81 FR 59592 - Periodic Reporting

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 168 (August 30, 2016)

Page Range		59592-59593
FR Document		2016-20822

The Commission is noticing a recent filing requesting that the Commission initiate an informal rulemaking proceeding to consider changes to an analytical method for use in periodic reporting (Proposal Four). This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 59592-59593]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20822]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

39 CFR Part 3050

[Docket No. RM2016-12; Order No. 3482]


Periodic Reporting

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent filing requesting that the 
Commission initiate an informal rulemaking proceeding to consider 
changes to an analytical method for use in periodic reporting (Proposal 
Four). This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public 
comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: October 7, 2016. Reply Comments are due: 
October 21, 2016.

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. Proposal Four
III. Notice and Comment
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On August 22, 2016, the Postal Service filed a petition pursuant to 
39 CFR 3050.11 requesting that the Commission initiate an informal 
rulemaking proceeding to consider changes to an analytical method for 
use in periodic reporting.\1\ The Petition identifies the proposed 
analytical method changes filed in this docket as Proposal Four.
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    \1\ Petition of the United States Postal Service for the 
Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed Changes in 
Analytical Principles (Proposal Four), August 22, 2016 (Petition).
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II. Proposal Four

    Proposal Four concerns the treatment of purchased highway 
transportation costs within the Cost and Revenue Analysis report. The 
objective of the proposal is to improve the methodology for calculating 
attributable purchased highway costs by incorporating the variability 
of purchased highway transportation capacity with respect to volume 
into the calculation of attributable costs for purchased highway 
transportation. Petition at 2. In support of its Petition, the Postal 
Service has attached a report: ``Research on Estimating the Variability 
of Purchased Highway Transportation Capacity with Respect to Volume'' 
by Michael D. Bradley, Department of Economics, George Washington 
University.

III. Notice and Comment

    The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2016-12 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Petition. More information on the Petition may 
be accessed via the Commission's Web site at http://www.prc.gov. 
Interested persons may submit comments on the Petition and Proposal 
Four no later than October 7, 2016. Reply comments are due no later 
than October 21, 2016. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lawrence Fenster is 
designated as officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to 
represent the interests of the general public in this proceeding.

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IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2016-12 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Petition of the United 
States Postal Service for the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider 
Proposed Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Four), filed August 
22, 2016.
    2. Comments by interested persons in this proceeding are due no 
later than October 7, 2016. Reply comments are due no later than 
October 21, 2016.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Lawrence 
Fenster to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public 
Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in 
this docket.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
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(A) Collecting employee contributions adequate advance notice of the right to INFORMATION CONTACT section by
through payroll deductions and make such elections, and provided, telephone for advice on filing
remitting them to the program; further, that a program may also satisfy alternatives.
(B) Providing notice to the employees this paragraph (h) without requiring or
and maintaining records regarding the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
otherwise providing for automatic
employer’s collection and remittance of elections such as those described in this David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
payments under the program; paragraph (h)(2)(iii). 202–789–6820.
(C) Providing information to the State (3) For purposes of this section, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
or qualified political subdivision (or term ‘‘State’’ shall have the same
governmental agency or instrumentality Table of Contents
meaning as defined in section 3(10) of
of either) necessary to facilitate the the Act. I. Introduction
operation of the program; and (4) For purposes of this section, the II. Proposal Four
(D) Distributing program information term ‘‘qualified political subdivision’’ III. Notice and Comment
to employees from the State or qualified IV. Ordering Paragraphs
means any governmental unit of a State,
political subdivision (or governmental including a city, county, or similar I. Introduction
agency or instrumentality of either) and governmental body, that–
permitting the State or qualified (i) Has the authority, implicit or On August 22, 2016, the Postal
political subdivision (or governmental explicit, under State law to require Service filed a petition pursuant to 39
agency or instrumentality of either) to employers’ participation in the program CFR 3050.11 requesting that the
publicize the program to employees; as described in paragraph (h)(1)(ix) of Commission initiate an informal
(viii) The employer contributes no this section; rulemaking proceeding to consider
funds to the program and provides no (ii) Has a population equal to or changes to an analytical method for use
bonus or other monetary incentive to greater than the population of the least in periodic reporting.1 The Petition
employees to participate in the program; populated State (excluding the District identifies the proposed analytical
(ix) The employer’s participation in of Columbia and territories listed in method changes filed in this docket as
the program is required by State or section 3(10) of the Act); and Proposal Four.
qualified political subdivision law; (iii) Is not located in a State that II. Proposal Four
(x) The employer has no discretionary pursuant to State law establishes a state-
authority, control, or responsibility wide retirement savings program for Proposal Four concerns the treatment
under the program; and private-sector employees. of purchased highway transportation
(xi) The employer receives no direct costs within the Cost and Revenue
or indirect consideration in the form of Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of
August, 2016.
Analysis report. The objective of the
cash or otherwise, other than proposal is to improve the methodology
consideration (including tax incentives Phyllis C. Borzi,
for calculating attributable purchased
and credits) received directly from the Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits highway costs by incorporating the
State or qualified political subdivision Security Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
variability of purchased highway
(or governmental agency or transportation capacity with respect to
instrumentality of either) that does not [FR Doc. 2016–20638 Filed 8–25–16; 4:15 pm]
volume into the calculation of
exceed an amount that reasonably BILLING CODE 4510–29–P
attributable costs for purchased highway
approximates the employer’s (or a transportation. Petition at 2. In support
typical employer’s) costs under the of its Petition, the Postal Service has
program. POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION attached a report: ‘‘Research on
(2) A payroll deduction savings Estimating the Variability of Purchased
program will not fail to satisfy the 39 CFR Part 3050
Highway Transportation Capacity with
provisions of paragraph (h)(1) of this [Docket No. RM2016–12; Order No. 3482] Respect to Volume’’ by Michael D.
section merely because the program— Bradley, Department of Economics,
(i) Is directed toward those employers Periodic Reporting George Washington University.
that do not offer some other workplace
savings arrangement; AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. III. Notice and Comment
(ii) Utilizes one or more service or ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
The Commission establishes Docket
investment providers to operate and No. RM2016–12 for consideration of
administer the program, provided that SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a
recent filing requesting that the matters raised by the Petition. More
the State or qualified political information on the Petition may be
subdivision (or the governmental agency Commission initiate an informal
rulemaking proceeding to consider accessed via the Commission’s Web site
or instrumentality of either) retains full at http://www.prc.gov. Interested
responsibility for the operation and changes to an analytical method for use
in periodic reporting (Proposal Four). persons may submit comments on the
administration of the program; or Petition and Proposal Four no later than
(iii) Treats employees as having This notice informs the public of the
filing, invites public comment, and October 7, 2016. Reply comments are
automatically elected payroll
takes other administrative steps. due no later than October 21, 2016.
deductions in an amount or percentage
DATES: Comments are due: October 7, Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lawrence
of compensation, including any
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2016. Reply Comments are due: October Fenster is designated as officer of the
automatic increases in such amount or
21, 2016. Commission (Public Representative) to
percentage, unless the employee
represent the interests of the general
specifically elects not to have such ADDRESSES: Submit comments
public in this proceeding.
deductions made (or specifically elects electronically via the Commission’s
to have the deductions made in a Filing Online system at http:// 1 Petition of the United States Postal Service for
different amount or percentage of www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed
compensation allowed by the program), comments electronically should contact Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Four),
provided that the employee is given the person identified in the FOR FURTHER August 22, 2016 (Petition).

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IV. Ordering Paragraphs II. Summary of Proposal Proposed Changes in Analytical
III. Notice and Comment Principles (Proposal Two), filed August
It is ordered: IV. Ordering Paragraphs
1. The Commission establishes Docket 22, 2016.
No. RM2016–12 for consideration of the I. Introduction 2. Comments are due no later than
matters raised by the Petition of the October 11, 2016.
On August 22, 2016, the Postal 3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the
United States Postal Service for the Service filed a petition pursuant to 39 Commission appoints Lawrence Fenster
Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider CFR 3050.11 requesting that the to serve as an officer of the Commission
Proposed Changes in Analytical Commission initiate an informal (Public Representative) to represent the
Principles (Proposal Four), filed August rulemaking proceeding to consider interests of the general public in this
22, 2016. changes to analytical principles relating docket.
2. Comments by interested persons in to the Postal Service’s periodic reports.1 4. The Secretary shall arrange for
this proceeding are due no later than Proposal Two is attached to the Petition publication of this order in the Federal
October 7, 2016. Reply comments are and proposes an analytical method Register.
due no later than October 21, 2016. change relating to the treatment of
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the carrier costs within the International By the Commission.
Commission appoints Lawrence Fenster Cost and Revenue Analysis (ICRA) Stacy L. Ruble,
to serve as an officer of the Commission report. Petition at 1. Secretary.
(Public Representative) to represent the [FR Doc. 2016–20823 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am]
interests of the general public in this II. Summary of Proposal
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docket. Under Proposal Two, the Postal
4. The Secretary shall arrange for Service seeks to revise the method for
publication of this order in the Federal distributing city carrier street and rural ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Register. carrier costs to products in the ICRA AGENCY
By the Commission. report. Petition, Proposal Two at 1.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Specifically, the Postal Service proposes 40 CFR Part 52
to ‘‘align the ICRA methodology with
Secretary. [EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0096; FRL–9951–47–
the Cost and Revenue Analysis (CRA)
[FR Doc. 2016–20822 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am] Region 9]
methodology used for developing
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P delivery costs.’’ Id. The Postal Service Air Plan Approval; Reno, Nevada;
recommends synchronization of the Second 10-Year Carbon Monoxide
methods for three elements of the city Maintenance Plan
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
carrier street model (letter routes,
special purpose routes, and support and AGENCY: Environmental Protection
39 CFR Part 3050
other costs) and for one element of the Agency (EPA).
[Docket No. RM2016–10; Order No. 3484] rural carrier model. Id. The Postal ACTION: Proposed rule.
Service asserts that this proposed
Periodic Reporting change would result in improved SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
accuracy of international cost estimates. Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. Id. at 7.
revision submitted by the State of
III. Notice and Comment Nevada (‘‘State’’). On July 3, 2008, the
SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a
recent filing requesting that the The Commission establishes Docket EPA redesignated the Truckee Meadows
Commission initiate an informal No. RM2016–10 for consideration of area, consisting largely of the cities of
rulemaking proceeding to consider matters raised by the Petition. Reno and Sparks in Washoe County,
changes to analytical principles relating Additional information concerning the Nevada, from nonattainment to
to periodic reporting (Proposal Two). Petition may be accessed via the attainment for the carbon monoxide
This notice informs the public of the Commission’s Web site at http:// National Ambient Air Quality Standards
filing, invites public comment, and www.prc.gov. Interested persons may (NAAQS) and approved the State’s plan
takes other administrative steps. submit comments on the Petition and addressing the area’s maintenance of the
Proposal Two no later than October 11, NAAQS for ten years. On November 7,
DATES: Comments are due: October 11, 2014, the State submitted to the EPA a
2016. 2016. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505,
Lawrence Fenster is designated as an second maintenance plan for the
ADDRESSES: Submit comments Truckee Meadows area that addressed
officer of the Commission (Public
electronically via the Commission’s Representative) to represent the maintenance of the NAAQS through
Filing Online system at http:// interests of the general public in this 2030. The EPA is also proposing to find
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit proceeding. adequate and approve transportation
comments electronically should contact conformity motor vehicle emissions
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER IV. Ordering Paragraphs budgets for the years 2015, 2020, 2025
INFORMATION CONTACT section by It is ordered: and 2030. We are making this proposal
telephone for advice on filing 1. The Commission establishes Docket under the Clean Air Act.
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS

alternatives. No. RM2016–10 for consideration of the DATES: Any comments on this proposal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: matters raised by the Petition of the must arrive by September 29, 2016.
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at United States Postal Service for the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
202–789–6820. Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09–
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1 Petition of the United States Postal Service for
OAR–2016–0096 at http://
the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed
www.regulations.gov, or via email to
Table of Contents John Kelly, Air Planning Office, at
Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Two),
I. Introduction August 22, 2016 (Petition). kelly.johnj@epa.gov. For comments

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Dates		Comments are due: October 7, 2016. Reply Comments are due: October 21, 2016.
Contact		David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation		81 FR 59592