67118 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 218 / Wednesday, November 12, 2014 / Proposed Rules 

1Petition of the United States Postal Service for 

the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed 

Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Ten), 

November 3, 2014 (Petition). 

2Notice of Filing of USPS–RM2015–3/1, USPS– 

RM2015–3/NP1, and Application for Nonpublic 

Treatment, November 3, 2014 (Notice). The Notice 

incorporates by reference the Application for NonPublic Treatment of Materials contained in 

Attachment Two to the December 27, 2013 United 

States Postal Service Fiscal Year 2013 Annual 

Compliance Report. Notice at 1. See 39 CFR part 

3007 for information on access to nonpublic 

material. 

3The referenced models are the Standard Mail 

parcel mail processing cost model (USPS–FY13– 

12); the Standard Mail destination entry cost model 

(USPS–FY13–13); the Media Mail-Library Mail mail 

processing cost model (USPS–FY13–15); and the 

Parcel Select/Parcel Return Service mail processing 

cost model (USPS–FY13–NP15). Petition, 

Attachment at 2. 

4The facilities in the 2014 Study include network 

distribution centers (NDCs); auxiliary service 

facilities; processing and distribution centers; and 

delivery units. Id. 

5The two cost models affected by the results of 

the productivity updates are the Bulk Parcel Return 

Service cost model and the Standard Mail 

Enhanced Carrier Route mail processing cost model. 

Id. at 3. 

6See USPS–RM2015–3/ 

NP1,‘PROP.10.IMPACT.NONPUB.xlsx.’ 

public meeting rather than a public 

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part of the administrative record. 

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Planning and Review 

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(OMB) under Executive Order 12866 

(Regulatory Planning and Review). 

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Affecting Rulemaking 

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amendment to OSMRE for review, our 

regulations at 30 CFR 732.17(h) require 

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proposed amendment, its text or a 

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opportunity for public comment. We 

conclude our review of the proposed 

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comment period and determine whether 

the amendment should be approved, 

approved in part, or not approved. At 

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rulemaking process and include them in 

the final rule. 

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 950 

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mining, Underground mining. 

Dated: October 8, 2014. 

Ervin J. Barchenger, 

Acting Regional Director, Western Region. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26660 Filed 11–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3050 

[Docket Nos. RM2015–3; Order No. 2240] 

Periodic Reporting 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing concerning a 

Proposed Rulemaking on Analytical 

Principles Used in Periodic Reporting 

(Proposal Ten). This notice informs the 

public of the filing, invites public 

comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: November 

26, 2014. 

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. Summary of Proposal 

III. Initial Commission Action 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On November 3, 2014, the Postal 

Service filed a petition pursuant to 39 

CFR 3050.11 requesting that the 

Commission initiate an informal 

rulemaking proceeding to consider 

changes to analytical principles relating 

to periodic reports.1 Text attached to the 

Petition identifies the proposed 

analytical method changes filed in this 

docket as Proposal Ten, A Proposal to 

Incorporate New Field Study Data into 

Three Parcel Mail Processing Cost 

Models and the Standard Mail 

Destination Entry Cost Model. Id. 

Attachment at 1. The Postal Service 

concurrently filed two library 

references, along with an application for 

nonpublic treatment for one.2

II. Summary of Proposal 

New study. Currently, the Postal 

Service uses productivity data from a 

2009 field study to develop cost 

estimates in four models filed as part of 

its Annual Compliance Report.3 Id. The 

Postal Service now has productivity 

data from a new study (2014 Study) 

conducted at several types of facilities, 

and proposes incorporating these results 

into the referenced cost models.4 Id. at 3. 

The Postal Service states that the 

proposed productivity updates affect 

two other models because some of the 

results (from two of the four models) are 

used as inputs to other cost studies.5 Id. 

All six models, as revised by the 

updates, appear in the library 

references. Id. 

The 2014 Study also provides NDC 

data on postal arrival and dispatch 

profiles and mail piece dimension data 

by mail type. Id. at 6–7. The Postal 

Service also proposes incorporating 

these data into the relevant mail 

processing cost models. Id. 

Cost impacts. The Postal Service 

summarizes the cost impacts of the 

proposed modifications on the public 

cost models in Tables 1 through 5. Id. 

at 8. It summarizes the cost impacts of 

the proposed modifications on the 

Parcel Select/Parcel Return Service mail 

processing unit cost estimates in an 

Excel file in the non-public library 

reference.6 Petition, Attachment at 8. 

III. Initial Commission Action 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2015–3 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Petition. 

Additional information concerning the 

Petition may be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.prc.gov. Interested persons may 

submit comments on the Petition no 

later than November 26, 2014. Reply 

comments are due no later than 

December 12, 2014. Pursuant to 39 

U.S.C. 505, Nina Yeh is designated as 

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. RM2015–3 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 Ten), filed 

November 3, 2014. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 218 / Wednesday, November 12, 2014 / Proposed Rules 67119 

1Petition of the United States Postal Service for 

the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed 

Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Nine), 

October 31, 2014 (Petition). 

2Notice of Filing of USPS–RM2015–2/1, USPS– 

RM2015–2/NP1, and Application for Nonpublic 

Treatment, October 31, 2014. One library reference 

is USPS–RM2015–2/1, Public Material Relating to 

Proposal Nine; the other is USPS–RM2015–2/NP1, 

Nonpublic Material Relating to Proposal Nine. The 

Notice of Filing incorporates by reference the 

Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials 

contained in Attachment Two to the December 27, 

2013 United States Postal Service Fiscal Year 2013 

Annual Compliance Report. Notice at 1. See 39 CFR 

part 3007 for information on access to nonpublic 

material. 

2. Comments are due no later than 

November 26, 2014. Reply comments 

are due no later than December 12, 

2014. 

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

Commission appoints Nina Yeh 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. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26662 Filed 11–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3050 

[Docket Nos. RM2015–2; Order No. 2238] 

Periodic Reporting 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing concerning 

the initiation of a proceeding to 

considered changes to analytical 

principles relating to periodic reports 

(Proposal Nine). This document informs 

the public of the filing, invites public 

comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: November 

21, 2014. Reply comments are due: 

December 5, 2014. 

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. Summary of Proposal 

III. Initial Commission Action 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On October 31, 2014, the Postal 

Service filed a petition pursuant to 39 

CFR 3050.11 requesting that the 

Commission initiate an informal 

rulemaking proceeding to consider 

changes to analytical principles relating 

to periodic reports.1 Text attached to the 

Petition identifies the proposed 

analytical method changes filed in this 

docket as Proposal Nine, Refine Split of 

City Carrier Costs into Office and Street 

Components. Id. Attachment at 1. The 

Postal Service concurrently filed two 

library references, along with an 

application for nonpublic treatment for 

one.2

II. Summary of Proposal 

The existing costing methodology for 

city carriers requires data on the 

percentage of time spent in the office 

versus on the street. Petition, 

Attachment at 1. Currently, separating 

city carrier accrued costs into office 

costs (cost segment 6) and street costs 

(cost segment 7) relies on the In-Office 

Cost System (IOCS). Id. The Postal 

Service proposes replacing this 

methodology with the Time and 

Attendance Collection System (TACS), 

and making related changes. One is the 

proposed use of a recent set of City 

Carrier Street Route Inspections 

(collected on Form 3999), rather than 

IOCS, to determine the proportion of 

street costs incurred due to loading or 

unloading the vehicle. Id. Another is a 

proposed update to the methodology for 

attributing and distributing certain 

related costs that are currently part of 

the combined Office/Street Burdens, 

with assignment depending on whether 

the carrier is clocked to the office or to 

the street. Id. The proposed changes are 

based on the Postal Service’s assertion 

that its operational systems have 

matured to the point where they can 

now provide the necessary data, so the 

percentage estimated by IOCS can be 

replaced with census data from TACS. 

Id. 

The Postal Service also provides 

details on several components of 

Proposal Nine, some of which entail 

additional methodology changes. For 

example, in the costing methodology for 

motor vehicle services in cost segment 

12, the Postal Service proposes 

replacing the current IOCS proxy for the 

office/street percentage split for 

motorized routes with the split of 

workhours available from Delivery 

Operations Information Systems (DOIS). 

Id. at 3. The Postal Service also 

proposes, in the costing methodology 

for vehicle driveout and carfare in cost 

segment 13, to replace the current proxy 

from IOCS for the office/street 

percentage split for foot routes with the 

split of workhours available from DOIS. 

Id. at 3–4. 

Cost impacts. The Postal Service 

states that Table 1 shows that Proposal 

Nine, in aggregate, results in an increase 

in support costs from $1.9 billion to 

$2.7 billion, and a decrease in aggregate 

office and street costs from $646 million 

to $291 million. Id. at 5–6. It states that 

Table 2 (public version) shows the 

impact on product costs, and that an 

expanded nonpublic version also shows 

the impact on individual competitive 

products. Id. at 6. 

Anticipated implementation date. The 

Postal Service anticipates implementing 

this methodology change at the 

conclusion of fiscal year 2015. Id. at 1. 

III. Initial Commission Action 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2015–2 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Petition. 

Additional information concerning the 

Petition may be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.prc.gov. Interested persons may 

submit comments on the Petition and 

Proposal Nine no later than November 

21, 2014. Reply comments are due no 

later than December 5, 2014. Pursuant to 

39 U.S.C. 505, Anne C. O’Connor is 

designated as 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. RM2015–2 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 Nine), filed October 

31, 2014. 

2. Comments are due no later than 

November 21, 2014. Reply comments 

are due no later than December 5, 2014. 

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

Commission appoints Anne C. 

O’Connor to serve as officer of the 

Commission (Public Representative) to 

represent the interests of the general 

public in this docket. 


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