[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 115 (Friday, June 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33261-33262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11466]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. RM2007-1; Order No. 19]


Notice and Order

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of field hearings.

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SUMMARY: Recent legislation alters the postal ratemaking process, and 
tasks the Postal Regulatory Commission to develop regulations to 
implement this process. This notice informs the public of field 
hearings that will be held to guide this process.

DATES: 1. June 22, 2007: field hearing, Kansas City, MO (10 a.m.).
    2. June 28, 2007: field hearing, Los Angeles, CA.
    3. July 9, 2007: field hearing, Wilmington, DE.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Fisher, chief of staff, 202-789-
6820 and [email protected], or Judy Grady, special assistant to the 
Chairman, 202-789-6898 and [email protected] (logistics).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

    1. 72 FR 5230 (February 5, 2007).
    2. 72 FR 29284 (May 25, 2007).

I. Introduction

    The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) was enacted 
December 20, 2006.\1\ The new law replaces the approach that has guided 
postal ratemaking and classification since 1970 with a comprehensive 
new framework. It charges the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
with developing a modern system of rate regulation to implement the new 
framework. To facilitate fulfilling this mandate, the Commission has 
established Docket No. RM2007-1 to receive written comments on the type 
and nature of rules needed to effectuate the transition to the new 
system.
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    \1\ Public Law 109-435.
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    As part of this rulemaking docket, the Commission has invited mail 
users from a broad cross-section of the mailing community to testify at 
several public hearings in locations outside of Washington, DC. At this 
time, the following dates and locations have been identified: June 22, 
2007 in Kansas City, Missouri; June 28, 2007 in Los Angeles, 
California; and July 9, 2007 in Wilmington, Delaware. Further details 
on the Kansas City hearing are provided in this notice; any changes 
related to that hearing and further details concerning the other field 
hearings will be posted on the Commission's Web site, http://www.prc.gov.

II. Information Applicable to All Field Hearings

    Format and record. The Commission has issued invitations to testify 
based largely on geographic location, the development of a full and 
complete record, and the need to meet statutory deadlines for issuing 
implementing regulations. Others who wish to submit comments or 
testimony may do so via the Commission's electronic filing system. All 
comments and testimony received, including responses to questions from 
Commissioners, will be transcribed, posted on the Commission's Web 
site, and used to inform the Commission's decisions. The public is 
invited to attend the hearings.
    Special accommodations. It is the Commission's understanding that 
each hearing room is handicapped accessible. Any member of the public 
who believes his or her attendance may require special accommodations 
is requested to contact Ann Fisher, chief of staff of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission, at 202-789-6803 or [email protected], as soon 
as possible.

III. Kansas City, Missouri Hearing

    The Kansas City field hearing will be held Friday, June 22, 2007 in 
Council Chambers, City Hall (26th Floor), 414 E. 12th Street, Kansas 
City, Missouri 64106. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and 
conclude by 12 noon. Scheduled witnesses include: Donald J. Hall, Jr., 
Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hallmark Cards, 
Inc.; David Berry, Vice President, Community Publications Inc.; Mury L. 
Salls, Senior Vice President, DST Mailing Services; William S. Berkley, 
President and Chief Executive Officer, Tension Envelope Corporation; 
and Randy Stumbo, Director of Distribution and Postal Affairs, Meredith 
Corporation.

Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission will hold hearings in Kansas City, Missouri on 
June 22,

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2007; Los Angeles, California on June 28, 2007; and Wilmington, 
Delaware on July 9, 2007 to receive testimony on implementation of 
rules supporting a modern system of rate regulation.
    2. The Secretary of the Commission is directed to arrange for 
publication of this notice and order in the Federal Register.

    Issued June 8, 2007.

    By the Commission.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-11466 Filed 6-14-07; 8:45 am]
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