Notice2022-10238
Competitive Price Adjustment
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
May 13, 2022
Issuing agencies
Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service document with the Commission concerning changes in rates of general applicability for competitive products. The changes are scheduled to take effect July 10, 2022. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29396-29397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10238]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2022-62; Order No. 6167]
Competitive Price Adjustment
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service
document with the Commission concerning changes in rates of general
applicability for competitive products. The changes are scheduled to
take effect July 10, 2022. This notice informs the public of the
filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: June 6, 2022.
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 and Overview
II. Initial Administrative Actions
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction and Overview
On May 6, 2022, the Postal Service filed notice with the Commission
concerning changes in rates and classifications of general
applicability for Competitive products.\1\ The Postal Service
represents that, as required by 39 CFR 3035.102(b) and 39 CFR
3035.104(b), the Notice includes an explanation and justification for
the changes, the effective date, and a schedule of the changed rates.
See Notice at 1-2. The changes are
[[Page 29397]]
scheduled to take effect on July 10, 2022. Id. at 2.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ USPS Notice of Changes in Rates and Classifications of
General Applicability for Competitive Products, May 6, 2022
(Notice). Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(2), the Postal Service is
obligated to publish the Governors' Decision and record of
proceedings in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the
effective date of the new rates.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attached to the Notice is Governors' Decision No. 22-1, which
states the new prices are in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633
and 39 CFR 3035.102.\2\ The Governors' Decision 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 part
3035. Governors' Decision No. 22-1 at 1. The attachment to the
Governors' Decision sets forth the classification and price changes and
includes draft Mail Classification Schedule language for Competitive
products of general applicability.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ Notice, Decision of the Governors of the United States
Postal Service on Changes in Rates and Classification of General
Applicability for Competitive Products (Governors' Decision No. 22-
1), at 1 (Governors' Decision No. 22-1).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Notice also includes an application for non-public treatment of
the attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage data in the
unredacted version of the annex to the Governors' Decision, as well as
the supporting materials for the data. Notice at 2.
Planned price and classification changes. The Governors' Decision
includes an overview of the Postal Service's planned price and
classification changes for Priority Mail, Parcel Select, and certain
International Special Services, which are summarized as follows:
<bullet> Eligibility requirements for Priority Mail Commercial Plus
Cubic will be removed, so that all commercial customers can use
Priority Mail cubic pricing.
<bullet> Classification changes will be made to increase insurance
to $100 for Priority Mail and to extend the inclusion of $100 in
insurance to Priority Mail Returns.
<bullet> Cubic pricing will be introduced for Parcel Select Ground.
<bullet> Prices for Outbound International Insurance will be
increased 55 percent on average, and prices for International Money
Transfer Service (IMTS)--Outbound, which includes international Postal
Money Orders and Electronic Money Transfer Service, will increase by
about 305 percent.\3\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\3\ See Notice at 1; see also Governors' Decision No. 22-1 at 2.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
II. Initial Administrative Actions
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-62 to consider the
Postal Service's Notice. Interested persons may express views and offer
comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C.
3632, 3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR part 3040 subparts B
and E. Comments are due no later than June 6, 2022. For specific
details of the planned price changes, interested persons are encouraged
to review the Notice, which is available on the Commission's website at
<a href="http://www.prc.gov">www.prc.gov</a>.
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Gregory S. Stanton is appointed to serve
as Public Representative to represent the interests of the general
public in this docket.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-62 to provide
interested persons an opportunity to express views and offer comments
on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632,
3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR part 3040 subparts B and
E.
2. Comments are due no later than June 6, 2022.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Gregory S.
Stanton to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in
this docket.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-10238 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-FW-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on May 13, 2022.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.