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requirements have been satisfied. The
findings set forth above are supported by an
NRC staff safety evaluation dated the same
date as this order, which is available at
ADAMS Accession No. ML21277A248 (nonproprietary).
III
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b,
161i, and 184 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 2201(b),
2201(i), and 2234, and 10 CFR 50.80, 10 CFR
72.50, 10 CFR 50.90, and 10 CFR 72.56, IT
IS HEREBY ORDERED that the license
transfer application, as described herein, is
approved, subject to the following
conditions:
1. SpinCo and New FitzPatrick, LLC shall
provide satisfactory documentary evidence to
the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation that, as of the date of the indirect
license transfer, the licensees reflected in the
amended licenses have obtained the
appropriate amount of insurance required of
a licensee under 10 CFR part 140 and 10 CFR
50.54(w).
2. If EGC does not hold Facility Operating
License Nos. DPR–39 and DPR–48 for Zion,
Units 1 and 2, respectively, and the general
license for the Zion ISFSI at the time of the
closing of the spin transaction, then these
licenses shall not be transferred to SpinCo as
part the spin transaction.
3. At least 5 business days before the
closing of the spin transaction, the
Applicants shall submit, signed under oath
or affirmation, the following information to
the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR parts 50
and 72: (1) The final legal entity names of
HoldCo, SpinCo, New York HoldCo, and
New FitzPatrick, LLC; (2) the state of
incorporation and address for HoldCo; (3) the
address for New York HoldCo; and (4) the
names, addresses, and citizenship of the
directors and principal officers of HoldCo
and New York HoldCo.
4. The NRC staff’s approval of the license
transfer is subject to the Commission’s
authority to rescind, modify, or condition the
approved transfer based on the outcome of
any post-effectiveness hearing on the license
transfer application.
It Is Further Ordered that after receipt of all
required regulatory approvals of the
proposed indirect license transfer, the
Applicants shall inform the Directors of the
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and the
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards in writing of such receipt no later
than 5 business days prior to the date of the
closing of the transfer. Should the proposed
license transfer not be completed within 1
year of the date of this order, this order shall
become null and void, provided, however,
that upon written application and for good
cause shown, such date may be extended by
order. The conditions of this order may be
amended upon application by the Applicants
and approval by the NRC.
It Is Further Ordered that consistent with
10 CFR 2.1315(b), the license amendments
that make changes, as indicated in Enclosure
2 to the letter forwarding this order, to reflect
the subject license transfer, are approved.
The amendments shall be issued and made
effective at the time the proposed transfer
actions are completed.
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This order is effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this
order, see the application dated February 25,
2021, as supplemented by letters dated
March 25, June 11, September 16, and
September 29, 2021, and the associated NRC
staff safety evaluation dated the same date as
this order. Publicly available documents
created or received at the NRC are accessible
electronically through ADAMS in the NRC
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. Persons who do not have access
to ADAMS or who encounter problems
accessing the documents located in ADAMS
should contact the NRC Public Document
Room reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
397–4209 or 301–415–4737 or by email to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated: November 16, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Bo M. Pham, Director,
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
/RA/
Jane E. Marshall, Director,
Division of Decommissioning, Uranium
Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
/RA/
Shana R. Helton, Director,
Division of Fuel Management, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Compliance With Legal Requirements
IV. Data Collection
V. Notice of Commission Action
VI. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3641
and 39 CFR part 3045, the Postal Service
filed notice of its intent to conduct a
market test of an experimental product
called USPS Connect Local Mail.1 The
Postal Service states that currently,
when business mailers who send
documents locally with regular
frequency wish to send documents for
same-day or next-day arrival, they are
directed to use a variety of services that
were designed for end-to-end mailing
over long distances, and are priced
accordingly. Notice at 1. The Postal
Service asserts that USPS Connect Local
Mail is designed as an economical
alternative for these mailers. Id. at 1–2.
The Postal Service ‘‘intends for the
market test to run for two full years
beginning on January 9, 2022,’’ although
it explains that it ‘‘may decide to seek
permanent product status earlier, or
alternatively [it] may seek authority for
an additional year of testing if more
time is needed to determine the
feasibility or desirability of the
product.’’ Id. at 3.
[Docket No. MT2022–1; Order No. 6038]
II. Background
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Market Test of Experimental Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is
recognizing a recently filed Postal
Service proposal to conduct a market
test of an experimental product called
Extended Mail Forwarding. This notice
informs the public of the filing, invites
public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: December 7,
2021.
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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On November 10, 2021, the Postal
Service filed the Notice proposing the
USPS Connect Local Mail market test.
The Postal Service asserts that ‘‘local
document delivery could benefit from
increased competition, and that
economical local document delivery is a
market that is currently underserved by
USPS.’’ Notice at 1. As such, according
to the Postal Service, USPS Connect
Local Mail (as well as its planned
package-focused counterpart, USPS
Connect Local) 2 is designed to offer
improved access to the Postal Service
network for local mailers and will
leverage the Postal Service’s current
‘‘last-mile infrastructure to create
1 United States Postal Service Notice of Market
Test of Experimental Product—USPS Connect Local
Mail, November 10, 2021 (Notice).
2 In a separate proceeding to adjust Competitive
product rates, Docket No. CP2022–22, the Postal
Service has proposed to add ‘‘USPS Connect Local’’
as a new price category under the existing Parcel
Select product. Docket No. CP2022–22, USPS
Notice of Changes in Rates of General Applicability
for Competitive Products, November 10, 2021, at 2–
3. Any comments on the Postal Service’s plans to
add this new Competitive product price category
should be filed in Docket No. CP2022–22.
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economical new solutions for
customers.’’ Notice at 2.
The Postal Service states that USPS
Connect Local Mail will be available at
Destination Delivery Units or by carrier
pick-up in line-of travel. Id. at 2. It also
states that it will offer same-day or nextday delivery, six days per week, with
customers receiving same-day or nextday delivery based on whether they’ve
entered their mail within the Critical
Entry Time. Id. The Postal Service adds
that it will offer tracking services for
USPS Connect Local Mail. Id. According
to the Postal Service, ‘‘[d]ocuments
mailed using this service must be paperbased and may contain personal
information.’’ Id. at 3.
The Postal Service plans to offer
USPS Connect Local Mail at $2.95 for a
Letter or Flat size mailpiece with a
weight up to 13 ounces. Id. at 2. It will
allow customers to pay for this service
using Click-N-Ship or through a Postal
Service application programming
interface. Id. at 3. According to the
Postal Service, USPS Connect Local
Mail will cover its attributable costs,
which it estimates to be $2.03 per piece
based on the volume variable cost of
Priority Mail flats, modified to reflect
differences in mail processing,
transportation, and packaging costs. Id.
at 2–3.
The Postal Service states that USPS
Connect Local Mail will be tested
nationwide with a phased rollout. Id. at
3.
III. Compliance With Legal
Requirements
The Postal Service asserts that the
proposed market test meets the
requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3641 and 39
CFR part 3045. First, the Postal Service
explains that, ‘‘from the viewpoint of
mail users, USPS Connect Local Mail is
significantly different from all products
offered by the Postal Service within the
last two years’’ as required by 39 U.S.C.
3641(b)(1). Notice at 3. The Postal
Service states that it ‘‘does not currently
offer an expedited First-Class Mail
product for local mailers to quickly and
cost effectively mail local personalized
correspondence,’’ nor does First-Class
Mail include tracking or free packaging.
Id. at 3–4. According to the Postal
Service, although Priority Mail Express
and Priority Mail may be used to deliver
local mail, they are ‘‘intended for
nationwide, end-to-end shipping and
their pricing reflects these higher costs.’’
Id. at 4. Thus, it asserts, USPS Connect
Local Mail is significantly different from
the other services it offers. Id.
Second, the Postal Service asserts that
USPS Connect Local Mail ‘‘will not
create an unfair or otherwise
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inappropriate competitive advantage for
the Postal Service or any mailer,’’ as set
out in 39 U.S.C. 3641(b)(2), because it
was ‘‘designed to increase small
business access to the USPS network
and . . . leverages the Postal Service’s
existing delivery network to address a
need for locally-focused small
businesses,’’ thus ‘‘offer[ing] a lowpriced alternative in a market that is
arguably underserved by USPS.’’ Id.
Third, the Postal Service states that
USPS Connect Local Mail is properly
categorized as market dominant as
required by 39 U.S.C. 3641(b)(3) given
that it ‘‘is not structuring USPS Connect
Local Mail to meet any of the exceptions
or suspensions to the Private Express
Statutes.’’ Id.
IV. Data Collection
To better understand the results of the
market test, the Postal Service asserts
that it will collect the following data on
a quarterly basis by district for USPS
Connect Local Mail: Volume of
mailpieces, number of customers, and
revenue.3 The Postal Service also states
that it will collect data on the
attributable costs of USPS Connect
Local Mail, including administrative
costs of the test. Notice at 5.
V. Notice of Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket
No. MT2022–1 to consider matters
raised by the Notice. The Commission
invites comments on whether the Postal
Service’s filing is consistent with the
requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3641 and 39
CFR part 3045. Comments are due no
later than December 7, 2021. The filing
can be accessed via the Commission’s
website (https://www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Mallory L.
Smith to serve as an officer of the
Commission to represent the interests of
the general public in these proceedings
(Public Representative).
VI. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. MT2022–1 to consider the matters
raised by the Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Mallory
L. Smith is appointed to serve as an
officer of the Commission to represent
the interests of the general public in
3 Id. at 5. The Postal Service states that, although
‘‘[v]olumes and revenues for USPS Connect Local
Mail are difficult to predict . . . it is possible that
the Postal Service may eventually need to seek a
waiver of the annual statutory limitation of
$11,860,140.’’ Id. It explains that, should the
revenue approach this amount, the Postal Service
‘‘will furnish the appropriate notice to the
Commission and submit an application for
exemption from the cap under 39 U.S.C. 3641(e)(2)
in a timely manner.’’ Id.
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these proceedings (Public
Representative).
3. Comments are due no later than
December 7, 2021.
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
[Docket No. MC2022–20; Order No. 6040]
Mail Classification Schedule
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is
recognizing a recent Postal Service filing
requesting the conversion of the
experimental product offering Plus One
into a permanent product offering on
the Mail Classification Schedule. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: December 7,
2021.
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. Commission Action
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On November 10, 2021, the Postal
Service filed a request with the
Commission pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642
and 39 CFR 3045.18 to convert the
experimental product offering Plus One
into a permanent product offering on
the Mail Classification Schedule.1 In
support of its Request, the Postal
Service filed the following documents:
• Attachment A to the Request—
Proposed Changes to Mail Classification
Schedule;
1 United States Postal Service Request to Convert
Plus One to a Permanent Offering, November 10,
2021 (Request).
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. MT2022-1; Order No. 6038]
Market Test of Experimental Product
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service
proposal to conduct a market test of an experimental product called
Extended Mail Forwarding. This notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: December 7, 2021.
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. Background
III. Compliance With Legal Requirements
IV. Data Collection
V. Notice of Commission Action
VI. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3641 and 39 CFR part 3045, the Postal
Service filed notice of its intent to conduct a market test of an
experimental product called USPS Connect Local Mail.\1\ The Postal
Service states that currently, when business mailers who send documents
locally with regular frequency wish to send documents for same-day or
next-day arrival, they are directed to use a variety of services that
were designed for end-to-end mailing over long distances, and are
priced accordingly. Notice at 1. The Postal Service asserts that USPS
Connect Local Mail is designed as an economical alternative for these
mailers. Id. at 1-2. The Postal Service ``intends for the market test
to run for two full years beginning on January 9, 2022,'' although it
explains that it ``may decide to seek permanent product status earlier,
or alternatively [it] may seek authority for an additional year of
testing if more time is needed to determine the feasibility or
desirability of the product.'' Id. at 3.
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\1\ United States Postal Service Notice of Market Test of
Experimental Product--USPS Connect Local Mail, November 10, 2021
(Notice).
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II. Background
On November 10, 2021, the Postal Service filed the Notice proposing
the USPS Connect Local Mail market test. The Postal Service asserts
that ``local document delivery could benefit from increased
competition, and that economical local document delivery is a market
that is currently underserved by USPS.'' Notice at 1. As such,
according to the Postal Service, USPS Connect Local Mail (as well as
its planned package-focused counterpart, USPS Connect Local) \2\ is
designed to offer improved access to the Postal Service network for
local mailers and will leverage the Postal Service's current ``last-
mile infrastructure to create
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economical new solutions for customers.'' Notice at 2.
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\2\ In a separate proceeding to adjust Competitive product
rates, Docket No. CP2022-22, the Postal Service has proposed to add
``USPS Connect Local'' as a new price category under the existing
Parcel Select product. Docket No. CP2022-22, USPS Notice of Changes
in Rates of General Applicability for Competitive Products, November
10, 2021, at 2-3. Any comments on the Postal Service's plans to add
this new Competitive product price category should be filed in
Docket No. CP2022-22.
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The Postal Service states that USPS Connect Local Mail will be
available at Destination Delivery Units or by carrier pick-up in line-
of travel. Id. at 2. It also states that it will offer same-day or
next-day delivery, six days per week, with customers receiving same-day
or next-day delivery based on whether they've entered their mail within
the Critical Entry Time. Id. The Postal Service adds that it will offer
tracking services for USPS Connect Local Mail. Id. According to the
Postal Service, ``[d]ocuments mailed using this service must be paper-
based and may contain personal information.'' Id. at 3.
The Postal Service plans to offer USPS Connect Local Mail at $2.95
for a Letter or Flat size mailpiece with a weight up to 13 ounces. Id.
at 2. It will allow customers to pay for this service using Click-N-
Ship or through a Postal Service application programming interface. Id.
at 3. According to the Postal Service, USPS Connect Local Mail will
cover its attributable costs, which it estimates to be $2.03 per piece
based on the volume variable cost of Priority Mail flats, modified to
reflect differences in mail processing, transportation, and packaging
costs. Id. at 2-3.
The Postal Service states that USPS Connect Local Mail will be
tested nationwide with a phased rollout. Id. at 3.
III. Compliance With Legal Requirements
The Postal Service asserts that the proposed market test meets the
requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3641 and 39 CFR part 3045. First, the Postal
Service explains that, ``from the viewpoint of mail users, USPS Connect
Local Mail is significantly different from all products offered by the
Postal Service within the last two years'' as required by 39 U.S.C.
3641(b)(1). Notice at 3. The Postal Service states that it ``does not
currently offer an expedited First-Class Mail product for local mailers
to quickly and cost effectively mail local personalized
correspondence,'' nor does First-Class Mail include tracking or free
packaging. Id. at 3-4. According to the Postal Service, although
Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail may be used to deliver local
mail, they are ``intended for nationwide, end-to-end shipping and their
pricing reflects these higher costs.'' Id. at 4. Thus, it asserts, USPS
Connect Local Mail is significantly different from the other services
it offers. Id.
Second, the Postal Service asserts that USPS Connect Local Mail
``will not create an unfair or otherwise inappropriate competitive
advantage for the Postal Service or any mailer,'' as set out in 39
U.S.C. 3641(b)(2), because it was ``designed to increase small business
access to the USPS network and . . . leverages the Postal Service's
existing delivery network to address a need for locally-focused small
businesses,'' thus ``offer[ing] a low-priced alternative in a market
that is arguably underserved by USPS.'' Id.
Third, the Postal Service states that USPS Connect Local Mail is
properly categorized as market dominant as required by 39 U.S.C.
3641(b)(3) given that it ``is not structuring USPS Connect Local Mail
to meet any of the exceptions or suspensions to the Private Express
Statutes.'' Id.
IV. Data Collection
To better understand the results of the market test, the Postal
Service asserts that it will collect the following data on a quarterly
basis by district for USPS Connect Local Mail: Volume of mailpieces,
number of customers, and revenue.\3\ The Postal Service also states
that it will collect data on the attributable costs of USPS Connect
Local Mail, including administrative costs of the test. Notice at 5.
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\3\ Id. at 5. The Postal Service states that, although
``[v]olumes and revenues for USPS Connect Local Mail are difficult
to predict . . . it is possible that the Postal Service may
eventually need to seek a waiver of the annual statutory limitation
of $11,860,140.'' Id. It explains that, should the revenue approach
this amount, the Postal Service ``will furnish the appropriate
notice to the Commission and submit an application for exemption
from the cap under 39 U.S.C. 3641(e)(2) in a timely manner.'' Id.
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V. Notice of Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. MT2022-1 to consider matters
raised by the Notice. The Commission invites comments on whether the
Postal Service's filing is consistent with the requirements of 39
U.S.C. 3641 and 39 CFR part 3045. Comments are due no later than
December 7, 2021. The filing can be accessed via the Commission's
website (https://www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Mallory L. Smith to serve as an officer of
the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in
these proceedings (Public Representative).
VI. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. MT2022-1 to consider the
matters raised by the Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Mallory L. Smith is appointed to
serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the
general public in these proceedings (Public Representative).
3. Comments are due no later than December 7, 2021.
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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