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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20268-0001
NOTICE OF UPDATE TO COMPETITIVE PRODUCT LIST
(Issued February 23, 2012)
Competitive Product PricesDocket No. CP2012-6
Priority Mail Contract 36 (MC2012-2)
Negotiated Service Agreement
Competitive Product PricesDocket No. CP2012-7
Priority Mail Contract 37 (MC2012-3)
Negotiated Service Agreement
Competitive Product PricesDocket No. CP2012-8
Global Expedited Package Services Contracts
Non-Published Rates 3 (MC2012-4)
Competitive Product PricesDocket No. CP2012-15
Priority Mail Contract 38 (MC2012-7)
Negotiated Service Agreement
Mail Classification Schedule ChangeDocket No. MC2011-29
(Commercial First-Class Package Service)
Competitive Product PricesDocket No. MC2012-2
Priority Mail
Priority Mail Contract 36
Competitive Product PricesDocket No. MC2012-3
Priority Mail
Priority Mail Contract 37
Competitive Product PricesDocket No. MC2012-4
Global Expedited Package Services Contracts
Non-Published Rates
Competitive Product PricesDocket Nos. MC2012-5
Global Plus 2C (MC2012-5) CP2012-10
Negotiated Services Agreements CP2012-11
Competitive Product PricesDocket Nos. MC2012-6
Global Plus 1C Contracts (MC2012-6) CP2012-12
Negotiated Service Agreements CP2012-13
Competitive Product PricesDocket No. MC2012-7
Priority Mail
Priority Mail Contract 38
Market Dominant Product PricesDocket No. R2011-6
Exprès Service Multilateral Agreement (MC2010-35)
Negotiated Service Agreement
This document identifies an update to the market dominant and competitive product lists, which appear as 39 CFR Appendix A to Subpart A of Part 3020—Mail Classification Schedule. Publication of updated product lists in the Federal Register is addressed in the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006.
Authorization. The Commission process for periodic publication of updates was established in Order No. 445, April 22, 2010.
Changes. Since publication of the product lists in the Federal Register on August 11, 2011 (76 FR 49798), the following additions to the market dominant and competitive product lists have been made:
- Inbound Market Dominant Exprès Service Agreement 1 (Order No. 876), added September 26, 2011;
- First-Class Package Service (Order No. 903), added October 11, 2011;
- Global Plus 2C (MC2012-5) (Order No. 1135), added January 13, 2012;
- Global Plus 1C (MC2012-6, CP2012-12 and CP2012-13) (Order No. 1151), added January 19, 2012;
- Global Expedited Package Services–Non-published Rates 3 (MC2012-4 and CP2012-8) (Order No. 1161), added January 20, 2012;
- Priority Mail Contract 37 (MC2012-3 and CP2012-7) (Order No. 1165), added January 24, 2012;
- Priority Mail Contract 36 (MC2012-2 and CP2012-6) (Order No. 1170), added January 25, 2012; and
- Priority Mail Contract 38 (MC2012-7 and CP2012-15) (Order No. 1197), added February 3, 2012.
Updated product lists. The referenced changes to the market dominant and competitive product lists are identified following the Secretary’s signature.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove
Secretary
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CHANGES IN MAIL CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE
CHANGES IN PRODUCT LISTS
The following material represents changes to the market dominant and competitive product lists codified at 39 CFR Appendix A to Subpart A of Part 3020—Mail Classification Schedule. The changes are in response to Docket Nos. R2011-6; MC2011-29; MC2012-2 and CP2012-6; MC2012-3 and CP2012-7; MC2012-4 and CP2012-8; MC2012-5, CP2012-10 and CP2012-11; MC2012-6, CP2012-12 and CP2012-13; and MC2012-7 and CP2012-15.
The Commission uses two main conventions when making changes to the product lists. The addition of text is indicated by underscoring. Deleted text is indicated by a strikethrough.
PART A—Market Dominant Products
1000 Market Dominant Product List
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Negotiated Service Agreements
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Inbound Market Dominant Exprès Service Agreement 1 (R2011-6)
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Inbound International
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Inbound Market Dominant Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1[1]The Strategic Bilateral Agreement Between United States Postal Service and Koninklijke TNT Post BV and TNT Post Pakketservice Benelux BV, collectively “TNT Post” and China Post Group–United States Postal Service Letter Post Bilateral Agreement (MC2010-35, R2010-5 and R2010-6)
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PART B—Competitive Products
2000 Competitive Product List
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Lightweight Commercial Parcels First-Class Package Service
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Negotiated Service Agreements
Domestic
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Priority Mail Contract 36 (MC2012-2 and CP2012-6)
Priority Mail Contract 37 (MC2012-3 and CP2012-7)
Priority Mail Contract 38 (MC2012-7 and CP2012-15)
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Outbound International
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Global Expedited Package Services Non-published Rates 3 (MC2012-4
and CP2012-8
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Global Plus 1C (MC2012-6, CP2012-12 and CP2012-13)
Global Plus 2C (MC2012-5, CP2012-10 and CP2012-11)
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[1] Order No. 549, September 30, 2010.