[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10084-10085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1857]


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POSTAL RATE COMMISSION


Briefings on International Mail and FY 2005 Cost and Revenue 
Analysis

AGENCY: Postal Rate Commission.

ACTION: Notice of briefings.

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SUMMARY: The Commission will host two briefings on March 1, 2006. One 
will address a study of postal volume growth in developing countries. 
The other will address the effect of certain data collection design 
changes on a major Postal Service annual financial report. These 
briefings will provide an open forum for the presentation of 
information of interest to the postal community and the general public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first briefing will be presented by an 
economist in the Universal Postal Union's International Bureau, who 
will address the preliminary results of a study of factors that 
contribute to postal volume growth in developing countries. This 
briefing will also address the reasons why factors that affect postal 
volume growth in industrialized

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countries do not seem to have much effect in developing countries. This 
briefing will begin at 10 a.m. in the Commission's hearing room.
    The second briefing will be presented by Postal Service 
Headquarters personnel. It will explain the impact of extensive changes 
in the design of the Service's In-Office Cost System data collection 
effort on the most recent (fiscal year 2005) Cost and Revenue Analysis. 
This briefing will begin at 2 p.m. in the Commission's hearing room.

DATES: March 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Postal Rate Commission, 901 New York Ave., NW., Suite 200, 
Washington, DC 20288-0001.

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

Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-1857 Filed 2-27-06; 8:45 am]
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