83 FR 52578 - Competitive Price Adjustment

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)

The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service document with the Commission concerning changes in rates of general applicability for competitive products. The changes are scheduled to take effect January 27, 2019. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52578-52579]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22542]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2019-3; Order No. 4854]


Competitive Price Adjustment

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service 
document with the Commission concerning changes in rates of general 
applicability for competitive products. The changes are scheduled to 
take effect January 27, 2019. This notice informs the public of the 
filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: October 25, 2018.

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. Initial Administrative Actions
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction and Overview

    On October 10, 2018, the Postal Service filed notice with the 
Commission concerning changes in rates of general applicability for 
competitive products.\1\ The Postal Service represents that, as 
required by 39 CFR 3015.2(b), the Notice includes an explanation and 
justification for the changes, the effective date, and a schedule of 
the changed rates. See Notice at 1. The changes are scheduled to take 
effect on January 27, 2019. Id.
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    \1\ Notice of Changes in Rates of General Applicability for 
Competitive Products Established in Governors' Decision No. 18-1, 
October 10, 2018 (Notice). Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(2), the 
Postal Service is obligated to publish the Governors' Decision and 
record of proceedings in the Federal Register at least 30 days 
before the effective date of the new rates.
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    Attached to the Notice is Governors' Decisions No. 18-1, which 
state the new prices are in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633 and 
39 CFR 3015.2.\2\ The Governors' Decisions provide an analysis of the 
competitive products' price changes intended to demonstrate that the 
changes comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR part 3015. Governor's 
Decisions No. 18-1 at 1. The attachment to the Governors' Decisions 
sets forth the price changes and includes draft Mail Classification 
Schedule (MCS) language for competitive products of general 
applicability.
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    \2\ Notice, Decision of the Governors of the United States 
Postal Service on Changes in Rates of General Applicability for 
Competitive Products (Governors' Decision No. 18-1), at 1 
(Governors' Decision No. 18-1).
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    The Governors' Decisions include two additional attachments:
     A partially redacted table showing FY 2019 projected 
volumes, revenues, attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage 
for each product, assuming implementation of the new prices on January 
27, 2019.
     A partially redacted table showing FY 2019 projected 
volumes, revenues, attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage 
for each product, assuming a hypothetical implementation of the new 
prices on October 1, 2018.
    The Notice also includes an application for non-public treatment of 
the attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage data in the 
unredacted version of the annex to the Governors' Decisions, as well as 
the supporting materials for the data. Notice at 1-2.
    Planned price adjustments. The Governors' Decisions include an 
overview of the Postal Service's planned price changes, which is 
summarized in the table below.

                    Table I-1--Proposed Price Changes
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                                                           Average price
                      Product name                           increase
                                                             (percent)
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                      Domestic Competitive Products
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Priority Mail Express                                                3.9
    Retail..............................................             3.9
    Commercial Base.....................................             3.9
    Commercial Plus.....................................             3.9
Priority Mail                                                        5.9
    Retail..............................................             6.6
    Commercial Base.....................................             3.2
    Commercial Plus.....................................             6.2
Parcel Select
    Traditional.........................................             9.3
    Lightweight.........................................            12.3
Parcel Return Service                                                6.8

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    Return Sectional Center Facility....................             7.3
    Return Delivery Unit................................             6.4
First-Class Package Service                                         12.3
    Commercial..........................................            11.9
    Retail..............................................            13.3
Retail Ground...........................................             3.9
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                         Domestic Extra Services
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Premium Forwarding Service Enrollment Fee...............        4.9-11.1
Adult Signature Service
    Basic...............................................             8.5
    Person-Specific.....................................             8.3
Competitive Post Office Box.............................            10.0
Package Intercept Service...............................             4.8
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                   International Competitive Products
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Global Express Guaranteed...............................             4.9
Priority Mail Express International.....................             3.9
Priority Mail International.............................             3.9
International Priority Airmail                                      19.9
    International Priority Airmail M-Bags...............            19.9
International Surface Air Lift                                      19.9
    International Surface Air Lift M-Bags...............            19.9
Airmail M-Bags..........................................             5.0
First-Class Package International Service...............             3.9
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          International Ancillary Services and Special Services
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International Ancillary Services........................            10.4
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Source: See Governors' Decision No. 18-1 at 2-5; Mail Classification
  Schedule sections 2105.6, 2110.6, 2115.6, 2125.6, 2135.6, 2305.6,
  2315.6, 2335.6, and 2510.9.6.

II. Initial Administrative Actions

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2019-3 to consider the 
Postal Service's Notice. Interested persons may express views and offer 
comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 
3632, 3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR 3020 subparts B and 
E. Comments are due no later than October 25, 2018. For specific 
details of the planned price changes, interested persons are encouraged 
to review the Notice, which is available on the Commission's website at 
www.prc.gov.
    Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Lawrence Fenster is appointed to serve 
as Public Representative to represent the interests of the general 
public in this docket.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2019-3 to provide 
interested persons an opportunity to express views and offer comments 
on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 
3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR 3020 subparts B and E.
    2. Comments are due no later than October 25, 2018.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2018-22542 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am]
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