[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39747-39748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16434]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. MC2012-30; Order No. 1386]


Changes in Postal Rates

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service 
request to add a padded flat rate envelope to its Express Mail 
International product. This notice addresses procedural steps 
associated with the filing.

DATES: Replies to Postal Service response to information request are 
due: July 11, 2012.

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 
at 202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction. On June 25, 2012, the Postal 
Service filed notice with the Commission of a proposal characterized as 
a minor classification change under 39 CFR parts 3090 and 3091, along 
with a conforming revision to the Mail Classification Schedule 
(MCS).\1\ The change adds the Express Mail International (EMI) Padded 
Flat Rate Envelope as a Flat Rate Envelope option in the EMI product 
category. Notice at 1. The stated purpose of the change is to increase 
customer Flat Rate Envelope options.
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Classification 
Changes, June 25, 2012 (Notice).
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    In support of its filing, the Postal Service states that the 
dimensions of the EMI Padded Flat Rate Envelope (12.5 inches by 9.5 
inches) are the same as those of the EMI Flat Rate Envelope. It states 
that the price for the Padded Flat Rate Envelope ($29.25 to Canada and 
$38.00 to all other countries that offer EMI service) is the same as 
the price for the current EMI Flat Rate Envelope and EMI Legal Flat 
Rate Envelope. In addition, it notes that all standards that apply to 
the EMI Flat Rate Envelope and EMI Legal Flat Rate Envelope (e.g., 
maximum weight limit of 20 pounds) apply to the EMI Padded Flat Rate 
Envelope. Id. The Postal Service asserts that the changes are 
consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3642 and should be incorporated by the 
Commission into the MCS. Id. at 2.
    The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2012-30 for consideration 
of matters related to the Postal Service's filing. It appoints Kenneth 
E. Richardson to represent the interests of the general public (Public 
Representative) in this proceeding. Interested persons may comment on 
the proposed change and on the Postal Service's response to the matter 
addressed below no later than July 11, 2012.
    Information Request. The Postal Service notes that it filed the 
instant notice (affecting international mail offerings) one business 
day after filing a notice of changes in rates of general applicability 
and concomitant classification changes for a domestic Express Mail 
Padded Flat Rate Envelope. Id. (citing notice of the United States 
Postal Service of Changes in Rates of General Applicability for a 
Competitive Product, Established in Governors' Decision No. 12-1, PRC 
Docket No. CP2012-39, June 22, 2012).\2\
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    \2\ The notices referred to in this order can be accessed via 
the Commission's Web site, (http://www.prc.gov).
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    The instant notice would likewise appear to effect a change in 
rates of general applicability. Accordingly, the Postal Service is 
requested to address, no later than July 6, 2012, why a filing similar 
to that made in Docket No. CP2012-39 was not made with respect to the 
change in EMI rates. If, on reconsideration, the instant filing should 
have been filed pursuant to 39 CFR part 3015, the Postal Service

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may file the supporting material in the instant docket.
    The notices referred to in this order can be accessed via the 
Commission's Web site, (http://www.prc.gov).
    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2012-30 for 
consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's notice.
    2. The Postal Service's response to the Information Request posed 
in the body of this order is due no later than July 6, 2012.
    3. Comments addressing matters raised in the Postal Service's 
notice and the Information Request posed in the body of this order are 
due no later than July 11, 2012.
    4. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth E. Richardson 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. 2012-16434 Filed 7-3-12; 8:45 am]
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