8810 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 9, 2021 / Notices 

1See United States Postal Service Request for 

Exemption from Dollar Amount Limitation, January 

29, 2021 (Request). 

2Order Authorizing Extended Mail Forwarding 

Market Test, July 20, 2020, at 2 (Order No. 5591). 

3 Id. at 1, See United States Postal Service Notice 

of Material Change to Market Test, September 18, 

2020. 

4See 39 U.S.C. 3641(e). The $10 million annual 

limitation is adjusted by the change in the 

consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI– 

U). Id. 3641(g). See also, 39 CFR 3045.15. The 

Commission rules provide the formula for adjusting 

the annual limitation, and the Commission 

publishes the resulting annual limitation on its 

website, www.prc.gov, under the reference section 

in the document titled ‘‘CPI Figures.’’ 

5Request at 3; see Letter to Secretary Erica A. 

Barker Providing Extended Mail Forwarding Data 

Collection Report for FY 2020, Quarter 4, November 

10, 2020. 

II. Background 

III. Commission Action 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On January 29, 2021, the Postal 

Service filed a request, pursuant to 39 

U.S.C. 3641(e)(2), for an exemption from 

the $10 million annual revenue 

limitation for the Extended Mail 

Forwarding market test.1 The 

Commission authorized the market test 

to begin on August 1, 2020, and to 

proceed until expiration on August 1, 

2022.2

II. Background 

The Postal Service states that 

‘‘Extended Mail Forwarding is a 

customer-focused service that ensures 

customers receive mailpieces for which 

they are the intended recipient after 

they change addresses.’’ Request at 2. 

The purpose of the service is to allow 

‘‘[i]Individuals, families, and businesses 

exercise greater control over their mail 

forwarding expiration dates to better fit 

their needs, providing more time to 

communicate with their mailing 

contacts and update their information.’’ 

Id. The Postal Service states that it 

‘‘initially introduced its test of Extended 

Mail Forwarding in nine postal districts: 

Alabama, Dakotas, Dallas, Northern 

New Jersey, Northland, Ohio Valley, 

Sacramento, San Diego, and Santa Ana. 

Given the strong results in those 

districts, on October 1, 2020, the Postal 

Service expanded the geographic scope 

of the market test nationwide, following 

its notice to the Commission on 

September 18, 2020.’’ 3

Total revenues anticipated or received 

by the Postal Service from the Extended 

Mail Forwarding market test must not 

exceed $10 million, as adjusted for 

inflation, in any year unless the 

Commission exempts the market test 

from that limit.4 If the Commission 

grants an exemption, total revenues 

anticipated or received by the Postal 

Service from Extended Mail Forwarding 

may not exceed $50 million in any year, 

adjusted for inflation. 39 U.S.C. 

3641(e)(2), (g). The Postal Service states 

that ‘‘it expects the market test to exceed 

the dollar limitation in the present 

quarter.’’ Request at 4. 

The Commission’s regulations require 

the Postal Service to file cost and 

revenue information with its request for 

exemption. 39 CFR 3045.16(f). The 

Postal Service has submitted actual and 

expected costs and revenue for the 

market test. Request at 3. The Postal 

Service states that at the close of FY 

2020, Quarter 4, the Extended Mail 

Forwarding market test, then limited to 

nine postal districts, received 

$655,352.5 The Postal Service states that 

at the close of FY 2021, Quarter 1, the 

Extended Mail Forwarding market test, 

then expanded to a nationwide scope, 

received $7,958,925.30, as shown in the 

quarterly data report filed with the 

Commission. Request at 3. The Postal 

Service states that the Quarterly Report 

for FY 2021, Quarter 1, indicates 

combined development and attributable 

costs for the market test through 

December 31, 2020 were $504,897.65. 

Id. 

The Postal Service is required to 

estimate the anticipated additional 

revenue for each fiscal year remaining 

on the market test. The Postal Service 

states that if market trends and customer 

adoption metrics reflected in the FY 

2021 Quarter 1 data collection report 

continue through FY 2021, the Postal 

Service anticipates that it will collect 

$31.8 million during FY 2021, well 

below the applicable $60,139,860 

annual limit if the exception request is 

granted. Id. The Postal Service expects 

a similar result for FY 2022, but the test 

is expected to run only through the 

third quarter of FY 2022, so that yearly 

revenue for FY 2022 is expected to be 

approximately one-fourth less than for 

FY 2021, unless customer adoption 

increases. Id. 

The Commission shall approve the 

request for exemption if it determines 

that: (1) The product is likely to benefit 

the public and meet an expected 

demand; (2) the product is likely to 

contribute to the financial stability of 

the Postal Service; and (3) the product 

is unlikely to result in unfair or 

otherwise inappropriate competition. 39 

U.S.C. 3641(e)(2). In its Request, the 

Postal Service discusses how the 

Extended Mail Forwarding market test 

benefits the public and meets an 

expected demand, contributes to the 

Postal Service’s financial stability, and 

is unlikely to result in unfair or 

inappropriate competition. Request at 2. 

The Commission rules require 

exemption requests to be filed 45 days 

in advance of the date the Postal Service 

expects to exceed the limit. Id. at 4. The 

Postal Service states that it received 

higher than expected results from 

Quarter 1 of FY 2021 and has proceeded 

expeditiously after receiving those 

results. Id. 

III. Commission Action 

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Request complies with 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements, including 39 U.S.C. 3641, 

39 CFR part 3045, and Order No. 5591. 

Comments are due no later than 

February 10, 2021. The public portions 

of these filings can be accessed via the 

Commission’s website (http://

www.prc.gov). 

39 U.S.C. 505 requires the 

Commission to designate an officer of 

the Commission to represent the 

interests of the general public in all 

public proceedings (Public 

Representative). The Commission 

previously appointed Richard A. Oliver 

to serve as the Public Representative in 

this proceeding. He remains appointed 

to serve as the Public Representative. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission invites comments 

on the United States Postal Service 

Request for Exemption from Dollar 

Amount Limitation on Market Test of 

Experimental Product-Extended Mail 

Forwarding, filed January 29, 2021. 

2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Richard 

A. Oliver remains appointed to serve as 

the Public Representative in this 

proceeding. 

3. Comments by interested persons 

are due no later than February 10, 2021. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this Order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Erica A. Barker, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02568 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. MC2021–67 and CP2021–70] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 


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1See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting 

Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, 

June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 

4679). 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

a negotiated service agreement. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: February 11, 

2021. 

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. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

The Commission gives notice that the 

Postal Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to negotiated service agreement(s). The 

request(s) may propose the addition or 

removal of a negotiated service 

agreement from the market dominant or 

the competitive product list, or the 

modification of an existing product 

currently appearing on the market 

dominant or the competitive product 

list. 

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, the title of each Postal 

Service request, the request’s acceptance 

date, and the authority cited by the 

Postal Service for each request. For each 

request, the Commission appoints an 

officer of the Commission to represent 

the interests of the general public in the 

proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 

(Public Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each request. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s website (http://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3011.301.1

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

in the captioned docket(s) are consistent 

with the policies of title 39. For 

request(s) that the Postal Service states 

concern market dominant product(s), 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 

U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, and 39 

CFR part 3040, subpart B. For request(s) 

that the Postal Service states concern 

competitive product(s), applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 

39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment 

deadline(s) for each request appear in 

section II. 

1. Docket No(s).: MC2021–67 and 

CP2021–70; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail & First-Class 

Package Service Contract 190 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: February 3, 2021; 

Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 

3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 

3035.105; Public Representative: 

Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due: 

February 11, 2021. 

This Notice will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Erica A. Barker, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02669 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Summary: In accordance with the 

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

which provides opportunity for public 

comment on new or revised data 

collections, the Railroad Retirement 

Board (RRB) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed data collections. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed information collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of the information; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden related to 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Title and purpose of information 

collection: Student Beneficiary 

Monitoring; OMB 3220–0123. 

Under provisions of the Railroad 

Retirement Act (RRA), there are two 

types of benefit payments that are based 

on the status of a child being in fulltime elementary or secondary school 

attendance at age 18–19: (1) A survivor 

child’s annuity benefit under Section 

2(d)(1)(iii) (45 U.S.C. 231a) and (2) an 

increase in the employee retirement 

annuity under the Special Guaranty 

computation as prescribed in Section 

3(f)(2) (45 U.S.C. 231b) and 20 CFR 229. 

The survivor student annuity is 

usually paid by direct deposit to a 

financial institution either into the 

student’s checking or savings account or 

into a joint bank account with a parent. 

The requirements for eligibility as a 

student are prescribed in 20 CFR 216.74, 

and include students in independent 

study and home schooling. 

To help determine if a child is 

entitled to student benefits, the RRB 

requires evidence of full-time school 

attendance. This evidence is acquired 

through the RRB’s student monitoring 

program, which utilizes the following 

forms. Form G–315, Student 

Questionnaire, obtains certification of a 

student’s full-time school attendance as 

well as information on the student’s 

marital status, social security benefits, 

and employment, which are needed to 

determine entitlement or continued 

entitlement to benefits under the RRA. 

Form G–315A, Statement of School 

Official, is used to obtain, from a school, 

verification of a student’s full-time 

attendance when the student fails to 

return a monitoring Form G–315. Form 

G–315A.1, School Official’s Notice of 

Cessation of Full-Time School 

Attendance, is used by a school to notify 

the RRB that a student has ceased fulltime school attendance. The RRB 

proposes no changes to Forms G–315, 

G–315A, or G–315A.1. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

Form No. Annual 

responses 

Time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

G–315 .......................................................................................................................................... 860 15 215 


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