Notice2022-15528
Classification Changes
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Published
July 21, 2022
Issuing agencies
Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is recognizing recent Postal Service filings requesting the removal of USPS Retail Ground from the competitive product list and a set of changes for First-Class Package Service and Parcel Select. This notice informs the public of the filings, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43559-43560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15528]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2022-81 and MC2022-82; Order No. 6230]
Classification Changes
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing recent Postal Service filings
requesting the removal of USPS Retail Ground from the competitive
product list and a set of changes for First-Class Package Service and
Parcel Select. This notice informs the public of the filings, 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="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. Summary of Changes
III. Notice of Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On July 13, 2022, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3040.130 et
seq., the Postal Service filed a request to remove USPS Retail Ground
from the competitive product list.\1\ To support this request, the
Postal Service filed a copy of the Governors' Decision supporting the
request, a Statement of Supporting Justification in accordance with 39
CFR 3040.132, and proposed changes to the Mail Classification Schedule
(MCS). See USPS Retail Ground Request, Attachments A-C.
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\1\ Docket No. MC2022-81, USPS Request to Remove USPS Retail
Ground from the Competitive Product List, July 13, 2022 (USPS Retail
Ground Request).
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Also on July 13, 2022, pursuant to 39 CFR 3035.104, 3040.212, and
3040.180 et seq., the Postal Service filed a notice of a set of changes
for First-Class Package Service and Parcel Select.\2\ The Postal
Service filed a copy of the supporting Governors' Decision and proposed
changes to the MCS. See Competitive Classification Notice, Attachments
A-B.
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\2\ Docket No. MC2022-82, USPS Notice of Changes in
Classifications of General Applicability for Competitive Products,
July 13, 2022 (Competitive Classification Notice).
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II. Summary of Changes
The Postal Service requests to remove USPS Retail Ground from the
competitive product list effective January 8, 2023. See USPS Retail
Ground Request at 1. The Postal Service also provides notice proposing
to remove the Parcel Select Ground price category from Parcel Select
and make enhancements to First-Class Package Service effective January
8, 2023. Competitive Classification Notice at 1. The enhancements to
First-Class Package Service include: expanding the product weight limit
to 70 pounds; updating size (dimension) limitations; adding $100 of
insurance; adding cubic pricing tiers, along with Oversized,
Dimensional Weight, and Nonstandard Fees. See id. at 1-2. In addition,
the Postal Service will retain the Limited Overland Routes price
category, but shift it under First-Class Package Service. See id. at 2.
The Postal Service proposes these changes ``to simplify and
streamline [its] ground competitive package offerings under one
product.'' USPS Retail Ground Request, Attachment A at 1; see also
Competitive Classification Notice at 2. In the view of the Postal
Service, ``retail and commercial customers will all benefit from this
simplified and streamlined ground package offering, and from the
overall enhanced First-Class Package Service product.'' USPS Retail
Ground Request, Attachment A at 1; see also Competitive Classification
Notice, Attachment A at 1. According to the Postal Service, ``these
classification changes will have a positive impact on users of the
Postal Service's ground package offerings and will have a minimal
impact on competitors and the broader package market. Ground package
shippers, particularly retail customers and small businesses, will
benefit from a simplified and streamlined offering.'' Competitive
Classification Notice at 3 (citation omitted); see also USPS Retail
Ground Request, Attachment B at 3-4.
The Postal Service asserts that its request to remove USPS Retail
Ground from the competitive product list is consistent with applicable
law and regulation. See USPS Retail Ground Request, Attachment B at 1.
The Postal Service further asserts that none of these classification
changes will result in the violation of 39 U.S.C. 3633 because
competitive products are still expected to cover their costs and
contribute an appropriate share to institutional costs. See id.
Attachment B at 2; Competitive Classification Notice at 2.
III. Notice of Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2022-81 to consider matters
raised by the USPS Retail Ground Request and Docket No. MC2022-82 to
consider matters raised by the Competitive Classification Notice. See
39 CFR 3040.133, 3040.182. The instant dockets involve related issues
pertaining to product consolidation. Accordingly, the Commission will
consolidate them. See 39 CFR 3010.104.
Pursuant to 39 CFR 3040.133, the Commission has posted the USPS
Retail Ground Request on its website. Pursuant to 39 CFR 3040.182, the
Commission has posted the Competitive Classification Notice on its
website. The Commission invites comments on the USPS Retail Ground
Request and the Competitive Classification Notice. Comments are due no
later than August 31, 2022. The filings can be accessed via the
Commission's website (<a href="http://www.prc.gov">http://www.prc.gov</a>).
The Commission appoints Samuel M. Poole to represent the interests
of the general public (Public Representative) in these dockets.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2022-81 to consider
matters raised by the USPS Retail Ground Request.
2. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2022-82 to consider
matters raised by the Competitive Classification Notice.
3. The Commission consolidates Docket Nos. MC2022-81 and MC2022-82.
4. Comments by interested persons are due by August 31, 2022.
5. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Samuel M. Poole is appointed to serve
as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent
the interests of the general public in these proceedings.
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6. The Commission directs the Secretary of the Commission to
arrange for prompt publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-15528 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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