[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33218-33219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11708]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2022-66; Order No. 6184]


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 July 
1, 2022. This document informs the public of the filing, invites public 
comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: June 2, 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.

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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 May 23, 2022, 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 July 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, May 23, 2022, 
at 1 (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 49 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 redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 19-1, and a 
redacted copy of UPU IB Circular 92, which contains information for a 
prior period to support the Postal Service's contentions about cost 
coverage. Notice at 2-3; see id. Attachments 2-6. 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 June of 2022. Notice at 
3-4. The Postal Service does not anticipate the revised rates to 
differ from the rates submitted with the Notice. Id. at 4.
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    Additionally, the Postal Service filed an unredacted copy of 
Governors' Decision No. 19-1, an unredacted copy of the new prices, and 
related financial information under seal. See id. at 2. The Postal 
Service also 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. CP2022-66 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 June 2, 2022. The public portions of the 
filing can be accessed via the Commission's website (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller to serve as Public 
Representative in this docket.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-66 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the 
general public in this proceeding (Public Representative).
    3. Comments are due no later than June 2, 2022.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-11708 Filed 5-31-22; 8:45 am]
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