80 FR 246 pgs. 79991-79992 - Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services
Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 246Pages: 79991 - 79992
Pages: 79991, 79992Docket number: [Public Notice: 9392]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-32319 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9392]
Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services
AGENCY:
Department of State.
ACTION:
Solicitation of expressions of interest from members of the public wishing to serve as representative members of the Department of State's Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services (IPoDS).
Summary:
This notice announces that applications are now being accepted from members of the public who wish to serve on the IPoDS Committee, which was established in accordance with the provisions of the 39 U.S.C. 407(b)(3) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix.
Under the terms of its charter, the IPoDS Committee comprises members representing mailers, private sector delivery companies, stakeholders in international delivery services or others who are directly affected by international postal operations. The Committee also includes Federal members from several U.S. Government agencies including the Postal Regulatory Commission, and the United States Postal Service. Members are appointed by the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. The Committee provides advice to the Department of State with respect to U.S. foreign policy related to international postal services and other international delivery services and U.S. policy toward the Universal Postal Union and other international postal and delivery organizations. Representative members of the Committee serve on a voluntary basis and without compensation.
[top] In order to be appointed to the Committee, interested individuals must represent identifiable users or providers of international postal or delivery services or others directly affected by international postal operations. There is no specified form for applications. Prospective Committee members should submit a letter expressing their interest in serving that explicitly identifies the group or entity they represent. They should also include a clear statement of the connection of that group or entity to the use or provision of international postal or delivery services. Letters must state whether a prospective Committee member is a registered lobbyist or registered foreign agent and must disclose all other interested parties, foreign and domestic, that the prospective member represents or advises in any capacity as well as the
Letters of interest should be no more than four pages in length and should be addressed to Mr. Joseph P. Murphy, the IPoDS Committee's designated federal officer. Prospective Committee members may submit scanned copies of their letters electronically to Mr. Murphy by email to murphyjp@state.gov and/or by U.S. Mail to IO/STA, L409 (SA1); Department of State; 2401 E Street NW.; Washington DC 20037. The deadline for receipt of applications is XX January 2016.
For further information, please contact Ms. Shereece Robinson of the Office of Specialized and Technical Agencies (IO/STA), Bureau of International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State, at tel. (202) 663-2649, by email at RobinsonSA2@state.gov.
Dated: December 15, 2015.
Joseph P. Murphy,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services, Office of Specialized and Technical Agencies, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-32319 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
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