Notice2026-06162
Competitive Postal Products
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Published
March 31, 2026
Issuing agencies
Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service document with the Commission concerning time-limited changes in rates of general applicability for Competitive products. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16023-16024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06162]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2026-4; Order No. 9490]
Competitive Postal Products
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service
document with the Commission concerning time-limited changes in rates
of general applicability for Competitive products. This notice informs
the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: April 2, 2026.
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 and Overview
II. Initial Administrative Actions
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction and Overview
On March 25, 2026, the Postal Service filed notice with the
Commission concerning time-limited changes in rates of general
applicability for Competitive products.\1\ The Postal Service
represents that, as required by 39 CFR 3035.102(b), the Notice includes
an explanation and justification for the changes, the effective date, a
schedule of the changed rates, and a schedule showing current prices
that shall be restored. See Notice at 1. The changes are scheduled to
take effect on April 26, 2026, and will roll back to current levels on
January 17, 2027. Id.
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\1\ USPS Notice of Time-Limited Changes in Rates of General
Applicability for Competitive Products, March 25, 2026 (Notice).
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(2), the Postal Service is obligated to
publish the Governors' Decision and record of proceedings in the
Federal Register at least 30 days before the effective date of the
new rates.
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Attached to the Notice is Governors' Decision No. 26-1, which
states the new prices are in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633
and 39 CFR 3035.102.\2\ The Governors' Decision provides an analysis of
the Competitive products' price changes intended to demonstrate that
the changes comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR part 3035. Governors'
Decision No. 26-1 at 1. The attachment to the Governors' Decision sets
forth the price changes and includes draft Mail Classification Schedule
(MCS) language for Competitive products of general applicability, as
well as the MCS sections with the prices that will be restored on
January 17, 2027. No price changes are being made to Special
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Services or International Competitive products. Id. at 3.
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\2\ Notice, Decision of the Governors of the United States
Postal Service on Changes in Rates of General Applicability for
Competitive Products (Governors' Decision No. 26-1), at 1
(Governors' Decision No. 26-1).
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The Notice also includes an application for non-public treatment of
the attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage data in the
unredacted version of the annex to the Governors' Decision, as well as
the supporting materials for the data. Notice at 2.
Planned price adjustments. The Governors' Decision includes an
overview of the Postal Service's planned price changes, which is
summarized in the table below.
Table I-1--Proposed Price Changes
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Average price
Product name increase
(percent)
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Domestic Competitive Products
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Priority Mail Express................................... 8.0
Retail................................................ 8.0
Commercial............................................ 8.0
Priority Mail........................................... 8.0
Retail................................................ 8.0
Commercial............................................ 8.0
USPS Ground Advantage................................... 8.0
Retail................................................ 8.0
Commercial............................................ 8.0
Parcel Select........................................... 8.0
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Source: See Governors' Decision No. 26-1 at 2.
II. Initial Administrative Actions
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2026-4 to consider the
Postal Service's Notice. Interested persons may express views and offer
comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C.
3632, 3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR 3040 subparts B and
E. Comments are due no later than April 2, 2026. For specific details
of the planned price changes, interested persons are encouraged to
review the Notice, which is available on the Commission's website at
<a href="http://www.prc.gov">www.prc.gov</a>.
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Christopher Mohr is appointed to serve
as Public Representative to represent the interests of the general
public 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.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2026-4 to provide
interested persons an opportunity to express views and offer comments
on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632,
3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR 3040 subparts B and E.
2. Comments are due no later than April 2, 2026.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Christopher
Mohr to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative)
to represent the interests of the general public in this docket.
4. This Order shall be published in the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Mallory S. Richards,
Attorney-Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2026-06162 Filed 3-30-26; 8:45 am]
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