[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 240 (Friday, December 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71678-71679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27320]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2022-35; Order No. 6061]


Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates)

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recent Postal Service filing 
of a change in rates not of general applicability to be effective 
January 1, 2022. This document informs the public of the filing, 
invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: December 20, 2021.

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. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On December 10, 2020, the Postal Service filed notice announcing 
its intention to change prices not of general applicability for Inbound 
Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates) effective January 
1, 2022.\1\
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Changes 
in Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at 
UPU Rates), and Application for Non-Public Treatment, December 10, 
2021, at 1-2 (Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing

    With the Notice, the Postal Service filed: a redacted copy of the 
UPU International Bureau (IB) Circular 145 that contains the new 
provisional prices,\2\ a copy of the certification required under 39 
CFR 3035.105(c)(2), redacted Postal Service data used to justify any 
bonus payments, a copy of the Postal Service's submission to the UPU in 
support of an inflation-linked adjustment, a redacted copy of 
Governors' Decision 19-1, and a redacted copy of UPU IB Circular 148, 
which contains comparative rate information for a prior period to 
support the Postal Service's contentions about cost coverage. Notice at 
2-3; see id. Attachments 2-7. The Postal Service also filed redacted 
Excel versions of financial workpapers. Notice at 3.
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    \2\ The Postal Service explains that the prices are provisional 
because it expects the Postal Operations Council (POC) to issue 
revised rates in a re-issued circular during December of 2021. 
Notice at 3-4. The Postal Service anticipates that any revisions to 
the rates will be upward (resulting in increased cost coverage).
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    Additionally, the Postal Service filed an unredacted copy of 
Governors' Decision 19-1, an unredacted copy of the new prices, and 
related financial information under seal. See id. The Postal Service 
filed an application for non-public treatment of materials filed under 
seal. Notice, Attachment 1.
    The Postal Service states that it has provided supporting 
documentation as required by Order No. 2102 and Order No. 2310.\3\ In 
addition, the Postal Service states that it provided citations and 
copies of relevant UPU IB Circulars and updates to inflation-linked 
adjustments. Notice at 7.
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    \3\ Notice at 4-5. See Docket No. CP2014-52, Order Accepting 
Price Changes for Inbound Air Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), June 26, 
2014, at 6 (Order No. 2102); Docket No. CP2015-24, Order Accepting 
Changes in Rates for Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), December 
29, 2014, at 4 (Order No. 2310).
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III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-35 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice.
    The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 39 CFR part 3035. 
Comments are due no later than December 20, 2021. The public portions 
of the filing can be accessed via the Commission's website (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to serve as Public 
Representative in this docket.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-35 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin is appointed to 
serve as an

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officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general 
public in this proceeding (Public Representative).
    3. Comments are due no later than December 20, 2021.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27320 Filed 12-16-21; 8:45 am]
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