[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40697-40698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14606]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2020-211; Order No. 5575]
Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements With Foreign Postal
Operators
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is acknowledging a recent filing by the Postal
Service that it has entered into the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service
Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators (FPOs). This notice informs the
public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: July 9, 2020.
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. Commission Action
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On June 30, 2020, the Postal Service (USPS) filed a notice with the
Commission pursuant to 39 CFR 3035.105 and Order No. 546,\1\ giving
notice that it has entered into an Inbound Competitive Multi-Service
Agreement with a Foreign Postal Operator (FPO). The Notice concerns the
inbound portions of the competitive multi-product agreement entered
into by the Postal Service and a FPO, referred
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to as ``FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-3.'' Notice at 1. The Postal Service
seeks to include the FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-3 within the Inbound
Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators 1
(MC2010-34) product. Id.
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\1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing
Functionally Equivalent Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement
with Foreign Postal Operator--FY20-3, June 30, 2020 (Notice). Docket
Nos. MC2010-34 and CP2010-95, Order Adding Inbound Competitive
Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Service Operators 1 to
the Competitive Product List and Approving Included Agreement,
September 29, 2010 (Order No. 546).
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The Postal Service asserts that FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-3 ``is
functionally equivalent to the baseline agreement filed in Docket No.
MC2010-34 because the terms of this agreement are similar in scope and
purpose to the terms of the CP2010-95 Agreement.'' Id. at 3. Concurrent
with the Notice, the Postal Service filed supporting financial
documentation and the following documents:
Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment;
Attachment 2--the FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-3;
Attachment 3--Governors' Decision No. 19-1;
Attachment 4--a certified statement required by 39 CFR
3035.105(c)(2).
Id. at 5.
The Postal Service states it intends for FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-3
to take effect on July 1, 2020. Id. at 1, 2, 6. The Postal Service
``acknowledges that, despite the best efforts of the counterparties . .
., this Notice is not being filed at least 15 days prior to the rates'
intended effective date.'' \2\ It maintains that because ``settlement
would not occur until well after th[e] intended effective date,'' the
Commission could timely review FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-3 and allow
parties to implement rates on July 1, 2020. Id. The Postal Service
contends that a later implementation date ``could lead to complexities
in accounting for the time period between July 1 and the date that
[FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-3] would become effective.'' Id.
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\2\ Id. at 2. The Postal Service's Notice was filed 1 day prior
to the FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-3 intended effective date. See
generally Notice.
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The Postal Service notes that FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-3 provides
rates for inbound tracked packets. Id. at 6. The Postal Service states
that FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-3 is in compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and
is functionally equivalent to the inbound competitive portions of the
CP2010-95 agreement, which was included in the Inbound Competitive
Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1 product. Id.
at 9. For these reasons, the Postal Service states that, ``FPO-USPS
Agreement FY20-3 should be added to the Inbound Competitive Multi-
Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1 [ ] product with
effect from July 1, 2020.'' Id.
II. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-211 to consider the
Notice. Interested persons may submit comments on whether FPO-USPS
Agreement FY20-3 is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR 3035.105
and whether it is functionally equivalent to the inbound competitive
portions of the Docket No. CP2010-95 agreement, which was included in
the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal
Operators 1 product. Comments are due by July 9, 2020.
The Notice and related filings are available on the Commission's
website (http://www.prc.gov). The Commission encourages interested
persons to review the Notice for further details.
The Commission appoints Christopher C. Mohr to serve as Public
Representative in this proceeding.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-211 for
consideration of the matters raised by the Notice of United States
Postal Service of Filing Functionally Equivalent Inbound Competitive
Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign Postal Operator--FY20-3, filed on
June 30, 2020.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Christopher C. Mohr is appointed to
serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to
represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding.
3. Comments by interested persons are due by July 9, 2020.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-14606 Filed 7-6-20; 8:45 am]
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