[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 77054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29932]



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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CP2015-24; Order No. 2292]


Postal Rate Changes

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing 
announcing its intention to change rates not of general applicability 
for Inbound Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates). This 
notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and 
takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: December 23, 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. Contents of Filing
III. Commission Action
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    Notice of filing. On December 16, 2014, the Postal Service filed 
notice pursuant to 39 CFR 3015.5, announcing its intention to change 
rates not of general applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at 
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates) effective January 1, 2015.\1\ 
Notice at 1-2. The timing of the filing comports with a requirement 
that notice of this type of change be submitted at least 15 days before 
the effective date. See 39 CFR 3015.5.
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    \1\ Notice of the United States Postal Service of Filing Changes 
in Rates Not of General Applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at 
UPU Rates) and Application for Non-Public Treatment, December 16, 
2014 (Notice).
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II. Contents of Filing

    To accompany its Notice, the Postal Service filed the following 
attachments:
    <bullet> Attachment 1--An application for non-public treatment of 
materials filed under seal;
    <bullet> Attachment 2--A redacted copy of Governors' Decision No. 
14-04;
    <bullet> Attachment 3--A redacted copy of the new rates;
    <bullet> Attachment 4--A copy of the certification required under 
39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2); and
    <bullet> Attachment 5--Documentation in support of inflation-linked 
adjustment for inward land rates.
    Id. at 2, 3.
    The Postal Service filed a redacted version of the sealed financial 
documents in a public Excel file. Id. The material filed under seal 
consists of unredacted copies of Governors' Decision 14-04, the new 
rates, and related financial information. Id. at 2-3.
    Management analysis. The Notice contains: (1) Documentation 
supporting the inflation-linked adjustment as Attachment 5; (2) an 
update of the Postal Service's advisory delivery information submitted 
in a timely manner in the UPU's online compendium to justify bonus 
payments; (3) the date that the UPU advised the United States of the 
Inward Land Rate and the Calculation for the pertinent period in 
International Bureau Circular 206 as Attachment 3; (4) the special 
drawing rights (SDR) conversion rate of 1 SDR to $1.45676 U.S. dollars 
used for the cost coverage analysis; and (5) the estimated cost 
coverage for the pertinent year.

III. Commission Action

    The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2015-24 for consideration 
of matters raised by the Notice.
    The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's 
filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, or 3633, and 39 CFR part 
3015. Comments are due no later than December 23, 2014. The public 
portions of the filing can be accessed via the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.prc.gov).
    The Commission appoints Pamela A. Thompson to serve as Public 
Representative in this docket.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2015-24 for 
consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S. C. 505, Pamela A. Thompson is appointed to 
serve as an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the 
general public in this proceeding (Public Representative).
    3. Comments are due no later than December 23, 2014.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-29932 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]
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