[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29700-29701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09723]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2023-142; Order No. 6496]


Competitive Postal Products

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recent filing by the Postal 
Service of specific rates for its Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and 
Bulky Letters product effective January 1, 2024. This notice informs 
the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: May 12, 2023.

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. Administrative Actions
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On April 28, 2023, the Postal Service filed a notice of rates not 
of general applicability for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and 
Bulky Letters (Inbound E-format Letter Post) effective January 1, 
2024.\1\ The Postal Service requests that the Commission favorably 
review the proposed prices so that the Postal Service may submit the 
prices to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) before the June 1, 2023 
deadline. Notice at 8.
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Rates Not of 
General Applicability for Inbound E-Format Letter Post, and 
Application for Non-Public Treatment, April 28, 2023, at 1 (Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing

    In its Notice, the Postal Service proposes new prices for the 
Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters product. Id. at 3. 
Under the UPU, by June 1, 2023, the Postal Service may submit self-
declared rates for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters 
that would take effect on January 1, 2023.\2\ The Postal Service states 
that

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the proposed prices comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Notice at 5. To support 
its proposed Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and Bulky Letters 
prices, the Postal Service filed the proposed prices; a copy of the 
certification required under 39 CFR 3035.105(c)(2); and a redacted copy 
of Governors' Decision No. 19-1. Id. at 6; see id. Attachments 2-4. The 
Postal Service also filed redacted financial workpapers. Notice at 6.
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    \2\ Id.; Universal Postal Convention (UPU Convention) Article 
29.1. The UPU Convention is available at, https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/files/aboutUpu/acts/actsOfCurrentCycle/actsLastCongressActsEn.pdf.
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    In addition, the Postal Service filed an unredacted copy of 
Governors' Decision No. 19-1, the unredacted new prices, and related 
financial information under seal. Id. at 7. The Postal Service also 
provided an application for non-public treatment of materials filed 
under seal filed pursuant to 39 CFR part 3011. Id. at 6; see id. 
Attachment 1.

III. Administrative Actions

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2023-142 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice and appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to 
serve as Public Representative in this docket. The Commission invites 
comments on whether the Postal Service's filing is consistent with 39 
U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 39 CFR 3035.105 and .107. Comments are due no 
later than May 12, 2023. The public portions of the filing can be 
accessed via the Commission's website (http://www.prc.gov).

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2023-142 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments are due no later than May 12, 2023.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin will serve as an 
officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the 
interests of the general public in these dockets.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-09723 Filed 5-5-23; 8:45 am]
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