Postal Service 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Postal Service published in the Federal Register of February 24, 2009 (74 FR 8434), in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(2), a Notice document providing the February 3, 2009 Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on Changes in Rates and Classes of General Applicability for Certain Competitive Products (Governors Decision No. 09-01), and a record of the proceedings in connection with the Decision. The Decision did not include planned increases to pickup on demand fees for Express Mail[supreg], Priority Mail[supreg], GXG, Express Mail International (EMI), and Priority Mail International (PMI) services to conform to the change in the Pickup on Demand TM service fee for Parcel Post[supreg] Single-Piece, which was raised in Postal Regulatory Commission Docket No. R2009-2 from $14.75 to $15.30. This document accordingly sets forth a correction to the prior notice to give effect to the planned change in Pickup on Demand fees for competitive services, to include Express Mail, Priority Mail, GXG, EMI, and PMI services.

The Postal Service gives notice of a market test of an experimental product under 39 U.S.C. 3641.

The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to reflect changes to the prices and standards for the products now referred to as Mailing Services.

The Postal Service proposes new price markings on Express Mail[supreg] and Priority Mail[supreg] pieces mailed at commercial base and commercial plus prices. The new markings are needed to fulfill our revenue reporting and revenue assurance requirements.

The Postal Service published in the Federal Register of February 24, 2009 (74 FR 8434), in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(2), a Notice document providing the February 3, 2009 Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on Changes in Rates and Classes of General Applicability for Certain Competitive Products (Governors Decision No. 09-01), and a record of the proceedings in connection with the Decision. One of the tables in the document contained seven incorrect rates. This document sets forth the table with the correct rates.

The Postal Service announces the issuance of Issue 35 of the International Mail Manual (IMM), and its incorporation by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.

This notice sets forth changes in rates of general applicability for competitive products.

This document contains the rules of procedure of the Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals (Board) which will govern all proceedings before the Board. The Board was re-established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, to hear and decide contract disputes relative to a contract entered into by the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission. In addition the Board has jurisdiction over other matters assigned to it by the Postmaster General, and over matters otherwise authorized by applicable law. The Board intends to issue final, revised rules after considering all comments on the proposed rules.

Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add International Business Reply Service Contracts to the Competitive Products List pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642.

The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act requires the Postal Service to prescribe regulations for the safe transportation of hazardous materials in the mail, and to prescribe regulations for the conduct of proceedings to determine the implementation of civil penalties, clean-up costs and damages for violations of these hazardous materials regulations. Accordingly, the Postal Service proposes to adopt new rules of practice for its Office of the Judicial Officer.

The Postal Service proposes to revise its regulations governing the processing and adjudication of domestic mail insurance claims in order to streamline the claims process and to provide customers with more consistent service.