Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 177 / Thursday, September 14, 2023 / Proposed Rules 63045 

1Petition of the United States Postal Service for 

the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed 

Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Five), 

September 5, 2023 (Petition). The Postal Service 

filed a notice of filing of non-public materials 

relating to Proposal Five. Notice of Filing of USPS– 

RM2023–10–NP1 and Application for Nonpublic 

Treatment, September 5, 2023. 

2 Id.; see Docket No. N2022–1, United States 

Postal Service’s Request for an Advisory Opinion 

on Changes in the Nature of Postal Services, March 

21, 2022, at 3. 

3Petition, Proposal Five at 1–2; see Docket Nos. 

MC2022–81 and MC2022–82, Order Removing 

USPS Retail Ground from the Competitive Product 

List and Approving Competitive Classification 

Changes to First-Class Package Service and Parcel 

Select, October 28, 2022, at 1–2 (Order No. 6318). 

vessels shall depart immediately upon 

the setting of Port Condition YANKEE. 

During this condition, slow-moving 

vessels may be ordered to depart to 

ensure safe avoidance of the incoming 

storm. Vessels that are unable to depart 

the port must contact the COTP to 

receive permission to remain in port. 

Vessels with COTP’s permission to 

remain in port must implement their 

pre-approved mooring arrangement. The 

COTP may require additional 

precautions to ensure the safety of the 

ports and waterways. The COTP may 

modify the geographic boundaries of the 

regulated area and actions to be taken 

under Port Condition X–RAY based on 

the trajectory and forecasted storm 

conditions. 

(3) Port Condition YANKEE. Affected 

ports are closed to all inbound vessel 

traffic. All oceangoing tank barges and 

their supporting tugs and all selfpropelled oceangoing vessels over 500 

GT must have departed the regulated 

area. The COTP may require additional 

precautions to ensure the safety of the 

ports and waterways. The COTP may 

modify the geographic boundaries of the 

regulated area and actions to be taken 

under Port Condition YANKEE based on 

the trajectory and forecasted storm 

conditions. 

(4) Port Condition ZULU. Cargo 

operations are suspended, except final 

preparations that are expressly 

permitted by the COTP as necessary to 

ensure the safety of the ports and 

facilities. Other than vessels designated 

by the COTP, no vessels may enter, 

transit, move, or anchor within the 

regulated area. The COTP may modify 

the geographic boundaries of the 

regulated area and actions to be taken 

under Port Condition ZULU based on 

the trajectory and forecasted storm 

conditions. 

(5) Port Condition RECOVERY. 

Designated areas are closed to all 

vessels. Based on assessments of 

channel conditions, navigability 

concerns, and hazards to navigation, the 

COTP may permit vessel movements 

with restrictions. Restrictions may 

include, but are not limited to, 

preventing, or delaying vessel 

movements, imposing draft, speed, size, 

horsepower or daylight restrictions, or 

directing the use of specific routes. 

Vessels permitted to transit the 

regulated area shall comply with the 

lawful orders or directions given by the 

COTP or representative. 

(6) Regulated Area Notice. The Coast 

Guard will provide notice of where, 

within the regulated area, a declared 

Port Condition is to be in effect via 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Marine 

Safety Information Bulletins, or by onscene representatives. 

(7) Exception. This regulation does 

not apply to authorized law 

enforcement agencies operating within 

the regulated area. 

Dated: September 8, 2023. 

J.A. Stockwell, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port, Sector Virginia. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3050 

[Docket No. RM2023–10; Order No. 6673] 

Periodic Reporting 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is 

acknowledging a recent filing requesting 

the Commission initiate a rulemaking 

proceeding to consider changes to 

analytical principles relating to periodic 

reports (Proposal Five). This document 

informs the public of the filing, invites 

public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: October 10, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at https://

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 Five 

III. Notice and Comment 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On September 5, 2023, the Postal 

Service filed a petition pursuant to 39 

CFR 3050.11 requesting that the 

Commission initiate a rulemaking 

proceeding to consider changes to 

analytical principles relating to periodic 

reports.1 The Petition identifies the 

proposed analytical changes filed in this 

docket as Proposal Five. 

II. Proposal Five 

Background. Proposal Five relates to 

modifications to the Parcel Select (PS)/ 

Parcel Return Service (PRS) mail 

processing and transportation cost 

models. Petition, Proposal Five at 1. The 

cost models were last presented in 

Docket No. ACR2022, Library 

References USPS–FY22–NP15 and 

USPS–FY22–NP16, respectively. Id. The 

proposed modifications to the mail 

processing and transportation cost 

models underlie recent operational and 

price structure changes. Id. 

Previously, USPS Retail Ground (RG), 

First-Class Package Service (FCPS), and 

Parcel Select were listed as separate 

Competitive products within the Mail 

Classification Schedule (MCS) with 

Parcel Select Ground (PSG) as a price 

category within the PS product. Id. In 

order to improve service standards for 

RG and PSG, the Postal Service 

implemented operational changes to 

process and transport RG and PSG mail 

along with FCPS mail in the contiguous 

United States beginning FY 2022, 

Quarter 4.2

In addition, classification changes 

were made to the products on the MCS 

by removing RG from the Competitive 

product list, removing PSG as a price 

category from PS, and expanding the 

FCPS price structure to include 

mailpieces weighing up to 70 pounds 

thus subsuming the RG and PSG price 

categories under FCPS.3

In Docket Nos. CP2023–113 and 

CP2023–114, the Commission approved 

additional proposed classification 

changes to rename FCPS to USPS 

Ground Advantage and several changes 

to the PS price structure including: (1) 

eliminating the distinction of 

machinable and nonmachinable prices 

for Parcel Select Heavy Weight (PSHW), 

(2) establishing a Destination Hub 

(DHUB) price category for PSHW, (3) 

establishing a DHUB price category for 

Parcel Select Lightweight (PSLW), and 


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63046 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 177 / Thursday, September 14, 2023 / Proposed Rules 

4 Docket Nos. CP2023–113 and CP2023–114, 

Order Concerning Changes in Rates of General 

Applicability and Classifications for First-Class 

Package Service and Parcel Select, June 7, 2023, at 

1 (Order No. 6536). 

(4) revising the PSLW price structure 

that focused on destination entry only.4

Proposal. The Postal Service proposes 

that the PS/PRS mail processing and 

transportation cost models be modified 

to accommodate both the previous price 

structure and the new price structure. 

Petition, Proposal Five at 2–3. The 

Postal Service confirms that both price 

structures were in place for portions of 

FY 2023. Id. at 3. 

Rationale and impact. The Postal 

Service provided a modified mail 

processing cost model in the Excel file 

‘‘USPS–FY22–NP15.PROP.FIVE.xls’’ 

and a modified transportation cost 

model in the Excel file ‘‘USPS–FY22– 

NP16.PROP.FIVE.xls’’ under seal in 

Library Reference USPS–RM2023–10– 

NP1. Id. at 3, 11. 

The Postal Service states that the 

Docket No. ACR2022 Cost and Revenue 

Analysis (CRA) proportional adjustment 

factor is incorporated in the model as a 

value so that the factor does not 

recalculate based on proposed FY 2023 

modifications and the CRA proportional 

adjustment factor will be calculated as 

usual when the Docket No. ACR2023 

cost model input data become available. 

Id. at 3. 

The Postal Service has incorporated 

DHUB cost estimates for machinable, 

nonmachinable, oversize PSHW, and 

PSLW mailpieces into the summary 

worksheet of the modified mail 

processing cost model. Id. The new 

price structure consists of four 

destination entry levels: destination 

network distribution center, destination 

sectional center facility, DHUB, and 

destination delivery unit (DDU). Id. at 4. 

There are numerous other changes to 

other pages in the workbook described. 

Id. at 4–11. 

The Postal Service states that the 

transportation cost model has been 

expanded to include both DHUB and 

DDU transportation cost estimates. Id. 

However, since there is no DHUB data 

currently available the Postal Service 

used intermediate and long distance 

PSLW DDU costs as proxies for PSLW 

DHUB costs. Id. The Postal Service 

states that the current methodology used 

to develop the DHUB cost estimates in 

the transportation cost model is a 

temporary solution. Id. at 13. The Postal 

Service assures that the cost model will 

be modified so that the DHUB 

transportation costs will be estimated 

using the same methodology as other 

price categories once DHUB volume and 

cubic feet data become available. Id. 

Finally, the Postal Service has 

provided the mail processing unit cost 

estimates and the transportation cost 

estimate impacts under seal in an Excel 

file in Library Reference USPS– 

RM2023–10–NP1. Id. The Postal Service 

asserts that adoption of the proposed 

cost models would have no impact on 

the FY 2022 CRA-level costs. Id. 

III. Notice and Comment 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2023–10 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Petition. More 

information on the Petition may be 

accessed via the Commission’s website 

at https://www.prc.gov. Interested 

persons may submit comments on the 

Petition and Proposal Five no later than 

October 10, 2023. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

505, Philip T. Abraham is designated as 

an 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. RM2023–10 for consideration of the 

matters raised by the Petition of the 

United States Postal Service for the 

Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider 

Proposed Changes in Analytical 

Principles (Proposal Five), filed 

September 5, 2023. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

this proceeding are due no later than 

October 10, 2023. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the 

Commission appoints Philip T. 

Abraham 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. 

Erica A. Barker, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 2 and 51 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0489; FRL–8604–03– 

OAR] 

Revisions to the Air Emissions 

Reporting Requirements 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Reopening of information 

collection request (ICR 2170.09) 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment 

period for the Information Collection 

Request (ICR) number 2170.09, for the 

proposed Air Emissions Reporting 

Requirements (AERR), published in the 

Federal Register on August 9, 2023. The 

EPA is reopening the comment period 

on this ICR to October 18, 2023. 

DATES: The comment period for the ICR 

published on August 9, 2023 at 88 FR 

54118 is reopened. Comments must be 

received on or before October 18, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0489, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Air Emissions Reporting 

Requirements Rule, Docket No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2004–0489, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460. Please include 

two copies. 

• Hand Delivery: Docket No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2004–0489, EPA Docket 

Center, Public Reading Room, EPA 

West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket ID No. for this 

rulemaking. Comments received may be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Marc Houyoux, Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, Air Quality 

Assessment Division, Emission 

Inventory and Analysis Group (C339– 

02), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 

3649; email: NEI_Help@epa.gov (and 

include ‘‘AERR’’ on the subject line). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

Wednesday August 9, 2023, the EPA 

published proposed revisions to the Air 

Emissions Reporting Requirements 

along with the associated ICR in the 

Federal Register. The comment period 

for the AERR ICR was for 30 days, 

ending on September 8, 2023. The EPA 


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