[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11823-11824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4742]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. MC2011-22; Order No. 681]


New Postal Products

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice addresses a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning proposed changes to First-Class Mail Parcel Product 
offerings. These changes include removing commercial First-Class Mail 
Parcels from the market dominant list and adding a new product to the 
competitive product list. This notice identifies preliminary procedural 
steps and invites public comment.

DATES: Comments are due: March 16, 2011; reply comments are due: March 
25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically by accessing the ``Filing 
Online'' link in the banner at the top of the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing the Commission's Filing 
Online system at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filing-online/login.aspx. Commenters who cannot submit their views electronically 
should contact the person identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section as the source for case-related information for advice on 
alternatives to electronic filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
at 202-789-6820 (case-related information) or [email protected] 
(electronic filing assistance).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 24, 2011, the Postal Service 
filed a request with the Commission to modify the market dominant and 
the competitive product lists pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 
3020.30 et seq.\1\ The Postal Service proposes to: (1) remove 
commercial First-Class Mail Parcels from the market dominant product 
list; and (2) add a new product, provisionally titled Lightweight 
Commercial Parcels, to the competitive product list.
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service Under Section 
3642, February 24, 2011 (Request).
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    The Postal Service explains that commercial First-Class Mail 
Parcels refers to the First-Class Mail Commercial Base Parcels and the 
First-Class Mail Commercial Plus Parcels price categories of the First-
Class Mail Parcels product. Id. at 1, n.1. It contends that these are 
essentially fulfillment shipping offerings that compete with an 
assortment of comparable products offered by competitors. Id. at 2. 
Thus, the Postal Service proposes to remove these price categories from 
the market dominant First-Class Mail Parcels product and add the price 
categories to the competitive product list as a new product titled 
``Lightweight Commercial Parcels.'' Content restrictions will be added 
to the new product prohibiting the inclusion of letters as defined 
under the Private Express Statutes. This proposal does not affect the 
current market dominant retail First-Class Mail Parcels offerings.
    The Postal Service includes the following attachments with its 
Request:
     Attachment A--Resolution of the Governors of the United 
States Postal Service, Resolution No. 11-3, Restructuring First-Class 
Mail Parcel Product Offerings;
     Attachment B--Statement of Supporting Justification; and
     Attachment C--Mail Classification Changes.
    The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2011-22 to consider the 
Postal Service's product list modification proposals described within 
its Request.
    Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal 
Service's filing in the captioned docket is consistent with the 
policies of 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq. and the general 
provisions of title 39. Comments are due no later than March 16, 2011. 
Reply comments, if any, are due March 25, 2011. The Postal Service's 
filing 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. MC2011-22 for 
consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Request.
    2. Comments by interested persons in this proceeding are due no 
later than March 16, 2011.
    3. Reply comments by interested persons in this proceeding are due 
no later than March 25, 2011.
    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 this proceeding.
    5. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-4742 Filed 3-2-11; 8:45 am]
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