3211-AA09 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3211 Postal Regulatory Commission PRC Treatment of Rate Reductions, Rate Incentives, and De Minimis Rate Increases for Price Cap Purposes

The Postal Regulatory Commission is initiating this rulemaking as part of an ongoing review of its regulations regarding Postal Service rate adjustments. The rulemaking is intended to clarify and standardize the Commission's previous treatment of rate reductions and incentives. This rulemaking also seeks to establish a type of de minimis rate adjustment that would allow the Postal Service to make extremely minor increases to rates without requiring the Postal Service to calculate the annual limitation or generate unused rate adjustment authority. The Commission anticipates that this rulemaking will provide more certainty for the Postal Service and the mailing community as they make decisions that rely upon the Postal Service's authority to adjust rates for market dominant products.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 39 CFR 3010 39 USC 3622 39 USC 503 No NPRM 01/31/2014 79 FR 5355 NPRM Comment Period End 03/17/2014 NPRM Reply Comment Period End 04/16/2014 Final Action 06/12/2014 79 FR 33820 Final Rule Effective 07/14/2014 No None No www.prc.gov www.prc.gov No No David Trissell A. General Counsel 3211 Postal Regulatory Commission PRC 202 789-6800 david.trissell@prc.gov 901 New York Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20268-6828