Notice2025-15463
Inbound EMS 2
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Published
August 14, 2025
Issuing agencies
Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is acknowledging a recent Postal Service filing of its intention to change prices not of general applicability to be effective January 1, 2026. This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 155 (Thursday, August 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39228-39229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15463]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2025-12; Order No. 9081]
Inbound EMS 2
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is acknowledging a recent Postal Service filing
of its intention to change prices not of general applicability to be
effective January 1, 2026. This document informs the public of the
filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: August 18, 2025.
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. Contents of Filing
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On August 8, 2025, the Postal Service filed notice pursuant to 39
CFR 3035.105, announcing its intention to change rates not of general
applicability for Inbound Express Mail Service (EMS) 2 effective
January 1, 2026.\1\
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\1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Changes
in Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound EMS 2, and
Application for Non-Public Treatment, August 8, 2025, at 1 (Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing
To support its proposed Inbound EMS 2 rates, the Postal Service
filed a redacted version of the proposed new rates, a copy of the
certification required under 39 CFR 3035.105(c)(2), a redacted copy of
Governors' Decision No. 19-1, a redacted copy of the most recent annual
EMS Pay-for-Performance (PfP) Plan for Calendar Year (CY) 2024, a
redacted copy of the most recent available EMS Cooperative PfP report
card (``Summary Report'') for CY 2024, and a redacted explanation of
the calculation for any lost revenues for CY 2024. Notice at 3; see id.
Attachments 2-7. The Postal Service states that the financial
workpapers that accompany the Notice include underlying workpapers used
to calculate any PfP penalties and lost revenue from CY 2024, that all
PfP penalties and lost revenue are applied in the financial workpapers
and deducted accordingly, and that the workpapers also include a
spreadsheet listing the countries expected to participate in PfP in CY
2026, as directed by Order No. 5966.\2\
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\2\ Notice at 3; see Docket No. CP2021-128, Order Approving
Changes in Prices Not of General Applicability for Inbound EMS 2,
August 20, 2021, at 5-6 (Order No. 5966).
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Additionally, the Postal Service filed unredacted copies of
Governors' Decision No. 19-1, its proposed rates, service performance
data and plan, calculation of any lost revenue, the list of expected
PfP countries in CY 2026, and related financial information under seal.
Notice at 2. The Postal Service also filed an application for non-
public treatment of materials under seal. Id. Attachment 1.
III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2025-12 for consideration
of matters raised by the Notice and pursuant to 39 CFR 3010.101(q)(3)
appoints Samuel Robinson to serve as Public Representative in this
docket. 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.
The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's
filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642 and 39 CFR
part 3035. Comments are due no later than August 18, 2025. The public
portions of the filing can be accessed via the Commission's website
(<a href="https://www.prc.gov">https://www.prc.gov</a>). Non-public portions of the Postal Service's
filing can be accessed through compliance with the requirements of 39
CFR part 3011.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2025-12 for
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 CFR 3010.101(q)(3), Samuel Robinson is appointed
to serve
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as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the
general public in this proceeding (Public Representative).
3. Comments are due no later than August 18, 2025.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-15463 Filed 8-13-25; 8:45 am]
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