[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65593-65594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26835]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

39 CFR Part 3020

[RM2011-1; Order No. 552]


Periodic Reporting

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of temporary waiver request.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is establishing a docket to address a recent 
Postal Service request for approval of a temporary waiver of rules 
requiring it to provide periodic reports on service performance for 
certain market dominant postal services. The Postal Service's request 
reflects the expectation that a transition period likely would be 
needed before full compliance with new reporting rules could be 
accomplished. This notice informs the public about the Postal Service's 
interest in obtaining a temporary waiver and invites comments that will 
inform the Commission's decision on the request.

DATES: Comments Due: October 29, 2010.
    Reply Comments Due: November 15, 2010.

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 for information on filing alternatives.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 1, 2010, the Postal Service filed 
a request for temporary waivers from periodic reporting of service 
performance measurement for various market dominant postal services, or 
components of postal services, pursuant to Commission Order No. 465.\1\
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    \1\ United States Postal Service Request for Temporary Waivers 
from Periodic Reporting of Service Performance Measurement, October 
1, 2010 (Request); see also Order Establishing Final Rules 
Concerning Periodic Reporting of Service Performance Measurements 
and Customer Satisfaction, May 25, 2010, at 22-24 (Order No. 465).
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    Order No. 465 established a process for the Postal Service to 
achieve full compliance with all periodic service performance reporting 
requirements by the filing date of the FY 2011 Annual Compliance 
Report. Order No. 465 at 18-24. As part of the process, the Commission 
directed the Postal Service to seek temporary waivers where it cannot 
immediately comply with specific reporting requirements. As a condition 
of granting any waiver, the Commission directed the Postal Service to 
develop and present implementation plans addressing each reporting 
requirement for which the Postal Service cannot provide the required 
information. The ``plans at a minimum should provide an explanation of 
why a reporting requirement cannot be complied with, the steps 
necessary to come into compliance, and a timeline of events necessary 
to achieve compliance. Interim milestones shall be included in the 
plans where applicable such that both the Postal Service and the 
Commission can evaluate progress being made.'' Id. at 23.
    In the instant Request, the Postal Service seeks temporary waivers 
for First-Class Mail Flats at the district level, non-retail First-
Class Mail Parcels, all categories of Standard Mail, Outside County 
Periodicals, non-retail Media Mail, Library Mail, Bound Printed Matter 
Parcels, and Stamp Fulfillment

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Services. Request at 1. The Postal Service also discusses what 
measurements it will report in the interim.
    The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2011-1 for consideration of 
matters related to the proposed semi-permanent exception from periodic 
reporting of service performance measurement identified in the Postal 
Service's Request.
    Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal 
Service's Request is consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 
3652(a)(2) and with the directions given in Order No. 465. Interested 
persons also may comment on interim measurement proposals. Comments are 
due no later than October 29, 2010. Reply comments are due no later 
than November 15, 2010. The Postal Service's Request can be accessed 
via the Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Emmett Rand Costich to serve as Public 
Representative in the captioned proceedings.
    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2011-1 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Postal Service's Request.
    2. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than October 29, 2010.
    3. Reply comments by interested persons in these proceedings are 
due no later than November 15, 2010.
    4. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Emmett Rand Costich is appointed to 
serve as the officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to 
represent the interests of the general public in these proceedings.
    5. The Secretary shall arrange for the publication of this order in 
the Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-26835 Filed 10-25-10; 8:45 am]
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