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Competitive Postal Products
The Commission is recognizing a recent filing by the Postal Service of filing a motion for an extension of time to respond to Chairman's Information Request No. 1, and extension...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Commission Analysis
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On October 13, 2026, the Postal Service filed a motion for extension of time to submit its response to Chairman's Information Request No. 1 (CHIR No.1), seeking to extend the current deadline of October 14, 2026, to October 21, 2026.[]
For the reasons discussed below, the Commission grants the Motion. In addition, the Commission extends the deadline for comments from October 16, 2026, to October 26, 2026.
II. Background
On September 16, 2026, the Postal Service filed a request to remove
Mail Classification Schedule
(MCS) section 2615.2 Competitive International Registered Mail from the Competitive product list and make accompanying classification changes in MCS sections 2340.5 and 2600.2, effective January 1, 2027.[]
In addition, the Postal Service also requests to transfer the Inbound PRIME Registered Service Agreement 1 and the PRIME-USPS Registered Agreement from the Competitive product list to the Market Dominant product list, and add these two agreements to MCS section 1602.3.5 Inbound Market Dominant Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1, effective January 1, 2027. Request at 1-2, 4.
On September 17, 2026, the Commission established the instant docket, appointed a Public Representative, and set October 16, 2026 as the deadline for comments.[]
On October 7, 2026, CHIR No. 1 was issued.[]
The deadline for responding to CHIR No. 1 is October 14, 2026. CHIR No. 1 at 1.
On October 13, 2026, the Postal Service filed the Motion. The Postal Service states that it is preparing its response to CHIR No. 1 but needs additional time to finalize its response. Motion at 1. The Postal Service requests an extension of 7 days until October 21, 2026 to submit its response to CHIR No. 1.
Id.
The Postal Service notes that it would not object if any interested party requests a brief extension of the comment deadline or seeks to file supplement comments.
Id.,
n.2.
III. Commission Analysis
The proposed effective date for the proposed classification changes is January 1, 2027. Request at 3, 4. Therefore, extending the deadline for the Postal Service to respond to CHIR No. 1 by 7 calendar days would not have any adverse impact on the overall procedural schedule of this docket, nor would it have any adverse impact on other participants. Accordingly, the Commission grants the Motion and extends the deadline for responding to CHIR No. 1 to October 21, 2026. 
39 CFR 3010.162(c).
In addition, the Commission extends the deadline set in Order No. 9732 for comments from October 16, 2026 to October 26, 2026, so that interested participants will have sufficient time to review the Postal Service's response to CHIR No. 1 and consider it in preparing their comments.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The United States Postal Service Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Chairman's Information Request No. 1, filed October 13, 2026, is granted.
2. The response to Chairman's Information Request No. 1 is due October 21, 2026.
3. Comments are due October 26, 2026.
4. This Order, or an abstract thereof, shall be published in the
Federal Register
.
By the Commission.
Parvaneh Higareda,
Senior Paralegal Specialist.
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