[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43439-43440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10809]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2024-293; Order No. 7100]


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, 2025. This notice informs 
the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: May 20, 2024.

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 May 10, 2024, 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, 2025.\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, 2024 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, May 10, 2024, 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 Convention, by June 1, 2024, the Postal Service may 
submit self-declared rates for Inbound Letter Post Small Packets and 
Bulky Letters to the UPU International Bureau (IB) that would take 
effect on January 1, 2025.\2\ The Postal Service states that the 
proposed prices comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633. Notice at 8.
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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/03-actsConventionAndFinalProtocol/conventionAndFinalProtocolAdoptedAtAbidjanEn.pdf.
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    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. In addition, the Postal Service filed an unredacted copy of 
Governors' Decision No. 19-1, the unredacted new prices, and unredacted 
financial information under seal. Id. The Postal Service also provided 
an application for non-public treatment of materials filed under seal 
filed pursuant to 39 CFR part 3011. Id.; see id. Attachment 1.

III. Administrative Actions

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2024-293 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice and appoints Samuel Koroma 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 and 3633 and 39 CFR 3035.105 and .107. Comments are due no later 
than May 20, 2024. 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. CP2024-293 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Comments are due no later than May 20, 2024.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Samuel Koroma 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.


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    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-10809 Filed 5-16-24; 8:45 am]
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