[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38964-38965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16028]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2014-55; Order No. 2111]


Postal Rate Change

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning a change in rates of general applicability for Priority 
Mail. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public 
comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: July 17, 2014.

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 by telephone for advice on filing 
alternatives.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 
202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filings
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On July 1, 2014, the Postal Service filed a notice pursuant to 39 
CFR 3015.2 of its intention to change rates of general applicability 
for the competitive Priority Mail product.\1\ Attached to the Notice is 
the Governors' Decision No. 14-03, which establishes the changes and 
contains proposed changes to the Mail Classification Schedule in 
legislative format.\2\ The Notice also includes a redacted annex 
showing FY 2015 projected volumes, revenues, attributable costs, and 
cost coverage for the Priority Mail product. It includes an application 
for non-public treatment of the attributable cost and cost coverage 
data for the unredacted version of the annex, as well as the supporting 
materials for the data. The changes are scheduled to take effect on 
September 7, 2014. Notice at 1.
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Changes in 
Rates of General Applicability for Competitive Products Established 
in Governors' Decision No. 14-3, July 1, 2014 (Notice). Pursuant to 
39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(2), the Postal Service is obligated to publish the 
Governors' Decision and record of proceedings in the Federal 
Register at least 30 days before the effective date of the new rates 
or classes.
    \2\ Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal 
Service on Changes in Rates of General Applicability for Competitive 
Products (Governors' Decision No. 14-03), June 18, 2014 (Governors' 
Decision).
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II. Notice of Filings

    The price changes are focused on Priority Mail, primarily in ground 
zones (Zones 1-4) and for heavier weighted (six-to-twenty pounds) 
pieces. Governors' Decision at 1. Retail prices will have an average 
price increase of 1.7 percent, Commercial Base prices will have an 
average price decrease of 0.9 percent, and Commercial Plus prices will 
have an average price decrease of 2.3 percent. Id. The Governors' 
Decision indicates that the price decreases are targeted to attract 
ground volume in the six-to-twenty pound weight cells. Id.
    The Governors' Decision also indicates that the price changes 
should enable each competitive product to cover its attributable costs 
and should result in competitive products as a whole continuing to 
contribute more than 5.5 percent to the Postal Service's institutional 
costs in compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a) and 39 CFR 3015.7(c). Id.

III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2014-55 to consider the 
issues raised by the Postal Service's Notice. Interested persons may 
submit comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 
U.S.C. 3632 and 3633, and 39 CFR 3015.2. Comments are due no later than 
July 17, 2014. The public portions of these

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filings can be accessed via the Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
    Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission designates Lyudmila 
Bzhilyanskaya to serve as Public Representative and represent the 
interests of the general public in this docket.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2014-55 to consider the 
matters raised in this docket.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lyudmila Bzhilyanskaya is appointed 
to serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of 
the general public in these proceedings (Public Representative).
    3. Comments are due no later than July 17, 2014.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-16028 Filed 7-8-14; 8:45 am]
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