[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 75 (Friday, April 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21478-21479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08077]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2020-120; Order No. 5479]


Competitive Postal Products

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is acknowledging a recent filing by the Postal 
Service of specific rates for its Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and 
Bulky Letters product effective January 1, 2021. This notice informs 
the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

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DATES: Comments are due: April 27, 2020.

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. Contents of Filing
III. Administrative Actions
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On April 10, 2020, the Postal Service filed a notice of specific 
rates for its Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters 
product effective January 1, 2021.\1\ The Postal Service requests that 
the Commission favorably review the proposed prices so that the Postal 
Service may submit the prices to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) 
before the June 1, 2020 deadline. Notice at 5.
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Specific Rates 
Not of General Applicability for Inbound E-Format Letter Post for 
2021, and Application for Non-Public Treatment, April 10, 2020, at 1 
(Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing

    In its Notice, the Postal Service proposes new prices for the 
Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters product. Notice at 
1. Under the Universal Postal Convention, by June 1, 2020, the Postal 
Service may submit self-declared rates for Inbound Letter Post Small 
Packets and Bulky Letters that would take effect on January 1, 2021.\2\ 
The Postal Service states that the proposed prices comply with 39 
U.S.C. 3633(a). Notice at 4. To support its proposed Inbound Letter 
Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters prices, the Postal Service filed 
the proposed prices (Attachment 2); a copy of the certification 
required under 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2) (Attachment 3); and a redacted copy 
of Governors' Decision 19-1. Id.; see id. Attachments 2-4. The Postal 
Service also filed redacted financial workpapers. Notice at 4.
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    \2\ Id. at 2; Universal Postal Convention (UPU Convention) 
Article 28bis.1. UPU Convention is available at: http://www.upu.int/uploads/tx_sbdownloader/actsActsOfTheExtraordinaryCongressGenevaEn.pdf.
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    In addition, the Postal Service filed an unredacted copy of 
Governors' Decision 19-1, the unredacted new prices, and related 
financial information under seal. Id. The Postal Service also provided 
an application for non-public treatment of material filed under seal 
filed pursuant to 39 CFR part 3007. Id. Attachment 1.

III. Administrative Actions

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-120 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice and appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to 
serve as Public Representative in this docket. The Commission invites 
comments on whether the Postal Service's filing is consistent with 39 
U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 39 CFR part 3015. Comments are due no later than 
April 27, 2020. The public portions of the filing can be accessed via 
the Commission's website (http://www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 
the Postal Service's request, if any, can be accessed through 
compliance with the requirements of 39 CFR 3007.301.2.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-120 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments are due no later than April 27, 2020.\3\
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    \3\ The Commission reminds interested persons that its revised 
and reorganized Rules of Practice and Procedure become effective 
April 20, 2020, and should be used in filings with the Commission 
after April 20, 2020. Beginning on that date, the rules will be 
available on the Commission's website. In the meantime, the new 
rules can be found in Order No. 5407, which was issued on January 
16, 2020. Docket No. RM2019-13, Order Reorganizing Commission 
Regulations and Amending Rules of Practice, January 16, 2020 (Order 
No. 5407).
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    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin will serve as an 
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the 
interests of the general public in these dockets.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-08077 Filed 4-16-20; 8:45 am]
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