Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates)

AGENCY:

Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Commission is recognizing a recent Postal Service filing of a change in rates not of general applicability to be effective January 1, 2022. This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES:

Comments are due: December 20, 2021.

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

On December 10, 2020, the Postal Service filed notice announcing its intention to change prices not of general applicability for Inbound Parcel Post (at Universal Postal Union (UPU) Rates) effective January 1, 2022.

II. Contents of Filing

With the Notice, the Postal Service filed: a redacted copy of the UPU International Bureau (IB) Circular 145 that contains the new provisional prices, a copy of the certification required under 39 CFR 3035.105(c)(2), redacted Postal Service data used to justify any bonus payments, a copy of the Postal Service's submission to the UPU in support of an inflation-linked adjustment, a redacted copy of Governors' Decision 19-1, and a redacted copy of UPU IB Circular 148, which contains comparative rate information for a prior period to support the Postal Service's contentions about cost coverage. Notice at 2-3; see id. Attachments 2-7. The Postal Service also filed redacted Excel versions of financial workpapers. Notice at 3.

Additionally, the Postal Service filed an unredacted copy of Governors' Decision 19-1, an unredacted copy of the new prices, and related financial information under seal. See id. The Postal Service filed an application for non-public treatment of materials filed under seal. Notice, Attachment 1.

The Postal Service states that it has provided supporting documentation as required by Order No. 2102 and Order No. 2310. In addition, the Postal Service states that it provided citations and copies of relevant UPU IB Circulars and updates to inflation-linked adjustments. Notice at 7.

III. Commission Action

The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-35 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, 3633, and 39 CFR part 3035. Comments are due no later than December 20, 2021. The public portions of the filing can be accessed via the Commission's website ( http://www.prc.gov ).

The Commission appoints Katalin K. Clendenin to serve as Public Representative in this docket.

IV. Ordering Paragraphs

It is ordered:

1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2022-35 for consideration of the matters raised by the Postal Service's Notice.

2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin 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 20, 2021.

4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the Federal Register .