Mail Classification Schedule, 82647-82648 [2024-23585]

Download as PDF 82647 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 198 / Friday, October 11, 2024 / Notices ADAMS Accession No. or Federal Register notice Document description 10 CFR part 72 amendment to allow spent fuel storage in NRC-approved casks, dated July 18, 1990 ..................... EA for part 72 amendment to allow spent fuel storage in NRC-approved casks, dated March 8, 1989 ...................... Direct final rule for List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System CoC No. 1014, Certificate and Amendment Nos. 11 and 12, dated December 12, 2018. Safety Determination of a Potential Structural Failure of the Fuel Basket During Accident Conditions for the HISTORM 100 and HI-STORM Flood/Wind Dry Cask Storage Systems, dated January 31, 2024. NRC email to Georgia DNR and GEMA, ‘‘State’s review of EA/FONSI for Hatch Exemption,’’ dated August 28, 2024. Georgia DNR and GEMA email response, ‘‘State’s response regarding EA/FONSI for Hatch Exemption,’’ dated September 25, 2024. Dated: October 8, 2024. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Christian Jacobs, Acting Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2024–23630 Filed 10–10–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. MC2025–19; Order No. 7662] Mail Classification Schedule Postal Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service request to convert the experimental product offering USPS Connect Local Mail 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: November 12, 2024. 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: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Table of Contents I. Introduction and Overview II. Commission Action III. Ordering Paragraphs I. Introduction and Overview On October 3, 2024, the Postal Service filed a request with the Commission pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Oct 10, 2024 Jkt 265001 3045.18 to convert the experimental product offering USPS Connect Local Mail 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 Request—Proposed Changes to the Mail Classification Schedule; • Attachment B to Request—Market Test Quarterly Data Collection Reports; • Attachment C to Request—Resolution of the Governors of the United States Postal Service; and • Attachment D to Request—Statement of Supporting Justification See Request, Attachments A through D. The USPS Connect Local Mail market test was initially authorized by the Commission on January 4, 2022.2 It was then extended through January 9, 2025.3 Order No. 6080 at 20. USPS Connect Local Mail is a derivative of First-Class Mail that functions as an alternative to long-distance, end-to-end mailing for use by business mailers who wish to send mail locally with regular frequency. Id. at 2. The Postal Service asserts that the USPS Connect Local Mail market test has proven successful and that it now wishes to insert the USPS Connect Local Mail product offering into the Mail Classification Schedule under section 1115 (Market 1 United States Postal Service Request to Convert USPS Connect Local Mail to a Permanent Offering, October 3, 2024 (Request). The Postal Service has previously filed two other requests to convert this experimental product into a permanent offering, both of which were denied. See Docket No. MC2023–12, Order Dismissing Without Prejudice Postal Service’s Request to Convert USPS Connect Local Mail Market Test to a Permanent Offering, October 17, 2022, at 5–6 (Order No. 6301); Docket No. MC2023–12, Order Dismissing Without Prejudice the Postal Service’s Revised Request to Convert USPS Connect Local Mail Market Test to a Permanent Offering, January 20, 2023 (Order No. 6423). 2 Docket No. MT2022–1, Order Authorizing Market Test of Experimental Product—USPS Connect Local Mail, January 4, 2022 (Order No. 6080). 3 Docket No. MT2022–1, Order Authorizing Extension of USPS Connect Local Mail Market Test, December 13, 2023 (Order No. 6860). PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55 FR 29181. ML051230231. 83 FR 63794. ML24018A085. ML24274A068. ML24274A067. Dominant Products: First-Class Mail: First-Class Mail Flats). Request at 5. The Postal Service maintains that the USPS Connect Local Mail product meets all the conditions in 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3045.18 for adding a nonexperimental product based on an experimental product to the product list. Id. at 6–8. The Postal Service also, as required by 39 CFR 3045.18(e), filed a separate notice of the instant request in Docket No. MT2022–1.4 The planned rate for USPS Connect Local Mail is $2.95. See Request at 10. II. Commission Action The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2025–19 to consider the Postal Service’s Request. Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Request is consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3045.18, and 39 CFR 3040.130 through .135. Comments are due by November 12, 2024. The Request and related filings are available on the Commission’s website (https://www.prc.gov). The Commission encourages interested persons to review the Request for further details. The Commission appoints Joanne Diez to serve as Public Representative in this proceeding. III. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2025–19 for consideration of the United States Postal Service Request to Convert USPS Connect Local Mail to a Permanent Offering, filed October 3, 2024. 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Joanne Diez is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding. 3. Comments by interested persons are due by November 12, 2024. 4 Docket No. MT2022–1, United States Postal Service Notice of Request to Convert USPS Connect Local Mail to Permanent Offering, October 3, 2024. E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 11OCN1 82648 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 198 / Friday, October 11, 2024 / Notices 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Erica A. Barker, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–23585 Filed 10–10–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2025–22 and K2025–21; MC2025–26 and K2025–25; MC2025–27 and K2025–26; MC2025–28 and K2025–27; MC2025–29 and K2025–28; MC2025–30 and K2025–29; MC2025–31 and K2025–30; MC2025–32 and K2025–31; MC2025–33 and K2025–32; MC2025–34 and K2025–33; MC2025–35 and K2025–34] 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: October 15, 2024. 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 I. Introduction II. Summary of Proceeding(s) ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 I. Introduction Pursuant to 39 CFR 3041.405, 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Oct 10, 2024 Jkt 265001 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).: MC2025–22 and K2025–21; Filing Title: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 435 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: October 4, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Almaroof Agoro; Comments Due: October 15, 2024. 2. Docket No(s).: MC2025–26 and K2025–25; Filing Title: Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 374 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: October 4, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Alain Brou; Comments Due: October 15, 2024. 3. Docket No(s).: MC2025–27 and K2025–26; Filing Title: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 439 to Competitive 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 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: October 4, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Almaroof Agoro; Comments Due: October 15, 2024. 4. Docket No(s).: MC2025–28 and K2025–27; Filing Title: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 440 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: October 4, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Maxine Bradley; Comments Due: October 15, 2024. 5. Docket No(s).: MC2025–29 and K2025–28; Filing Title: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 441 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: October 4, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Gregory S. Stanton; Comments Due: October 15, 2024. 6. Docket No(s).: MC2025–30 and K2025–29; Filing Title: Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 375 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: October 4, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: October 15, 2024. 7. Docket No(s).: MC2025–31 and K2025–30; Filing Title: Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 376 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: October 4, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Jana Slovinska; Comments Due: October 15, 2024. 8. Docket No(s).: MC2025–32 and K2025–31; Filing Title: Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 377 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: October 4, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: October 15, 2024. 9. Docket No(s).: MC2025–33 and K2025–32; Filing Title: Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 378 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: October 4, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due: October 15, 2024. E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 11OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82647-82648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23585]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. MC2025-19; Order No. 7662]


Mail Classification Schedule

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service 
request to convert the experimental product offering USPS Connect Local 
Mail 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: November 12, 2024.

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. Commission Action
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction and Overview

    On October 3, 2024, 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 USPS Connect Local Mail into a permanent 
product offering on the Mail Classification Schedule.\1\ In support of 
its Request, the Postal Service filed the following documents:
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    \1\ United States Postal Service Request to Convert USPS Connect 
Local Mail to a Permanent Offering, October 3, 2024 (Request). The 
Postal Service has previously filed two other requests to convert 
this experimental product into a permanent offering, both of which 
were denied. See Docket No. MC2023-12, Order Dismissing Without 
Prejudice Postal Service's Request to Convert USPS Connect Local 
Mail Market Test to a Permanent Offering, October 17, 2022, at 5-6 
(Order No. 6301); Docket No. MC2023-12, Order Dismissing Without 
Prejudice the Postal Service's Revised Request to Convert USPS 
Connect Local Mail Market Test to a Permanent Offering, January 20, 
2023 (Order No. 6423).

 Attachment A to Request--Proposed Changes to the Mail 
Classification Schedule;
 Attachment B to Request--Market Test Quarterly Data Collection 
Reports;
 Attachment C to Request--Resolution of the Governors of the 
United States Postal Service; and
 Attachment D to Request--Statement of Supporting Justification

See Request, Attachments A through D.
    The USPS Connect Local Mail market test was initially authorized by 
the Commission on January 4, 2022.\2\ It was then extended through 
January 9, 2025.\3\ Order No. 6080 at 20. USPS Connect Local Mail is a 
derivative of First-Class Mail that functions as an alternative to 
long-distance, end-to-end mailing for use by business mailers who wish 
to send mail locally with regular frequency. Id. at 2. The Postal 
Service asserts that the USPS Connect Local Mail market test has proven 
successful and that it now wishes to insert the USPS Connect Local Mail 
product offering into the Mail Classification Schedule under section 
1115 (Market Dominant Products: First-Class Mail: First-Class Mail 
Flats). Request at 5. The Postal Service maintains that the USPS 
Connect Local Mail product meets all the conditions in 39 U.S.C. 3642 
and 39 CFR 3045.18 for adding a non-experimental product based on an 
experimental product to the product list. Id. at 6-8. The Postal 
Service also, as required by 39 CFR 3045.18(e), filed a separate notice 
of the instant request in Docket No. MT2022-1.\4\ The planned rate for 
USPS Connect Local Mail is $2.95. See Request at 10.
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    \2\ Docket No. MT2022-1, Order Authorizing Market Test of 
Experimental Product--USPS Connect Local Mail, January 4, 2022 
(Order No. 6080).
    \3\ Docket No. MT2022-1, Order Authorizing Extension of USPS 
Connect Local Mail Market Test, December 13, 2023 (Order No. 6860).
    \4\ Docket No. MT2022-1, United States Postal Service Notice of 
Request to Convert USPS Connect Local Mail to Permanent Offering, 
October 3, 2024.
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II. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2025-19 to consider the 
Postal Service's Request. Interested persons may submit comments on 
whether the Request is consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3642, 
39 CFR 3045.18, and 39 CFR 3040.130 through .135. Comments are due by 
November 12, 2024.
    The Request and related filings are available on the Commission's 
website (https://www.prc.gov). The Commission encourages interested 
persons to review the Request for further details.
    The Commission appoints Joanne Diez to serve as Public 
Representative in this proceeding.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2025-19 for 
consideration of the United States Postal Service Request to Convert 
USPS Connect Local Mail to a Permanent Offering, filed October 3, 2024.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Joanne Diez is appointed to serve as 
an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the 
interests of the general public in this proceeding.
    3. Comments by interested persons are due by November 12, 2024.

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

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-23585 Filed 10-10-24; 8:45 am]
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