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[FR Doc 03-30730] 1. Sunshine Act Meetings

Published: 2003-12-10 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-30612] 2. Dismissal of Appeal of Post Office Closing in Birmingham Green, AL

The Commission is dismissing an appeal (brought by George Prince et al., petitioners) of the closing of a Birmingham Green, Alabama 35237 postal facility. The reason for dismissal is lack of jurisdiction. This facility is a classified postal station, rather than a post office. Controlling precedent holds that the Commission does not have

Published: 2003-12-10 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-30434] 3. Facility Tour

Postal Rate Commissioners and several staff members will tour United Parcel Service (UPS) facilities on December 11 and 12, 2003. On the evening of December 11, from approximately 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., the group will tour the UPS Mail Innovations facility in Paulsboro, NJ. On December 12, from approximately 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., the group will

Published: 2003-12-09 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-28643] 4. Periodic Reporting Rule

The Commission is adopting a final rule that updates the periodic reporting regulations. These regulations identify the data and information the Postal Service is to file with the Commission on a regular, ongoing basis. The final rule differs from the proposed rule in several important respects. The Commission has narrowed or eliminated some

Published: 2003-11-19 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Treasury Department

[FR Doc 03-26406] 5. Briefings on Accounting Changes and Carrier Costs

The Postal Rate Commission will host two briefings by the United States Postal Service in November and December. The first will cover certain accounting and reporting changes; the second will address a new carrier cost study. The briefings are open to the public. They will be held in the Postal Rate Commission's hearing room.
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Published: 2003-10-20 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-24659] 6. Notice of Appeal of Post Office Closing in Birmingham Green, AL

Several petitioners have filed an appeal of a post office closing in Birmingham Green, Alabama. The Commission has assigned this appeal a docket number, informed the Postal Service and the public of the appeal, and established a procedural schedule. A decision on the merits, including whether the Commission has jurisdiction over this appeal, has

Published: 2003-09-30 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-23232] 7. Briefing on Data System Changes

The starting time for a United States Postal Service briefing on a proposed merger of two major data reporting systems (previously noticed at 68 FR 52802) has been changed. Instead of beginning at 10 a.m. on September 17, 2003, the briefing will begin at 2 p.m. in the Postal Rate Commission's hearing room. The briefing is open to the public and is

Published: 2003-09-12 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-22668] 8. Briefing on Data System Changes

The United States Postal Service will present a briefing on September 17, 2003 at 10 a.m. in the Postal Rate Commission's hearing room on the proposed merger of two major data reporting systems. The systems affected by the merger are the Revenue, Pieces and Weight (RPW) system and the Origin Destination Information System (ODIS). The briefing is

Published: 2003-09-05 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-22478] 9. Negotiated Service Agreements

This document provides notice that the Commission is establishing a docket to address the first in a series of anticipated rulemakings concerning negotiated service agreement dockets. This initial rulemaking concerns baseline and functionally equivalent negotiated service agreements. It provides guidance to the Postal Service and others on the

Published: 2003-09-04 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-21544] 10. Sunshine Act Meetings

Published: 2003-08-21 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-20993] 11. Sunshine Act Meeting

Name of Agency: Postal Rate Commission.
Time and Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 10:30 a.m.
Place: Commission conference room, 1333 H Street, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 202680001.
Status: Closed.
Matters to be Considered: Decision in Docket No. MC20032, Experimental Parcel Return Services.
For Further Information Contact: Stephen L.

Published: 2003-08-15 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-20566] 12. Additional Filing Requirements

This document adopts, essentially as proposed, a rule that requires the Postal Service to provide overview testimony. The testimony must discuss how other testimony in a case interrelates and identify material changes affecting cost attribution, volume projections and rate design. This additional explanation and detail will assist the Commission

Published: 2003-08-13 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-20333] 13. Sunshine Act Meetings

Name of Agency: Postal Rate Commission.
Time and Date: August 11, 2003 at 10:30 a.m.
Place: Commission conference room, 1333 H Street, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 202680001.
Status: Open.
Matters to be Considered: Discussion and vote on the Postal Rate Commission's fiscal year 2004 budget.

Published: 2003-08-07 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-14483] 14. Experimental Parcel Return Services

This document provides notice that the Postal Service has filed a request with the Commission seeking an expedited decision approving a twoyear experiment testing bulk parcel return services. It briefly describes the proposal, which focuses primarily on the customertomerchant segment of retail transactions. The notice also addresses related terms

Published: 2003-06-10 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-10480] 15. Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

Published: 2003-04-28 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-7356] 16. Industry Presentation

Two representatives of United Parcel Service will deliver a presentation on mail innovations and emerging mail strategies to Commissioners, special assistants and senior staff members on Tuesday, March 25, 2003. The presentation will begin at 11 a.m.

Published: 2003-03-27 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-6999] 17. Petition Seeking a Proceeding--Additional Comments

This document informs the public that the Postal Service has filed a report on an internal review of certain nonpostal offerings. This report is relevant to a Consumer Action petition for a rulemaking. The document also reviews initial comments and authorizes a further round of comments.

Published: 2003-03-25 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-6250] 18. Rule of Practice and Procedure

The Commission recently implemented a comprehensive electronic (online) document handling system. This system's ability to provide rapid notice of filings has overtaken practices that were adopted some time ago to address certain situations where there was special interest in expediting notice of Postal Service requests and distribution of other

Published: 2003-03-17 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-6251] 19. Plant Tours

Postal Rate Commissioners and staff members will tour several facilities in March and April. The purpose of the tours is to observe various printing, mailing and shipping operations.

Published: 2003-03-17 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-3452] 20. Plant Tours

A Postal Rate Commissioner and several advisory staff members will tour postal and mailers' facilities in February and March. The purpose of the tours is to observe printing and mailing operations.

Published: 2003-02-12 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-841] 21. Periodic Reporting Rules

The Commission proposes updating periodic reporting rules affecting certain Postal Service data submissions. This update entails deleting certain outdated requirements and adding new requirements, including an electronic filing requirement. These changes should improve the ability of the Commission and others to analyze postal finances and

Published: 2003-01-16 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 03-779] 22. Sunshine Act Meeting

Published: 2003-01-13 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission

[FR Doc 02-33142] 23. Electronic Filing

This rule identifies certain categories of documents that may be filed using temporary, rather than permanent, Filing Online accounts. This provides a filing option for situations that may not warrant obtaining permanent account holder status and risking the potential delay or other consequences that may be associated with that effort.

Published: 2003-01-02 POSTAL RATE COMMISSION : Postal Rate Commission