Notice2021-27320
Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates)
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Published
December 17, 2021
Issuing agencies
Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is recognizing a recent Postal Service filing of a change in rates not of general applicability to be effective January 1, 2022. This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 240 (Friday, December 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71678-71679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27320]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2022-35; Order No. 6061]
Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates)
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recent Postal Service filing
of a change in rates not of general applicability to be effective
January 1, 2022. This document informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: December 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at <a href="http://www.prc.gov">http://www.prc.gov</a>. 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 December 10, 2020, the Postal Service filed notice announcing
its intention to change prices not of general applicability for Inbound
Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates) effective January
1, 2022.\1\
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\1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Changes
in Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at
UPU Rates), and Application for Non-Public Treatment, December 10,
2021, at 1-2 (Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing
With the Notice, the Postal Service filed: a redacted copy of the
UPU International Bureau (IB) Circular 145 that contains the new
provisional prices,\2\ a copy of the certification required under 39
CFR 3035.105(c)(2), redacted Postal Service data used to justify any
bonus payments, a copy of the Postal Service's submission to the UPU in
support of an inflation-linked adjustment, a redacted copy of
Governors' Decision 19-1, and a redacted copy of UPU IB Circular 148,
which contains comparative rate information for a prior period to
support the Postal Service's contentions about cost coverage. Notice at
2-3; see id. Attachments 2-7. The Postal Service also filed redacted
Excel versions of financial workpapers. Notice at 3.
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\2\ The Postal Service explains that the prices are provisional
because it expects the Postal Operations Council (POC) to issue
revised rates in a re-issued circular during December of 2021.
Notice at 3-4. The Postal Service anticipates that any revisions to
the rates will be upward (resulting in increased cost coverage).
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Additionally, the Postal Service filed an unredacted copy of
Governors' Decision 19-1, an unredacted copy of the new prices, and
related financial information under seal. See id. The Postal Service
filed an application for non-public treatment of materials filed under
seal. Notice, Attachment 1.
The Postal Service states that it has provided supporting
documentation as required by Order No. 2102 and Order No. 2310.\3\ In
addition, the Postal Service states that it provided citations and
copies of relevant UPU IB Circulars and updates to inflation-linked
adjustments. Notice at 7.
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\3\ Notice at 4-5. See Docket No. CP2014-52, Order Accepting
Price Changes for Inbound Air Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), June 26,
2014, at 6 (Order No. 2102); Docket No. CP2015-24, Order Accepting
Changes in Rates for Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), December
29, 2014, at 4 (Order No. 2310).
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III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-35 for consideration
of matters raised by the Notice.
The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's
filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 39 CFR part 3035.
Comments are due no later than December 20, 2021. The public portions
of the filing can be accessed via the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.prc.gov">http://www.prc.gov</a>).
The Commission appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to serve as Public
Representative in this docket.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-35 for
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin is appointed to
serve as an
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officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general
public in this proceeding (Public Representative).
3. Comments are due no later than December 20, 2021.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27320 Filed 12-16-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-FW-P
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