[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 48721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23541]


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POSTAL RATE COMMISSION


Postal Data Systems Briefing

AGENCY: Postal Rate Commission.

ACTION: Notice of official briefing.

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SUMMARY: In a letter of August 7, 2001, the Postal Service notified the 
Commission of planned changes in the Revenue, Pieces and Weight (RPW) 
reporting system. The new approach, referred to as Characteristics RPW 
(CRPW), will rely on mailpiece characteristics rather than data 
collectors' knowledge for assigning the mailpiece to a rate category. 
This change, which is to be implemented beginning in Postal Quarter 1, 
FY 2002, appears designed to rectify nonsampling errors associated with 
the current system. The Service will provide a technical briefing on 
the change on Friday, September 21, 2001, at 11 a.m., in the 
Commission's hearing room, 1333 H, Street NW., Washington, DC. This 
briefing is open to the public.

DATES: Friday, September 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
202-789-6820.

Steven W. Williams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-23541 Filed 9-20-01; 8:45 am]
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