Proposed Rule2022-15304
Periodic Reporting
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Published
July 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is acknowledging a recent filing requesting the Commission initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider changes to analytical principles relating to periodic reports (Proposal Four). This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42987-42988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15304]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
39 CFR Part 3050
[Docket No. RM2022-10; Order No. 6225]
Periodic Reporting
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is acknowledging a recent filing requesting the
Commission initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider changes to
analytical principles relating to periodic reports (Proposal Four).
This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment,
and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: August 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at <a href="https://www.prc.gov">https://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. Proposal Four
III. Notice and Comment
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On July 11, 2022, the Postal Service filed a petition pursuant to
39 CFR 3050.11 requesting that the Commission initiate a rulemaking
proceeding to consider changes to analytical principles relating to
periodic reports.\1\ The Petition identifies the proposed analytical
changes filed in this docket as Proposal Four.
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\1\ Petition of the United States Postal Service for the
Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed Changes in
Analytical Principles (Proposal Four), July 11, 2022 (Petition). The
Postal Service also filed a notice of filing of non-public materials
relating to Proposal Four. Notice of Filing of USPS-RM2022-10-NP1
and Application for Nonpublic Treatment, July 11, 2022.
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II. Proposal Four
Proposal. The Postal Service proposes the following five changes to
improve and streamline the International Cost and Revenue Analysis
(ICRA) model: (1) using Outbound International Service Agreement
(negotiated service agreement, referred to as NSA) System for
International Revenue and Volume, Outbound (SIRVO) data to attribute
outbound settlement expenses and international transportation expenses
to NSA products; (2) adding all countries to the outbound piece of the
ICRA database and eliminating the 999X countries; (3) using the
Settlement Workbooks file as the source for outbound settlement
calculations instead of manually entering rates; (4)
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removing obsolete sections of the ICRA model identified in the Response
to CHIR No. 14, Questions 3-4; \2\ (5) replacing International
Accounting Branch (IAB) country numbers with International Organization
for Standardization (ISO) codes. See Petition, Proposal Four at 1-3.
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\2\ Docket No. ACR2021, Responses of the United States Postal
Service to Questions 1-6 of Chairman's Information Request, No. 14,
February 18, 2022, questions 3-4 (Response to CHIR No. 14).
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Rationale. The Postal Service states that the first proposed change
would add a second aggregation step solely for NSA products in order to
weight the various NSA product rate groups more accurately and improve
the ICRA cost estimates for both NSA and non-NSA products. See id. at
3. The Postal Service states the other four proposed changes would take
advantage of additional data sources available to the ICRA, eliminate
sections that are no longer used or serve no purpose, and streamline
the ICRA model. See id. at 3-4.
Impact. The Postal Service states that non-public materials filed
as part of Library Reference USPS-RM2022-10-NP1 accompanying this
proposal show the impact of the proposed changes. See id. at 4. The
Postal Service maintains these materials show a net impact of zero on
total costs of market dominant and competitive products. See id. at 5.
For the proposed change on the cost attribution of NSA products, the
Postal Service states that for FY 2021, the proposal would not have
caused any positive contribution products to turn negative or any
negative products to turn positive, there would have been no impact on
Inbound NSAs, and all Outbound NSAs would have remained positive. See
id.
Mechanics. The Postal Service details a list of changes,
adjustments, and eliminations that would be made to various files by
the proposal. See id. at 5-14.
III. Notice and Comment
The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2022-10 for consideration
of matters raised by the Petition. More information on the Petition may
be accessed via the Commission's website at <a href="http://www.prc.gov">http://www.prc.gov</a>.
Interested persons may submit comments on the Petition and Proposal
Four no later than August 31, 2022. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Samuel
Koroma is designated as an officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in
this proceeding.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2022-10 for
consideration of the matters raised by the Petition of the United
States Postal Service for the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider
Proposed Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Four), filed July
11, 2022.
2. Comments by interested persons in this proceeding are due no
later than August 31, 2022.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Samuel Koroma
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. 2022-15304 Filed 7-18-22; 8:45 am]
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