82 FR 29808 - Periodic Reporting

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 125 (June 30, 2017)

Page Range		29808-29809
FR Document		2017-13830

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 Three). This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29808-29809]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13830]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

39 CFR Part 3050

[Docket No. RM2017-7; Order No. 3982]


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 
Three). This document informs the public of the filing, invites public 
comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: August 16, 2017.

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 Three
III. Notice and Comment
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On June 22, 2017, the Postal Service filed a petition pursuant to 
39 CFR 3050.11 requesting the Commission to initiate an informal 
rulemaking proceeding to consider proposed changes to an analytical 
method related to periodic reports.\1\ The Petition identifies the 
proposed analytical method changes filed in this docket as Proposal 
Three.
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    \1\ Petition of the United States Postal Service Requesting 
Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider a Proposed Change in 
Analytical Principles (Proposal Three), June 22, 2017 (Petition).
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II. Proposal Three

    Background. The Postal Service currently uses statistical estimates 
in the Revenue, Pieces, and Weight (RPW) Report for mailpieces reported 
in the Retail Systems Software Business Partners (RSS BP) application 
and bearing contract postal unit metered postage. Petition at 1. The 
RSS BP is the electronic point-of-sale management system that the 
Postal Service provides to contract postal units. Id. at 4. The 
statistical estimates used in the RSS BP management system are produced 
by the Postal Service's Origin-Destination Information System--Revenue, 
Pieces, and Weight (ODIS-RPW) probability-based sampling system. Id. at 
4, 5.
    Proposal. Proposal Three would change the methodology for measuring 
the national totals of revenue, pieces, and weight in the RPW Report 
for RSS BP mailpieces by replacing ODIS-RPW statistical sampling 
estimates with corresponding census data reported in the Postal 
Service's Retail Data Mart reporting system. Id. at 6. In support of 
Proposal Three, the Postal Service cites other proposals approved by 
the Commission which have replaced statistical estimates with census 
data. See id. at 3.
    Rationale and impact. The Postal Service states that the proposed 
change in methodology ``provides a complete census source of 
transactional-level data of all RSS BP mailpieces and extra services.'' 
Id. at 6. The Postal Service asserts that the use of census data would 
lead one to expect equal or improved data quality because census data, 
unlike ODIS-RPW statistical sampling data, does not have sampling 
error. Id. at 5. To illustrate the potential impact of switching from 
ODIS-RPW statistical estimates to census data, the Postal Service 
provides a comparison of results for the FY 2016 time period. Id. at 6-
9.

III. Notice and Comment

    The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2017-7 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 
Three no later than August 16, 2017. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, 
Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya is designated as officer of the Commission 
(Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general 
public in this proceeding.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. RM2017-7 for consideration 
of the matters raised by the Petition of the United States Postal 
Service Requesting

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Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider a Proposed Change in Analytical 
Principles (Proposal Three), filed June 22, 2017.
    2. Comments by interested persons in this proceeding are due no 
later than August 16, 2017.
    3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. 
Bzhilyanskaya 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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Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider a Do not submit electronically any Dated: November 14, 2016.
Proposed Change in Analytical information you consider to be Alexis Strauss,
Principles (Proposal Three), filed June Confidential Business Information (CBI) Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
22, 2017. or other information whose disclosure is
2. Comments by interested persons in Editorial note: This document was
restricted by statute. Multimedia received for publication by the Office of the
this proceeding are due no later than submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be Federal Register on June 20, 2017.
August 16, 2017. accompanied by a written comment. [FR Doc. 2017–13197 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am]
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the The written comment is considered the BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. official comment and should include
Bzhilyanskaya to serve as an officer of
discussion of all points you wish to
the Commission (Public Representative) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
make. The EPA will generally not
to represent the interests of the general AGENCY
public in this docket. consider comments or comment
4. The Secretary shall arrange for contents located outside of the primary 40 CFR Part 300
publication of this order in the Federal submission (i.e. on the Web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For [EPA–HQ–SFUND–1990–0011; FRL–9963–
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additional submission methods, please
By the Commission.
contact the person identified in the FOR National Oil and Hazardous
Stacy L. Ruble,
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Substances Pollution Contingency
Secretary.
For the full EPA public comment policy, Plan National Priorities List: Partial
[FR Doc. 2017–13830 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am] information about CBI or multimedia Deletion of the Mystery Bridge Road/
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P submissions, and general guidance on U.S. Highway 20 Superfund Site
making effective comments, please visit
http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ AGENCY: Environmental Protection
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION commenting-epa-dockets. Agency (EPA).
AGENCY ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
40 CFR Part 52 Christine Vineyard, EPA Region IX, SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
(415) 947–4125, vineyard.christine@ Agency (EPA) Region 8 is issuing a
[EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0409; FRL–9955–66–
epa.gov. notice of Intent to Partially Delete the
Region 9]
property currently owned by Tallgrass
Approval of California Air Plan SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Energy Partners, LP (formerly owned by
Revisions, Great Basin Unified Air Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ KM Upstream LLC and hereinafter
Pollution Control District and Town of and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. This referred to as the former KMI Property),
Mammoth Lakes proposal addresses the following local on the Mystery Bridge Road/U.S.
rules: Highway 20 Site (Site) from the National
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Priorities List (NPL). The Site is located
Agency (EPA). • GBUAPCD Rule 431, Particulate
in Natrona County, northeast of Casper,
ACTION: Proposed rule.
Matter (except paragraphs M and N).
Wyoming. EPA requests public
• Town of Mammoth Lakes comment on this proposed action. The
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Municipal Code Chapter 8.30, NPL, promulgated pursuant to section
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve Particulate Emissions Regulations 105 of the Comprehensive
revisions to the Great Basin Unified Air (except paragraphs 8.30.110 and Environmental Response,
Pollution Control District (GBUAPCD) 8.30.120). Compensation, and Liability Act
and the Town of Mammoth Lakes (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an
portion of the California State In the Rules and Regulations section
of this Federal Register, we are appendix of the National Oil and
Implementation Plan (SIP). These Hazardous Substances Pollution and
revisions concern particulate matter approving these local rules in a direct
final action without prior proposal Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and
(PM) emissions from wood burning the State of Wyoming, through the
devices and road dust in the Town of because we believe these SIP revisions
Wyoming Department of Environmental
Mammoth Lakes. We are proposing to are not controversial. If we receive
Quality (WDEQ), have determined that
approve local rules to regulate these adverse comments, however, we will all appropriate response actions, other
emission sources under the Clean Air publish a timely withdrawal of the than maintenance of institutional
Act (CAA or the Act). direct final rule and address the controls and five-year reviews, have
DATES: Any comments on this proposal comments in subsequent action based been completed for the former KMI
must arrive by July 31, 2017. on this proposed rule. Please note that source area and the resultant
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, if we receive adverse comment on a groundwater contamination. However,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– particular rule, we may adopt as final this deletion does not preclude future
OAR–2016–0409 at http:// the rule that is not the subject of an actions under Superfund.
www.regulations.gov, or via email to adverse comment. This partial deletion pertains to the
Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office We do not plan to open a second former KMI Property of OU1 and OU2
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS

Chief at Steckel.Andrew@epa.gov. For comment period, so anyone interested formerly containing the benzene,
comments submitted at Regulations.gov, in commenting should do so at this toluene, ethylbenzene, and total xylenes
follow the online instructions for time. If we do not receive adverse (collectively known as BTEX)
submitting comments. Once submitted, groundwater plume and source soils,
comments, no further activity is
comments cannot be removed or edited respectively. The remaining area and
planned. For further information, please
from Regulations.gov. For either manner media of both OU1 and OU2 containing
see the direct final action.
of submission, the EPA may publish any the volatile halogenated organic
comment received to its public docket. chemicals (VHOs) source soils and

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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: August 16, 2017.
Contact		David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation		82 FR 29808