This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 89, No. 201 

Thursday, October 17, 2024 

1Petition of the United States Postal Service for 

the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed 

Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Five), 

October 8, 2024 (Petition). 

2Petition, Proposal Five at 1 (citing Docket No. 

RM2024–7, Order on Analytical Principles Used in 

Periodic Reporting (Proposal Two), August 8, 2024 

(Order No. 7347)). 

3 Id. at 2 (citing Docket No. RM2024–2, Order 

Approving Analytical Principles Used in Periodic 

Reporting (Proposal Eight) with Two Modifications, 

April 18, 2024 (Order No. 7049); Docket No. 

RM2022–3, Order Approving Analytical Principles 

Used in Periodic Reporting (Proposal One), August 

26, 2024 (Order No. 7411)). 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Part 51 

[NRC–2020–0101] 

RIN 3150–AK55 

Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement for Licensing of New 

Nuclear Reactors 

Correction 

In proposed rule document 2024– 

22385, appearing on pages 80797 

through 80827 in the issue of Friday, 

October 4, 2024, make the following 

corrections: 

1. On page 80798, in the first column, 

in the fifth paragraph, on the second 

through fourth lines, ‘‘Final 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement relying on Appendix C to 

Subpart A’’ should read ‘‘Final 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement relying on a generic 

environmental impact statement for 

licensing new nuclear reactors.’’. 

2. On page 80808, in the second 

column, in the fourth paragraph from 

the bottom of the page, on the first 

through third lines, ‘‘Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement Relying on Appendix C to 

Subpart A’’ should read ‘‘Final 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement relying on a generic 

environmental impact statement for 

licensing new nuclear reactors.’’. 

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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3050 

[Docket No. RM2025–1; Order No. 7705] 

Periodic Reporting 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is 

acknowledging a recent Postal Service 

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: November 8, 

2024. 

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 October 8, 2024, 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. The Postal Service states 

that, on August 8, 2024, the Commission 

approved a methodology to report USPS 

Ground Advantage costs below the 

product level.2 The Postal Service 

explains that USPS Ground Advantage 

processing and delivery costs are both 

disaggregated into weight groupings of 

under 1 pound and 1 pound and greater. 

Petition, Proposal Five at 1. The Postal 

Service states that, ‘‘[a]t the time the 

methodology was implemented, it was 

unknown whether the Postal Service 

would have sufficient data to support 

additional refinement of these weight 

groups for mail processing costs.’’ Id. 

The Postal Service notes that the 

Commission acknowledged this 

uncertainty, but encouraged the Postal 

Service ‘‘to further refine the mail 

processing cost model as more data 

becomes available to support additional 

weight steps.’’ Id. (citing Order No. 7347 

at 20). The Postal Service asserts that 

the USPS Ground Advantage product 

has now existed for four full quarters 

and, because volume 1 pound and 

greater has grown substantially, the 

Postal Service has confirmed that there 

are sufficient data being collected to 

support additional refinement of the 1 

pound and greater weight grouping. Id. 

Additionally, the Postal Service notes 

that, as a result of recently approved 

methodologies relating to rural and city 

delivery costs, delivery costs reported in 

the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual 

Compliance Report will be substantially 

different from those reported in FY 

2023.3 The Postal Service contends that 

‘‘the cost difference between parcels 

delivered to the door [compared to] 

those delivered to the mailbox is 

expected to widen.’’ Id. at 2. The Postal 

Service contends that disaggregation of 

delivery costs into under 1 pound and 

1 pound and greater aims to capture this 

cost difference. Id. (citing Order No. 

7347 at 20). 

Proposal. For the purposes of 

negotiated service agreement cost 

reporting, the Postal Service proposes to 

disaggregate both mail processing and 

delivery costs for USPS Ground 

Advantage into the following weight 

groups: 

• 0–1 pound 

• 1–3 pounds 

• 3 pounds and greater 

Id. The Postal Service asserts that 

mail processing costs would continue to 

be disaggregated based on In-Office Cost 

System (IOCS) tallies. Id. at 3. The 

Postal Service states that delivery costs 

would continue to be disaggregated 


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4 Id. at 4; id. n.2 (citing Library Reference USPS– 

RM2025–1–NP1, Prop 5 ImpactAnalysis.xlsx, tab 

‘‘% to Mailbox’’). 

based on the recording of USPS Ground 

Advantage pieces in the carrier cost 

systems. Id. The Postal Service contends 

that, based on a comparison of USPS 

Ground Advantage and Priority Mail 

IOCS mail processing tallies for FY 

2024, Quarter 3 year-to-date, ‘‘the 

precision of the proposed weight 

groupings will be better than those 

already approved for use in Priority 

Mail.’’ Id. The Postal Service further 

contends that, because recent 

operational and methodological changes 

have increased the impact of delivery 

location on cost, it would be an 

improvement to further refine delivery 

cost into additional weight groupings. 

Id. at 3–4. 

Impact. The Postal Service states that 

the proposed methodology ‘‘tends to 

reflect’’ lower mail processing and 

delivery costs for pieces that are 1–3 

pounds and higher costs for pieces that 

are 3 pounds or greater. Id. at 4. The 

Postal Service also explains generally 

that ‘‘the share of pieces delivered to the 

mailbox decreases from the 0–1 pound 

grouping to the 1–3 pound grouping and 

decreases further from 1–3 pounds to 3 

[pounds and greater].’’ 4

III. Notice and Comment 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2025–1 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 

November 8, 2024. Pursuant to 39 

U.S.C. 505, Christopher C. Mohr 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. RM2025–1 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 October 

8, 2024. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

this proceeding are due no later than 

November 8, 2024. 

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

Commission appoints Christopher C. 

Mohr 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 the 

publication of this Order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Erica A. Barker, 

Secretary. 

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