Notice2022-10809
Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements With Foreign Postal Operators
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Published
May 20, 2022
Issuing agencies
Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is recognizing 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31009-31010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10809]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2022-65; Order No. 6173]
Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements With Foreign Postal
Operators
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing 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: May 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at <a href="http://www.prc.gov">http://www.prc.gov</a>. 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. Initial Administrative Actions
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On May 13, 2022, 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 Foreign Postal Operators (FPOs). The Notice concerns the
inbound portions of the competitive product agreement PRIME United
States Postal Service Registered Service Agreement (PRIME-USPS
Registered Agreement). Notice at 1. The Postal Service seeks to include
the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement within the Inbound Multi-Service
Agreement with Foreign Postal Operators 1 (MC2010-34) product. Id. The
PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement contains rates for registered services.
Id. at 6.
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\1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing
Functionally Equivalent Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement
with Foreign Postal Operators, May 13, 2022 (Notice). Docket Nos.
MC2010-34 and CP2010-95, Order Adding Inbound Competitive Multi-
Service Agreements with Foreign Postal 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 the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement
``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. It
also asserts that the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement is similar to
other agreements reviewed by the Commission in the past, including the
PRIME-USPS Tracked Agreement in Docket No. CP2020-169.\2\
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\2\ Id. at 3-5. See Docket No. CP2020-169, Order Approving
Additional Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with Foreign
Postal Operators, June 25, 2020 (Order No. 5563).
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Concurrent with the Notice, the Postal Service filed supporting
financial documentation and the following documents:
<bullet> Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment;
<bullet> Attachment 2--the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement;
<bullet> Attachment 3--Governors' Decision No. 19-1; and
<bullet> Attachment 4--a certified statement required by 39 CFR
3035.105(c)(2).
Notice at 5.
The Postal Service intends for the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement
to become effective June 1, 2022, and continue indefinitely. Id. at 6.
The Postal Service states that counterparties to this agreement are
FPOs that exchange mail with the Postal Service and apply the Universal
Postal Convention and Universal Postal Convention Regulations to those
exchanges, unless otherwise agreed by contract. Id. The Postal Service
provides that additional FPOs may become party to the agreement and
states that it will update this docket should additional FPOs accede to
the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement. Id.
The Postal Service states that one of the goals of the PRIME-USPS
Registered Agreement is to ``enable and incentivize the parties to
provide optimal services in the interest of their customers.'' Id.
Additionally, the Postal Service notes that the PRIME-USPS Registered
Agreement does not affect any other PRIME agreements. Id.
The Postal Service asserts that the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement
is in compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and is functionally equivalent to
the inbound competitive portions of the baseline agreement, which was
included in the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with
Foreign Postal Operators 1 product (MC2010-34). Id. at 10. For these
reasons, the Postal Service contends that the PRIME-USPS Registered
Agreement should be added to the Inbound Competitive Multi-Service
Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1 (MC2010-34) product. Id.
II. Initial Administrative Actions
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-65 for consideration
of
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matters raised by the Notice. Interested persons may submit comments on
whether the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement is consistent with 39
U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR 3035.105 and whether it is functionally
equivalent to the baseline agreement included in the Inbound
Competitive Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1
product (MC2010-34). The public portions of the filing can be accessed
via the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.prc.gov">http://www.prc.gov</a>). Comments are due by
May 23, 2022.
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller is appointed to serve
as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent
the interests of the general public in this proceeding.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-65 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 Operators, filed May 13,
2022.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Kenneth R.
Moeller to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in
this proceeding.
3. Comments are due by May 23, 2022.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-10809 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]
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