Notice2026-08779
Competitive Postal Products
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Published
May 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service document with the Commission concerning changes in rates and classifications not 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 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24611-24612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08779]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2026-7; Order No. 9556]
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 changes in rates and
classifications not 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: May 14, 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 April 30, 2026, the Postal Service filed notice with the
Commission concerning changes in rates and classifications not of
general applicability for Competitive products.\1\ The Postal Service
represents that, as required by 39 CFR 3035.105(b), the Notice includes
an explanation and justification for the changes, the effective date,
and a schedule of the changed rates. See Notice at 1. The Notice also
includes a certification of the vote, and a redacted copy of Governors'
Decision 19-1. Id. The changes are intended to take effect by mid-July,
2026, or sooner upon favorable review by the Commission. Id. at 1-2.
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\1\ USPS Notice of Changes in Rates and Classifications Not of
General Applicability for Competitive Products, April 30, 2026
(Notice).
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Attached to the Notice is Governors' Decision No. 19-1, which
states the new prices are in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633
and 39 CFR 3015.5 and 3015.7.\2\ The Governors' Decision provides an
analysis of the Competitive products' price and classification changes
intended to demonstrate that the changes comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and
39 CFR 3015.7(c).\3\ Another attachment sets forth the rate and
classification changes and includes draft Mail Classification Schedule
(MCS) language for Competitive products not of general applicability.
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\2\ Notice, Decision of the Governors of the United States
Postal Service on Changes in Rates and Classification Not of General
Applicability for Competitive Products, at 2 (Governors' Decision
No. 19-1). The referenced regulations have been reorganized since
the issuance of Governor's Decision No. 19-1 and are now found at 39
CFR 3035.105 and .107. See Docket No. RM2019-13, Order Reorganizing
Commission Regulations and Amending Rules of Practice, January 16,
2020 (Order No. 5407) (effective April 20, 2020).
\3\ Governors' Decision No. 19-1 at 2. Reorganized to 39 CFR
3035.107(c). See Order No. 5407.
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The Notice includes an application for non-public treatment of the
unredacted Governors' Decision, the non-published rates, the price
floors, and the supporting financial material filed under seal. Notice
at 5.
Planned rate and classification changes. The Postal Service's
planned rate and classification ``changes establish the Government Rate
Card (GRC) as a set of non-published rates available only for federal,
state, or local government entities who use approved postal payment
methods, for the following competitive products: Priority Mail Express,
Priority Mail, and USPS Ground Advantage[supreg].'' Id. at 1 (footnote
omitted). The GRC rates ``are considered `Other Non-Published
Competitive Rates. . .not embodied in contractual instruments' pursuant
to Governors' Decision 19-1.'' Id. The Notice also includes text
changes to the associated MCS language to reflect the parameters of the
established GRC under each applicable product. Id.
II. Initial Administrative Actions
The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2026-7 for consideration of
matters raised by the Notice. The
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Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's filing is
consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 39 CFR 3035.105 and .107.
Comments are due no later than May 14, 2026. The public portions of the
filing can be accessed via the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.prc.gov">http://www.prc.gov</a>).
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Arif Hafiz 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. CP2026-7 for consideration
of matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Arif Hafiz will serve as an officer
of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of
the general public in these dockets.
3. Comments are due no later than May 14, 2026.
4. This Order shall be published in the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Parvaneh Higareda,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2026-08779 Filed 5-5-26; 8:45 am]
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