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A Strong Finish

The arrival of the holiday season brings with it thoughts of reflection, celebration and special times spent with family and friends.   Traditionally, the end of the year also brings with it an increase in commerce and mailing activity.  We are hopeful that will be true again this year as the economy and the Postal Service begin to recover from the recession.
 
For the Commission, the coming months promise to be both busy and noteworthy.  By year’s end, we expect to issue our Advisory Opinion in Docket N2010-1 evaluating the Postal Service’s proposal to eliminate Saturday mail service to homes and businesses nationwide.  The Commission plans to conclude its public inquiry and issue its findings in Docket PI2010-1, on the emergency suspension of post offices. 

The joint Commission-Postal Service Periodical Study is near completion and the findings, which are critical to resolving periodical cost coverage and pricing issues, will be posted on our website.  The Commission hopes to issue its decision in the complaint of GameFly, Inc. against the Postal Service, in the near future.  This would be the first Commission decision under its complaint authority established by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA).

On November 2nd, the Commission opened Docket CP2011-26 to review the Postal Service’s request for a general increase in competitive product postage rates.  We will solicit public input and issue our decision by December 2nd.  The Commission also will seek input on new rulemaking proceedings, issue its third annual report under the PAEA, and begin the Annual Compliance Determination (ACD) process to assess Postal Service performance for fiscal year 2010 (FY2010).  The ACD review is critical to Commission oversight and postal transparency.  The Commission also has 14 pending dockets to complete from FY 2010, having completed a record 183 dockets in the past year. 

Like the proverbial elves in Santa’s toyshop, the Commission has much to do to finish the year and we are responsible for many deliverables.  You can be sure that we will stay focused and productive, and we will deliver.   

Thank you for your support during the past year and in the future.  Best wishes for the holidays and the year ahead.  

Ruth Y. Goldway
Chairman

Information for the Mailing Community

Monthly Meeting of the Commission

 

Upcoming Schedule

 

The next public monthly meeting of the Commission will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Commission's Hearing Room, 901 New York Ave., NW, Suite 200.  The public is invited to attend.

 

Schedule for Regular and Predictable Price Changes

 

 

The Postal Service expects to implement price changes for all of the market-dominant classes in mid-May of each year.

 

The Postal Service expects that price changes for all of the market-dominant classes will equal, on average, the price cap limitation applicable in that year. 

 

Postal Service price increases for market-dominant products are subject to a statutory, CPI-based price cap.  The price cap for future increases will not be finalized until the Postal Service files a Notice of Rate Adjustment with the Commission.

 

Click here to view recent trend data showing 12-month average change in CPI-U for planning purposes and explanation of how CPI-U is calculated.

 

                 

    • A2011-4
      Eugene Post Office University Station
    • A2011-3
      Graves Mill Post Office
    • A2011-2
      Lancaster, TN Post Office 38569-6257
    • A2011-1
      Delaware Station
    • A2010-6
      Renfro Valley Post Office, Renfro Valley, Kentucky 40473
    • A2010-5
      Rentiesville, Oklahoma Post Office 74459
    • C2009-1
      Complaint of Gamefly, Inc.
    • CP2011-38
      Competitive Product Prices Global Expedited Package Services 3 (MC2010-28) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2011-37
      Competitive Product Prices Global Expedited Package Services 3 (MC2010-28) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2011-36
      Competitive Product Prices Global Expedited Package Services 3 (MC2010-28) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2011-35
      Competitive Product Prices Global Expedited Package Services 3 (MC2010-28) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2011-34
      Competitive Product Prices Global Expedited Package Services 3 (MC2010-28) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2011-33
      Competitive Product Prices Parcel Return Service Contract 2 (MC2011-6) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2011-27
      Competitive Product Prices Inbound Air Parcel Post (At UPU Rates) MC2010-11)
    • CP2011-26
      Competitive Products Price Changes Rates of General Applicability
    • CP2011-8
      Competitive Product Prices Global Expedited Package Services 3 (MC2010-28) Negotiated Services Agreement
    • CP2011-1
      Competitive Product Prices Global Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 1 (MC2010-21) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • MC2011-6
      Competitive Product Prices Parcel Return Service Parcel Return Service Contract 2
      • MC2011-5
        Modification of Mail Classification Schedule Regarding Combined Mailings of Standard Mail and Periodicals
      • MC2010-36
        Transferring Commercial Standard Mail Parcels to the Competitive Product List
      • MC2010-24
        Mail Classification Schedule Language for Nonpostal Services
      • MC2008-1(Phase II)
        Review of Nonpostal Services
      • MT2011-1
        Market Test of Experimental Product Alternate Postage Payment Method for Greeting Cards
      • N2010-1
        Six-Day to Five-Day Street Delivery and Related Service Changes, 2010
      • PI2010-1
        Investigation of Suspended Post Offices
      • R2011-1
        Classification and Price Adjustments for First-Class and Standard Mail Intiatives
      • R2009-5
        Notice of Price Adjustment
      • RM2011-4
        Semi-Permanent Exception from Periodic Reporting of Service Performance Measurement
      • RM2011-3
        Priorities for Future Data Collection and Analytical Work Relating to Periodic Reporting
      • RM2011-2
        Calculation of Unused Rate Adjustment Authority
      • RM2011-1
        Temporary Waivers from Periodic Reporting of Service Performance Measurement
      • RM2010-13
        Consideration of Technical Methods to Be Applied in Workshare Discount Design
      • RM2010-12
        Periodic Reporting
      • RM2010-10
        Periodic Reporting
      • RM2010-9
        Estimating Volume Changes from Pricing Incentive Programs

      Information for Postal Consumers

      The Postal Service is a basic and fundamental service provided to the people by their government. Through its oversight of the Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission promotes that goal and strives to ensure that every consumer receives appropriate and effective postal services. The following links provide quick and convenient access to basic consumer information and tools that may assist consumers in obtaining the best possible service from both the Commission and the Postal Service.