[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 49141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21136]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. PI2018-2; Order No. 4828]


Public Inquiry on Service Performance Measurement Systems

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently filed Postal Service 
request proposing modifications to its market dominant service 
performance measurement systems. This document informs the public of 
this proceeding and the technical conference, invites public comment, 
and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: October 12, 2018.

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: On September 20, 2018, the Postal Service 
filed a notice, pursuant to 39 CFR 3055.5, proposing modifications to 
its market dominant service performance measurement systems.\1\ The 
systems that are the subject of this proceeding were recently approved 
for implementation on July 5, 2018, in Docket No. PI2015-1.\2\ 
Accompanying the Notice is a library reference, which contains a copy 
of the United States Postal Service, Service Performance Measurement 
plan, revised September 20, 2018 (both redline and clean versions), a 
chart outlining the proposed modifications, and other associated 
materials.\3\
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    \1\ United States Postal Service Notice of Service Performance 
Measurement System Modification, September 20, 2018 (Notice).
    \2\ Docket No. PI2015-1, Order Approving Use of Internal 
Measurement Systems, July 5, 2018; Docket No. PI2015-1, Docket No. 
PI2015-1, Errata to Order No. 4697, August 21, 2018.
    \3\ Library Reference USPS-LR-PI2018-2/1, September 20, 2018.
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    The Postal Service's proposed modifications focus on accurately 
describing procedures in regard to ``Non-Airlift Days.'' These are 
typically days before a non-Monday holiday where air transportation is 
limited on the day of mail induction (the day before the holiday) or 
the following day (the day of the holiday). Notice at 1. The Postal 
Service proposes to modify its service performance measurement plan for 
mailpieces that are dropped at a collection box, business mail chute, 
or Post Office location on a Non-Airlift Day to start-the-clock on 
measurement on the date of the following applicable acceptance day. Id. 
at 2.
    Other proposed modifications focus on correcting areas of the 
service performance measurement plan to reflect current operations. 
These include removing references to certain parcels products that were 
recently moved from the market dominant to the competitive category, a 
product name change, and other applicable updates.
    Interested persons are invited to comment on any or all aspects of 
the Postal Service's proposed modifications concerning the service 
performance measurement systems. Comments are due October 12, 2018. The 
Commission does not anticipate the need for reply comments at this 
time. The Commission intends to evaluate the comments received and use 
those suggestions to help carry out its service performance measurement 
responsibilities under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. 
Material filed in this docket will be available for review on the 
Commission's website, http://www.prc.gov.
    It is ordered:
    1. Docket No. PI2018-2 is established for the purpose of 
considering the Postal Service's proposed modifications to its market 
dominant service performance measurement systems.
    2. Interested persons may submit written comments on any or all 
aspects of the Postal Service's proposals no later than October 12, 
2018.
    3. Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya is designated to represent the 
interests of the general public in this docket.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Notice in 
the Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21136 Filed 9-27-18; 8:45 am]
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