit Application: 2018–012 

2. Applicant: Jay J. Rotella, Ecology 

Department, Montana State 

University, Bozeman, Montana 

59717 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Take, Harmful Interference, 

Enter Antarctic Specially Protected 

Area, Import Into USA. The permit 

applicant plans to continue long-term 

studies of Weddell seal populations in 

Erebus Bay and the McMurdo Sound 

region to evaluate how temporal 

variation in the marine environment 

affects individual life histories and 

population dynamics of a long-lived 

mammal. These studies may require the 

applicant and agents to enter into 

ASPAs in the area including ASPA 137, 

155, 121, 157, 158, and 161. Research 

involves capture and release of up to 

675 Weddell seal pups at one to four 

days after birth for flipper tagging per 

year. Up to 150 of the pups would also 

receive a temperature recording flipper 

tag, be weighed, and have a skin biopsy 

taken during the initial tagging. These 

pups would be re-captured at 20 days of 

age to be weighed, and again at weaning 

for weighing and removal of the 

temperature tags. The applicant 

proposes to capture up to 285 adult 

Weddell seals per year using a headbagging technique to place or replace 

flipper tags. Skin biopsies would be 

taken from up to 100 previously tagged 

adult Weddell seals. Up to 75 adult 

female Weddell seals would be 

photographed on the three occasions 

when their pups are weighed to obtain 

an estimate of body mass and 15 females 

will be physically weighed during the 

initial pup tagging to validate the 

photogrammetry results. The applicant 

requests two Weddell seal unintentional 

mortalities, one pup and one adult, per 

year. The applicant also plans to collect 

tissues from adult Weddell seals found 

dead from natural causes. During the 

course of the study, the applicant 

anticipates incidental disturbance of 

Weddell seals and a limited number of 

crabeater seals and leopard seals. The 

permit applicant has applied for a 

Marine Mammal Protection Act permit 

for the proposed activities. 

Location: Erebus Bay, McMurdo 

Sound; ASPA 137, North-West White 

Island, McMurdo Sound; ASPA 155, 

Cape Evans; ASPA 121, Cape Royds; 

ASPA 157, Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, 

Ross Island; ASPA 158, Hut Point, Ross 

Island; ASPA 161, Terra Nova Bay, Ross 

Sea. 

Dates: October 1, 2017–September 30, 

2022. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19505 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. MC2017–194 and CP2017–295; 

MC2017–195 and CP2017–296; MC2017–196 

and CP2017–297; MC2017–197 and CP2017– 

298; MC2017–198 and CP2017–299; 

CP2017–300] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

negotiated service agreements. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: September 

20, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

The Commission gives notice that the 

Postal Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to negotiated service agreement(s). The 

request(s) may propose the addition or 

removal of a negotiated service 

agreement from the market dominant or 

the competitive product list, or the 

modification of an existing product 

currently appearing on the market 

dominant or the competitive product 

list. 

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, the title of each Postal 

Service request, the request’s acceptance 

date, and the authority cited by the 

Postal Service for each request. For each 

request, the Commission appoints an 

officer of the Commission to represent 

the interests of the general public in the 

proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 

(Public Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each request. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s Web site (http://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3007.40. 

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

in the captioned docket(s) are consistent 

with the policies of title 39. For 

request(s) that the Postal Service states 

concern market dominant product(s), 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 

U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39 

CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s) 

that the Postal Service states concern 

competitive product(s), applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 

39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment 

deadline(s) for each request appear in 

section II. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: MC2017–194 and 

CP2017–295; Filing Title: Request of the 

United States Postal Service to Add 

First-Class Package Service Contract 80 

to Competitive Product List and Notice 

of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted 

Governors’ Decision, Contract, and 

Supporting Data; Filing Acceptance 

Date: September 8, 2017; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 

3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: 

Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: 

September 20, 2017. 

2. Docket No(s).: MC2017–195 and 

CP2017–296; Filing Title: Request of the 

United States Postal Service to Add 

Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 55 to Competitive 

Product List and Notice of Filing (Under 

Seal) of Unredacted Governors’ 

Decision, Contract, and Supporting 

Data; Filing Acceptance Date: 

September 8, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 

U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; 

Public Representative: Christopher C. 


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Mohr; Comments Due: September 20, 

2017. 

3. Docket No(s).: MC2017–196 and 

CP2017–297; Filing Title: Request of the 

United States Postal Service to Add 

Priority Mail Contract 354 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted 

Governors’ Decision, Contract, and 

Supporting Data; Filing Acceptance 

Date: September 8, 2017; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 

3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: 

Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due: 

September 20, 2017. 

4. Docket No(s).: MC2017–197 and 

CP2017–298; Filing Title: Request of the 

United States Postal Service to Add 

Priority Mail Contract 355 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted 

Governors’ Decision, Contract, and 

Supporting Data; Filing Acceptance 

Date: September 8, 2017; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 

3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: 

Matthew R. Ashford; Comments Due: 

September 20, 2017. 

5. Docket No(s).: MC2017–198 and 

CP2017–299; Filing Title: Request of the 

United States Postal Service to Add 

Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 56 to Competitive 

Product List and Notice of Filing (Under 

Seal) of Unredacted Governors’ 

Decision, Contract, and Supporting 

Data; Filing Acceptance Date: 

September 8, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 

U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; 

Public Representative: Matthew R. 

Ashford; Comments Due: September 20, 

2017. 

6. Docket No(s).: CP2017–300; Filing 

Title: Notice of United States Postal 

Service of Filing a Functionally 

Equivalent Global Reseller Expedited 

Package 2 Negotiated Service 

Agreement; Filing Acceptance Date: 

September 8, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 

CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: 

Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: 

September 20, 2017. 

This notice will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Stacy L. Ruble, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19543 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—First-Class Package 

Service Negotiated Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of notice required under 39 

U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): September 14, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on September 8, 

2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a Request of the United 

States Postal Service to Add First-Class 

Package Service Contract 80 to 

Competitive Product List. Documents 

are available at www.prc.gov, Docket 

Nos. MC2017–194, CP2017–295. 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19468 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail and 

First-Class Package Service 

Negotiated Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of notice required under 39 

U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): September 14, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on September 8, 

2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a Request of the United 

States Postal Service to Add Priority 

Mail & First-Class Package Service 

Contract 56 to Competitive Product List. 

Documents are available at 

www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2017–198, 

CP2017–299. 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19470 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail 

Negotiated Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of notice required under 39 

U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): September 14, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on September 8, 

2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a Request of the United 

States Postal Service to Add Priority 

Mail Contract 355 to Competitive 

Product List. Documents are available at 

www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2017–197, 

CP2017–298. 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19472 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail and 

First-Class Package Service 

Negotiated Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of notice required under 39 

U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): September 14, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on September 8, 

2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a Request of the United 

States Postal Service to Add Priority 

Mail & First-Class Package Service 

Contract 55 to Competitive Product List. 

Documents are available at 


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