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Published
May 20, 2025

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Abstract

The Commission is recognizing a recent filing by the Postal Service concerning a product description change to the Mail Classification Schedule. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21518-21519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08919]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. MC2025-1380; Order No. 8840]


Competitive Postal Products

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recent filing by the Postal 
Service concerning a product description change to the Mail

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Classification Schedule. This notice informs the public of the filing, 
invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: May 21, 2025.

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. Postal Service Request
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On May 13, 2025, pursuant to 39 CFR 3040.190, the Postal Service 
filed a notice requesting a correction to the Priority Mail Express 
product description in the Mail Classification Schedule (MCS).\1\
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    \1\ Notice of United States Postal Service of Minor 
Classification Change, May 13, 2025 (Notice).
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II. Postal Service Request

    The Postal Service notes its intention to ``remove a reference to 
the service commitment in the Priority Mail Express product 
description,'' which will ``align the MCS with the operational and 
service standard changes'' contemplated in Docket No. N2024-1 and 
consistent with recent updates to the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).\2\ 
The Postal Service explains that, as part of Docket No. N2024-1, it 
proposed certain operational initiatives, including the Regional 
Transportation Optimization (RTO) initiative, which required the 
revision of service standards for certain products, including Priority 
Mail Express. Notice at 1-2. The RTO initiative altered Priority Mail 
Express service standards from a 1-2 day delivery product to a 1-3 day 
delivery product, effective April 1, 2025. Id. at 2. Consistent with 
the RTO initiative, the Postal Service published changes to the DMM, 
updating the description of Priority Mail Express. See 90 FR 14338. 
Now, the Postal Service seeks to delete a sentence in the MCS product 
description of Priority Mail Express that refers to this ``outdated 
service commitment.'' Notice at 2. Furthermore, the Postal Service 
maintains that this deletion aligns the Priority Mail Express product 
description with other product descriptions in the MCS that do not 
reference service commitment time frames. Id.
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    \2\ Notice at 1. See generally Docket No. N2024-1, United States 
Postal Service Request for an Advisory Opinion on Changes in the 
Nature of Postal Services, October 4, 2024; see also 90 FR 14338 
(Apr. 1, 2025); Notice, Attachment 1.
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    The Postal Service indicates that the proposed correction to 
Priority Mail Express is consistent with the policies and the 
applicable criteria of chapter 36 of Title 39 of the United State Code, 
chapter 36 of Title 39 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and 
applicable Commission directives and orders. Id. at 3. The Postal 
Service also indicates that the proposed correction does not rise to 
the level of a material change for the purposes of 39 CFR 3040.180. Id. 
at 4. Finally, the Postal Service notes that the intended effective 
date of the proposed correction is May 28, 2025 to ensure that the MCS 
represents the Postal Service's current offerings as timely as 
possible.\3\
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    \3\ Id. As noted above, the operational and service changes 
related to Priority Mail Express went into effect April 1, 2025 or 
43 days ago. The Postal Service provides an explanation for its 
delay in requesting this correction. Id. at 5.
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    In accordance with 39 CFR 3040.190(c), the Postal Service includes 
conforming changes to the MCS as an attachment to the Notice. See id., 
Attachment 2.

III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2025-1380 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice.
    Pursuant to 39 CFR 3040.191, the Commission has posted the Notice 
on its website and invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
filings are consistent with the policies and applicable criteria of 
chapter 36 of Title 39 of the United States Code, 39 CFR 3040.190-192, 
and any applicable Commission directives and orders. Comments are due 
May 21, 2025. The public portions of the filings can be accessed via 
the Commission's website (<a href="https://www.prc.gov">https://www.prc.gov</a>).
    The Commission appoints R. Tim Boone to represent the interests of 
the general public (Public Representative) in this docket, pursuant to 
39 U.S.C. 505 and 39 CFR 3040.191(d). The Public Representative does 
not represent any individual person, entity or particular point of 
view, and, when Commission attorneys are appointed, no attorney-client 
relationship is established.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2025-1380 for 
consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 and 39 CFR 3040.191(d), R. Tim Boone 
is appointed to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public 
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in 
this proceeding.
    3. Comments are due May 21, 2025.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-08919 Filed 5-19-25; 8:45 am]
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