[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67975-67976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18816]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2024-515; Order No. 7386]


Inbound EMS 2

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is acknowledging a recent Postal Service filing 
of its intention to change prices not of general applicability to be 
effective January 1, 2025. This document informs the public of the

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filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: August 23, 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 August 15, 2024, the Postal Service filed notice pursuant to 39 
CFR 3035.105, announcing its intention to change prices not of general 
applicability for Inbound Express Mail Service (EMS) 2 effective 
January 1, 2025.\1\
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Changes 
in Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound EMS 2, and 
Application for Non-Public Treatment, August 15, 2024, at 1 
(Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing

    To support its proposed Inbound EMS 2 prices, the Postal Service 
filed a redacted version of the proposed new rates, a copy of the 
certification required under 39 CFR 3035.105(c)(2), a redacted copy of 
Governors' Decision No. 19-1, a redacted copy of the most recent annual 
EMS Pay-for-Performance (PfP) Plan for Calendar Year (CY) 2023, a 
redacted copy of the most recent available EMS Cooperative PfP report 
card (``Summary Report'') for CY 2023, and a redacted explanation of 
the calculation for any lost revenues for CY 2023.\2\ The Postal 
Service states that the financial workpapers that accompany the Notice 
include underlying workpapers used to calculate any PfP penalties and 
lost revenue from CY 2023, that all PfP penalties and lost revenue are 
applied in the financial workpapers and deducted accordingly, and that 
the workpapers also include a spreadsheet listing the countries 
expected to participate in PfP in CY 2025, as directed by Order No. 
5966.\3\
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    \2\ Notice at 2-3; see id. Attachments 2-7.
    \3\ Notice at 3; see Docket No. CP2021-128, Order Approving 
Changes in Prices Not of General Applicability for Inbound EMS 2, 
August 20, 2021, at 5-6 (Order No. 5966).
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    Additionally, the Postal Service filed unredacted copies of 
Governors' Decision No. 19-1, its proposed prices, service performance 
data and plan, calculation of any lost revenue, the list of expected 
PfP countries in CY 2025, and related financial information under seal. 
Notice at 2. The Postal Service also filed an application for non-
public treatment of materials under seal. Id. Attachment 1.

III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2024-515 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice and pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 appoints 
Samuel Robinson 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 3642 and 39 CFR 
part 3035. Comments are due no later than August 23, 2024. The public 
portions of the filing can be accessed via the Commission's website 
(http://www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of the Postal Service's 
filing can be accessed through compliance with the requirements of 39 
CFR part 3011.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2024-515 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Samuel Robinson 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 August 23, 2024.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-18816 Filed 8-21-24; 8:45 am]
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