71612 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 17, 2023 / Notices 

1United States Postal Service Notice of MarketDominant Price Change, October 6, 2023 (Notice). 

2United States Postal Service Notice of Filing 

Workpapers/Library References, October 6, 2023, at 

2. 

3USPS Notice of Filing First-Class Mail 

International and Inbound Letter Post Workpapers, 

as well as Application for Non-Public Treatment of 

Materials Filed Under Seal, October 6, 2023, at 1, 

Attachment 1. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Overview of the Postal Service’s Filing 

III. Initial Administrative Actions 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On October 6, 2023, the Postal Service 

filed a notice of price adjustments 

affecting Market Dominant domestic 

and international products and services, 

along with proposed classification 

changes to the Mail Classification 

Schedule (MCS).1 The intended 

effective date for the planned price 

adjustments is January 21, 2024. Notice 

at 1. The Notice, which was filed 

pursuant to 39 CFR part 3030, triggers 

a notice-and-comment proceeding. 39 

CFR 3030.125. 

II. Overview of the Postal Service’s 

Filing 

The Postal Service’s filing consists of 

the Notice, which the Postal Service 

represents addresses data and 

information required under 39 CFR 

3030.122 and 39 CFR 3030.123; three 

attachments (Attachments A–C) to the 

Notice; and six public library references 

and one non-public library reference. 

Attachment A presents the planned 

price and related product description 

changes to the MCS. Notice, Attachment 

A. Attachments B and C address 

workshare discounts and the price cap 

calculation, respectively. Id. 

Attachments B and C. 

The first five public library references 

provide supporting documentation for 

the five classes of mail, and the sixth 

public library reference shows the 

banked rate adjustment authority for 

each class of mail over the last five 

years.2 The Postal Service also filed a 

library reference pertaining to the two 

international mail products within FirstClass Mail (Outbound Single-Piece 

First-Class Mail International and 

Inbound Letter Post) under seal and 

applied for non-public treatment of 

those materials.3

The Postal Service’s planned 

percentage changes by class are, on 

average, as follows: 

Market dominant class 

Planned price 

adjustment 

(%) 

First-Class Mail ..................... 1.969 

USPS Marketing Mail ........... 1.961 

Periodicals ............................ 1.959 

Package Services ................. 1.960 

Special Services ................... 2.168 

Notice at 5. Price adjustments for 

products within classes vary from the 

average. See, e.g., id. at 6, 10 (Table 6 

showing range for First-Class Mail 

products and Table 9 showing range for 

USPS Marketing Mail products). The 

Postal Service identifies the effect of its 

proposed classification changes on the 

MCS in Attachment A. Id. at 21; id. 

Attachment A. 

III. Initial Administrative Actions 

Pursuant to 39 CFR 3030.124(a), the 

Commission establishes Docket No. 

R2024–1 to consider the planned price 

adjustments for Market Dominant postal 

products and services, as well as the 

related classification changes, identified 

in the Notice. The Commission invites 

comments from interested persons on 

whether the Postal Service’s planned 

price adjustments are consistent with 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements. 39 CFR 3030.125. The 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements the Commission considers 

in its review are the requirements of 39 

CFR part 3030, Commission directives 

and orders, and 39 U.S.C. 3626, 3627, 

and 3629. 39 CFR 3030.126(b). 

Comments are due no later than 

November 6, 2023. 39 CFR 3030.124(f). 

The Commission will not accept latefiled comments as it is not practicable 

due to the expedited timeline for this 

proceeding. See 39 CFR 3030.126(b). 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s filing are available for review 

on the Commission’s website (http://

www.prc.gov). Comments and other 

material filed in this proceeding will be 

available for review on the 

Commission’s website, unless the 

information contained therein is subject 

to an application for non-public 

treatment. The Commission’s rules on 

non-public materials (including access 

to documents filed under seal) appear in 

39 CFR part 3011. 

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

Commission appoints John Avila to 

represent the interests of the general 

public (Public Representative) in this 

proceeding. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. R2024–1 to consider the planned 

price adjustments for Market Dominant 

postal products and services, as well as 

the related classification changes, 

identified in the Postal Service’s 

October 6, 2023 Notice. 

2. Comments on the planned price 

adjustments and related classification 

changes are due no later than November 

6, 2023. 

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

Avila is appointed to serve as an officer 

of the Commission to represent the 

interests of the general public (Public 

Representative) in this proceeding. 

4. The Commission directs the 

Secretary of the Commission to arrange 

for prompt publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. 

By the Commission. 

Erica A. Barker, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22798 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. CP2023–67; MC2024–5 and 

CP2024–5; MC2024–6 and CP2024–6] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

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: October 19, 

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. 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 


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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). 

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). 

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. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: CP2023–67; Filing 

Title: Notice of the United States Postal 

Service of Filing Modification One to 

Priority Mail Express International, 

Priority Mail International & First-Class 

Package International Service Contract 

12, Filing Acceptance Date: October 11, 

2023; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 

3035.105; Public Representative: Katalin 

K. Clendenin; Comments Due: October 

19, 2023. 

2. Docket No(s).: MC2024–5 and 

CP2024–5; Filing Title: USPS Request to 

Add Parcel Return Service Contract 20 

to Competitive Product List and Notice 

of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: October 11, 2023; 

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

3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 

3035.105; Public Representative: 

Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: 

October 19, 2023. 

3. Docket No(s).: MC2024–6 and 

CP2024–6; Filing Title: USPS Request to 

Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground 

Advantage Contract 72 to Competitive 

Product List and Notice of Filing 

Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance 

Date: October 10, 2023; Filing Authority: 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3040.130 

through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 3035.105; 

Public Representative: Kenneth R. 

Moeller; Comments Due: October 19, 

2023. 

This Notice will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Erica A. Barker, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22905 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. MC2024–3 and CP2024–3; 

MC2024–4 and CP2024–4] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

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: October 18, 

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. 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. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: MC2024–3 and 

CP2024–3; Filing Title: USPS Request to 

Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground 

Advantage Contract 70 to Competitive 

Product List and Notice of Filing 

Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance 

Date: October 10, 2023; Filing Authority: 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3040.130 

through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 3035.105; 

Public Representative: Jennaca D. 

Upperman; Comments Due: October 18, 

2023. 

2. Docket No(s).: MC2024–4 and 

CP2024–4; Filing Title: USPS Request to 

Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground 

Advantage Contract 71 to Competitive 

Product List and Notice of Filing 

Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance 


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