[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 213 (Thursday, November 5, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57280-57281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26726]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

39 CFR Part 3050

[Docket No. RM2010-4; Order No. 327]


Periodic Reporting Rules

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; availability of rulemaking petition.

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SUMMARY: Under a new law, the Postal Service must file an annual 
compliance report on costs, revenues, rates, and quality of service 
associated with its products. It recently filed documents with the 
Commission to change some of the methods it uses to compile the fiscal 
year 2008 report. In the Commission's view, these documents constitute 
a rulemaking petition. Therefore, this document provides notice of the 
Postal Service's filing and an opportunity for public comment.

DATES: 1. Initial comments on Proposals Twenty-Three through Twenty-
Five are due November 16, 2009. 2. Initial comments on Proposal Twenty-
Two are due November 30, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot submit their 
views electronically should contact the person identified in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by telephone for advice on alternatives to 
electronic filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
202-789-6820 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Regulatory History, 74 FR 55504 (October 2, 2009).
    On October 23, 2009, the Postal Service filed a petition to 
initiate an informal rulemaking proceeding to consider changes in the 
analytical methods approved for use in periodic reporting.\1\ Proposal 
Twenty-Two proposes to calculate incremental costs for competitive 
products using the incremental cost model developed by witness Bradley 
and implemented by witness Kay in Docket No. R2000-1. In the attachment 
addressing Proposal Twenty-Two that accompanies the Petition, the 
Postal Service explains this methodology and how it applies to the 
current product structure.
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    \1\ Petition of the United States Postal Service Requesting 
Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed Changes in Analytic 
Principles (Proposals Twenty-two-Twenty-five), October 23, 2009 
(Petition).
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    Proposal Twenty-Three would remove an inconsistency between 
domestic and international mail with respect to the treatment of window 
service costs. Proposal Twenty-Four would change the format, but not 
the methodology, used to prepare the unit cost detail chart

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that was most recently presented in library reference USPS-FY08-NP30 in 
Docket No. ACR2008. Proposal Twenty-Five consists of three proposed 
modifications to the Flats Costs Models that were previously presented 
in library reference USPS-FY08-NP11 in Docket No. ACR2008.
    The attachments to the Postal Service's Petition explain each 
proposal in more detail, including its background, objective, 
rationale, and estimated impact. The Petition, including the 
attachments, are available for review on the Commission's Web site 
http://www.prc.gov.
    Comments on Proposal Twenty-Two are due no later than November 30, 
2009. Comments on Proposals Twenty-Three through Twenty-Five are due no 
later than November 16, 2009.
    Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Diane Monaco is appointed to serve as 
the officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the 
interests of the general public in this docket.
    It is ordered:
    1. The Petition of the United States Postal Service Requesting 
Initiation of a Proceeding To Consider Proposed Changes in Analytic 
Principles (Proposals Twenty-two-Twenty-five), filed October 23, 2009, 
is granted.
    2. The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2010-4 to consider the 
matters raised by the Postal Service's Petition.
    3. Interested persons may submit comments on Proposal Twenty-Two no 
later than November 30, 2009, and on Proposals Twenty-Three through 
Twenty-Five no later than November 16, 2009.
    4. The Commission will determine the need for reply comments after 
review of the initial comments.
    5. Diane Monaco is designated to serve as the Public Representative 
representing the interests of the general public.
    6. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register.

    Authority:  39 U.S.C. 3652.

    By the Commission.

Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-26726 Filed 11-4-09; 8:45 am]
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