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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Candi Bing at (202) 590–8384 or by
email at bingc@ntsb.gov.
Media Information Contact: Peter
Knudson by email at peter.knudson@
ntsb.gov or at (202) 314–6100.
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Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552(b).
Dated: Friday, March 26, 2021.
Candi R. Bing,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2021–76 and CP2021–79;
MC2021–77 and CP2021–80]
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: April 1,
2021.
SUMMARY:
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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
I. Introduction
The Commission gives notice that the
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
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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
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).: MC2021–76 and
CP2021–79; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail & First-Class
Package Service Contract 191 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: March 24, 2021; Filing
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR
3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR
3035.105; Public Representative:
Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due:
April 1, 2021.
2. Docket No(s).: MC2021–77 and
CP2021–80; Filing Title: USPS Request
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.
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to Add Priority Mail & First-Class
Package Service Contract 192 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: March 24, 2021; Filing
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR
3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR
3035.105; Public Representative:
Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due:
April 1, 2021.
This Notice will be published in the
Federal Register.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. N2021–1; Order No. 5848]
Service Standard Changes
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission notices a
filing by the Postal Service of its intent
to conduct a pre-filing conference
regarding its proposed changes to the
service standards for First-Class Mail
and end-to-end Periodicals. This
document informs the public of this
proceeding and the pre-filing
conference, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Pre-filing conference: April 6,
2021, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Virtual.
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: Pursuant
to 39 CFR 3020.111(d), on March 23,
2021, the Postal Service filed a notice of
its intent to conduct a pre-filing
conference regarding its proposed
changes to the service standards for
First-Class Mail and end-to-end
Periodicals.1 Due to the COVID–19
pandemic, the conference will be held
virtually on April 6, 2021, from 1:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT). See Notice at 1, 4. At this
conference, Postal Service
representatives capable of discussing
1 Notice of Pre-Filing Conference, March 23, 2021
(Notice).
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the policy rationale for its proposal will
be available to educate the public and
to allow interested persons to provide
feedback to the Postal Service that it can
use to modify or refine its proposal
before formally filing a request for an
advisory opinion from the Commission.
See id. The registration instructions,
which are available at https://
about.usps.com/what/strategic-plans/
delivering-for-america/#conference,
direct interested persons to a website to
register to participate using Zoom, and
state that ‘‘[s]pace is limited. Unless all
available spaces are taken, you will have
until March 30, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT
to register.’’
The Commission establishes Docket
No. N2021–1 to consider the Postal
Service’s proposed changes to the
service standards for First-Class Mail
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and end-to-end Periodicals. In
conjunction with the announcement of
its 10-Year Strategic Plan,2 the Postal
Service proposes to amend 39 CFR part
121 to revise the existing service
standards for First-Class Mail and endto-end Periodicals, which would
‘‘generally affect service on a
nationwide or substantially nationwide
basis.’’ Notice at 1 (quoting 39 U.S.C.
3661(b)).
For First-Class Mail within the
contiguous United States, the Postal
Service states that its proposal would
narrow the scope of the existing 2-Day
2 See United States Postal Service, Delivering for
America: Our Vision and Ten-Year Plan to Achieve
Financial Sustainability and Service Excellence,
March 23, 2021, at 52, available at https://
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and 3-Day standards; instead 4-Day and
5-Day standards would apply to certain
First-Class Mail traveling longer
distances between origin and
destination. Notice at 2. The Postal
Service states that its proposal would
not affect First-Class Mail subject to the
existing 1-Day (Overnight) standard. Id.
The Postal Service plans to apply a 3–
6-Day standard to certain end-to-end
Periodicals merged with First-Class Mail
for surface transportation, specifying
that the Periodicals standard would
equal the sum of 1 day plus the
applicable First-Class Mail service
standard. Id. at 3.
Specifically, the Postal Service
proposes to apply the following
standards to First-Class Mail.
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Figure 1
Proposed Postal Service First-Class Mail Service Standards
• lntra-SCF domestic Presort mailpieces properly accepted at the SCF before the day-zero Critical Entry Time (unchanged*)
• lntra-SCF single piece domestic mail pieces where the SCF is also the origin P&DCF or the combined drive time between the origin P&DCF,
destination ADC, and destination SCF is 3 hours or less
• lnter-SCF domestic mail pieces, if the combined drive time between the origin P&DCF, destination ADC, and destination SCF is 3 hours or less
• lntra-SCF and inter-SCF mailpieces within the 48 contiguous states where the combined drive time between the origin P&DCF, destination ADC,
and destination SCF is more than 3 hours, but does not exceed 20 hours
• lnter-SCF mailpieces within the 48 contiguous states where the combined drive time between origin P&DCF, destination ADC, and destination
SCF is more than 20 hours but does not exceed 41 hours
• Certain mail pieces originating and/or destinating in non-contiguous areas••
• Mail pieces for which the drive time within the 48 contiguous states between origin P&DCF, destination ADC, and destination SCF exceeds 41
hours
• All other mail pieces to non-contiguous United States destination
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The Postal Service must file its formal
request for an advisory opinion with the
Commission at least 90 days before
implementing any of the proposed
changes. 39 CFR 3020.112. This formal
request must certify that the Postal
Service has made good faith efforts to
address the concerns raised at the prefiling conference and meet other content
requirements. Id. section 3020.113.
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After the Postal Service files the formal
request for an advisory opinion, the
Commission will set forth a procedural
schedule and provide additional
information in a notice and order that
will be published in the Federal
Register. Id. section 3020.110. Before
issuing its advisory opinion, the
Commission must provide an
opportunity for a formal, on-the-record
hearing pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 556 and
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557. 39 U.S.C. 3661(c). The procedural
rules in 39 CFR part 3020 apply to
Docket No. N2021–1.
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3661(c) and 39
CFR 3020.111(d), the Commission
appoints Samuel M. Poole to represent
the interests of the general public
(Public Representative) in this
proceeding. Pursuant to 39 CFR
3020.111(d), the Secretary shall arrange
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for publication of this Order in the
Federal Register.
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. N2021–1 to consider the Postal
Service’s proposed changes to the
service standards for First-Class Mail
and end-to-end Periodicals.
2. The Postal Service shall conduct a
virtual pre-filing conference regarding
its proposal on April 6, 2021, from 1:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3661(c) and
39 CFR 3020.111(d), Samuel M. Poole is
appointed to serve as an officer of the
Commission (Public Representative) to
represent the interests of the general
public in this proceeding.
4. Pursuant to 39 CFR 3020.111(d),
the Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) is forwarding an
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). Our ICR describes
the information we seek to collect from
the public. Review and approval by
OIRA ensures that we impose
appropriate paperwork burdens.
The RRB invites comments on the
proposed collections of information to
determine (1) the practical utility of the
collections; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collections; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information that is the
subject of collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of collections on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments to the RRB or OIRA must
contain the OMB control number of the
ICR. For proper consideration of your
comments, it is best if the RRB and
OIRA receive them within 30 days of
the publication date.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: RUIA Claims Notification
and Verification System; OMB 3220–
0171.
Section 5(b) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA)
(45 U.S.C.355), requires that effective
January 1, 1990, when a claim for
benefits is filed with the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB), the RRB shall
provide notice of the claim to the
claimant’s base year employer(s) to
provide them an opportunity to submit
information relevant to the claim before
making an initial determination. If the
RRB determines to pay benefits to the
claimant under the RUIA, the RRB shall
notify the base-year employer(s).
The purpose of the RUIA Claims
Notification and Verification System is
to provide two notices, pre-payment
Form ID–4K, Prepayment Notice of
Employees’ Applications and Claims for
Benefits Under the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, and postpayment Form ID–4E, Notice of RUIA
Claim Determination. Prepayment Form
ID–4K provides notice to a claimant’s
base-year employer(s), of each
unemployment application and
unemployment and sickness claim filed
for benefits under the RUIA and
provides the employer an opportunity to
convey information relevant to the
proper adjudication of the claim.
The railroad employer can elect to
receive Form ID–4K by one of three
options: A computer-generated paper
notice, by Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI), or online via the RRB’s Employer
Reporting System (ERS). The railroad
employer can respond to the ID–4K
notice by telephone, manually by
mailing a completed ID–4K back to the
RRB, or electronically via EDI or ERS.
Once the RRB determines to pay a
claim post-payment Form Letter ID–4E,
Notice of RUIA Claim Determination, is
used to notify the base-year employer(s).
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Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: RUIA Claims Notification and
Verification System.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0171.
Form(s) submitted: ID–4K, ID–4K
(INTERNET), ID–4E, ID–4E
(INTERNET).
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Private Sector;
Businesses or other for-profits
Abstract: Section 5(b) of the RUIA
requires that effective January 1, 1990,
when a claim for benefits is filed with
the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB),
the RRB shall provide notice of such
claim to the claimant’s base-year
employer(s) and afford such employer(s)
an opportunity to submit information
relevant to the claim before making an
initial determination on the claim.
When the RRB determines to pay
benefits to a claimant under the RUIA,
the RRB shall provide notice of such
determination to the claimant’s base
year employer.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to form ID–4K, ID–
4K(internet), ID–4E, and ID–4E
(internet).
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form number
ID–4K
ID–4K
ID–4K
ID–4E
ID–4E
This gives the employer a second
opportunity to challenge the claim for
benefits.
The ID–4E mainframe-generated
paper notice, EDI, and internet versions
are transmitted on a daily basis,
generally on the same day that the
claims are approved for payment.
Railroad employers who are mailed
Form ID–4E are instructed to write if
they want a reconsideration of the RRB’s
determination to pay. Employers who
receive the ID–4E electronically, may
file a reconsideration request by
completing the ID–4E by either EDI or
ERS. Completion is voluntary.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (82 FR 7122 on January
26, 2021) required by 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2). That request elicited no
comments.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
(Manual) ............................................................................................................................
(FTP) .................................................................................................................................
(Internet) ...........................................................................................................................
(Manual) ............................................................................................................................
(Internet) ...........................................................................................................................
1,250
17,600
66,800
50
120
2
(*)
2
2
2
42
210
2,226
2
4
Total ......................................................................................................................................
85,820
........................
2,484
* The burden for the 5 participating employers who transmit FTP responses is calculated at 10 minutes each per day, 251 workdays a year or
210 total hours of burden.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. N2021-1; Order No. 5848]
Service Standard Changes
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission notices a filing by the Postal Service of its
intent to conduct a pre-filing conference regarding its proposed
changes to the service standards for First-Class Mail and end-to-end
Periodicals. This document informs the public of this proceeding and
the pre-filing conference, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Pre-filing conference: April 6, 2021, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
Virtual.
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: Pursuant to 39 CFR 3020.111(d), on March 23,
2021, the Postal Service filed a notice of its intent to conduct a pre-
filing conference regarding its proposed changes to the service
standards for First-Class Mail and end-to-end Periodicals.\1\ Due to
the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be held virtually on April
6, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). See
Notice at 1, 4. At this conference, Postal Service representatives
capable of discussing
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the policy rationale for its proposal will be available to educate the
public and to allow interested persons to provide feedback to the
Postal Service that it can use to modify or refine its proposal before
formally filing a request for an advisory opinion from the Commission.
See id. The registration instructions, which are available at https://about.usps.com/what/strategic-plans/delivering-for-america/#conference,
direct interested persons to a website to register to participate using
Zoom, and state that ``[s]pace is limited. Unless all available spaces
are taken, you will have until March 30, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT to
register.''
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The Commission establishes Docket No. N2021-1 to consider the
Postal Service's proposed changes to the service standards for First-
Class Mail and end-to-end Periodicals. In conjunction with the
announcement of its 10-Year Strategic Plan,\2\ the Postal Service
proposes to amend 39 CFR part 121 to revise the existing service
standards for First-Class Mail and end-to-end Periodicals, which would
``generally affect service on a nationwide or substantially nationwide
basis.'' Notice at 1 (quoting 39 U.S.C. 3661(b)).
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\2\ See United States Postal Service, Delivering for America:
Our Vision and Ten-Year Plan to Achieve Financial Sustainability and
Service Excellence, March 23, 2021, at 52, available at https://about.usps.com/what/strategic-plans/delivering-for-america/assets/USPS_Delivering-For-America.pdf.
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For First-Class Mail within the contiguous United States, the
Postal Service states that its proposal would narrow the scope of the
existing 2-Day and 3-Day standards; instead 4-Day and 5-Day standards
would apply to certain First-Class Mail traveling longer distances
between origin and destination. Notice at 2. The Postal Service states
that its proposal would not affect First-Class Mail subject to the
existing 1-Day (Overnight) standard. Id. The Postal Service plans to
apply a 3-6-Day standard to certain end-to-end Periodicals merged with
First-Class Mail for surface transportation, specifying that the
Periodicals standard would equal the sum of 1 day plus the applicable
First-Class Mail service standard. Id. at 3.
Specifically, the Postal Service proposes to apply the following
standards to First-Class Mail.
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The Postal Service must file its formal request for an advisory
opinion with the Commission at least 90 days before implementing any of
the proposed changes. 39 CFR 3020.112. This formal request must certify
that the Postal Service has made good faith efforts to address the
concerns raised at the pre-filing conference and meet other content
requirements. Id. section 3020.113. After the Postal Service files the
formal request for an advisory opinion, the Commission will set forth a
procedural schedule and provide additional information in a notice and
order that will be published in the Federal Register. Id. section
3020.110. Before issuing its advisory opinion, the Commission must
provide an opportunity for a formal, on-the-record hearing pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 556 and 557. 39 U.S.C. 3661(c). The procedural rules in 39 CFR
part 3020 apply to Docket No. N2021-1.
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3661(c) and 39 CFR 3020.111(d), the
Commission appoints Samuel M. Poole to represent the interests of the
general public (Public Representative) in this proceeding. Pursuant to
39 CFR 3020.111(d), the Secretary shall arrange
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for publication of this Order in the Federal Register.
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. N2021-1 to consider the
Postal Service's proposed changes to the service standards for First-
Class Mail and end-to-end Periodicals.
2. The Postal Service shall conduct a virtual pre-filing conference
regarding its proposal on April 6, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3661(c) and 39 CFR 3020.111(d), Samuel M.
Poole is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in
this proceeding.
4. Pursuant to 39 CFR 3020.111(d), the Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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