2019-05021. 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: March 21, 2019, and March 22, 2019.

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:

The March 21, 2019 comment due date applies to Docket No. CP2016-59.

The March 22, 2019 comment due date applies to Docket Nos. CP2018-209; MC2019-94 and CP2019-100; MC2019-95 and CP2019-101; MC2019-96 and CP2019-102.

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 website (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 3007.301.^[1]

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).: CP2016-59; Filing Title: USPS Notice of Amendment to Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 9, Filed Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: March 12, 2019; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: Matthew R. Ashford; Comments Due: March 21, 2019.

2. Docket No(s).: CP2018-209; Filing Title: USPS Notice of Amendment to Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 79, Filed Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: March 12, 2019; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: Matthew R. Ashford; Comments Due: March 22, 2019.

3. Docket No(s).: MC2019-94 and CP2019-100; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 88 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: March 12, 2019; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due: March 22, 2019.

4. Docket No(s).: MC2019-95 and CP2019-101; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Parcel Return Service Contract 13 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: March 12, 2019; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due: March 22, 2019.

5. Docket No(s).: MC2019-96 and CP2019-102; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Parcel Return Service Contract 14 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: March 12, 2019; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya; Comments Due: March 22, 2019.

This Notice will be published in the Federal Register.

Stacy L. Ruble,

Secretary.

Footnotes

1.  See Docket No. RM2018-3, Order Adopting Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19-22 (Order No. 4679).