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# Newsroom - Press Releases

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    12/11/2014
  Commissioners Tony Hammond and Nanci E. Langley Return to the PRC  

**Washington, DC**– Today Tony Hammond and Nanci E. Langley were sworn in as Commissioners at the Postal Regulatory Commission by Acting Chairman Robert G. Taub. They return to the Commission after having first been appointed in 2002 and 2008, respectively.

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    12/04/2014
  President Obama Designates Robert G. Taub Acting Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission   

**Washington, DC**– President Barack Obama today formally designated Commissioner Robert G. Taub as Acting Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission), effective immediately. He succeeds Ruth Y. Goldway who has served as Chairman since August 2009.

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    08/29/2014
  PRC Issues Regulations for Market Tests of Experimental Products  

**Washington, DC** – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission issued final regulations that establish new procedures concerning requests from the Postal Service to conduct market tests of experimental products. The regulations balance the Commission's oversight authority over market tests with the Postal Service's need for flexibility to test new product ideas. The regulations also reflect the lessons learned from past market tests.

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    08/25/2014
  PRC Seeks Comments on the Cost of Postal Service Activities  

**Washington, DC**– The Postal Regulatory Commission has established Docket No.PI2014-1, to invite public comments on the meaning of “other public services or activities” by the Postal Service under 39 U.S.C.3651(b)(1)(C) for cost reporting in its Annual Report to the President and Congress.

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    08/22/2014
  Postal Regulatory Commission/United States Postal Service Informational Sessions  

**Washington, DC** – Representatives of the Postal Regulatory Commission and the United States Postal Service met on June 24th and again on August 20th to share information of interest concerning the operations of both organizations.

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    07/07/2014
   	PRC Reviews USPS FY 2013 Performance Goals and FY 2014 Plan  

**Washington, DC**– In a report released today, the Postal Regulatory Commission evaluates the Fiscal Year 2013 performance goals and Fiscal Year 2014 performance plans of the United States Postal Service. The Commission had in previous years provided this analysis in its Annual Compliance Determination report.  
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    06/03/2014
  PRC Issues Final Regulations on the Treatment of Rate Incentives and De Minimis Rate Increases for Price Cap Purposes   

**Washington, DC**– The Postal Regulatory Commission today released final regulations on the treatment of mid-year rate reductions, de minimis rate increases, and rate incentives for purposes of the price cap system established under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act.  
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    05/20/2014
  PRC Adopts A Fast Track Process For Advisory Opinions On Nationwide Service Changes  

**Washington, DC**– Today the Postal Regulatory Commission introduced modernized rules to respond to Postal Service requests for Advisory Opinions on major changes to postal services. Under these new rules, the Commission would seek to issue future advisory opinions in 90 days or less while still meeting the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.  
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    03/27/2014
  PRC Evaluates USPS Performance in 2013 Annual Compliance Determination  

Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission issued its 2013 Annual Compliance Determination (ACD) report, an assessment of the U.S. Postal Service’s rates and service in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. This year’s ACD is based on information the Postal Service is required to provide to the Commission and comments from the public.

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    03/26/2014
  PRC Issues Advisory Opinion Analyzing USPS Load Leveling Plan  

Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued its analysis of the Postal Service’s Destination Sectional Center Facility (DSCF) Load Leveling Plan, designed to facilitate workload equalization throughout the week for processing and delivery of DSCF entered Standard Mail. While the Commission recognizes the potential benefits of the Plan, the limited testing completed thus far is inconclusive regarding the effects of the Plan on a nationwide basis.  
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