[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14588-14589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05383]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Next Generation Delivery Vehicles Acquisitions

AGENCY: Postal Service.

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ACTION: Notice of availability of record of decision.

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SUMMARY: To replace existing delivery vehicles nationwide that have 
reached the end of their service life, the U.S. Postal Service 
(``Postal Service'') has determined that it will implement the 
Preferred Alternative. The Preferred Alternative is the purchase and 
deployment over a ten-year period of 50,000 to 165,000 purpose-built, 
right-hand drive NGDV vehicles consisting of a mix of internal 
combustion engine (``ICE'') and battery electric vehicle (``BEV'') 
powertrains, with at least ten percent BEVs.

DATES: The Record of Decision (``ROD'') became effective when it was 
signed by the Postal Service's Vice President of Supply Management on 
February 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may view the ROD and FEIS at https://uspsngdveis.com/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To replace existing delivery vehicles 
nationwide that have reached the end of their service life, the U.S. 
Postal Service (``Postal Service'') has determined that it will 
implement the Preferred Alternative, as described in the Next 
Generation Delivery Vehicle Acquisitions (``NGDV'') Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (``FEIS''), which was published by the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on January 7, 
2022 (87 FR 964).
    The Postal Service has decided on the Preferred Action because it 
fully meets the Postal Service's Purpose and Need by providing a 
purpose-built right-hand drive vehicle capable of meeting performance, 
safety, and ergonomic requirements for efficient carrier deliveries to 
businesses and curb-line residential mailboxes over the entire 
nationwide system. Moreover, the Postal Service has determined that the 
Preferred Alternative is the most achievable given the Postal Service's 
financial condition as the BEV NGDV has a significantly higher total 
cost of ownership than the ICE NGDV, which is why the Preferred 
Alternative being implemented does not commit to more than 10 percent 
BEV NGDV. Finally, the Postal Service notes that the Preferred 
Alternative as implemented contains the flexibility to significantly 
increase the percentage of BEV NGDVs should additional funding become 
available from any source.
    The Record of Decision was prepared in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, the Postal 
Service's implementing procedures at 39 CFR part 775, and the 
President's Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 
1500-1508). The ROD incorporates the analyses and findings from the 
FEIS.

References

1. U.S. Postal Service, Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement for Purchase of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles, 
86 FR 12715 (Mar. 4, 2021).
2. U.S. Postal Service, Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for Purchase of Next Generation 
Delivery Vehicle, 86 FR 47662 (Aug. 26, 2021).
3. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Notice of Availability of 
EIS No. 20210129, Draft, USPS, DC, Next Generation Delivery Vehicle 
Acquisitions, 86 FR 49531 (Sept. 3, 2021).
4. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Notice of Availability of 
EIS No. 20220001, Final, USPS, DC, Next Generation Delivery Vehicle 
Acquisitions, 87 FR 964 (Jan. 7, 2022).
5. U.S. Postal Service, Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for Purchase of Next Generation 
Delivery Vehicles, 87 FR 994 (Jan. 7, 2022).

Sarah E. Sullivan,
Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-05383 Filed 3-14-22; 8:45 am]
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