[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33172-33173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10925]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2023-155; Order No. 6511]


Competitive Price Changes

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service 
document with the Commission concerning changes in rates and 
classifications not of general applicability for Competitive products. 
This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, 
and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: May 31, 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 and Overview
II. Initial Administrative Actions
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction and Overview

    On May 12, 2023, the Postal Service filed notice with the 
Commission concerning changes in rates and classifications not of 
general applicability for Competitive products.\1\ The Postal Service 
represents that, as required by 39 CFR 3035.105(b), the Notice includes 
an explanation and justification for the changes, the effective date, 
and a schedule of the changed rates. See Notice at 1. The Notice also 
includes a certification of the vote, and a redacted copy of Governors' 
Decision 19-1. The changes are intended to take effect on June 15, 
2023, or sooner upon favorable review by the Commission. Id. at 1-2.
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    \1\ USPS Notice of Changes in Rates and Classifications Not of 
General Applicability for Competitive Products, May 12, 2023 
(Notice).
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    Attached to the Notice is Governors' Decision No. 19-1, which 
states the new prices are in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633 
and 39 CFR 3015.5 and 3015.7.\2\ The Governors' Decision

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provides an analysis of the Competitive products' price and 
classification changes intended to demonstrate that the changes comply 
with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR 3015.7(c).\3\ Another attachment sets 
forth the rate and classification changes and includes draft Mail 
Classification Schedule (MCS) language for Competitive products not of 
general applicability.
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    \2\ Notice, Decision of the Governors of the United States 
Postal Service on Changes in Rates and Classification Not of General 
Applicability for Competitive Products, at 2 (Governors' Decision 
No. 19-1). The referenced regulations have been reorganized since 
the issuance of Governor's Decision No. 19-1 and are now found at 39 
CFR 3035.105 and .107. See Docket No. RM2019-13, Order Reorganizing 
Commission Regulations and Amending Rules of Practice, January 16, 
2020 (Order No. 5407) (effective April 20, 2020).
    \3\ Governors' Decision No. 19-1 at 2. Reorganized to 39 CFR 
3035.107(c). See Order No. 5407.
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    The Notice includes an application for non-public treatment of the 
unredacted Governors' Decision, the non-published rates, the price 
floors, and the supporting financial material filed under seal. Notice 
at 6.
    Planned rate and classification changes. The Postal Service's 
planned rate and classification ``changes establish the Business Rate 
Card (BRC) as a set of non-published rates available only for USPS 
Click-N-Ship (CNS) business customers, for the following competitive 
products: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, First-Class Package 
Service, and Parcel Select Ground.'' \4\ The BRC rates ``are considered 
`Other Non-Published Competitive Rates . . . not embodied in 
contractual instruments' pursuant to Governors' Decision 19-1.'' Id. 
The Notice also includes text changes to the associated MCS language to 
reflect the parameters of the established BRC under each applicable 
product. Id.
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    \4\ Notice at 1. After July 9, the BRC will apply to the USPS 
Ground Advantage product. Id. at 1 n.1.
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II. Initial Administrative Actions

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2023-155 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Christopher 
C. Mohr is appointed to serve as Public Representative to represent the 
interests of the general public 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 31, 2023. The public portions of the filing can be 
accessed via the Commission's website (http://www.prc.gov).

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2023-155 for 
consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments are due no later than May 31, 2023.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Christopher C. Mohr 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. 2023-10925 Filed 5-22-23; 8:45 am]
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