[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 61345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24189]



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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. RM2015-1; Order No. 2206]


Semi-Permanent Exception From Periodic Reporting of Service 
Performance Measurement

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
concerning a semi-permanent exception from periodic reporting of 
service performance measurement for Alaska Bypass Service. This notice 
informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes 
other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: October 31, 2014. Reply Comments are due: 
November 14, 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 Commission Action
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On October 1, 2014, the Postal Service filed a request for a semi-
permanent exception from periodic reporting of service performance 
measurement for Alaska Bypass Service pursuant to 39 CFR 3055.3.\1\
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    \1\ United States Postal Service Request for Semi-Permanent 
Exception from Periodic Reporting of Service Performance Measurement 
for Alaska Bypass Service, October 1, 2014 (Request).
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    Section 3055.3 provides that the Postal Service may request that a 
product, or a component of a product, be excluded from service 
performance measurement reporting upon demonstrating that:
    1. The cost of implementing a measurement system would be 
prohibitive in relation to the revenue generated by the product, or 
component of a product;
    2. The product, or component of a product, defies meaningful 
measurement; or
    3. The product, or component of a product, is in the form of a 
negotiated service agreement with substantially all components of the 
agreement included in the measurement of other products.
    The Postal Service contends that the cost of implementing a 
measurement system would be prohibitive in relation to the revenue 
generated by Alaska Bypass Service and thus falls within the 39 CFR 
3055.3(a)(1) exclusion. Request at 9-11.

II. Notice of Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2015-1 for consideration of 
matters related to the proposed semi-permanent exception from periodic 
reporting of service performance measurement of Alaska Bypass Service.
    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 39 CFR 3055.3. Comments are due no later than October 
31, 2014. Reply comments are due no later than November 14, 2014. The 
public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's 
Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya to serve as a 
Public Representative in the captioned proceedings.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission established Docket No. RM2015-1 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Postal Service's Request.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. 
Bzhilyanskaya to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public 
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in 
these proceedings.
    3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no 
later than October 31, 2014.
    4. Reply comments are due no later than November 14, 2014.
    5. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-24189 Filed 10-9-14; 8:45 am]
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