Notice2026-18118
Mail Classification Schedule
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Published
September 4, 2026
Issuing agencies
Postal Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service request to remove International Reply Coupon Service from the Market Dominant product list and to remove International Reply Coupon Service from the list of Market Dominant Special Services 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 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56921-56922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18118]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. MC2026-368; Order No. 9708]
Mail Classification Schedule
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service
request to remove International Reply Coupon Service from the Market
Dominant product list and to remove International Reply Coupon Service
from the list of Market Dominant Special Services products. This notice
informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes
other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: September 15, 2026.
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 31, 2026, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3040.130-
3040.132, the Postal Service filed a request to remove Mail
Classification Schedule (MCS) section 1535 International Reply Coupon
Service from the Market Dominant product list.\1\ In addition, pursuant
to 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 39 CFR 3040.180-3040.181, the Postal Service also
requests to remove ``International Reply Coupon Service (1535)'' from
the list of Market Dominant Special Services products in MCS section
1500.2. Id.
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\1\ Request of the United States Postal Service to Remove
International Reply Coupon Service from the Market Dominant Product
List and Make Accompanying Classification Changes, August 31, 2026,
at 1 (Request).
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II. Contents of Filing
The Postal Service states that at the Universal Postal Union (UPU)
2025 Dubai Congress, Article 18 of the Universal Postal Convention
(Convention) was amended to remove the sale of international reply
coupons from the Convention effective January 1, 2027.\2\ The Postal
Service also states that the UPU website indicates that international
reply coupons will not be valid after December 31, 2026.\3\ Therefore,
the Postal Service proposes to remove MCS section 1535 International
Reply Coupon Service from the list of Market Dominant products, and
make conforming classification changes in MCS section 1500.2 to remove
``International Reply Coupon Service (1535)'' from the list of Market
Dominant Special Services products, effective January 1, 2027. Request
at 1-2.
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\2\ Id. at 1-2 (citing Decisions of the 2023 Riyadh
Extraordinary Congress, Universal Postal Convention (including the
Final Protocol thereto), Article 18.3.2 (stating that international
reply coupons, which shall be exchangeable in any member country, is
a mandatory supplementary service, but the sale of international
reply coupon is an optional supplementary service) (page 216 of the
PDF), available at <a href="https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/files/aboutUpu/acts/08-actsAndOtherDecisionsPreviousCongresses/CNG-ACTS%e2%94%80Doc-0-">https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/files/aboutUpu/acts/08-actsAndOtherDecisionsPreviousCongresses/CNG-ACTS%e2%94%80Doc-0-</a>(5).pdf; Decisions of the 2025 Dubai Congress,
Second Additional Protocol to the Universal Postal Convention,
Article VIII (Article 18 amended), paragraph 3.2 (deleting
international reply coupons entirely from the list of supplementary
service) (page 40 of the PDF), and Article XXII (stating the
effective date shall be January 1, 2027) (page 59 of the PDF),
available at <a href="https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/files/aboutUpu/acts/07-actsAndOtherDecisions2025DubaiCongress/2025DubaiCongressDecisionsEn.pdf">https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/files/aboutUpu/acts/07-actsAndOtherDecisions2025DubaiCongress/2025DubaiCongressDecisionsEn.pdf</a>).
\3\ Request at 2 (citing UPU, International reply coupons,
available at <a href="https://www.upu.int/en/universal-postal-union/activities/philately-ircs/international-reply-coupons-ircs">https://www.upu.int/en/universal-postal-union/activities/philately-ircs/international-reply-coupons-ircs</a>).
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The Postal Service includes a copy of the Governors' Resolution
supporting the Request in Attachment 1, a statement of supporting
justification required by 39 CFR 3040.132 in Attachment 2, and a copy
of the applicable sections of the MCS and the proposed changes in
legislative format in Attachment 3. Id. at 4; id. Attachments 1-3.
The Postal Service provides a discussion of its compliance with 39
U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3040.130-3040.132 for the proposed removal of
MCS section 1535 International Reply Coupon Service from the Market
Dominant product list. Request at 2-4. The Postal Service also provides
a discussion of its compliance with 39 CFR 3040.180-3040.181 for the
proposed classification change to remove ``International Reply Coupon
Service (1535)'' from the list of Market Dominant Special Services
products in MCS section 1500.2. Id. at 4-7.
III. Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2026-368 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. 3632
and 3642 and 39 CFR 3040.130-3040.132 and 3040.180-3040.181. Comments
are due September 15, 2026. 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 Katalin Clendenin to represent the
interests of
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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. MC2026-368 for
consideration of matters raised by the Postal Service's Request.
2. Pursuant to 39 CFR 3010.101(q)(3), Katalin Clendenin 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 September 15, 2026.
4. This Order, or abstract thereof, shall be published in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Sarah Wessel,
Senior Paralegal Specialist.
[FR Doc. 2026-18118 Filed 9-3-26; 8:45 am]
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