[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1763-1764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00024]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. ACR2016; Order No. 3718]


Postal Service Performance Report and Performance Plan

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On December 29, 2016, the Postal Service filed the FY 2016 
Performance Report and FY 2017 Performance Plan with its FY 2016 Annual 
Compliance Report. This notice informs the public of the filing, 
invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: February 8, 2017. Reply Comments are due: 
February 22, 2017.

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. Background
III. Request for Comments
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    Each fiscal year, the Postal Service must discuss its performance 
goals in its annual performance plan and annual performance report. 39 
U.S.C. 2803 and 2804. The Postal Service must submit its most recent 
annual performance plan and annual performance report to the 
Commission. Id. 3652(g). On December 29, 2016, the Postal Service filed 
its FY 2016 Annual Report to Congress in Docket No. ACR2016.\1\ The FY 
2016 Annual Report includes the FY 2016 Annual Performance Report and 
the FY 2017 Annual Performance Plan. FY 2016 Annual Report at 11-29.
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    \1\ United States Postal Service FY2016 Annual Report to 
Congress, Library Reference USPS-FY16-17, December 29, 2016 (FY 2016 
Annual Report).
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    Each year, the Commission must evaluate whether the Postal Service 
met the performance goals established in the annual performance plan 
and annual performance report. 39 U.S.C. 3653(d). The Commission may 
also ``provide recommendations to the Postal Service related to the 
protection or promotion of public policy objectives set out in'' title 
39. Id.

II. Background

    In past years, the Commission evaluated whether the Postal Service 
met its performance goals in the Annual Compliance Determination (ACD). 
The Commission later determined that its evaluation of the Postal 
Service's performance under 39 U.S.C. 3653(d) is distinguishable from 
its determination of compliance or non-compliance in the ACD under 39 
U.S.C. 3653(b). In Docket Nos. ACR2013, ACR2014, and ACR2015, the 
Commission issued separate reports evaluating whether the Postal 
Service met its performance goals.\2\ By issuing separate reports, the

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Commission provided more in-depth analysis of the Postal Service's 
progress toward meetings its performance goals and plans to improve 
performance in future years.
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    \2\ Docket No. ACR2013, Postal Regulatory Commission, Review of 
Postal Service FY 2013 Performance Report and FY 2014 Performance 
Plan, July 7, 2014; Docket No. ACR2014, Postal Regulatory 
Commission, Analysis of the Postal Service's FY 2014 Program 
Performance Report and FY 2015 Performance Plan, July 7, 2015; 
Docket No. ACR2015, Postal Regulatory Commission, Analysis of the 
Postal Service's FY 2015 Annual Performance Report and FY 2016 
Performance Plan, May 4, 2016.
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    As it did in recent years, the Commission will evaluate whether the 
Postal Service met its FY 2016 performance goals in a report separate 
from the FY 2016 ACD. To facilitate this review, the Commission invites 
public comment on the following issues:
     Did the Postal Service meet its performance goals in FY 
2016?
     Do the FY 2016 Annual Performance Report and the FY 2017 
Annual Performance Plan meet applicable statutory requirements, 
including 39 U.S.C. 2803 and 2804?
     What recommendations should the Commission provide to the 
Postal Service that relate to protecting or promoting public policy 
objectives in title 39?
     What recommendations or observations should the Commission 
make concerning the Postal Service's strategic initiatives? \3\
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    \3\ See FY 2016 Annual Report at 69-71.
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     What other matters are relevant to the Commission's 
analysis of the FY 2016 Annual Performance Report and the FY 2017 
Annual Performance Plan under 39 U.S.C. 3653(d)?

III. Request for Comments

    Comments by interested persons are due no later than February 8, 
2017. Reply comments are due no later than February 22, 2017. Pursuant 
to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin is appointed to serve as Public 
Representative to represent the interests of the general public in this 
docket with respect to issues related to the Commission's analysis of 
the FY 2016 Annual Performance Report and the FY 2017 Annual 
Performance Plan.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission invites public comment on the Postal Service's FY 
2016 Annual Performance Report and FY 2017 Annual Performance Plan.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Katalin K. 
Clendenin to serve as Public Representative to represent the interests 
of the general public in this proceeding with respect to issues related 
to the Commission's analysis of the FY 2016 Annual Performance Report 
and the FY 2017 Annual Performance Plan.
    3. Comments are due no later than February 8, 2017.
    4. Reply comments are due no later than February 22, 2017.
    5. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-00024 Filed 1-5-17; 8:45 am]
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