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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2019 / Notices the Backfit Rule or address the regulatory criteria set forth in the applicable issue finality provision, as applicable, that would allow the staff to impose the position. 3. The NRC staff has no intention to impose the SRP positions on existing nuclear power plant licensees either now or in the future (absent a voluntary request for a change from the licensee, holder of a regulatory approval or a design certification applicant). The staff does not intend to impose or apply the positions described in this final SRP section to existing (already issued) licenses (e.g., operating licenses and combined licenses) and regulatory approvals. Hence, the issuance of this SRP guidance—even if considered guidance subject to the Backfit Rule or the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52—would not need to be evaluated as if it were a backfit or as being inconsistent with issue finality provisions. If, in the future, the NRC staff seeks to impose a position in the SRP on holders of already issued licenses in a manner that would constitute backfitting or does not provide issue finality as described in the applicable issue finality provision, then the staff must make a showing as set forth in the Backfit Rule or address the criteria set forth in the applicable issue finality provision, as applicable, that would allow the staff to impose the position. III. Congressional Review Act This action is not a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of November, 2019. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dennis C. Morey, Chief, Licensing Project Branch, Division of Operating Reactors, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2019–26060 Filed 12–2–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2019–0235] lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES Revised Format for Biweekly Notices of Applications and Amendments to Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of revised format for Biweekly Notices. AGENCY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is notifying the SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Dec 02, 2019 Jkt 250001 public of its revised format for Biweekly Notices of Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations. The revised format described in this document takes effect on December 17, 2019. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2019–0235 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID NRC–2019–0235. Address questions about NRC docket IDs to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–287– 9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ nrc.gov. 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DATES: Section 189a.(2)(A) grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66239 a request for a hearing from any person. Section 189a.(2)(B) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, requires that the Commission periodically publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued. To fulfill this requirement, the NRC issues a document entitled, ‘‘Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations,’’ in the Federal Register. Instead of quoting each licensee’s amendment application, the revised format will provide tables that state the proposed no significant hazards considerations determination and provide the location of the NRC’s rationale for each determination in each of the listed applications. The revised format will also use tables to provide notice of license amendments issued. This streamlined format will provide efficiency to the public and stakeholders locating pertinent information and will be a government cost savings in time and print expenses. The public and stakeholders can still access all the information provided in each licensee’s amendment application by going to the ADAMS accession numbers that will be provided in the tables. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of November, 2019. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Craig G. Erlanger, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2019–25826 Filed 12–2–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2019–17 and CP2019–155; Order No. 5323] Transfer of Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recently filed Postal Service motion to effectuate the transfer of Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters to the Competitive product list on January 1, 2020. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. DATES: Comments are due: December 10, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission’s Filing Online system at https:// SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1 66240 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2019 / Notices 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. Background III. Proposed Prices IV. Administrative Actions V. Ordering Paragraphs I. Introduction On November 20, 2019, the Postal Service filed a motion to effectuate the transfer of Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters to the Competitive product list on January 1, 2020.1 With its Motion, the Postal Service filed proposed prices for the Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters product that become effective on January 1, 2020. Motion at 4. The Postal Service intends to implement specific per-item and perkilogram self-declared prices for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters on July 1, 2020.2 Given that the Motion proposes prices and implicates both of the above captioned dockets, the Commission issues this Notice and Order to provide notice of the Postal Service’s proposal and provide for an opportunity for comment. lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES II. Background In Order No. 4980, the Commission conditionally approved the transfer of Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters items from the Market Dominant to Competitive products list.3 Before Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters may be added to the Competitive product list, the Postal Service must propose and the Commission must approve prices that satisfy 39 U.S.C. 3633(a) and 39 CFR part 3015. Order No. 4980 at 19. In Order No. 5152, the Commission approved a range of self-declared prices for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets 1 Docket No. MC2019–17, Motion of the United States Postal Service to Effectuate Transfer on January 1, 2020, and Application for Non-Public Treatment, November 20, 2019, at 1 (Motion). 2 Id. at 3. See generally Docket No. CP2019–155, Notice of the United States Postal Service of Effective Date and Specific Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound E-Format Letter Post, and Application for Non-Public Treatment, October 29, 2019 (Notice). 3 Docket No. MC2019–17, Order Conditionally Approving Transfer, January 9, 2019 (Order No. 4980). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Dec 02, 2019 Jkt 250001 and Bulky Letters from Universal Postal Union (UPU) group I, II, and III countries and from group IV countries with mail flows that exceed a certain annual tonnage threshold.4 The Commission also approved the application of default terminal dues established in the Universal Postal Convention to mail flows from group IV countries that do not exceed the annual tonnage threshold. Order No. 5152 at 5. When approving the range of selfdeclared prices, the Commission directed the Postal Service to provide notice of specific per-item and perkilogram prices at least 15 days before the effective date of those prices. Id. at 19. On October 29, 2019, the Postal Service provided notice of specific peritem and per-kilogram self-declared prices that it intends to implement on July 1, 2020.5 III. Proposed Prices In the Motion, the Postal Service requests that the Commission approve the addition of Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters to the Competitive product list, effective January 1, 2020. Motion at 1. The Motion identifies two sets of prices that would be in effect in Calendar Year (CY) 2020. First, terminal dues established by the Universal Postal Convention and its Regulations will apply from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2020. See id. at 4. Second, for countries with mail flows that exceed applicable annual tonnage thresholds, the Postal Service proposes self-declared prices, which it intends to implement on July 1, 2020. Id. The Postal Service’s Motion includes redacted financial workpapers supporting these proposed prices and a certification pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2). Id. at 1; id. Attachment 2. In addition, the Postal Service includes the proposed prices and underlying workpapers under seal. See Motion at 1–2. The Postal Service states that the 4 Docket No. CP2019–155, Order Approving Range of Rates for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters and Associated International Registered Mail Service, July 12, 2019, at 5 (Order No. 5152). The Postal Service applied an annual tonnage threshold of 100 tonnes. See Docket No. CP2019–155, Responses of the United States Postal Service to Questions 1–10 of Chairman’s Information Request No. 1, question 3.a, June 7, 2019. 5 The Commission previously issued a notice of these specific per-item and per-kilogram selfdeclared prices and invited comments regarding these self-declared prices in Docket No. CP2019– 155. Docket No. CP2019–155, Notice and Order Concerning Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound E Format Letter Post, October 30, 2019 (Order No. 5288). The Commission will evaluate the comments submitted in response to Order No. 5288 in a future order addressing the proposed prices for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters in the above captioned dockets. PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 specific per-item and per-kilogram prices and supporting unredacted workpapers should remain confidential. Id. at 1–2 n.2. The Postal Service further explains its request for non-public treatment in its application for nonpublic treatment, filed pursuant to 39 CFR part 3007. Id. Attachment 1. The Postal Service states that prices for the Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters pieces and associated Inbound Competitive International Registered Mail Service would conform to the requirements for competitive products under 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. at 6–8. The Postal Service states that, for a 12-month forward looking period, the revenue generated by the proposed prices for CY 2020 cover attributable costs, avoid crosssubsidization, and do not impede competitive products’ collective ability to cover the appropriate share of institutional costs. Id. at 6. The Postal Service asserts that the Commission should evaluate compliance based on the 12-month period following the transfer, which includes both the CY 2020 terminal dues, which go into effect on January 1, 2020, and the selfdeclared prices, which the Postal Service intends to implement on July 1, 2020. Id. at 7. IV. Administrative Actions The Commission invites comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642; 39 CFR part 3015; and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. Comments are due by December 10, 2019. The Request and related filings are available on the Commission’s website (https://www.prc.gov). The Commission encourages interested persons to review the Motion and the Notice for further details. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin will serve as Public Representative to represent the interests of the general public in these dockets. V. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission invites interested persons an opportunity to express views and offer comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642; 39 CFR part 3015; and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. 2. Comments are due no later than December 10, 2019. 3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin will serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in these dockets. E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2019 / Notices 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Darcie S. Tokioka, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–26061 Filed 12–2–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2020–37 and CP2020–35; MC2020–38 and CP2020–36; MC2020–39 and CP2020–37; MC2020–40 and CP2020– 38; MC2020–41 and CP2020–39] New Postal Products Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission’s consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. DATES: Comments are due: December 5, 2019. 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: Table of Contents lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Dec 02, 2019 Jkt 250001 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 (https:// 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).: MC2020–37 and CP2020–35; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 129 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: November 26, 2019; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: December 5, 2019. 2. Docket No(s).: MC2020–38 and CP2020–36; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 130 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: November 26, 2019; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: December 5, 2019. 3. Docket No(s).: MC2020–39 and CP2020–37; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Contract 566 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: November 26, 2019; 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). PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66241 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: December 5, 2019. 4. Docket No(s).: MC2020–40 and CP2020–38; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 131 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: November 26, 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: December 5, 2019. 5. Docket No(s).: MC2020–41 and CP2020–39; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 132 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: November 26, 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: December 5, 2019. This Notice will be published in the Federal Register. Darcie S. Tokioka, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–26098 Filed 12–2–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL SERVICE Product Change—Priority Mail and First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement Postal ServiceTM. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule’s Competitive Products List. DATES: Date of required notice: December 3, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Robinson, 202–268–8405. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on November 26, 2019, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 130 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1

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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. MC2019-17 and CP2019-155; Order No. 5323]


Transfer of Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently filed Postal Service 
motion to effectuate the transfer of Inbound Letter Post Small Packets 
and Bulky Letters to the Competitive product list on January 1, 2020. 
This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, 
and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: December 10, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at https://

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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. Background
III. Proposed Prices
IV. Administrative Actions
V. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On November 20, 2019, the Postal Service filed a motion to 
effectuate the transfer of Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky 
Letters to the Competitive product list on January 1, 2020.\1\ With its 
Motion, the Postal Service filed proposed prices for the Inbound Letter 
Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters product that become effective on 
January 1, 2020. Motion at 4. The Postal Service intends to implement 
specific per-item and per-kilogram self-declared prices for Inbound 
Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters on July 1, 2020.\2\ Given 
that the Motion proposes prices and implicates both of the above 
captioned dockets, the Commission issues this Notice and Order to 
provide notice of the Postal Service's proposal and provide for an 
opportunity for comment.
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    \1\ Docket No. MC2019-17, Motion of the United States Postal 
Service to Effectuate Transfer on January 1, 2020, and Application 
for Non-Public Treatment, November 20, 2019, at 1 (Motion).
    \2\ Id. at 3. See generally Docket No. CP2019-155, Notice of the 
United States Postal Service of Effective Date and Specific Rates 
Not of General Applicability for Inbound E-Format Letter Post, and 
Application for Non-Public Treatment, October 29, 2019 (Notice).
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II. Background

    In Order No. 4980, the Commission conditionally approved the 
transfer of Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters items 
from the Market Dominant to Competitive products list.\3\ Before 
Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters may be added to the 
Competitive product list, the Postal Service must propose and the 
Commission must approve prices that satisfy 39 U.S.C. 3633(a) and 39 
CFR part 3015. Order No. 4980 at 19.
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    \3\ Docket No. MC2019-17, Order Conditionally Approving 
Transfer, January 9, 2019 (Order No. 4980).
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    In Order No. 5152, the Commission approved a range of self-declared 
prices for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters from 
Universal Postal Union (UPU) group I, II, and III countries and from 
group IV countries with mail flows that exceed a certain annual tonnage 
threshold.\4\ The Commission also approved the application of default 
terminal dues established in the Universal Postal Convention to mail 
flows from group IV countries that do not exceed the annual tonnage 
threshold. Order No. 5152 at 5. When approving the range of self-
declared prices, the Commission directed the Postal Service to provide 
notice of specific per-item and per-kilogram prices at least 15 days 
before the effective date of those prices. Id. at 19. On October 29, 
2019, the Postal Service provided notice of specific per-item and per-
kilogram self-declared prices that it intends to implement on July 1, 
2020.\5\
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    \4\ Docket No. CP2019-155, Order Approving Range of Rates for 
Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters and Associated 
International Registered Mail Service, July 12, 2019, at 5 (Order 
No. 5152). The Postal Service applied an annual tonnage threshold of 
100 tonnes. See Docket No. CP2019-155, Responses of the United 
States Postal Service to Questions 1-10 of Chairman's Information 
Request No. 1, question 3.a, June 7, 2019.
    \5\ The Commission previously issued a notice of these specific 
per-item and per-kilogram self-declared prices and invited comments 
regarding these self-declared prices in Docket No. CP2019-155. 
Docket No. CP2019-155, Notice and Order Concerning Rates Not of 
General Applicability for Inbound E Format Letter Post, October 30, 
2019 (Order No. 5288). The Commission will evaluate the comments 
submitted in response to Order No. 5288 in a future order addressing 
the proposed prices for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky 
Letters in the above captioned dockets.
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III. Proposed Prices

    In the Motion, the Postal Service requests that the Commission 
approve the addition of Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky 
Letters to the Competitive product list, effective January 1, 2020. 
Motion at 1. The Motion identifies two sets of prices that would be in 
effect in Calendar Year (CY) 2020. First, terminal dues established by 
the Universal Postal Convention and its Regulations will apply from 
January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2020. See id. at 4. Second, for countries 
with mail flows that exceed applicable annual tonnage thresholds, the 
Postal Service proposes self-declared prices, which it intends to 
implement on July 1, 2020. Id.
    The Postal Service's Motion includes redacted financial workpapers 
supporting these proposed prices and a certification pursuant to 39 CFR 
3015.5(c)(2). Id. at 1; id. Attachment 2. In addition, the Postal 
Service includes the proposed prices and underlying workpapers under 
seal. See Motion at 1-2. The Postal Service states that the specific 
per-item and per-kilogram prices and supporting unredacted workpapers 
should remain confidential. Id. at 1-2 n.2. The Postal Service further 
explains its request for non-public treatment in its application for 
non-public treatment, filed pursuant to 39 CFR part 3007. Id. 
Attachment 1.
    The Postal Service states that prices for the Inbound Letter Post 
Small Packets and Bulky Letters pieces and associated Inbound 
Competitive International Registered Mail Service would conform to the 
requirements for competitive products under 39 U.S.C. 3633. Id. at 6-8. 
The Postal Service states that, for a 12-month forward looking period, 
the revenue generated by the proposed prices for CY 2020 cover 
attributable costs, avoid cross-subsidization, and do not impede 
competitive products' collective ability to cover the appropriate share 
of institutional costs. Id. at 6. The Postal Service asserts that the 
Commission should evaluate compliance based on the 12-month period 
following the transfer, which includes both the CY 2020 terminal dues, 
which go into effect on January 1, 2020, and the self-declared prices, 
which the Postal Service intends to implement on July 1, 2020. Id. at 
7.

IV. Administrative Actions

    The Commission invites comments on whether the planned changes are 
consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642; 39 CFR 
part 3015; and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. Comments are due by December 10, 
2019.
    The Request and related filings are available on the Commission's 
website (https://www.prc.gov). The Commission encourages interested 
persons to review the Motion and the Notice for further details.
    Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin will serve as 
Public Representative to represent the interests of the general public 
in these dockets.

V. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission invites interested persons an opportunity to 
express views and offer comments on whether the planned changes are 
consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642; 39 CFR 
part 3015; and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.
    2. Comments are due no later than December 10, 2019.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin will serve as an 
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the 
interests of the general public in these dockets.

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    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Darcie S. Tokioka,
Acting Secretary.
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