80 FR 79960 - Postal Rate Changes

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 246 (December 23, 2015)

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing announcing its intention to change rates not of general applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates). This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79960-79961]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32239]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2016-56; Order No. 2894]


Postal Rate Changes

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
announcing its intention to change rates not of general applicability 
for Inbound Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates). This 
notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and 
takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: December 24, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. 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

    Notice of filing. On December 16, 2015, the Postal Service filed 
notice pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5, announcing its intention to change 
rates not of general applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at 
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates) effective January 1, 2016.\1\
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Changes 
in Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at 
UPU Rates) and Application for Non-Public Treatment, December 16, 
2015, at 1-2 (Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing

    To accompany its Notice, the Postal Service filed the following 
materials:
     Attachment 1--an application for non-public treatment of 
materials filed under seal;
     Attachment 2--a redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
14-04;
     Attachment 3--a redacted copy of UPU International Bureau 
(IB) Circular 163, which contains the new rates;
     Attachment 4--a copy of the certification required under 
39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2); and
     Attachment 5--documentation in support of inflation-linked 
adjustment for inward land rates.
    Id., Attachments 1-5.
    The Postal Service also filed supporting financial workpapers, an 
unredacted copy of Governors' Decision 14-04, an unredacted copy of the 
new rates, and related financial information under seal. Id.
    Management analysis. In accordance with Order Nos. 2102 \2\ and 
2310,\3\ the Postal Service has: (1) Provided documentation supporting 
the inflation-linked adjustment as Attachment 5; (2) updated its 
advisory delivery information in a timely manner in the UPU's online 
compendium to justify bonus payments; (3) provided the date that the 
UPU advised the United States of the Inward Land Rate, and provided the 
calculation of the rate for the pertinent year, in the UPU IB Circular 
163 as Attachment 3; (4) provided the special drawing rights (SDR) 
conversion rate of 1 SDR to $1.38672 U.S. dollars used for the cost 
coverage analysis; and (5) provided the estimated cost coverage for 
Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU rates) for the pertinent year. Notice at 3-
4.
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    \2\ Docket No. CP2014-52, Order Accepting Price Changes for 
Inbound Air Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), June 26, 2014, at 6 (Order 
No. 2102).
    \3\ Docket No. CP2015-24, Order Accepting Changes in Rates for 
Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates), December 29, 2014, at 4 (Order 
No. 2310).
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III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2016-56 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice.
    The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, or 3633, and 39 CFR part 
3015. Comments are due no later than December 24, 2015. The public 
portions of the filing can be accessed via the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints James F. Callow to serve as Public 
Representative in this docket.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2016-56 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James F. Callow 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 December 24, 2015.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.


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    By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-32239 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
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