[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57433-57434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15443]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. MC2024-413; Order No. 7259]


International Money Transfer Service

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 the removal of International 
Money Transfer Service-Outbound and International Money Transfer 
Service-Inbound from the Mail Classification Schedule. This notice 
informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes 
other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: August 5, 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. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On July 5, 2024, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3040.130 et 
seq., the Postal Service filed a request to remove Mail Classification 
Schedule (MCS) section 2620 International Money Transfer Service 
(IMTS)--Outbound, effective October 1, 2024, and to remove MCS section 
2625 IMTS--Inbound, effective October 1, 2025, from the Competitive 
product list in the MCS.\1\
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Remove 
International Money Transfer Service-- Outbound and International 
Money Transfer Service--Inbound from the Competitive Product List, 
July 5, 2024, at 1 (Request).

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II. Contents of Filing

    The Postal Service states that the removal of MCS section 2620 
IMTS--Outbound, effective October 1, 2024 (Phase II), and the removal 
of MCS section 2625 IMTS--Inbound, effective October 1, 2025 (Phase 
III), from the Competitive product list in the MCS are authorized by 
Governors' Decision No. 24-2. Id. at 1-2. Governors' Decision No. 24-2 
also authorizes the removal of prices for Sure Money (DineroSeguro) for 
the IMTS--Outbound product from the MCS, effective July 14, 2024 (Phase 
I), which the Commission approved previously in Order No. 7175.\2\ The 
Postal Service includes Governors' Decision No. 24-2 and proposed 
changes to the MCS in legislative format in Attachment 1. Request at 2.
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    \2\ Id. at 2 (citing Docket No. CP2024-230, Order Approving 
Changes in Classifications of General Applicability for Competitive 
Products, June 6, 2024, at 16 (Order No. 7175)).
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    The Postal Service states that the Request satisfies the 
requirements in 39 CFR 3040.131(a) through (f) because: (a) it includes 
the name and class of the products that are the subject of the request; 
(b) it includes a copy of the Governors' Decision supporting the 
request in Attachment 1; (c) it indicates that the products to be 
removed are from the Competitive product list; (d) it indicates that 
the two products to be removed are not one of the three identified 
categories subject to unique regulatory treatment; (e) it includes a 
Statement of Supporting Justification in Attachment 2, which explains 
why the requested changes to the MCS are not inconsistent with the 
applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; and (f) it includes a 
copy of the applicable sections of the MCS and the proposed changes in 
legislative format in Attachment 1. Id. at 2-3; Attachments 1 and 2.
    In its Statement of Supporting Justification, the Postal Service 
states that the removal of the IMTS--Outbound product and the IMTS--
Inbound product from the MCS will not result in the violations of the 
requirements in 39 U.S.C. 3633(a) for the following reasons. Id., 
Attachment 2 at 3-4. First, the removal of the two products is 
consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(2), because the IMTS--Outbound 
product was already non-compliant in FY 2023 and the IMTS--Inbound 
product was non-compliant in prior years. Id. Their removal will 
eliminate the negative contribution of the two products and comply with 
39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(2). Id. Second, consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(3), 
their removal will not impact Competitive products' ability to 
collectively cover an appropriate share of the Postal Service's 
institutional costs, because the IMTS--Outbound product and the IMTS--
Inbound product each generates a very small amount of revenue. Id. 
Third, consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(1), it is unlikely that the 
removal of the two products that generate a very small amount of 
revenue would lead to the subsidization of Competitive products by 
Market Dominant products. Id.
    In addition, the Postal Service states that its share of the market 
for services that are similar to international postal money orders is 
very small and there have been significant declines in the volume of 
the IMTS--Outbound and IMTS--Inbound products in recent years. Id. at 
5-6. The Postal Service thus concludes that the impact of the removal 
of the two products on competitors is likely to be minimal. Id. at 6. 
Furthermore, the Postal Service states that while it has no specific 
views from customers about the removal of the two products, its 
customers have not expressed much interest in the products or availed 
themselves of the products for some time, which suggests that market 
interest among customers for these two products is ``low to non-
existent.'' Id. Finally, the Postal Service states that there appears 
to be a number of entities that provide electronic money transfer 
services that are somewhat similar to international postal money 
orders, and the Postal Service's share of the market for such similar 
services is very small. Id. The Postal Service therefore concludes that 
the impact of the removal of the two products on small business 
concerns is ``likely to be minimal.'' Id. at 6-7.

III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2024-413 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Request.
    The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 3642 and 39 CFR 3040.130, 
3040.131, and 3040.132. Comments are due no later than August 5, 2024. 
The public portions of the filings can be accessed via the Commission's 
website (http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Samuel Robinson to represent the interests 
of the general public (Public Representative) in this docket, pursuant 
to 39 U.S.C. 505.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2024-413 for 
consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Request.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Samuel Robinson is appointed to serve 
as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent 
the interests of the general public in this proceeding.
    3. Comments are due no later than August 5, 2024.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-15443 Filed 7-12-24; 8:45 am]
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