[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21930-21931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07817]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. R2022-1; Order No. 6146]
Market Dominant Price Adjustment
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service
notice of inflation-based rate adjustments affecting market dominant
domestic and international products and services, along with proposed
classification changes. This notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: May 6, 2022.
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. Overview of the Postal Service's Filing
III. Initial Administrative Actions
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On April 6, 2022, the Postal Service filed a notice of price
adjustments affecting market dominant domestic and international
products and services, along with proposed classification changes to
the Mail Classification Schedule (MCS).\1\ The planned price
adjustments described in the Notice are the second to be filed and
reviewed pursuant to the new regulations of 39 CFR part 3030, which
were finalized in Order No. 5763 and include new forms of rate
authority.\2\ The intended effective date for the planned price
adjustments is July 10, 2022. Notice at 1. The Notice, which was filed
pursuant to 39 CFR part 3030, triggers a notice-and-comment proceeding.
39 CFR 3030.125.
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\1\ United States Postal Service Notice of Market-Dominant Price
Change, April 6, 2022 (Notice).
\2\ Docket No. RM2017-3, Order Adopting Final Rules for the
System of Regulating Rates and Classes for Market Dominant Products,
November 30, 2020 (Order No. 5763).
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II. Over of the Postal Service's Filing
The Postal Service's filing consists of the Notice, which the
Postal Service represents addresses data and information required under
39 CFR 3030.122 and 39 CFR 3030.123; three attachments (Attachments A-
C) to the Notice; and five public library references and one non-public
library reference.
Attachment A presents the planned price and related product
description changes to the MCS. Notice, Attachment A. Attachments B and
C address workshare discounts and the price cap calculation,
respectively. Id. Attachments B and C.
The five public library references provide supporting documentation
for the five classes of mail.\3\ The Postal Service also filed a
library reference pertaining to the two international mail products
within First-Class Mail (Outbound Single-Piece First-Class Mail
International and Inbound Letter Post) under seal and applied for non-
public treatment of those materials.\4\
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\3\ USPS Notice of Filing Public Library References, April 6,
2022, at 1.
\4\ USPS Notice of Filing USPS-LR-R2022-1-NP1, April 6, 2022, at
1, Attachment 1.
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The Postal Service's planned percentage changes by class are, on
average, as follows:
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Planned
price
Market dominant class adjustment
(%)
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First-Class Mail........................................... 6.506
USPS Marketing Mail........................................ 6.500
Periodicals................................................ 8.540
Package Services........................................... 8.511
Special Services........................................... 6.442
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Notice at 4.
Price adjustments for products within classes vary from the
average. See, e.g., id. at 6, 11 (Table 6 showing range for First-Class
Mail products and Table 8 showing range for USPS Marketing Mail
products). Most of the planned adjustments entail increases to market
dominant rates and fees; however, in a few instances, the Postal
Service proposes either no adjustment or a decrease. See id. at 11, 12,
25.
The Postal Service identifies the effect of its proposed
classification changes on the MCS in Attachment A. Id. at 28; id.
Attachment A. The Postal Service also notes that the promotions offered
by the Postal Service in 2022 are not proposed to change as a result of
this proceeding. Notice at 26.
III. Initial Administrative Actions
Pursuant to 39 CFR 3030.124(a), the Commission establishes Docket
No. R2022-1 to consider the planned price adjustments for market
dominant postal products and services, as well as the related
classification changes, identified in the Notice. The Commission
invites comments from interested persons on whether the Postal
Service's planned price adjustments are consistent with applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements. 39 CFR 3030.125. The applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements the Commission considers in its
review are the requirements of 39 CFR part 3030, Commission directives
and orders, and 39 U.S.C. 3626, 3627, and 3629. 39 CFR 3030.126(b).
Comments are due no later than May 6, 2022. 39 CFR 3030.124(f).
The public portions of the Postal Service's filing are available
for review on the Commission's website (http://www.prc.gov). Comments
and other material filed in this proceeding will be available for
review on the Commission's website, unless the information contained
therein is subject to an application for non-public treatment. The
Commission's rules on non-public materials (including access to
documents filed under seal) appear in 39 CFR part 3011.
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Kenneth E.
Richardson to represent the interests of the general public (Public
Representative) in this proceeding.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. R2022-1 to consider the
planned price adjustments for market dominant postal products and
services, as well as the related classification changes, identified in
the Postal Service's April 6, 2022 Notice.
2. Comments on the planned price adjustments and related
classification changes are due no later than May 6, 2022.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth E. Richardson is appointed to
serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the
general public (Public Representative) in this proceeding.
4. The Commission directs the Secretary of the Commission to
arrange for prompt publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
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By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-07817 Filed 4-12-22; 8:45 am]
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