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1Petition of the United States Postal Service for 

the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed 

Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Six), 

September 15, 2023 (Petition). 

of an adjudicative body with 

appropriate authority. Funds released 

under this paragraph (f)(2) shall be paid 

in accordance with such order. 

(3) Except where a legal proceeding is 

commenced, where, during any 6-month 

period starting one year after the 

disputed funds are placed on hold, the 

mechanical licensing collective does not 

receive a joint notice signed by all 

relevant parties that they are continuing 

to engage in active dispute resolution. 

Such notice must comply with any 

reasonable formatting and submission 

requirements established by the 

mechanical licensing collective and 

made publicly available on its website. 

Funds released under this paragraph 

(f)(3) shall be paid to the party who 

would have received such funds if the 

funds were not placed on hold pursuant 

to a dispute. 

■ 6. Amend § 210.34 as follows: 

■ a. Add paragraph (c)(6). 

■ b. In paragraph (c)(5), remove ‘‘to 

paragraph (c)(4) of’’ and add in its place 

‘‘to paragraph (c)(4) or (c)(6) of’’. 

The addition reads as follows: 

§ 210.34 Treatment of confidential and 

other sensitive information. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(6)(i) Notwithstanding paragraph 

(c)(1) of this section, where the 

mechanical licensing collective has 

placed any accrued royalties, accrued 

interest, or other monies on hold with 

respect to particular reported usage or a 

particular work (or share thereof) (e.g., 

where there is an ownership dispute or 

a legal proceeding has been 

commenced), the mechanical licensing 

collective shall disclose the amount 

being held and reason for the hold to 

any individual or entity with a bona fide 

legal claim to such funds or a portion 

thereof. 

(ii) Such disclosure shall be made to 

each such claimant no later than 10 

business days after placing the amount 

on hold, where the mechanical licensing 

collective is aware of the claimant’s 

claim at that time. Where the 

mechanical licensing collective is not 

aware of a claimant’s claim when the 

amount is placed on hold, such 

disclosure shall be made to that 

claimant no later than 10 business days 

after becoming aware. For any amounts 

placed on hold before [EFFECTIVE 

DATE OF FINAL RULE], where the 

mechanical licensing collective is aware 

of a claimant’s claim at that time, such 

disclosure shall be made to such 

claimant no later than [DATE 10 

BUSINESS DAYS AFTER EFFECTIVE 

DATE OF FINAL RULE]. Where the 

mechanical licensing collective is not 

aware of a claimant’s claim as of 

[EFFECTIVE DATE OF FINAL RULE], 

such disclosure shall be made to that 

claimant no later than 10 business days 

after becoming aware. 

(iii) Disclosure of the amount being 

held with respect to particular reported 

usage or a particular work (or share 

thereof) shall be accompanied by a 

statement that complies with the 

requirements of § 210.29 as if such held 

amount were to instead be distributed 

pursuant to § 210.29. Disclosure of the 

reason for the hold shall be made with 

specificity. The mechanical licensing 

collective shall provide all claimants 

with monthly updates concerning the 

status of the hold and the amount being 

held. The mechanical licensing 

collective shall respond to any inquiry 

from a claimant about the hold within 

10 business days and shall provide any 

reasonably requested additional 

information about the hold within a 

reasonable period of time commensurate 

with the request. 

* * * * * 

Dated: September 21, 2023. 

Suzanne V. Wilson, 

General Counsel and Associate Register of 

Copyrights. 

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BILLING CODE 1410–30–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3050 

[Docket No. RM2023–11; Order No. 6692] 

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 20, 

2023. 

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. Proposal Six 

III. Notice and Comment 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On September 15, 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 Six. 

II. Proposal Six 

Background. Proposal Six relates to 

modifications to the mail processing 

and destination entry cost models for 

letter-shaped USPS Marketing Mail 

pieces to account for recent price 

structure changes. Petition, Proposal Six 

at 1. The cost models were last 

presented in Docket No. ACR2022, 

Library References USPS–FY22–10 and 

USPS–FY22–13, respectively. Id. If 

approved, the Postal Service intends to 

incorporate the requested modifications 

in the preparation of its the Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2023 Annual Compliance Review 

(ACR) and apply new cost avoidances 

figures in its ‘‘July 2024 Market 

Dominant price change.’’ Id. 

As part of Docket No. R2023–2, the 

Commission approved two new 

workshare discounts for USPS 

Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces 

prepared on sectional center facility 

(SCF) pallets: (1) USPS Marketing Mail 

Automation and Non-automation letters; 

and (2) USPS Marketing Mail Carrier 

Route, High Density, High Density Plus 

and Saturation letters. Id. at 1–2. 

Proposal. Proposal Six presents four 

modifications to support the new 

discounts: (1) the addition of tray 

sorting cost data to Library Reference 

USPS–FY22–10, (2) the incorporation of 

a standalone tray sorting cost avoidance 

estimate into Library Reference USPS– 

FY22–10, (3) the reclassification of tray 

sorting cost pools in Library Reference 

USPS–FY22–10, and (4) the removal of 

tray sorting costs from Library Reference 

USPS–FY22–13. Id. at 2. The first three 

modifications are made to the mail 

processing cost model and the fourth 

modification is made to the destination 

entry cost model. Id. The Postal Service 

provided a modified mail processing 

cost model in the Excel file ‘‘USPS– 


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2The Postal Service explains that the term 

‘‘standalone’’ means the cost avoidance estimate is 

not used to develop Cost and Revenue Analysis 

(CRA) adjustment factors and does not affect the 

magnitude of the CRA proportional adjustment 

factor and that factor is not applied to the cost 

avoidance estimate. Id. at 3. 

3 Id.; see Docket No. R2006–1, Opinion and 

Recommended Decision Volume 1, March 14, 2007, 

at ¶¶ 5159–5161. 

FY22–10.MM.PROP.Six’’ attached to the 

Petition. Id. 

Rationale and impact. As it relates to 

the modification to tray sorting data, the 

Postal Service explains that the data 

cannot be estimated in the current 

version of the cost model; therefore, 

additional cost input data have been 

incorporated into the mail processing 

cost model to estimate these costs. Id. at 

2–3. 

As it relates to the modification to 

standalone cost avoidance estimates,2

the Postal Service notes that cost model 

input data, including the new data 

described above, are used to estimate 

avoided tray sorting costs and that 

estimate is included in the mail 

processing cost model because SCF 

palletization is a form of presorting. Id. 

at 3. The Postal Service explains that 

‘‘[t]his methodology is used because 

detailed letter tray sorting data are not 

readily available in postal data 

collection systems,’’ preventing tray 

sorting costs from being incorporated 

into the mail flow models and cost 

worksheets for all the letter price 

categories. Id. at 3–4. The Postal Service 

also presents an alternative to the 

methodology described above, by 

providing an estimation of the per-piece 

costs incurred in one outgoing tray 

sorting operation. Id. at 4. 

As it relates to the modification for 

tray sorting cost pools, the Postal 

Service seeks to reclassify the ‘‘MODS 

1TRAYSRT’’ cost pool and the ‘‘NDC 

TRAYSORT’’ cost pool as ‘‘worksharingrelated fixed.’’ Id. at 4–5. Although the 

Commission previously classified these 

cost pools as ‘‘proportional,’’ the Postal 

Service explains that the cost pools 

should be ‘‘worksharing-related fixed 

because SCF palletization results in 

some tray sorting costs being avoided’’ 

and the modification would prevent tray 

sorting costs from effecting both the 

containerization and presort costs 

estimates.3

Finally, as it relates to the 

modification to destination entry cost 

model tray costs, the Postal Service 

explains that, because a standalone tray 

sorting cost avoidance estimate will 

now be included in the letters mail 

processing cost model, letter tray sorting 

costs should be removed from the USPS 

Marketing Mail destination entry cost 

model. Petition, Proposal Six at 6. The 

Postal Service notes that it would 

prevent tray sorting costs from affecting 

both the presort and destination entry 

cost avoidance estimates. Id. 

The impacts of these modifications 

are presented in Tables 1 through 3 of 

Proposal Six as well as Excel file 

‘‘IMPACT.PROP.SIX.xlsx.’’ See id. at 6– 

9. 

III. Notice and Comment 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2023–11 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Petition. More 

information on the Petition may be 

accessed via the Commission’s website 

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

persons may submit comments on the 

Petition and Proposal Six no later than 

October 20, 2023. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

505, Katalin K. Clendenin 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. RM2023–11 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 Six), filed 

September 15, 2023. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

this proceeding are due no later than 

October 20, 2023. 

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

Commission appoints Katalin K. 

Clendenin 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 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

45 CFR Parts 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 

307, 308, 309, and 310 

RIN 0970–AC96 

Parentage Establishment in the Child 

Support Services Program 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

Services (OCSS), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS or the Department). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: Office of Child Support 

Services (OCSS) proposes to replace the 

gender-specific term ‘‘paternity’’ with 

the gender-neutral term ‘‘parentage’’ 

throughout the Child Support Services 

Program to be inclusive of all family 

structures served by the child support 

services program. While title IV–D 

(Child Support and Establishment of 

Paternity) requires States and Tribes to 

have laws permitting the establishment 

of paternity and requiring genetic 

testing in contested paternity cases, 

OCSS also recognizes that title IV–D 

does not preclude States and Tribes 

from having parentage establishment 

laws and procedures for all families. 

The proposed changes to chapter III of 

the child support regulations recognize 

developments in State laws regarding 

parentage establishment and provide 

States and Tribes optional flexibility to 

establish parentage for all children in 

accordance with their laws, regardless 

of the gender of their parents or family 

structure. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to 

written comments on this Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) received 

on or before November 27, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by [docket number (ACF– 

2023–0006) and/or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) 0970–AC96], 

by one of the following methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Written comments may be 

submitted to: Office of Child Support 

Services, Attention: Director of Policy 

and Training, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or RIN for this 

rulemaking. All substantive comments 

received will be posted without change 


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