81 FR 89997 - Market Dominant Price Adjustment

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 239 (December 13, 2016)

The Commission is noticing a recently filed Postal Service notice revising one of its inflation-based rate adjustments affecting market dominant products. The adjustment and other changes are scheduled to take effect January 22, 2017. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89997-89998]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29782]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. R2017-1; Order No. 3648]


Market Dominant Price Adjustment

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently filed Postal Service 
notice revising one of its inflation-based rate adjustments affecting 
market dominant products. The adjustment and other changes are 
scheduled to take effect January 22, 2017. This notice informs the 
public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other 
administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: December 14, 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 and Overview
II. Procedural Schedule
III. Administrative Actions
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction and Overview

    On December 6, 2016, the Postal Service filed a notice \1\ revising 
its Notice of Market Dominant Price adjustment,\2\ previously filed in 
this docket. The Notice of Revision reduces the Postal Service's 
proposed price increase for Certified Mail with Restricted Delivery 
and/or Adult Signature from $8.35 to $8.30. Notice of Revision at 1. 
The Notice of Revision does not alter the proposed implementation date 
for the increased Special Services prices of January 22, 2017. Notice 
of Revision at 1.
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    \1\ Notice of Revision to United States Postal Service Notice of 
Market-Dominant Price Adjustment, Attachment A, December 6, 2016 
(Notice of Revision).
    \2\ United States Postal Service Notice of Market Dominant Price 
Adjustment, October 12, 2016. See also Notice of Revisions to United 
States Postal Service Notice of Market-Dominant Price Adjustment, 
Attachment A, and Attachment B--Errata, October 28, 2016; Notice of 
Revisions to United States Postal Service Notice of Market-Dominant 
Price Adjustment, Attachment A, and Attachment B--Errata, November 
8, 2016.
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    Contents of filing. The Postal Service's filing consists of the 
Notice of Revision,

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which explains the reasons for the change, updated proposed Mail 
Classification Schedule language, and revised financial workpapers.\3\
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    \3\ See Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing of 
Revised Version of USPS-LR-R2017-1/5, December 6, 2016.
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    Planned price adjustments. The Postal Service plans to reduce its 
proposed price increase for Certified Mail with Restricted Delivery 
and/or Adult Signature from $8.35 to $8.30. Notice of Revision at 1. 
The Postal Service states that technical issues effectively prevent it 
from pursuing the original proposed increase. Id. at 1-2. The Postal 
Service has weighed the cost and revenue impacts of potential solutions 
and concluded that proceeding with the revised price is preferable to 
delay or staggered implementation of its proposed Special Services 
price increases. Id. at 2.
    As a result of this revision, the Postal Service's proposed price 
change for the Special Services class decreases from 2.515 percent to 
2.514 percent. If approved, the Postal Service's unused price 
adjustment authority for the Special Services class would increase by a 
corresponding 0.001 percent.

II. Procedural Schedule

    The Commission acknowledges the Postal Service's interest in the 
expeditious resolution of this matter and its concerns regarding the 
limited time remaining prior to the Postal Service's proposed 
implementation date. For this reason, the Commission will endeavor to 
issue a final order resolving the proposed Special Services price 
adjustments within seven days of the conclusion of the comment period 
provided below.

III. Administrative Actions

    The Commission hereby provides public notice of the Postal 
Service's filing. The Commission invites comments from interested 
persons on whether the Notice of Revision is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 
3622 and the requirements of 39 CFR part 3010. Comments are due no 
later than December 14, 2016.
    The Commission has posted the public portions of the Postal 
Service's filing on its Web site at http://www.prc.gov. The Commission 
will post revisions to the filing (if any) or other documents the 
Postal Service submits in this docket on its Web site, along with 
related Commission documents, comments, or other submissions, unless 
such filings are the subject of an application for non-public 
treatment. The Commission's policy on access to documents filed under 
seal appears in 39 CFR part 3007.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. Comments on the revised proposed price adjustment are due no 
later than December 14, 2016.
    2. The Commission directs the Secretary of the Commission to 
arrange for prompt publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29782 Filed 12-12-16; 8:45 am]
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