§ 3030.501 - Definitions.

§ 3030.501 Definitions.

(a) The definitions in paragraphs (b) through (m) of this section apply in this part.

(b) Annual limitation means:

(1) In the case of a notice of a Type 1-A or Type 1-B rate adjustment filed 12 or more months after the last Type 1-A or Type 1-B notice of rate adjustment, the full year limitation on the size of rate adjustments calculated pursuant to § 3030.521;

(2) In the case of a notice of a Type 1-A or Type 1-B rate adjustment filed less than 12 months after the last Type 1-A or Type 1-B notice of rate adjustment, the partial year limitation on the size of rate adjustments calculated pursuant to § 3030.522; and

(3) In the case of a notice of a Type 1-C rate adjustment, the annual limitation calculated pursuant to § 3030.521 or § 3030.522, as applicable, for the most recent notice of a Type 1-A or Type 1-B rate adjustment.

(c) Class means a class of market dominant postal products.

(d) De minimis rate increase means a rate adjustment described in § 3030.530.

(e) Maximum rate adjustment means the maximum rate adjustment that the Postal Service may make for a class pursuant to a notice of Type 1-A or Type 1-B rate adjustment. The maximum rate adjustment is calculated in accordance with § 3030.520.

(f) Most recent Type 1-A or Type 1-B notice of rate adjustment, when used in reference to a notice of rate adjustment for a class, means the most recent Type 1-A or Type 1-B notice of rate adjustment for that class.

(g) Rate of general applicability means a rate applicable to all mail meeting standards established by the Mail Classification Schedule, the Domestic Mail Manual, and the International Mail Manual. A rate is not a rate of general applicability if eligibility for the rate is dependent on factors other than the characteristics of the mail to which the rate applies, including the volume of mail sent by a mailer in a past year or years. A rate is not a rate of general applicability if it benefits a single mailer. A rate that is only available upon the written agreement of both the Postal Service and a mailer, a group of mailers, or a foreign postal operator is not a rate of general applicability.

(h) Type 1-A rate adjustment means a rate adjustment described in § 3030.504.

(i) Type 1-B rate adjustment means a rate adjustment described in § 3030.505.

(j) Type 1-C rate adjustment means a rate adjustment described in § 3030.506.

(k) Type 2 rate adjustment means a rate adjustment described in § 3030.507.

(l) Type 3 rate adjustment means a rate adjustment described in § 3030.508.

(m) Unused rate adjustment authority means:

(1) In the case of a Type 1-A or Type 1-B rate adjustment, the percentage calculated pursuant to § 3030.526; and

(2) In the case of a Type 1-C rate adjustment, the percentage calculated pursuant to § 3030.527.

[79 FR 33831, June 12, 2014. Redesignated and amended at 85 FR 9615, 9656, Feb. 19, 2020; 85 FR 35809, June 12, 2020]