[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29700-29701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09723]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2023-142; Order No. 6496]
Competitive Postal Products
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recent filing by the Postal
Service of specific rates for its Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and
Bulky Letters product effective January 1, 2024. This notice informs
the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: May 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at http://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. Contents of Filing
III. Administrative Actions
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On April 28, 2023, the Postal Service filed a notice of rates not
of general applicability for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and
Bulky Letters (Inbound E-format Letter Post) effective January 1,
2024.\1\ The Postal Service requests that the Commission favorably
review the proposed prices so that the Postal Service may submit the
prices to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) before the June 1, 2023
deadline. Notice at 8.
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\1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Rates Not of
General Applicability for Inbound E-Format Letter Post, and
Application for Non-Public Treatment, April 28, 2023, at 1 (Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing
In its Notice, the Postal Service proposes new prices for the
Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters product. Id. at 3.
Under the UPU, by June 1, 2023, the Postal Service may submit self-
declared rates for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters
that would take effect on January 1, 2023.\2\ The Postal Service states
that
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the proposed prices comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Notice at 5. To support
its proposed Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters
prices, the Postal Service filed the proposed prices; a copy of the
certification required under 39 CFR 3035.105(c)(2); and a redacted copy
of Governors' Decision No. 19-1. Id. at 6; see id. Attachments 2-4. The
Postal Service also filed redacted financial workpapers. Notice at 6.
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\2\ Id.; Universal Postal Convention (UPU Convention) Article
29.1. The UPU Convention is available at, https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/files/aboutUpu/acts/actsOfCurrentCycle/actsLastCongressActsEn.pdf.
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In addition, the Postal Service filed an unredacted copy of
Governors' Decision No. 19-1, the unredacted new prices, and related
financial information under seal. Id. at 7. The Postal Service also
provided an application for non-public treatment of materials filed
under seal filed pursuant to 39 CFR part 3011. Id. at 6; see id.
Attachment 1.
III. Administrative Actions
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2023-142 for consideration
of matters raised by the Notice and appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to
serve as Public Representative in this docket. The Commission invites
comments on whether the Postal Service's filing is consistent with 39
U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 39 CFR 3035.105 and .107. Comments are due no
later than May 12, 2023. The public portions of the filing can be
accessed via the Commission's website (http://www.prc.gov).
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2023-142 for
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
2. Comments are due no later than May 12, 2023.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin will serve as an
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in these dockets.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-09723 Filed 5-5-23; 8:45 am]
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