[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 114 (Friday, June 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35958-35959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12769]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2020-167; Order No. 5536]
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: June 18, 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 8, 2020, the Postal Service 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 to as ``FPO-USPS
Agreement FY20-2.'' Notice at 1. The Postal Service seeks to include
the FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-2 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--FY20-2, June 8, 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 FY20-2 ``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 FY20-2;
Attachment 3--Governors' Decision No. 19-1;
Attachment 4--a certified statement required by 39 CFR
3035.105(c)(2).
Id. at 4.
The Postal Service states it intends for FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-2
to take effect on July 1, 2020. Id. at 1, 5. The Postal Service notes
that FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-2 provides rates for inbound packets. Id.
at 5.
The Postal Service states that FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-2 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 (MC2010-34) product. Id. at 8-9. For these
reasons, the Postal Service states that FPO-USPS Agreement FY20-2
should be added to the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements
with Foreign Postal Operators 1 (MC2010-34) product. Id. at 9.
II. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-167 to consider the
Notice. Interested persons may submit comments on whether the FPO-USPS
Agreement FY20-2 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 (MC2010-34) product. Comments are due by June 18, 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 Natalie R. Ward to serve as Public
Representative in this proceeding.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-167 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--FY20-2, filed on
June 8, 2020.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Natalie R. Ward 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 June 18, 2020.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the
Federal Register.
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By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-12769 Filed 6-11-20; 8:45 am]
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