[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 226 (Monday, November 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74768-74770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25753]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2021-28; Order No. 5754]


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 changes in rates of general 
applicability for competitive international products. The changes are 
scheduled to take effect January 24, 2021. This notice informs the 
public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: December 2, 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

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I. Introduction and Overview

    On November 16, 2020, the Postal Service filed notice with the 
Commission concerning 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 January 24, 2021. Id.
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    \1\ USPS Notice of Changes in Rates of General Applicability for 
Competitive Products, November 16, 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. 20-5, 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. 20-5 at 1. The attachment to the Governors' Decision sets 
forth the price changes and includes draft Mail Classification Schedule 
language for competitive products of general applicability.
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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. 20-5), at 1 
(Governors' Decision No. 20-5).
    \3\ The upper end of this range corresponds to the proposed 
change in prices for certain Developer's Kits. A breakdown of the 
proposed prices for Address Enhancement Services by rate cell is 
shown in the Notice, Attachment to Governor's Decision 20-5, Sec.  
2605.
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    The Governors' Decision includes two additional attachments:
     A partially redacted table showing FY 2021 projected 
volumes, revenues, attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage 
for each product, assuming implementation of the new prices on January 
24, 2021.
     A partially redacted table showing FY 2021 projected 
volumes, revenues, attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage 
for each product, assuming a hypothetical implementation of the new 
prices on October 1, 2020.
    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. Notice at 1-2.
    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..................................              1.2
    Retail.............................................              1.0
    Commercial Base....................................              2.5
    Commercial Plus....................................              2.5
Priority Mail..........................................              3.5
    Retail.............................................              3.0
    Commercial Base....................................              3.6
    Commercial Plus....................................              4.5
Parcel Select..........................................              8.9
    Destination Delivery Unit..........................              4.9
    Destination Sectional Center Facility..............             10.7
    Destination Network Distribution Center............              9.7
    Lightweight........................................             20.0
Parcel Return Service..................................              4.9
    Return Sectional Center Facility...................              4.9
    Return Delivery Unit...............................              4.9
First-Class Package Service............................              6.2
    Retail.............................................              4.8
    Commercial.........................................              6.5
Retail Ground..........................................              3.0
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                         Domestic Extra Services
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Premium Forwarding Service Enrollment Fee..............          3.9-4.0
Adult Signature Service................................  ...............
    Basic..............................................              3.8
    Person-Specific....................................              3.6
Address Enhancement Services...........................    \3\ 3.7-100.0
Competitive Post Office Box............................             23.3
Package Intercept Service..............................              4.1
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Source: See Governors' Decision No. 20-5 at 2-4 (showing percentage
  increases for products other than Adult Signature Service and Address
  Enhancement Services and new prices for Adult Signature Service and
  Address Enhancement Services); Mail Classification Schedule section
  2645.1.2 (showing existing prices for Adult Signature Service); Mail
  Classification Schedule section 2605.2 (showing existing prices for
  Address Enhancement Services).


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II. Initial Administrative Actions

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2021-28 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 December 2, 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, Christopher C. Mohr 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. CP2021-28 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 December 2, 2020.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Christopher 
C. Mohr 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. 2020-25753 Filed 11-20-20; 8:45 am]
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