[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 31736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14318]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

39 CFR Part 3010

[Docket No. R2017-7; Order No. 3990]


Move Update Assessment

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
requesting its intent to amend prices and classification language for 
Move Update. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites 
public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: July 20, 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. Overview
III. Initial Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR part 3010, the Postal 
Service filed notice of its intent to amend prices and classification 
language for Move Update.\1\ The Postal Service seeks Commission 
approval for the introduction of a new method of Move Update 
verification, corresponding changes to the assessment charge, and other 
related classification changes. Notice at 1.
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    \1\ United States Postal Service Notice of Market Dominant Price 
Adjustment and Classification Changes, June 30, 2017 (Notice).
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II. Overview

A. Price and Classification Changes

    The Postal Service asserts that it provides the information 
required by 39 CFR 3010.12, and certifies that it will inform the 
public of the price adjustment as required by 30 CFR 3010.12(a)(3). Id. 
at 2-3.
    The Postal Service states that it plans to introduce a new method 
of Move Update verification and amend the existing Move Update 
assessment charge applicable to First-Class Mail letters and flats, and 
Marketing Mail letters and flats. Id. at 3. The Postal Service 
describes the new method of Move Update verification as a method that 
checks all eligible pieces to measure the proportion of pieces that 
have not been properly updated to reflect a Change of Address order. 
Id. at 5. The new method utilizes Intelligent Mail barcode technology 
to verify the address quality of mail submitted via electronic 
documentation. Id. The Postal Service proposes to increase the Move 
Update assessment charge, applicable to the number of mailpieces with 
Change of Address errors exceeding a threshold, from $0.07 to $0.08. 
Id. at 5-6.
    The Postal Service also proposes removing a reference in the Mail 
Classification Schedule to the Move Update assessment charge from 
Marketing Mail Parcels, as the charge does not apply to that product. 
Id. at 8.
    The Postal Service also proposes to extend the Full Service 
Intelligent Mail benefit of no-fee Address Correction Service to 
mailers who enter qualifying pieces that meet the criteria of the new 
verification method and meet the Full-Service threshold (95 percent). 
Id. at 8-9.

B. Price Cap Compliance

    The Postal Service states that its financial workpapers show that 
the percentage changes in each mail class comply with the annual 
limitation of available price adjustment authority.\2\ Id. at 11.
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    \2\ Library Reference USPS-LR-2017-7/1, June 30, 2017 (First-
Class Mail Workpapers); Library Reference USPS-LR-2017-7/2, June 30, 
2017 (Marketing Mail Workpapers); Library Reference USPS-LR-2017-7/
3, June 30, 2017 (Special Services Workpapers); Library Reference 
USPS-LR-2017-7/4, June 30, 2017 (Move Update Census Data); Library 
Reference USPS-LR-2017-7/NP1, June 30, 2017 (First Class Mail 
International Workpapers (Nonpublic)).
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III. Initial Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. R2017-7 to consider the 
matters raised by the Notice. The Commission invites comments on 
whether the Postal Service's filing is consistent with the requirements 
of 39 U.S.C. 3622 and 39 CFR part 3010. Comments are due July 20, 2017. 
See 39 CFR 3010.11(a)(5); 3001.15. The public portions of these filings 
can be accessed via the Commission's Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Kenneth E. Richardson to serve as an 
officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general 
public in these proceedings (Public Representative).

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. R2017-7 to consider the 
matters raised by the Notice.
    2. Comments are due July 20, 2017.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth E. Richardson is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the 
general public in these proceedings (Public Representative).
    4. The Acting Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order 
in the Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-14318 Filed 7-7-17; 8:45 am]
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