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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
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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
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).: MC2023–67 and
CP2023–67; 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.
4679).
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to Add Priority Mail Express
International, Priority Mail International
& First-Class Package International
Service Contract 12 to Competitive
Product List and Notice of Filing
Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance
Date: November 30, 2022; Filing
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR
3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR
3035.105; Public Representative: Jethro
Dely; Comments Due: December 8, 2022.
2. Docket No(s).: MC2023–68 and
CP2023–68; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority
Mail, First-Class Package Service &
Parcel Select Contract 94 to Competitive
Product List and Notice of Filing
Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance
Date: November 30, 2022; 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:
December 8, 2022.
This Notice will be published in the
Federal Register.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. PI2023–1; Order No. 6347]
Service Standards for Market
Dominant Mail Products
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is
recognizing a recent filing by the Postal
Service of its intent to establish new
service standards for USPS Connect
Local Mail and proposing corresponding
revisions to its Service Performance
Measurement (SPM) Plan for Market
Dominant products. This notice informs
the public of the filing, invites public
comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: December
14, 2022.
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: On
November 23, 2022, the Postal Service
SUMMARY:
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filed a notice, pursuant to 39 CFR
3055.5, notifying the Commission of the
Postal Service’s intent to establish new
service standards for USPS Connect
Local Mail and proposing corresponding
revisions to its Service Performance
Measurement (SPM) Plan for Market
Dominant products.1 The Postal Service
also, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3691(b)(2),
requests approval to apply its existing
internal service performance
measurement system to USPS Connect
Local Mail. Notice at 1. The most recent
version of the SPM Plan that is the
subject of this proceeding was approved
for implementation on July 18, 2022, in
Docket No. PI2022–3.2 Accompanying
the Notice is a library reference, which
contains a copy of the Postal Service’s
SPM Plan, revised November 23, 2022
(both redline and clean versions).3
On November 10, 2021, the Postal
Service announced its intention to
conduct a market test of an
experimental product denominated as
USPS Connect Local Mail.4 USPS
Connect Local Mail is intended for local
delivery, enabling customers to deposit
USPS Connect Local Mail items at
participating Destination Delivery Units
(DDUs) or present them to mail carriers
along their lines of travel to
participating DDUs. Notice at 2. The
Commission authorized the proposed
market test on January 4, 2022.5 The
Postal Service now seeks to classify
USPS Connect Local Mail as a new,
permanent classification in the Mail
Classification Schedule (MCS).6 The
Postal Service states that assuming its
proposed classification changes are
adopted in accordance with the
expected date of implementation of
January 22, 2023, the Postal Service
plans to add USPS Connect Local Mail
1 United States Postal Service Notice Concerning
the Establishment of Service Standards and
Measurement for USPS ConnectTM Local and
Request for Use of Internal Measurement System,
November 23, 2022, at 1 (Notice).
2 Docket No. PI2022–3, Order Directing the Postal
Service to Request an Advisory Opinion Prior to
Implementing its Proposed Change to the Critical
Entry Times for Periodicals and Approving the
Other Proposed Revisions to Market Dominant
Service Performance Measurement Plan, July 18,
2022 (Order No. 6232).
3 Library Reference USPS–LR–PI2023–1/1,
November 23, 2022.
4 Docket No. MT2022–1, United States Postal
Service Notice of Market Test of Experimental
Product—USPS Connect Local Mail, November 10,
2021.
5 Docket No. MT2022–1, Order Authorizing
Market Test of Experimental Product—USPS
Connect Local Mail, January 4, 2022 (Order No.
6080).
6 Notice at 3; see Docket No. MC2023–12, United
States Postal Service Revised Request to Convert
USPS Connect Local Mail to a Permanent Offering,
November 9, 2022.
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as price category within First-Class Mail
Flats. Notice at 2.
Related to the Postal Service’s request
to add USPS Connect Local Mail as a
new, permanent classification, the
Postal Service plans to establish new
service standards for USPS Connect
Mail Local. Notice at 2. The Postal
Service plans for USPS Connect Local
Mail items accepted at a participating
DDU by 0700 to receive a same-day
service standard, and for mailpieces
received at a participating DDU or by
carrier pickup after 0700 to receive a 1day service standard. Id. at 3. The Postal
Service states its intention to revise 39
CFR 121.1 to establish a 0-day service
standard for USPS Connect Local Mail
and to include USPS Connect Local
Mail in the 1-day service standard.7
The Postal Service also proposes,
pursuant to 39 CFR 3055.5, to modify
the existing SPM Plan to add USPS
Connect Local Mail, describe the
approach that will be followed to
measure its service performance, and
identify when such performance
measurements will be reported. Id. at 4.
Finally, the Postal Service requests,
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3691(b)(2), that
the Commission approve the Postal
Service’s use of internal SPM to
measure service performance for USPS
Connect Local Mail. Id. The Postal
Service specifically proposes using its
existing internal Intelligent Mail
package barcode (IMpb) system, which
employs automated equipment to sort
and track mailpieces. Id. at 4–5. The
Postal Service proposes using IMpb
tracking barcode scans at acceptance
and delivery to measure service
performance for USPS Connect Local
Mail. Id. at 5.
Interested persons are invited to
comment on the Postal Service’s
planned new service standards for USPS
Connect Local Mail, proposed revisions
to its SPM Plan, and request to use
internal service performance
measurement for USPS Connect Local
Mail. Comments are due December 14,
2022. The Commission does not
anticipate the need for reply comments
at this time. The Commission intends to
evaluate the comments received and use
those suggestions to help carry out its
service performance measurement
responsibilities under Title 39 of the
United States Code. Material filed in
this docket will be available for review
on the Commission’s website, https://
www.prc.gov. The Commission appoints
Christopher C. Mohr to represent the
7 Id. at 3–4. This proposed change was published
in the Federal Register. See 87 FR 73468–69 (Nov.
30, 2022).
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interests of the general public (Public
Representative) in this docket.
It is ordered:
1. Docket No. PI2023–1 is established
for the purpose of considering the Postal
Service’s planned new service standards
for USPS Connect Local mail, proposed
revisions to its Service Performance
Measurement Plan for Market Dominant
products, and request to use internal
service performance measurement for
USPS Connect Local Mail.
2. Interested persons may submit
written comments on any or all aspects
of the Postal Service’s proposals no later
than December 14, 2022.
3. Christopher C. Mohr is designated
to represent the interests of the general
public in this docket.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–96415; File No. SR–FINRA–
2022–031]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a
Proposed Rule Change To Adopt
FINRA Rules 6151 (Disclosure of Order
Routing Information for NMS
Securities) and 6470 (Disclosure of
Order Routing Information for OTC
Equity Securities)
November 30, 2022.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on November
16, 2022, the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
the proposed rule change as described
in Items I, II, and III below, which Items
have been prepared by FINRA. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
FINRA is proposing to adopt FINRA
Rules 6151 (Disclosure of Order Routing
1 15
2 17
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CFR 240.19b–4.
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Information for NMS Securities) and
6470 (Disclosure of Order Routing
Information for OTC Equity Securities)
to require members to (i) publish order
routing reports for orders in OTC Equity
Securities, and (ii) submit their order
routing reports for both OTC Equity
Securities and NMS Securities to FINRA
for publication on the FINRA website.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on FINRA’s website at
https://www.finra.org, at the principal
office of FINRA and at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission,
FINRA included statements concerning
the purpose of and basis for the
proposed rule change and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed
rule change. The text of these statements
may be examined at the places specified
in Item IV below. FINRA has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
Rule 606(a) of Regulation NMS 3
(‘‘SEC Rule 606(a)’’) requires brokerdealers to publicly disclose specified
information about their order routing
practices for NMS Securities,4 including
for non-directed orders in NMS stocks
that are submitted on a ‘‘held’’ basis.5
The SEC has stated that, as a result of
these disclosures, ‘‘customers—and
retail investors in particular—that
submit orders to their broker-dealers
should be better able to assess the
quality of order handling services
3 17
CFR 242.606(a).
‘‘NMS Securities’’ include listed
stocks and options, and NMS stocks means any
NMS Security other than an option. See 17 CFR
242.600(b).
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84528
(November 2, 2018), 83 FR 58338 (November 19,
2018) (Disclosure of Order Handling Information;
Final Rule) (‘‘2018 Amendments Release’’). The
SEC did not specifically define ‘‘held’’ or ‘‘not
held’’ orders, but stated that typically a ‘‘not held’’
order provides the broker-dealer with price and
time discretion in handling the order, whereas a
broker-dealer must attempt to execute a ‘‘held’’
order immediately. See id. at 58340 n.19. As noted
by the SEC in the 2018 Amendments Release,
broker-dealers utilize the ‘‘held’’ and ‘‘not held’’
order classifications as a matter of industry practice
and to comply with regulatory requirements,
including audit trail reporting requirements and the
definition of ‘‘covered order’’ in Rule 600(b) of
Regulation NMS. See id. at 58344.
4 Generally,
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. PI2023-1; Order No. 6347]
Service Standards for Market Dominant Mail Products
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recent filing by the Postal
Service of its intent to establish new service standards for USPS
Connect Local Mail and proposing corresponding revisions to its Service
Performance Measurement (SPM) Plan for Market Dominant products. This
notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and
takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: December 14, 2022.
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: On November 23, 2022, the Postal Service
filed a notice, pursuant to 39 CFR 3055.5, notifying the Commission of
the Postal Service's intent to establish new service standards for USPS
Connect Local Mail and proposing corresponding revisions to its Service
Performance Measurement (SPM) Plan for Market Dominant products.\1\ The
Postal Service also, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3691(b)(2), requests
approval to apply its existing internal service performance measurement
system to USPS Connect Local Mail. Notice at 1. The most recent version
of the SPM Plan that is the subject of this proceeding was approved for
implementation on July 18, 2022, in Docket No. PI2022-3.\2\
Accompanying the Notice is a library reference, which contains a copy
of the Postal Service's SPM Plan, revised November 23, 2022 (both
redline and clean versions).\3\
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\1\ United States Postal Service Notice Concerning the
Establishment of Service Standards and Measurement for USPS
ConnectTM Local and Request for Use of Internal
Measurement System, November 23, 2022, at 1 (Notice).
\2\ Docket No. PI2022-3, Order Directing the Postal Service to
Request an Advisory Opinion Prior to Implementing its Proposed
Change to the Critical Entry Times for Periodicals and Approving the
Other Proposed Revisions to Market Dominant Service Performance
Measurement Plan, July 18, 2022 (Order No. 6232).
\3\ Library Reference USPS-LR-PI2023-1/1, November 23, 2022.
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On November 10, 2021, the Postal Service announced its intention to
conduct a market test of an experimental product denominated as USPS
Connect Local Mail.\4\ USPS Connect Local Mail is intended for local
delivery, enabling customers to deposit USPS Connect Local Mail items
at participating Destination Delivery Units (DDUs) or present them to
mail carriers along their lines of travel to participating DDUs. Notice
at 2. The Commission authorized the proposed market test on January 4,
2022.\5\ The Postal Service now seeks to classify USPS Connect Local
Mail as a new, permanent classification in the Mail Classification
Schedule (MCS).\6\ The Postal Service states that assuming its proposed
classification changes are adopted in accordance with the expected date
of implementation of January 22, 2023, the Postal Service plans to add
USPS Connect Local Mail
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as price category within First-Class Mail Flats. Notice at 2.
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\4\ Docket No. MT2022-1, United States Postal Service Notice of
Market Test of Experimental Product--USPS Connect Local Mail,
November 10, 2021.
\5\ Docket No. MT2022-1, Order Authorizing Market Test of
Experimental Product--USPS Connect Local Mail, January 4, 2022
(Order No. 6080).
\6\ Notice at 3; see Docket No. MC2023-12, United States Postal
Service Revised Request to Convert USPS Connect Local Mail to a
Permanent Offering, November 9, 2022.
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Related to the Postal Service's request to add USPS Connect Local
Mail as a new, permanent classification, the Postal Service plans to
establish new service standards for USPS Connect Mail Local. Notice at
2. The Postal Service plans for USPS Connect Local Mail items accepted
at a participating DDU by 0700 to receive a same-day service standard,
and for mailpieces received at a participating DDU or by carrier pickup
after 0700 to receive a 1-day service standard. Id. at 3. The Postal
Service states its intention to revise 39 CFR 121.1 to establish a 0-
day service standard for USPS Connect Local Mail and to include USPS
Connect Local Mail in the 1-day service standard.\7\
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\7\ Id. at 3-4. This proposed change was published in the
Federal Register. See 87 FR 73468-69 (Nov. 30, 2022).
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The Postal Service also proposes, pursuant to 39 CFR 3055.5, to
modify the existing SPM Plan to add USPS Connect Local Mail, describe
the approach that will be followed to measure its service performance,
and identify when such performance measurements will be reported. Id.
at 4.
Finally, the Postal Service requests, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3691(b)(2), that the Commission approve the Postal Service's use of
internal SPM to measure service performance for USPS Connect Local
Mail. Id. The Postal Service specifically proposes using its existing
internal Intelligent Mail package barcode (IMpb) system, which employs
automated equipment to sort and track mailpieces. Id. at 4-5. The
Postal Service proposes using IMpb tracking barcode scans at acceptance
and delivery to measure service performance for USPS Connect Local
Mail. Id. at 5.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the Postal Service's
planned new service standards for USPS Connect Local Mail, proposed
revisions to its SPM Plan, and request to use internal service
performance measurement for USPS Connect Local Mail. Comments are due
December 14, 2022. The Commission does not anticipate the need for
reply comments at this time. The Commission intends to evaluate the
comments received and use those suggestions to help carry out its
service performance measurement responsibilities under Title 39 of the
United States Code. Material filed in this docket will be available for
review on the Commission's website, https://www.prc.gov. The Commission
appoints Christopher C. Mohr to represent the interests of the general
public (Public Representative) in this docket.
It is ordered:
1. Docket No. PI2023-1 is established for the purpose of
considering the Postal Service's planned new service standards for USPS
Connect Local mail, proposed revisions to its Service Performance
Measurement Plan for Market Dominant products, and request to use
internal service performance measurement for USPS Connect Local Mail.
2. Interested persons may submit written comments on any or all
aspects of the Postal Service's proposals no later than December 14,
2022.
3. Christopher C. Mohr is designated to represent the interests of
the general public in this docket.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this notice in
the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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