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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67120 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 218 / Wednesday, November 12, 2014 / Proposed Rules 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26538 Filed 11–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0267; FRL–9919–18– 

Region 4] 

Approval of Implementation Plans and 

Designation of Areas; Georgia; 

Redesignation of the Georgia Portion 

of the Chattanooga, 1997 PM2.5

Nonattainment Area to Attainment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: On September 14, 2012, the 

Georgia Department of Natural 

Resources, through the Georgia 

Environmental Protection Division (GA 

EPD), submitted a request to redesignate 

the Georgia portion of the Chattanooga, 

TN-GA fine particulate matter (PM2.5) 

nonattainment area (hereafter referred to 

as the ‘‘Chattanooga TN-GA Area’’ or 

‘‘Area’’) to attainment for the 1997 

Annual PM2.5 national ambient air 

quality standards (NAAQS) and to 

approve a state implementation plan 

(SIP) revision containing a maintenance 

plan for the Georgia portion of the 

Chattanooga TN-GA Area. The Georgia 

portion of the Chattanooga TN-GA Area 

is comprised of two counties: Catoosa 

and Walker Counties in Georgia. The 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is proposing to approve the 

redesignation request and the related 

SIP revision, including GA EPD’s plan 

for maintaining attainment of the PM2.5

standard, for the Georgia portion of the 

Chattanooga TN-GA Area. EPA is also 

proposing to approve into the Georgia 

SIP the motor vehicle emission budgets 

(MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides (NOX) and 

PM2.5 for the year 2025 for the Georgia 

portion of the Chattanooga TN-GA Area. 

On April 23, 2013, Alabama submitted 

a request to redesignate the Alabama 

portion of the Chattanooga TN-GA Area, 

and EPA is expecting Tennessee to 

submit a request to redesignate the 

Tennessee portion of the Chattanooga 

TN-GA Area. EPA will be taking 

separate action on the requests from 

Georgia and Tennessee. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 3, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

OAR–2014–0267, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: R4–RDS@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (404) 562–9019. 

4. Mail: EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0267, 

Regulatory Development Section, Air 

Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and 

Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Ms. 

Lynorae Benjamin, Chief, Regulatory 

Development Section, Air Planning 

Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 

Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Regional Office’s normal hours of 

operation. The Regional Office’s official 

hours of business are Monday through 

Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R04–OAR–2014– 

0267. EPA policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit through 

www.regulations.gov or email, 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected. The 

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov, your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http://

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the 

electronic docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in www.regulations.gov or 

in hard copy at the Regulatory 

Development Section, Air Planning 

Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 

Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA 

requests that if at all possible, you 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

schedule your inspection. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joydeb Majumder of the Regulatory 

Development Section, in the Air 

Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and 

Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Joydeb 

Majumder may be reached by phone at 

(404) 562–9121, or via electronic mail at 

majumder.joydeb@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. What are the actions EPA is proposing to 

take? 

II. What is the background for EPA’s 

proposed actions? 

III. What are the criteria for redesignation? 

IV. Why is EPA proposing these actions? 

V. What is EPA’s analysis of the request? 

VI. What is the effect of the January 4, 2013, 

D.C. Circuit decision regarding PM2.5

implementation under Subpart 4? 

VII. What is EPA’s analysis of Georgia’s 

proposed NOX and PM2.5 MVEBs for the 

Georgia portion of the Chattanooga TNGA Area? 

VIII. What is the status of EPA’s adequacy 

determination for the proposed NOX and 

PM2.5 MVEBs for 2025 for the Georgia 

portion of the Chattanooga TN-GA Area? 

IX. Proposed Actions on the Redesignation 

Request and Maintenance Plan SIP 

Revisions Including Approval of the 


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