[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 162 (Thursday, August 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51501-51502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18291]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2020-249; Order No. 5638]


Competitive Price Adjustment

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service 
document with the Commission concerning time-limited changes in rates 
of general applicability for competitive products. The changes are 
scheduled to take effect October 18, 2020, and would roll back to 
current levels on December 27, 2020. This notice informs the public of 
the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative 
steps.

DATES: Comments are due: August 31, 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 and Overview
II. Initial Administrative Actions
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction and Overview

    On August 14, 2020, the Postal Service filed notice with the 
Commission concerning time-limited changes in rates of general 
applicability for competitive products.\1\ The Postal Service 
represents that, as required by 39 CFR 3035.102(b), the Notice includes 
an explanation and justification for the changes, the effective date, 
and a schedule of the changed rates. See Notice at 1. The changes are 
scheduled to take effect on October 18, 2020, and will roll back to 
current levels on December 27, 2020. Id.
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    \1\ USPS Notice of Time-Limited Changes in Rates of General 
Applicability for Competitive Products, August 14, 2020 (Notice). 
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(2), the Postal Service is obligated to 
publish the Governors' Decision and record of proceedings in the 
Federal Register at least 30 days before the effective date of the 
new rates.
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    Attached to the Notice is Governors' Decision No. 20-3, which 
states the new prices are in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633 
and 39 CFR 3035.102.\2\ The Governors' Decision provides an analysis of 
the competitive products' price changes intended to demonstrate that 
the changes comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR part 3035. Governors' 
Decision No. 20-3 at 1. The attachment to the Governors' Decision sets 
forth both the new prices to be in effect from October 18, 2020, and 
the current prices that will be restored on December 27, 2020. See 
Notice at 1-2.
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    \2\ Notice, Decision of the Governors of the United States 
Postal Service on Changes in Rates of General Applicability for 
Competitive Products (Governors' Decision No. 20-3), at 1 
(Governors' Decision No. 20-3).
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    The Notice includes an attachment showing FY 2021 projected 
volumes, revenues, attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage 
for each product, assuming implementation of the new prices from 
October 18, 2020, to December 27, 2020. See id. at 2.
    The Notice also includes an application for non-public treatment of 
the attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage data in the 
unredacted version of the annex to the Governors' Decision, as well as 
the supporting materials for the data. See id.
    Planned price adjustments. The Governors' Decision includes an 
overview of the Postal Service's planned price changes, which is 
summarized in the table below.

                    Table I-1--Proposed Price Changes
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                                                          Average  price
                      Product name                            increase
                                                             (percent)
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                      Domestic Competitive Products
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Priority Mail Express...................................             0.7
    Retail..............................................             0.0
    Commercial Base.....................................             4.4
    Commercial Plus.....................................             4.4
Priority Mail...........................................             1.7
    Retail..............................................             0.0
    Commercial Base.....................................             4.2
    Commercial Plus.....................................             3.9
Parcel Select (non-Lightweight).........................             5.9
    Destination Delivery Unit...........................             6.8

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    Destination Sectional Center Facility...............             8.0
    Destination Network Distribution Center.............             5.6
Parcel Select Lightweight...............................            12.0
Parcel Select Ground....................................             3.0
Parcel Return Service...................................             3.3
    Return Sectional Center Facility....................             1.9
    Return Delivery Unit................................             4.7
First-Class Package Service.............................             5.6
    Retail..............................................             0.0
    Commercial..........................................             7.0
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Source: See Governors' Decision No. 20-3 at 2-3.

II. Initial Administrative Actions

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-249 to consider the 
Postal Service's Notice. Interested persons may express views and offer 
comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 
3632, 3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR 3040 subparts B and 
E. Comments are due no later than August 31, 2020. For specific details 
of the planned price changes, interested persons are encouraged to 
review the Notice, which is available on the Commission's website at 
www.prc.gov.
    Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller is appointed to serve 
as Public Representative to represent the interests of the general 
public in this docket.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2020-249 to provide 
interested persons an opportunity to express views and offer comments 
on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 
3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR 3040 subparts B and E.
    2. Comments are due no later than August 31, 2020.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Kenneth R. 
Moeller to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public 
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in 
this docket.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-18291 Filed 8-19-20; 8:45 am]
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