Notice2025-17567
Competitive Postal Products
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Published
September 11, 2025
Issuing agencies
Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is recognizing a recent Postal Service filing requesting to remove International Surface Air Lift and two types of international negotiated service agreement products from the Competitive product list. 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 174 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44111-44112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17567]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2025-1676; Order No. 9162]
Competitive Postal Products
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recent Postal Service filing
requesting to remove International Surface Air Lift and two types of
international negotiated service agreement products from the
Competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: October 15, 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
[[Page 44112]]
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 September 5, 2025, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR
3040.130 et seq., the Postal Service filed a request to remove Mail
Classification Schedule (MCS) section 2325 International Surface Air
Lift (ISAL) and two types of international negotiated service agreement
(NSA) products that include ISAL in MCS sections 2510.21 and 2510.22
from the Competitive product list in the MCS.\1\ In addition, pursuant
to 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 39 CFR 3040.180 et seq., the Postal Service
requests to make accompanying material changes to product descriptions
for certain other Competitive products and Part D Country Price Lists
for International Mail for which ISAL is listed as available in MCS
sections 2300.2, 2510.2, 2510.6, and 4000. Id. at 2, n.1. The Postal
Service intends for these proposed changes to take effect on January
18, 2026. Id. at 3.
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\1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Remove
International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) and Two Types of Negotiated
Service Agreement Products that Include ISAL from the Competitive
Product List and to Make Accompanying Classification Changes,
September 5, 2025, at 1-2 (Request).
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II. Contents of Filing
The Postal Service states that it proposes the removal of ISAL from
the relevant MCS sections because ISAL is ``very similar to'' the
International Priority Airmail (IPA) in MCS section 2320 as both offer
service for bulk international mail. Id. at 2, 5. In addition, IPA is
generally lower priced than ISAL, with the exception of the identical
prices for IPA M-Bags and ISAL M-Bags. Id. at 5. Furthermore, IPA is
available to approximately 215 destinations while ISAL is only
available to approximately 115 destinations. Id. at 8.
The Postal Service states that the proposed removal of ISAL in MCS
section 2325 and two types of international NSA products that include
ISAL in MCS sections 2510.21 and 2510.22 satisfies the requirements in
39 CFR 3040.131(a) through (f) because: (a) it includes the names and
classes of the products that are the subject of the request; (b) it
includes a copy of Governors' Decision No. 25-4 supporting the request
in Attachment 1; (c) it indicates that the Request proposes to remove
products from the Competitive product list; (d) it indicates that the
products to be removed are not a special classification within the
meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3622(c)(10) for Market Dominant products or non-
postal products, and the two international NSA products in MCS section
2510.21 and 2510.22 are products not of general applicability within
the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) for Competitive products; (e) it
includes a Statement of Supporting Justification in Attachment 2, which
explains why the requested changes are not inconsistent with the
applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; and (f) it includes a
copy of the applicable sections of the MCS and the proposed changes in
legislative format in Attachment 3. Id. at 3-5, Attachments 1-3.
The Postal Service states that the proposed removal of references
to ISAL in MCS sections 2300.2, 2510.2, 2510.6, and 4000 satisfies the
requirements in 39 CFR 3040.180 and 3040.181 because: (1) the Request
is submitted no later than 30 days prior to implementing the proposed
changes; (2) it includes a copy of the applicable sections of the MCS
and the proposed changes in legislative format in Attachment 3; and (3)
it provides supporting justification, which includes a description of,
and rationale for, the proposed changes to product descriptions,
explains why the changes will not result in the violation of 39 U.S.C.
3633 and 39 CFR part 3035 for the Competitive products at issue, and
describes the likely impact that the changes will have on users of the
product and on competitors. Id. at 5-9, Attachment 3.
III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2025-1676 for consideration
of matters raised by the Request.
The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's
filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 3642 and 39 CFR 3040.130,
3040.131, 3040.132, 3040.180, and 3040.181. Comments are due no later
than October 15, 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 Samuel Robinson to represent the interests
of the general public (Public Representative) in this docket, pursuant
to 39 CFR 3010.101(q)(3). 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. MC2025-1676 for
consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Request.
2. Pursuant to 39 CFR 3010.101(q)(3), Samuel Robinson is appointed
to serve 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 October 15, 2025.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-17567 Filed 9-10-25; 8:45 am]
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