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MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of December 2, 2024 

Thursday, December 5, 2024 

10:00 a.m. Briefing on Equal 

Employment Opportunity, 

Affirmative Employment, and Small 

Business (Public Meeting) (Contact: 

Erin Deeds: 301–415–2887) 

Additional Information: The meeting 

will be held in the Commissioners’ 

Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland. The public is 

invited to attend the Commission’s 

meeting in person or watch live via 

webcast at the Web address—https://

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in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Dated: November 27, 2024. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Wesley W. Held 

Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee Virtual Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: According to the provisions of 

section 10 of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, notice is hereby given 

that a virtual meeting of the Federal 

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee 

will be held on Thursday, December 19, 

2024. There will be no in-person 

gathering for this meeting. 

DATES: The virtual meeting will be held 

on December 19, 2024, beginning at 10 

a.m. (ET). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will convene 

virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Paunoiu, 202–606–2858, or email pay 

policy@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee is composed of a Chair, five 

representatives from labor unions 

holding exclusive bargaining rights for 

Federal prevailing rate employees, and 

five representatives from Federal 

agencies. Entitlement to membership on 

the Committee is provided for in 5 

U.S.C. 5347. 

The Committee’s primary 

responsibility is to review the Prevailing 

Rate System and other matters pertinent 

to establishing prevailing rates under 

subchapter IV, chapter 53, 5 U.S.C., as 

amended, and from time to time advise 

the Office of Personnel Management. 

Annually, the Chair compiles a report 

of pay issues discussed and concluded 

recommendations. These reports are 

available to the public. Reports for 

calendar years 2008 to 2023 are posted 

at https://www.opm.gov/fprac. Previous 

reports are also available, upon written 

request to the Committee. 

The public is invited to submit 

material in writing to the Chair on 

Federal Wage System pay matters felt to 

be deserving of the Committee’s 

attention. Additional information on 

these meetings may be obtained by 

contacting the Committee at Office of 

Personnel Management, Federal 

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, 

Room 7H31, 1900 E Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606–2858. 

This meeting is open to the public, 

with an audio option for listening. This 

notice sets forth the participation 

guidelines for the meeting. 

Meeting Agenda. The committee 

meets to discuss various agenda items 

related to the determination of 

prevailing wage rates for the Federal 

Wage System. The committee’s agenda 

is approved one week prior to the public 

meeting and will be available upon 

request at that time. 

Public Participation: The December 

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Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee is 

open to the public through advance 

registration. Public participation is 

available for the meeting. All 

individuals who plan to attend the 

virtual public meeting to listen must 

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paypolicy@opm.gov with the subject 

line ‘‘December 19, 2024’’ no later than 

Tuesday, December 17, 2024. 

The following information must be 

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• Name. 

• Agency and duty station. 

• Email address. 

• Your topic of interest. 

Members of the press, in addition to 

registering for this event, must also 

RSVP to media@opm.gov by December 

17, 2024. 

A confirmation email will be sent 

upon receipt of the registration. Audio 

teleconference information for 

participation will be sent to registrants 

the morning of the virtual meeting. 

Office of Personnel Management. 

Kayyonne Marston, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CP2025–1; Order No. 8131] 

Competitive Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is 

recognizing a recently filed Postal 

Service document with the Commission 

concerning changes in rates of general 

applicability for Competitive products. 

This notice informs the public of the 

filing, invites public comment, and 

takes other administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: December 

13, 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. 


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1USPS Notice of Changes in Rates and 

Classifications of General Applicability for 

Competitive Products, November 15, 2024 (Notice). 

Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(2), the Postal Service 

is obligated to publish the Governors’ Decision and 

record of proceedings in the Federal Register at 

least 30 days before the effective date of the new 

rates. 

2Notice, Decision of the Governors of the United 

States Postal Service on Changes in Rates and 

Classifications of General Applicability for 

Competitive Products (Governors’ Decision No. 24– 

7), at 1 (Governors’ Decision No. 24–7). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Summary of Changes 

III. Initial Administrative Actions 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On November 15, 2024, the Postal 

Service filed notice with the 

Commission concerning changes in 

rates and classifications of general 

applicability for Competitive products.1

The Postal Service represents that, as 

required by 39 CFR 3035.102(b) and 39 

CFR 3035.104(b), the Notice includes an 

explanation and justification for the 

changes, the effective date, and a 

schedule of the changed rates. Notice at 

1. The changes are scheduled to take 

effect on January 19, 2025. Id. 

Attached to the Notice is Governors’ 

Decision No. 24–7, which states the new 

prices are in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 

3632 and 3633 and 39 CFR 3035.102- 

.104.2 The Governors’ Decision provides 

an analysis of the Competitive products’ 

price and classification changes 

intended to demonstrate that the 

changes comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633 

and 39 CFR part 3035. Governors’ 

Decision No. 24–7 at 1. The Attachment 

to the Governors’ Decision No. 24–7 sets 

forth the classification and price 

changes and includes draft Mail 

Classification Schedule (MCS) language 

for Competitive products of general 

applicability. 

In addition, the Notice includes a 

non-public annex showing FY 2025 

projected volumes, revenues, 

attributable costs, contribution, and cost 

coverage for each product. See Notice at 

1. The Postal Service also filed 

supporting forecast data and price 

adjustment calculations for each 

affected product as required by Order 

No. 1062. Id. 

The Notice also includes an 

application for non-public treatment of 

the unredacted version of the annex to 

the Governors’ Decision, as well as the 

supporting materials for the data. Id. at 

1–2. 

II. Summary of Changes 

The Notice proposes price changes to 

Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, 

Parcel Select, and USPS Ground 

Advantage, and several International 

Products. Id. at 2. Additionally, the 

proposed changes include price 

adjustments to Domestic Extra Services, 

including Premium Forwarding Service, 

Competitive Post Office Boxes, and 

Adult Signature Service among others. 

Id. The Postal Service proposes one 

classification change consisting of a new 

Live Animal and Perishable Handling 

Fee under the Priority Mail Express, 

Priority Mail, and USPS Ground 

Advantage products. Id. at 2–3. The 

Postal Service states that the Live 

Animal and Perishable Handling Fee is 

a change in rates of general applicability 

for Competitive products within the 

meaning of 39 CFR 3035.102. Id. at 3. 

No other price or classification changes 

are proposed in this docket. Id.; See 

Governors’ Decision No. 24–7 at 2–5. 

The changes are summarized below and 

condensed to Table I–1. 

A. Price changes 

1. Domestic 

Priority Mail Express changes. The 

proposed changes to the MCS in the 

Governors’ Decision No. 24–7 show the 

Postal Service’s planned price changes 

for Priority Mail Express. On average, 

Priority Mail Express prices are 

proposed to increase 3.2 percent. See id. 

at 2. For January 2025, the Postal 

Service will maintain the consolidation 

of Commercial Base and Commercial 

Plus price categories into one 

Commercial price category and the 

differentiated ‘‘Local, 1, 2’’ Zone prices 

and dimensional weighting for all 

zones. Id. The retail prices for Priority 

Mail Express will increase an average of 

3.2 percent. Id. On average, commercial 

prices will increase by 3.2 percent and 

reflect an average of 12.4 percent 

discount off of retail prices. Id. For 

January 2025, the Postal Service 

proposes a Live Animal and Perishable 

Handling Fee of $7.50. Id. 

Priority Mail changes. The proposed 

changes to the MCS in the Governors’ 

Decision No. 24–7 show the Postal 

Service’s planned price changes for 

Priority Mail. On average, Priority Mail 

prices are proposed to increase 3.2 

percent. See id. For January 2025, the 

Postal Service will maintain the 

consolidation of Commercial Base and 

Commercial Plus price categories into 

one Commercial price category and the 

differentiated ‘‘Local, 1, 2’’ Zone prices 

and dimensional weighting for all 

zones. Id. On average, the retail prices 

will increase by 3.2 percent. Id. The 

commercial prices will increase by an 

average of 3.2 percent and reflect an 

average of 20.8 percent discount off 

retail prices. Id. For January 2025, the 

Postal Service proposes a Live Animal 

and Perishable Handling Fee of $15.00. 

Id. at 2–3. 

Parcel Select. The proposed changes 

to the MCS in the Governors’ Decision 

No. 24–7 show the Postal Service’s 

planned price changes for Parcel Select. 

On average, Parcel Select prices are 

proposed to increase 9.2 percent. See id. 

at 3. The average price increase for 

parcels entered in destination delivery 

units is 10.3 percent and the average 

price increase for parcels entered at 

destination hubs is not changing. Id. 

The average price increase for parcels 

entered at destination sectional center 

facilities and destination network 

distribution centers and is 7.1 percent 

and 9.7 percent, respectively. Id. For 

USPS Connect Local, introduced in 

2022, the average increase is 5.4 

percent. Id. The Postal Service proposes 

to maintain dimensional weighting 

which was introduced for all zones in 

2019. Id. The fee for Forward and 

Return to Sender will be increased to 

$3.60 and the fee for Address Correction 

Service with Shipper Paid Forwarding/ 

Returns will be increased to $3.00. Id. 

USPS Ground Advantage. The 

proposed changes to the MCS in the 

Governors’ Decision No. 24–7 show the 

Postal Service’s planned price changes 

for USPS Ground Advantage overall will 

increase an average of 3.9 percent. Id. 

The retail prices will increase an 

average of 4.9 percent and commercial 

will increase an average of 3.2 percent. 

Id. The Alaska Limited Overland Routes 

price category will increase an average 

of 9.0 percent. Id. For January 2025, the 

Postal Service proposes a Live Animal 

and Perishable Handling Fee of $7.50. 

Id. 

Domestic Extra Services. The 

proposed changes to the MCS in the 

Governors’ Decision No. 24–7 show the 

Postal Service’s planned price changes 

for Premium Forwarding Service will 

increase an average of 6.1 percent. Id. 

Prices for Adult Signature service will 

decrease to $8.40 for basic service and 

$8.65 for person-specific service. Id. On 

average, prices for Address 

Enhancement Service are proposed to 

increase 8.9 percent. Id. Competitive 

Post Office Box prices will increase an 

average of 5.7 percent. Id. at 3–4. 

Package Intercept Services prices will 

increase to $18.35. Id. at 4. Premium 

Data Retention and Retrieval Service 

(USPS Tracking Plus) will increase 86.3 

percent. Id. The fee for overweight/ 

oversized items will increase from $100 

to $200. Id. The Postal Service also 


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3The Postal Service describes the Overweight 

Item Charge as ‘‘the fee for deterring overweight/ 

oversized items found in the system.’’ Governors’ 

Decision 24–7 at 4. 

4The Postal Service states that for Airmail M-Bags 

‘‘a few prices will change slightly.’’ Id. 

proposes to increase the ‘‘upper 

bounds’’ of the price ranges for Greeting 

Cards and Stationery and Officially 

Licensed Retail Products to 

accommodate current and future 

offerings. Id. 

2. International 

Expedited Services. The proposed 

changes to the MCS in the Governors’ 

Decision No. 24–7 show the Postal 

Service’s planned price changes for 

Priority Mail Express International will 

increase an average of 4.9 percent with 

Commercial Plus equivalent to 

Commercial Base. Id. 

Priority Mail International. The 

proposed changes to the MCS in the 

Governors’ Decision No. 24–7 show the 

Postal Service’s planned price changes 

for Priority Mail International will 

increase an average of 4.9 percent with 

Commercial Plus prices equivalent to 

Commercial Base. Id. 

International Priority Airmail and 

International Surface Air Lift. The 

proposed changes to the MCS in the 

Governors’ Decision No. 24–7 show the 

Postal Service’s planned published 

price changes for International Priority 

Airmail and International Surface Air 

Lift will have an average increase of 4.9 

percent and 28.9 percent, respectively. 

Id. 

Airmail M-Bags. The published price 

changes for Airmail M-Bags will remain 

the same on average ‘‘although a few 

prices will change slightly.’’ Id. 

First-Class Package International 

Service. The proposed changes to the 

MCS in the Governors’ Decision No. 24– 

7 show the Postal Service’s planned 

price changes for First-Class Package 

International Service will increase an 

average of 4.9 percent with Commercial 

Plus prices equivalent to Commercial 

Base. Id. 

International Ancillary Service and 

Special Services. The proposed changes 

to the MCS in the Governors’ Decision 

No. 24–7 show the Postal Service’s 

planned price changes for several 

international ancillary services. Id. at 5. 

The price for International Certificate of 

Mailing will increase by 5.0 percent, 

while the price for International 

Registered Mail will increase by an 

average of 4.8 percent. Id. Lastly, the 

price for International Insurance will 

decrease by 10.0 percent and the price 

for Customs and Clearance Delivery Fee 

will increase by an average of 3.5 

percent. Id. 

B. Classification Changes 

Live Animal and Perishable Handling 

Fee. For January 2025, the Postal 

Service proposes a Live Animal and 

Perishable Handling Fee for Priority 

Mail Express, Priority Mail, and USPS 

Ground Advantage to cover the 

additional costs associated with 

handling and transporting these items. 

Notice at 2–3. 

TABLE I—1 PROPOSED PRICE

CHANGES

Product name 

Average 

price 

increase 

(percent) 

Domestic Competitive Products 

Priority Mail Express ................... 3.2 

Retail ................................... 3.2 

Commercial ......................... 3.2 

Priority Mail ................................. 3.2 

Retail ................................... 3.2 

Commercial ......................... 3.2 

Parcel Select .............................. 9.2 

Destination Delivery Unit ..... 10.3 

Destination Hub ................... 0.0 

Destination Sectional Center 

Facility .............................. 7.1 

Destination Network Distribution Center ................ 9.7 

Connect Local ..................... 5.4 

USPS Ground Advantage .......... 3.9 

Retail ................................... 4.9 

Commercial ......................... 3.2 

Domestic Extra Services 

Premium Forwarding Service ..... 6.1 

Adult Signature Service.

Basic .................................... ¥10.2 

Person-Specific ................... ¥10.4 

Competitive Post Office Box ...... 5.7 

Package Intercept Service ......... 4.9 

Address Enhancement Service .. 8.9 

Premium Data Retention and 

Retrieval .................................. 86.3 

Other Domestic 

Overweight Item Charge ............ 3 100 

International Competitive Products 

Priority Mail Express International .................................... 4.9 

Priority Mail International ............ 4.9 

International Priority Airmail ....... 4.9 

International Surface Air Lift ....... 28.9 

Airmail M-Bags ........................... 4 0.0 

First-Class Package International 

Service .................................... 4.9 

International Ancillary Services and Special 

Services 

International Certificate of Mailing ........................................... 5.0 

International Insurance ............... ¥10.0 

International Registered Mail ...... 4.8 

TABLE I—1 PROPOSED PRICE

CHANGES—Continued 

Product name 

Average 

price 

increase 

(percent) 

Customs and Clearance Delivery 

Fee .......................................... 3.5 

Source: See Governors’ Decision No. 24–7 

at 2–5. Percentage increases for Adult Signature Service and Package Intercept Service 

are calculated based on the proportional difference between current rates as shown in the 

MCS and the proposed rates specified in Governors’ Decision No. 24–7. 

III. Initial Administrative Actions 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2025–1 to consider the Postal 

Service’s Notice. Interested persons may 

express views and offer comments on 

whether the planned changes are 

consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, 

and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR 

3040 subparts B and E. Comments are 

due no later than December 13, 2024. 

For specific details of the planned price 

changes, interested persons are 

encouraged to review the Notice, which 

is available on the Commission’s 

website at www.prc.gov. 

Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Samuel J. 

Robinson is appointed to serve as Public 

Representative to represent the interests 

of the general public in this docket. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2025–1 to provide interested 

persons an opportunity to express views 

and offer comments on whether the 

planned changes are consistent with 39 

U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642, 39 CFR 

part 3035, and 39 CFR part 3040 

subparts B and E. 

2. Comments are due no later than 

December 13, 2024. 

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

Commission appoints Samuel J. 

Robinson 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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