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January 5, 2018 Honorable Stacy Ruble Secretary Postal Regulatory Postal Regulatory Commission LAW DEPARTMENT Submitted 1/5/2018 10:08:35 AM Filing ID: 103359 Accepted 1/5/2018 January 5, 2018 Honorable Stacy Ruble Secretary Postal Regulatory Commission 901 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20268-0001 Dear Mr. Ruble: Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. § 407(d)(2), the U.S. Postal Service (Postal Service) is providing copies of recently received signature pages for the accession of additional foreign designated postal operators to join the following multilateral Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs) into which the Postal Service and various other foreign designated postal operators have previously entered: Agreement for the Electronic Exchange of Customs Data [Attachment 1];1 and Agreement for the Electronic Exchange of Customs Data [Attachment 2].2 Please feel free to contact me if further information would be helpful. Sincerely, Peter Karalis Attorney Enclosures 1 This refers to the multilateral DSA coordinated by International Post Corporation (IPC) of which the Postal Service filed its signed copy with its letter to Mr. Ruble dated May 24, 2017. In this submission, the Postal Service is filing copies of the signature pages for accession of the designated operators of the following countries: Denmark & Sweden (signed on September 8, 2017), Romania (signed on September 19, 2017), Solomon Islands (signed on October 25, 2017), and Singapore (signed on December 5, 2017). 2 This refers to the multilateral DSA among the Postal Service and various other designated foreign postal operators of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal, of which the Postal Service filed its signed copy with its letter to Mr. Ruble dated December 14, 2017. In this submission, the Postal Service is filing a copy of the signature page for accession of the designated operator of Panama, signed on December 15, 2017. 475 L’ENFANT PLAZA SW WASHINGTON, DC 20260-1101 WWW.USPS.COM Attachment 1 to Postal Service Letter Dated January 5, 2018 Attachment 1 to Postal Service Letter Dated January 5, 2018 Attachment 1 to Postal Service Letter Dated January 5, 2018 30 Annex H – Signatories of the Agreement AUSTRALIAN POSTAL CORPORATION Signature of Authorized Representative Name of Authorized Representative Date of Signing CORREOS Y TELEGRAFOS SAE Signature of Authorized Representative Name of Authorized Representative Date of Signing GROUPE LA POSTE Signature of Authorized Representative Name of Authorized Representative Date of Signing MAGYAR POSTA ZRT. Signature of Authorized Representative Name of Authorized Representative Date of Signing POSTNL BV Signature of Authorized Representative Name of Authorized Representative Date of Signing NEW ZEALAND POST Attachment 1 to Postal Service Letter Dated January 5, 2018 31 Signature of Authorized Representative Name of Authorized Representative Date of Signing OMNIVA Signature of Authorized Representative Name of Authorized Representative Date of Signing UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Signature of Authorized Representative Name of Authorized Representative Date of Signing Postal operator: SOLOMON ISLANDS POSTAL CORPORATION Signature of Authorized Representative Name of Authorized Representative Alfred Kituru Ghemu Date of Signing 25/10/2017 Attachment 1 to Postal Service Letter Dated January 5, 2018 Attachment 2 to Postal Service Letter Dated January 5, 2018.
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