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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2020–249; Order No. 5638]
Competitive Price Adjustment
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is
recognizing a recently filed Postal
Service document with the Commission
concerning time-limited changes in
rates of general applicability for
competitive products. The changes are
scheduled to take effect October 18,
2020, and would roll back to current
levels on December 27, 2020. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: August 31,
2020.
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:
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction and Overview
II. Initial Administrative Actions
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction and Overview
On August 14, 2020, the Postal
Service filed notice with the
Commission concerning time-limited
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changes in rates of general applicability
for competitive products.1 The Postal
Service represents that, as required by
39 CFR 3035.102(b), the Notice includes
an explanation and justification for the
changes, the effective date, and a
schedule of the changed rates. See
Notice at 1. The changes are scheduled
to take effect on October 18, 2020, and
will roll back to current levels on
December 27, 2020. Id.
Attached to the Notice is Governors’
Decision No. 20–3, which states the new
prices are in accordance with 39 U.S.C.
3632 and 3633 and 39 CFR 3035.102.2
The Governors’ Decision provides an
analysis of the competitive products’
price changes intended to demonstrate
that the changes comply with 39 U.S.C.
3633 and 39 CFR part 3035. Governors’
Decision No. 20–3 at 1. The attachment
to the Governors’ Decision sets forth
both the new prices to be in effect from
October 18, 2020, and the current prices
that will be restored on December 27,
2020. See Notice at 1–2.
The Notice includes an attachment
showing FY 2021 projected volumes,
revenues, attributable costs,
contribution, and cost coverage for each
product, assuming implementation of
the new prices from October 18, 2020,
to December 27, 2020. See id. at 2.
The Notice also includes an
application for non-public treatment of
the attributable costs, contribution, and
cost coverage data in the unredacted
version of the annex to the Governors’
Decision, as well as the supporting
materials for the data. See id.
Planned price adjustments. The
Governors’ Decision includes an
overview of the Postal Service’s planned
price changes, which is summarized in
the table below.
TABLE I–1—PROPOSED PRICE CHANGES
Average
price
increase
(percent)
Product name
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Domestic Competitive Products
Priority Mail Express ............................................................................................................................................................................
Retail .............................................................................................................................................................................................
Commercial Base .........................................................................................................................................................................
Commercial Plus ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Priority Mail ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
Retail .............................................................................................................................................................................................
Commercial Base .........................................................................................................................................................................
Commercial Plus ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Parcel Select (non-Lightweight) ...........................................................................................................................................................
Destination Delivery Unit ..............................................................................................................................................................
1 USPS Notice of Time-Limited Changes in Rates
of General Applicability for Competitive Products,
August 14, 2020 (Notice). Pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3632(b)(2), the Postal Service is obligated to publish
the Governors’ Decision and record of proceedings
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in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the
effective date of the new rates.
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States Postal Service on Changes in Rates of General
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Applicability for Competitive Products (Governors’
Decision No. 20–3), at 1 (Governors’ Decision No.
20–3).
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TABLE I–1—PROPOSED PRICE CHANGES—Continued
Average
price
increase
(percent)
Product name
Destination Sectional Center Facility ...........................................................................................................................................
Destination Network Distribution Center ......................................................................................................................................
Parcel Select Lightweight ....................................................................................................................................................................
Parcel Select Ground ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Parcel Return Service ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Return Sectional Center Facility ...................................................................................................................................................
Return Delivery Unit .....................................................................................................................................................................
First-Class Package Service ...............................................................................................................................................................
Retail .............................................................................................................................................................................................
Commercial ...................................................................................................................................................................................
8.0
5.6
12.0
3.0
3.3
1.9
4.7
5.6
0.0
7.0
Source: See Governors’ Decision No. 20–3 at 2–3.
II. Initial Administrative Actions
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2020–249 to consider the Postal
Service’s Notice. Interested persons may
express views and offer comments on
whether the planned changes are
consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633,
and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR
3040 subparts B and E. Comments are
due no later than August 31, 2020. For
specific details of the planned price
changes, interested persons are
encouraged to review the Notice, which
is available on the Commission’s
website at www.prc.gov.
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R.
Moeller is appointed to serve as Public
Representative to represent the interests
of the general public in this docket.
[Docket Nos. MC2020–221 and CP2020–251]
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III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2020–249 to provide interested
persons an opportunity to express views
and offer comments on whether the
planned changes are consistent with 39
U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642, 39 CFR
part 3035, and 39 CFR 3040 subparts B
and E.
2. Comments are due no later than
August 31, 2020.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the
Commission appoints Kenneth R.
Moeller 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.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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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: August 24,
2020.
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:
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
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
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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
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
3011.301.1
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 3030, and 39
CFR part 3040, 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 3035, and
39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment
deadline(s) for each request appear in
section II.
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
1. Docket No(s).: MC2020–221 and
CP2020–251; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail & First-Class
Package Service Contract 158 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: August 14, 2020;
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).
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[FR Doc No: 2020-18291]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2020-249; Order No. 5638]
Competitive Price Adjustment
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service
document with the Commission concerning time-limited changes in rates
of general applicability for competitive products. The changes are
scheduled to take effect October 18, 2020, and would roll back to
current levels on December 27, 2020. This notice informs the public of
the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative
steps.
DATES: Comments are due: August 31, 2020.
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 and Overview
II. Initial Administrative Actions
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction and Overview
On August 14, 2020, the Postal Service filed notice with the
Commission concerning time-limited changes in rates of general
applicability for competitive products.\1\ The Postal Service
represents that, as required by 39 CFR 3035.102(b), the Notice includes
an explanation and justification for the changes, the effective date,
and a schedule of the changed rates. See Notice at 1. The changes are
scheduled to take effect on October 18, 2020, and will roll back to
current levels on December 27, 2020. Id.
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\1\ USPS Notice of Time-Limited Changes in Rates of General
Applicability for Competitive Products, August 14, 2020 (Notice).
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(2), the Postal Service is obligated to
publish the Governors' Decision and record of proceedings in the
Federal Register at least 30 days before the effective date of the
new rates.
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Attached to the Notice is Governors' Decision No. 20-3, which
states the new prices are in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633
and 39 CFR 3035.102.\2\ The Governors' Decision provides an analysis of
the competitive products' price changes intended to demonstrate that
the changes comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR part 3035. Governors'
Decision No. 20-3 at 1. The attachment to the Governors' Decision sets
forth both the new prices to be in effect from October 18, 2020, and
the current prices that will be restored on December 27, 2020. See
Notice at 1-2.
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\2\ Notice, Decision of the Governors of the United States
Postal Service on Changes in Rates of General Applicability for
Competitive Products (Governors' Decision No. 20-3), at 1
(Governors' Decision No. 20-3).
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The Notice includes an attachment showing FY 2021 projected
volumes, revenues, attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage
for each product, assuming implementation of the new prices from
October 18, 2020, to December 27, 2020. See id. at 2.
The Notice also includes an application for non-public treatment of
the attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage data in the
unredacted version of the annex to the Governors' Decision, as well as
the supporting materials for the data. See id.
Planned price adjustments. The Governors' Decision includes an
overview of the Postal Service's planned price changes, which is
summarized in the table below.
Table I-1--Proposed Price Changes
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Average price
Product name increase
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Domestic Competitive Products
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Priority Mail Express................................... 0.7
Retail.............................................. 0.0
Commercial Base..................................... 4.4
Commercial Plus..................................... 4.4
Priority Mail........................................... 1.7
Retail.............................................. 0.0
Commercial Base..................................... 4.2
Commercial Plus..................................... 3.9
Parcel Select (non-Lightweight)......................... 5.9
Destination Delivery Unit........................... 6.8
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Destination Sectional Center Facility............... 8.0
Destination Network Distribution Center............. 5.6
Parcel Select Lightweight............................... 12.0
Parcel Select Ground.................................... 3.0
Parcel Return Service................................... 3.3
Return Sectional Center Facility.................... 1.9
Return Delivery Unit................................ 4.7
First-Class Package Service............................. 5.6
Retail.............................................. 0.0
Commercial.......................................... 7.0
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Source: See Governors' Decision No. 20-3 at 2-3.
II. Initial Administrative Actions
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-249 to consider the
Postal Service's Notice. Interested persons may express views and offer
comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C.
3632, 3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR 3040 subparts B and
E. Comments are due no later than August 31, 2020. For specific details
of the planned price changes, interested persons are encouraged to
review the Notice, which is available on the Commission's website at
www.prc.gov.
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller is appointed to serve
as Public Representative to represent the interests of the general
public in this docket.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-249 to provide
interested persons an opportunity to express views and offer comments
on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632,
3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR 3040 subparts B and E.
2. Comments are due no later than August 31, 2020.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Kenneth R.
Moeller 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.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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