92190 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 225 / Thursday, November 21, 2024 / Notices 

1United States Postal Service Request for an 

Advisory Opinion on Changes in the Nature of 

Postal Services, October 4, 2024 (Request). 

2Notice and Order on the Postal Service’s 

Request for an Advisory Opinion on Changes in the 

Nature of Postal Services, October 9, 2024, at 14 

(Order No. 7695). 

3Please refer to the Commission’s privacy policy 

which is available at https://www.prc.gov/privacy. 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. N2024–1; Order No. 7998] 

Service Standard Changes 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is 

acknowledging a recently-filed Postal 

Service request for an advisory opinion 

regarding planned changes to its 

processing and transportation networks. 

This document invites public comments 

on the request and addresses several 

related procedural steps. 

DATES: Notice of intent to file a rebuttal: 

November 22, 2024; Hearing: December 

4, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight 

Time, Virtual. 

ADDRESSES: Submit notices 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http://

www.prc.gov. Persons interested in 

intervening who cannot submit their 

views electronically should contact the 

person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Hearing Procedures 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On October 4, 2024, the Postal Service 

filed a request for an advisory opinion 

from the Commission regarding planned 

changes to its processing and 

transportation networks.1 Specifically, 

the Postal Service proposes to create a 

nationwide network of Regional 

Processing and Distribution Centers 

(RPDCs) and Local Processing Centers 

(LPCs). Request at 3. Further, the Postal 

Service plans to implement its Regional 

Transportation Optimization (RTO) 

initiative on a nationwide basis. Id. The 

Postal Service also proposes to revise its 

service standards ‘‘to align with these 

operational initiatives . . . .’’ Id. 

II. Hearing Procedures 

Before issuing its advisory opinion, 

the Commission shall accord an 

opportunity for a formal, on-the-record 

hearing pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 556 and 

557. 39 U.S.C. 3661(c). The procedural 

rules in 39 CFR part 3020 apply to 

Docket No. N2024–1. The Commission 

will sit en banc for Docket No. N2024– 

1. See 39 CFR 3020.122(b). In Order No. 

7695, the Commission stated that ‘‘[t]he 

form and manner for any hearings to be 

held in Docket No. N2024–1 shall be 

established by Commission Order or 

Presiding Officer Ruling at a later 

date.’’ 2

A majority of the Commission has 

determined that it will conduct any 

hearings in Docket No. N2024–1 in 

person in the Commission’s hearing 

room at 901 New York Avenue NW, 

Suite 200, Washington DC, 20268. 

Commissioner Ashley Poling shall 

preside over any hearings conducted as 

part of this proceeding. Additionally, 

the hearings will be live-streamed, and 

information on how to access the stream 

shall be forthcoming. The stream will 

only allow remote parties to view, but 

not interact with, the live hearing taking 

place at the Commission’s hearing room. 

Individuals do not need to register in 

advance to access the livestream. 

Additionally, the Commission, to 

better support the hearing, modifies the 

procedural schedule set forth in Order 

No. 7695 regarding certain deadlines in 

preparation for hearing and rebuttal 

case. The modified schedule appears 

below the signature of this Order as 

Attachment 1. Pursuant to that 

schedule, any party that intends to 

conduct oral cross-examination shall 

file a notice of intent to do so by 

November 22, 2024. The notice must 

include an estimate of the amount of 

time requested for each witness. 

As noted in Order No. 7695, a rebuttal 

case is any evidence and testimony 

offered to disprove or contradict the 

evidence and testimony submitted by 

the Postal Service. A rebuttal case does 

not include cross-examination of the 

Postal Service’s witnesses or argument 

submitted via a brief or statement of 

position. Any party that intends to file 

a rebuttal case must file a notice 

confirming its intent to do so by 

November 22, 2024. Any rebuttal case, 

consisting of any testimony and all 

materials in support of the case, must be 

filed by December 4, 2024. Any motion 

for leave to file a surrebuttal case is due 

December 6, 2024. See Order No. 7695 

at 24. 

If no party files a notice of intent to 

file a rebuttal case by November 22, 

2024, the hearing of the Postal Service’s 

direct case shall begin at 10:00 a.m. ET 

on December 4, 2024, with additional 

days reserved on December 5, 2024, and 

December 6, 2024. 

If any party files a notice of intent to 

file a rebuttal case by November 22, 

2024, but no surrebuttal testimony will 

be presented, then the hearing of the 

Postal Service’s direct case shall begin 

at 10:00 a.m. ET on December 11, 2024, 

with additional days reserved on 

December 12, 2024, and December 13, 

2024. 

If any party files a notice of intent to 

file a rebuttal case by November 22, 

2024, and the Commission approves the 

presentation of surrebuttal testimony, 

then the hearing of the Postal Service’s 

direct case shall begin at 10:00 a.m. ET 

on December 18, 2024, and the hearing 

of the surrebuttal case shall end 

December 20, 2024. 

Each individual seeking to attend the 

live hearing at the Commission’s 

hearing room must register by sending 

an email to Registration@prc.gov, with 

the subject line ‘‘N2024–1 Hearing 

Registration’’ by November 22, 2024. 

The hearing is open to the public 

subject to space constraints in the 

Commission’s hearing room, however 

only intervenors are able to question 

Postal Service witnesses. In order to 

facilitate orderly public participation, 

this email shall provide the following 

information: 

• your first and last name; 

• your email address; 

• your affiliation (if you are 

participating in your capacity as an 

employee, officer, or member of an 

entity such as a corporation, association, 

or government agency). 

The Registration@prc.gov email 

address is established solely for the 

exchange of information relating to the 

logistics of registering for, and 

attending, the live hearing.3 No 

information related to the substance of 

the Postal Service’s Request shall be 

communicated, nor shall any 

information provided by participants 

apart from the list identified above be 

reviewed or considered. Only 

documents filed with the Commission’s 

docket system will be considered by the 

Commission. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission will conduct any 

hearings in Docket No. N2024–1 in 

person at the Commission’s hearing 

room. 

2. The modified procedural schedule 

for this proceeding is set forth below the 

signature of this Order. 


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3. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Erica A. Barker, 

Secretary. 

PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE FOR DOCKET NO. N2024–1 

[Modified by the Commission, November 15, 2024] 

Technical Conference Dates: 

Deadline to Email Registration@prc.gov to Register to Participate in the Live Technical Conference via 

Microsoft Teams.

October 15, 2024. 

Filing of the Postal Service’s Materials (if any) for the Technical Conference ................................................. October 15, 2024. 

Technical Conference (live via Microsoft Teams) ............................................................................................. October 16, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET). 

Intervention Deadline: 

Filing of Notice of Intervention ........................................................................................................................... October 21, 2024. 

Discovery Deadlines for the Postal Service’s Direct Case: 

Last Filing of Discovery Requests ..................................................................................................................... November 5, 2024. 

Filing of the Postal Service’s Answers to Discovery ......................................................................................... November 12, 2024. 

Deadlines in Preparation for Hearing (assuming no rebuttal case): 

Filing of Notice Confirming Intent to Conduct Oral Cross-Examination ............................................................ November 22, 2024. 

Filing of Request to Present Oral Argument ..................................................................................................... November 22, 2024. 

Filing of Notice of Designations (Parties) .......................................................................................................... November 26, 2024. 

Filing of Notices of Designated Materials (Postal Service) ............................................................................... December 2, 2024. 

Rebuttal Case Deadlines (if applicable): 

Filing of Notice Confirming Intent to File a Rebuttal Case ............................................................................... November 22, 2024. 

Filing of Rebuttal Case ...................................................................................................................................... December 4, 2024. 

Surrebuttal Case Deadlines (if applicable): 

Filing of Motion for Leave to File Surrebuttal Case .......................................................................................... December 6, 2024. 

Filing of Response to Motion for Leave to File Surrebuttal Case ..................................................................... December 10, 2024. 

Filing of Surrebuttal Case (if authorized) .......................................................................................................... December 13, 2024. 

Hearing Dates: 

Hearings (with no Rebuttal Case) ..................................................................................................................... December 4 to 6, 2024. 

Hearings (with Rebuttal Case, but no authorized Surrebuttal Case) ................................................................ December 11 to 13, 2024. 

Hearings (with Rebuttal Case and authorized Surrebuttal Case) ..................................................................... December 18 to 20, 2024. 

Briefing Deadlines: 

Filing of Initial Briefs (with no Rebuttal Case) ................................................................................................... December 12, 2024. 

Filing of Reply Briefs (with no Rebuttal Case) .................................................................................................. December 19, 2024. 

Statement of Position Deadline: 

Filing of Statement of Position (with no Rebuttal Case) ................................................................................... December 12, 2024. 

Advisory Opinion Deadline: 

Filing of Advisory Opinion .................................................................................................................................. January 31, 2025. 

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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail 

Express, Priority Mail, and USPS 

Ground Advantage® Negotiated 

Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of required notice: 

November 21, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean C. Robinson, 202–268–8405. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on November 14, 

2024, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a USPS Request to Add 

Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & 

USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 712 

to Competitive Product List. Documents 

are available at www.prc.gov, Docket 

Nos. MC2025–391, K2025–389. 

Sean C. Robinson, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27190 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail and 

USPS Ground Advantage® Negotiated 

Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of required notice: 

November 21, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Robinson, 202–268–8405. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on November 14, 

2024, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a USPS Request to Add 

Priority Mail & USPS Ground 

Advantage® Contract 463 to 

Competitive Product List. Documents 

are available at www.prc.gov, Docket 

Nos. MC2025–406, K2025–404. 

Sean Robinson, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27205 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] 

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