81 FR 43294 - Reassignment of Post Office Box Section 98025 to Competitive Fee Group, and of Sections 87325 and 87326 to Market Dominant Fee Groups

POSTAL SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 127 (July 1, 2016)

The Postal Service hereby provides notice that Post Office[supreg] Box service for ZIP Code[supreg] 98025 is reassigned from its market dominant fee group to a competitive fee group, and Post Office Box services for ZIP Code 87325 and ZIP Code 87326 are reassigned from their competitive fee groups to market dominant fee groups.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43294-43295]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15640]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Reassignment of Post Office Box Section 98025 to Competitive Fee 
Group, and of Sections 87325 and 87326 to Market Dominant Fee Groups

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service hereby provides notice that Post 
Office[supreg] Box service for ZIP Code[supreg] 98025 is reassigned 
from its market dominant fee group to a competitive fee group, and Post 
Office Box services for ZIP Code 87325 and ZIP Code 87326 are 
reassigned from their competitive fee groups to market dominant fee 
groups.

DATES: Effective date: August 15, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct questions or comments to: Joyce 
Fleming (joycelyn.b.robinsonfleming @usps.gov), 202-268-7540; or David 
Rubin ([email protected]), 202-268-2986.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Locations providing Post Office Box service 
are assigned to fee groups and classified as competitive or market 
dominant based upon the Post Office location and other criteria.
    In May 2011, a Request of the United States Postal Service was 
filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to transfer 
approximately 6,800 P.O. Box locations from market dominant to 
competitive fee groups. At that time, the Postal Service advised the 
PRC that a Federal Register notice would be filed when any future P.O. 
Box locations are transferred.
    While the Post Office serving ZIP Code 98025 was inadvertently 
excluded from previous PRC filings, the customers at that location have 
had a qualified competitive choice since the time of the 2011 filing. 
The Box Section 98025 facility, in Hobart, Washington, serves 
approximately 424 P.O. Box customers, and the location meets the 
criteria to be classified as and assigned to a competitive fee group. 
Therefore, the Postal Service has reassigned Hobart, Washington, Box 
Section ZIP Code 98025 from Market Dominant Fee Group 4 to Competitive 
Fee Group 34.
    Conversely, the Post Offices serving ZIP Codes 87325 and 87326 were 
inadvertently included in a previous PRC filing, but did not have a 
qualified competitor at the time of the 2011 filing. The Box Section 
87325 in Tohatchi, New Mexico, and the Box Section 87326 in 
Vanderwagen, New Mexico, do not meet the criteria to be classified as 
and assigned to a competitive fee group. Therefore, the Postal Service 
has reassigned Tohatchi, New Mexico, Box Section ZIP Code 87325 from 
Competitive Fee Group 35 to Market Dominant Fee Group 5; and has 
reassigned Vanderwagen, New Mexico, Box Section ZIP Code 87326 from 
Competitive Fee Group 40 to Market Dominant Fee Group 3.
    Documents pertinent to this action are available at www.prc.gov, 
Docket No. MC2011-25.

Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-15640 Filed 6-30-16; 8:45 am]
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