[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47628-47629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22186]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards
Changes
AGENCY: Postal Service\TM\.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), to reflect
changes to prices for competitive products. There are no mailing
standards changes scheduled for competitive products.
DATES: Effective: January 21, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Key at (202) 268-7492, or Garry
Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule describes new prices for
competitive products, by class of mail, established by the Governors of
the United States Postal Service[supreg]. New prices are available
under Docket Number CP2018-8 on the Postal Regulatory Commission's
(PRC) Web site at http://www.prc.gov, and also located on the Postal
Explorer[supreg] Web site at http://pe.usps.com.
The Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), to reflect changes
to prices for the following competitive products:
Priority Mail Express[supreg].
Priority Mail[supreg].
First-Class Package Service--Retail[supreg].
First-Class Package Service--Commercial[supreg].
Parcel Select[supreg].
USPS Retail Ground[supreg].
Extra Services.
Return Services.
Mailer Services.
Recipient Services.
Competitive product prices are identified by product as follows:
Priority Mail Express
Prices
Overall, Priority Mail Express prices will increase 3.9 percent.
Priority Mail Express will continue to offer zoned and Flat Rate
Retail, Commercial Base\TM\, and Commercial Plus\TM\ pricing.
Retail prices will increase an average of 3.9 percent. The Flat
Rate Envelope price will increase to $24.70, the Legal Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $24.90, and the Padded Flat Rate Envelope
will increase to $25.40.
Commercial Base prices offer lower prices to customers who use
authorized postage payment methods. Commercial Base prices will
increase an average of 3.7 percent. Commercial Base pricing offers an
average 11.3 percent discount off retail prices.
Commercial Plus prices were matched to the Commercial Base prices
in the 2016 price change and will continue to be matched in 2018.
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Priority Mail
Prices
Overall, Priority Mail prices will increase 3.9 percent. Priority
Mail will continue to offer zoned and Flat Rate Retail, Commercial
Base, and Commercial Plus pricing.
Retail prices will increase an average of 0.8 percent. The Flat
Rate Envelope price will increase to $6.70, the Legal Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $7.00, and the Padded Flat Rate Envelope will
increase to $7.25. The Small Flat Rate Box price will increase to $7.20
and the Medium Flat Rate Boxes will increase to $13.65. The Large Flat
Rate Box will increase to $18.90, and the APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate
Box will increase to $17.40.
Commercial Base prices offer lower prices to customers who use
authorized postage payment methods. Commercial Base prices will
increase an average of 6.2 percent. Commercial Base pricing offers an
average 9.4 percent discount off retail prices.
The Commercial Plus price category offers price incentives to large
volume customers who have a customer commitment agreement with USPS.
Commercial Plus prices will increase an average of 6.1 percent.
Commercial Plus pricing offers an average 12.7 percent discount off
retail prices.
First-Class Package Service--Retail
Prices
Overall, First-Class Package Service--Retail prices will increase
14.5 percent.
First-Class Package Service--Commercial
Prices
Overall, First-Class Package Service--Commercial prices will
increase 3.9 percent.
Parcel Select
Prices
Parcel Select Destination Entry and Ground prices will increase an
average of 4.9 percent. The prices for Parcel Select
Lightweight[supreg] (PSLW) will increase an average of 7.0 percent.
USPS Retail Ground
Overall, USPS Retail Ground prices will increase an average of 3.9
percent.
Extra Services
Adult Signature Service
Adult Signature Required and Adult Signature Restricted Delivery
service prices are increasing 3.4 and 3.3 percent, respectively. The
price for Adult Signature Required will increase to $6.10, and Adult
Signature Restricted Delivery will increase to $6.35.
Return Services
Parcel Return Service
Overall, Parcel Return Service (PRS) prices will increase an
average of 4.9 percent.
Return Sectional Center Facility (RSCF) prices will increase an
average of 5.2 percent, and Return Delivery Unit (RDU) prices will
increase an average of 4.6 percent.
Mailer Services
Pickup on Demand Service
The Pickup on Demand[supreg] service fee will continue to be
$22.00.
Recipient Services
Post Office Box Service
The competitive Post Office Box\TM\ service prices will increase an
average of 6.5 percent within the existing price ranges.
Premium Forwarding Service
Premium Forwarding Service[supreg] (PFS[supreg]) prices will
increase an average of 3.9 percent. The enrollment fee paid at the
retail counter for PFS-Residential will increase to $20.10, and the
PFS-Residential and PFS-Commercial enrollment fee paid online will
increase to $18.45 per application. The price of the weekly shipment
charge for PFS-Residential will increase to $20.10.
USPS Package Intercept
The USPS Package Intercept\TM\ fee will increase 3.9 percent to
$13.45.
Other
Address Enhancement Service
Address Enhancement Service competitive product prices will be
increasing between 2.7 and 4.2 percent.
Zone Charts Revision: Priority Mail to APO/FPO/DPO Processing at
Chicago ISC
The Postal Service will revise all zone charts to reflect that
Priority Mail to APO/FPO/DPO destinations will be processed only at the
Chicago ISC. Additional information can be found in the New Mailing
Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products, Federal Register
Notice.
Resources
The Postal Service provides additional resources to assist
customers with this price change for competitive products. These tools
include price lists, downloadable price files, and Federal Register
Notices, which may be found on the Postal Explorer[supreg] Web site at
http://pe.usps.com.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal service.
The Postal Service adopts the following changes to Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.
See 39 CFR 111.1.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is amended as follows:
PART 111--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001-3011, 3201-3219,
3403-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633, and 5001.
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2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM)
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Notice 123 (Price List)
[Revise prices as applicable.]
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We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-22186 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am]
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