[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 1251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00743]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. ACR2018; Order No. 4988]


Annual Compliance Report, 2018

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In light of the lapse of appropriations resulting in 
suspension of Commission operations and to allow time for public 
comment, the Commission is extending the comment deadlines in this 
docket by two weeks.

DATES: Comments are due: February 14, 2019. Reply Comments are due: 
February 25, 2019.

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 December 31, 2018, the Commission 
established Docket No. ACR2018 to consider matters raised by the United 
States Postal Service's FY 2018 Annual Compliance Report (ACR).\1\ 
Shortly thereafter, on close of business January 11, 2019, the 
Commission suspended operations due to a lapse in appropriations. As a 
result of this lapse in appropriations, the Commission's electronic 
filing system was shut down and participants in this docket could not 
file documents. During this time period until the Commission resumed 
operations on January 28, 2019, the Commission was unable to continue 
its review of the Postal Service's ACR submission.
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    \1\ Notice of Postal Service's Filing of Annual Compliance 
Report and Request for Public Comments, December 31, 2018 (Order No. 
4960); United States Postal Service FY 2018 Annual Compliance 
Report, December 28, 2018 (FY 2018 ACR).
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    In light of the lapse of appropriations resulting in suspension of 
Commission operations and to allow time for public comment, the 
Commission is extending the comment deadlines in this docket by two 
weeks.\2\ The Commission hereby extends the deadline for filing 
comments from January 31, 2019, to February 14, 2019. The deadline for 
filing reply comments is extended from February 11, 2019, to February 
25, 2019.
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    \2\ On January 28, 2019, the day the Commission resumed 
operations, United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) filed a motion 
requesting a three-week extension of the deadlines for filing 
comments and reply comments in this docket. Motion of United Parcel 
Service, Inc. to Extend Filing Deadlines, January 28, 2019 (Motion). 
To the extent this order extends the deadline for filing comments 
and reply comments by two weeks, the Motion is moot. With respect to 
the additional week requested by UPS, the Motion is denied. The 
Commission finds insufficient support for an extension beyond the 
time the Commission suspended operations. A two-week extension will 
place all parties back to the status quo as if the suspension of 
operations did not occur.
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    The Commission may also toll the timeframe for its Annual 
Compliance Determination (ACD) by a period of up to two weeks if needed 
to complete its review of the FY 2018 ACR, comments, and other data and 
information submitted in this proceeding.
    It is ordered:
    1. Comments on the United States Postal Service's FY 2018 Annual 
Compliance Report to the Commission are due on or before February 14, 
2019.
    2. Reply comments are due on or before February 25, 2019.
    3. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-00743 Filed 1-31-19; 8:45 am]
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