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comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: November
26, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
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:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Summary of Proposal
III. Initial Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On November 3, 2014, the Postal
Service filed a petition pursuant to 39
CFR 3050.11 requesting that the
Commission initiate an informal
rulemaking proceeding to consider
changes to analytical principles relating
to periodic reports.1 Text attached to the
Petition identifies the proposed
analytical method changes filed in this
docket as Proposal Ten, A Proposal to
Incorporate New Field Study Data into
Three Parcel Mail Processing Cost
Models and the Standard Mail
Destination Entry Cost Model. Id.
Attachment at 1. The Postal Service
concurrently filed two library
references, along with an application for
nonpublic treatment for one.2
II. Summary of Proposal
New study. Currently, the Postal
Service uses productivity data from a
2009 field study to develop cost
estimates in four models filed as part of
its Annual Compliance Report.3 Id. The
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Periodic Reporting
Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing concerning a
Proposed Rulemaking on Analytical
Principles Used in Periodic Reporting
(Proposal Ten). This notice informs the
public of the filing, invites public
SUMMARY:
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1 Petition of the United States Postal Service for
the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed
Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Ten),
November 3, 2014 (Petition).
2 Notice of Filing of USPS–RM2015–3/1, USPS–
RM2015–3/NP1, and Application for Nonpublic
Treatment, November 3, 2014 (Notice). The Notice
incorporates by reference the Application for NonPublic Treatment of Materials contained in
Attachment Two to the December 27, 2013 United
States Postal Service Fiscal Year 2013 Annual
Compliance Report. Notice at 1. See 39 CFR part
3007 for information on access to nonpublic
material.
3 The referenced models are the Standard Mail
parcel mail processing cost model (USPS–FY13–
12); the Standard Mail destination entry cost model
(USPS–FY13–13); the Media Mail-Library Mail mail
processing cost model (USPS–FY13–15); and the
Parcel Select/Parcel Return Service mail processing
cost model (USPS–FY13–NP15). Petition,
Attachment at 2.
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Postal Service now has productivity
data from a new study (2014 Study)
conducted at several types of facilities,
and proposes incorporating these results
into the referenced cost models.4 Id. at 3.
The Postal Service states that the
proposed productivity updates affect
two other models because some of the
results (from two of the four models) are
used as inputs to other cost studies.5 Id.
All six models, as revised by the
updates, appear in the library
references. Id.
The 2014 Study also provides NDC
data on postal arrival and dispatch
profiles and mail piece dimension data
by mail type. Id. at 6–7. The Postal
Service also proposes incorporating
these data into the relevant mail
processing cost models. Id.
Cost impacts. The Postal Service
summarizes the cost impacts of the
proposed modifications on the public
cost models in Tables 1 through 5. Id.
at 8. It summarizes the cost impacts of
the proposed modifications on the
Parcel Select/Parcel Return Service mail
processing unit cost estimates in an
Excel file in the non-public library
reference.6 Petition, Attachment at 8.
III. Initial Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket
No. RM2015–3 for consideration of
matters raised by the Petition.
Additional information concerning the
Petition may be accessed via the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.prc.gov. Interested persons may
submit comments on the Petition no
later than November 26, 2014. Reply
comments are due no later than
December 12, 2014. Pursuant to 39
U.S.C. 505, Nina Yeh is designated as
officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. RM2015–3 for consideration of the
matters raised by the Petition of the
United States Postal Service for the
Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider
Proposed Changes in Analytical
Principles (Proposal Ten), filed
November 3, 2014.
4 The facilities in the 2014 Study include network
distribution centers (NDCs); auxiliary service
facilities; processing and distribution centers; and
delivery units. Id.
5 The two cost models affected by the results of
the productivity updates are the Bulk Parcel Return
Service cost model and the Standard Mail
Enhanced Carrier Route mail processing cost model.
Id. at 3.
6 See USPS–RM2015–3/
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2. Comments are due no later than
November 26, 2014. Reply comments
are due no later than December 12,
2014.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the
Commission appoints Nina Yeh to serve
as an officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
docket.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
39 CFR Part 3050
[Docket Nos. RM2015–2; Order No. 2238]
Periodic Reporting
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing concerning
the initiation of a proceeding to
considered changes to analytical
principles relating to periodic reports
(Proposal Nine). This document informs
the public of the filing, invites public
comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: November
21, 2014. Reply comments are due:
December 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
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.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Summary of Proposal
III. Initial Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On October 31, 2014, the Postal
Service filed a petition pursuant to 39
CFR 3050.11 requesting that the
Commission initiate an informal
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rulemaking proceeding to consider
changes to analytical principles relating
to periodic reports.1 Text attached to the
Petition identifies the proposed
analytical method changes filed in this
docket as Proposal Nine, Refine Split of
City Carrier Costs into Office and Street
Components. Id. Attachment at 1. The
Postal Service concurrently filed two
library references, along with an
application for nonpublic treatment for
one.2
II. Summary of Proposal
The existing costing methodology for
city carriers requires data on the
percentage of time spent in the office
versus on the street. Petition,
Attachment at 1. Currently, separating
city carrier accrued costs into office
costs (cost segment 6) and street costs
(cost segment 7) relies on the In-Office
Cost System (IOCS). Id. The Postal
Service proposes replacing this
methodology with the Time and
Attendance Collection System (TACS),
and making related changes. One is the
proposed use of a recent set of City
Carrier Street Route Inspections
(collected on Form 3999), rather than
IOCS, to determine the proportion of
street costs incurred due to loading or
unloading the vehicle. Id. Another is a
proposed update to the methodology for
attributing and distributing certain
related costs that are currently part of
the combined Office/Street Burdens,
with assignment depending on whether
the carrier is clocked to the office or to
the street. Id. The proposed changes are
based on the Postal Service’s assertion
that its operational systems have
matured to the point where they can
now provide the necessary data, so the
percentage estimated by IOCS can be
replaced with census data from TACS.
Id.
The Postal Service also provides
details on several components of
Proposal Nine, some of which entail
additional methodology changes. For
example, in the costing methodology for
motor vehicle services in cost segment
12, the Postal Service proposes
1 Petition of the United States Postal Service for
the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed
Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Nine),
October 31, 2014 (Petition).
2 Notice of Filing of USPS–RM2015–2/1, USPS–
RM2015–2/NP1, and Application for Nonpublic
Treatment, October 31, 2014. One library reference
is USPS–RM2015–2/1, Public Material Relating to
Proposal Nine; the other is USPS–RM2015–2/NP1,
Nonpublic Material Relating to Proposal Nine. The
Notice of Filing incorporates by reference the
Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials
contained in Attachment Two to the December 27,
2013 United States Postal Service Fiscal Year 2013
Annual Compliance Report. Notice at 1. See 39 CFR
part 3007 for information on access to nonpublic
material.
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replacing the current IOCS proxy for the
office/street percentage split for
motorized routes with the split of
workhours available from Delivery
Operations Information Systems (DOIS).
Id. at 3. The Postal Service also
proposes, in the costing methodology
for vehicle driveout and carfare in cost
segment 13, to replace the current proxy
from IOCS for the office/street
percentage split for foot routes with the
split of workhours available from DOIS.
Id. at 3–4.
Cost impacts. The Postal Service
states that Table 1 shows that Proposal
Nine, in aggregate, results in an increase
in support costs from $1.9 billion to
$2.7 billion, and a decrease in aggregate
office and street costs from $646 million
to $291 million. Id. at 5–6. It states that
Table 2 (public version) shows the
impact on product costs, and that an
expanded nonpublic version also shows
the impact on individual competitive
products. Id. at 6.
Anticipated implementation date. The
Postal Service anticipates implementing
this methodology change at the
conclusion of fiscal year 2015. Id. at 1.
III. Initial Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket
No. RM2015–2 for consideration of
matters raised by the Petition.
Additional information concerning the
Petition may be accessed via the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.prc.gov. Interested persons may
submit comments on the Petition and
Proposal Nine no later than November
21, 2014. Reply comments are due no
later than December 5, 2014. Pursuant to
39 U.S.C. 505, Anne C. O’Connor is
designated as officer of the Commission
(Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. RM2015–2 for consideration of the
matters raised by the Petition of the
United States Postal Service for the
Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider
Proposed Changes in Analytical
Principles (Proposal Nine), filed October
31, 2014.
2. Comments are due no later than
November 21, 2014. Reply comments
are due no later than December 5, 2014.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the
Commission appoints Anne C.
O’Connor to serve as officer of the
Commission (Public Representative) to
represent the interests of the general
public in this docket.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
39 CFR Part 3050
[Docket Nos. RM2015-3; Order No. 2240]
Periodic Reporting
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing
concerning a Proposed Rulemaking on Analytical Principles Used in
Periodic Reporting (Proposal Ten). This notice informs the public of
the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative
steps.
DATES: Comments are due: November 26, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at https://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:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Summary of Proposal
III. Initial Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On November 3, 2014, the Postal Service filed a petition pursuant
to 39 CFR 3050.11 requesting that the Commission initiate an informal
rulemaking proceeding to consider changes to analytical principles
relating to periodic reports.\1\ Text attached to the Petition
identifies the proposed analytical method changes filed in this docket
as Proposal Ten, A Proposal to Incorporate New Field Study Data into
Three Parcel Mail Processing Cost Models and the Standard Mail
Destination Entry Cost Model. Id. Attachment at 1. The Postal Service
concurrently filed two library references, along with an application
for nonpublic treatment for one.\2\
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\1\ Petition of the United States Postal Service for the
Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed Changes in
Analytical Principles (Proposal Ten), November 3, 2014 (Petition).
\2\ Notice of Filing of USPS-RM2015-3/1, USPS-RM2015-3/NP1, and
Application for Nonpublic Treatment, November 3, 2014 (Notice). The
Notice incorporates by reference the Application for Non-Public
Treatment of Materials contained in Attachment Two to the December
27, 2013 United States Postal Service Fiscal Year 2013 Annual
Compliance Report. Notice at 1. See 39 CFR part 3007 for information
on access to nonpublic material.
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II. Summary of Proposal
New study. Currently, the Postal Service uses productivity data
from a 2009 field study to develop cost estimates in four models filed
as part of its Annual Compliance Report.\3\ Id. The Postal Service now
has productivity data from a new study (2014 Study) conducted at
several types of facilities, and proposes incorporating these results
into the referenced cost models.\4\ Id. at 3.
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\3\ The referenced models are the Standard Mail parcel mail
processing cost model (USPS-FY13-12); the Standard Mail destination
entry cost model (USPS-FY13-13); the Media Mail-Library Mail mail
processing cost model (USPS-FY13-15); and the Parcel Select/Parcel
Return Service mail processing cost model (USPS-FY13-NP15).
Petition, Attachment at 2.
\4\ The facilities in the 2014 Study include network
distribution centers (NDCs); auxiliary service facilities;
processing and distribution centers; and delivery units. Id.
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The Postal Service states that the proposed productivity updates
affect two other models because some of the results (from two of the
four models) are used as inputs to other cost studies.\5\ Id. All six
models, as revised by the updates, appear in the library references.
Id.
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\5\ The two cost models affected by the results of the
productivity updates are the Bulk Parcel Return Service cost model
and the Standard Mail Enhanced Carrier Route mail processing cost
model. Id. at 3.
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The 2014 Study also provides NDC data on postal arrival and
dispatch profiles and mail piece dimension data by mail type. Id. at 6-
7. The Postal Service also proposes incorporating these data into the
relevant mail processing cost models. Id.
Cost impacts. The Postal Service summarizes the cost impacts of the
proposed modifications on the public cost models in Tables 1 through 5.
Id. at 8. It summarizes the cost impacts of the proposed modifications
on the Parcel Select/Parcel Return Service mail processing unit cost
estimates in an Excel file in the non-public library reference.\6\
Petition, Attachment at 8.
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\6\ See USPS-RM2015-3/NP1,`PROP.10.IMPACT.NONPUB.xlsx.'
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III. Initial Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2015-3 for consideration of
matters raised by the Petition. Additional information concerning the
Petition may be accessed via the Commission's Web site at https://www.prc.gov. Interested persons may submit comments on the Petition no
later than November 26, 2014. Reply comments are due no later than
December 12, 2014. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Nina Yeh is designated as
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this proceeding.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2015-3 for consideration
of the matters raised by the Petition of the United States Postal
Service for the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed Changes
in Analytical Principles (Proposal Ten), filed November 3, 2014.
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2. Comments are due no later than November 26, 2014. Reply comments
are due no later than December 12, 2014.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Nina Yeh to
serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to
represent the interests of the general public in this docket.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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