Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 206 / Monday, October 26, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 65149 Priority Mail Express International— • Return Services. and the Large APO/FPO/DPO Flat Rate Flat Rate Envelopes • Mailer Services. Box will increase to $16.75. • Flat Rate Envelopes: The maximum Recipient Services. Commercial Base prices offer lower Competitive product prices and weight is 4 pounds. Refer to Notice 123, prices to customers who use authorized changes are identified by product as postage payment methods. Commercial Price List, for the applicable retail, follows: Base prices will increase an average of Commercial Base, or Commercial Plus 9.4 percent. Commercial Base pricing price. Priority Mail Express offers an average 13.9 percent discount * * * * * Prices off retail prices. Priority Mail International (230) Overall, Priority Mail Express prices The Commercial Plus price category will increase 15.6 percent. Priority Mail offers price incentives to large volume [For every country listing that customers. Commercial Plus prices will Express will continue to offer zoned includes a Note about ordinary Priority increase an average of 13.3 percent. The Retail, Commercial BaseTM, and Mail International including indemnity Postal Service is proposing this increase Commercial PlusTM pricing tiers. at no cost, remove the note.] to bring Commercial Plus prices within * * * * * Retail prices will increase an average of 14.4 percent. The price for the Retail three percent of Commercial Base prices We will publish an appropriate as part of a pricing strategy with the Flat Rate Envelope, Legal Flat Rate amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to reflect long-term goal of eliminating the Envelope, and Padded Flat Rate these changes. Commercial Plus price category to Envelope will increase to $22.95. Stanley F. Mires, Commercial Base prices offer lower reflect the industry standard of publishing only one set of commercial Attorney, Federal Compliance. prices to customers who use authorized price tables. Commercial Plus customers postage payment methods. Commercial [FR Doc. 2015–26918 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am] may be transitioned to Negotiated Base prices will increase an average of BILLING CODE 7710–12–P Service Agreements (NSAs) for 17.7 percent. Commercial Base pricing additional discounts. offers an average 10.0 percent discount POSTAL SERVICE off retail prices. Critical Mail The Commercial Plus price category The Postal Service will discontinue 39 CFR Part 111 offers price incentives to large volume the Critical Mail (Critical Mail and customers. Commercial Plus prices will Domestic Competitive Products Critical Mail with Signature) product increase an average of 48.2 percent. The offering. As of January 17, 2016, Critical Pricing and Mailing Standards Postal Service is proposing this increase Changes Mail letters and flats will be charged the to match Commercial Plus prices with Commercial Plus Flat Rate Envelope AGENCY: Postal Service TM. Commercial Base prices as part of a price. Critical Mail with signature letters ACTION: Final rule. pricing strategy with the long-term goal and flats will be charged the of eliminating the Commercial Plus Commercial Plus Flat Rate Envelope SUMMARY: The Postal Service is price category to reflect the industry price and Signature Confirmation TM amending Mailing Standards of the standard of publishing only one set of customer generated electronic label fee. United States Postal Service, Domestic commercial price tables. Commercial Mail Manual (DMM®), to reflect changes Plus customers may be transitioned to Priority Mail Regional Rate Boxes to prices and mailing standards for Negotiated Service Agreements (NSAs) The Postal Service will implement a competitive products. for additional discounts. two-tier zone surcharge for Regional DATES: Effective Date: January 17, 2016. Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Box Rate Boxes A and B paid at retail. Zones FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1–4 will have a $2.25 surcharge and The Postal Service will discontinue Karen Key at (202) 268–7492 or Garry Zones 5–9 will have a $1.00 surcharge. the use of Priority Mail Express Flat Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281. Additionally, the Postal Service will Rate Boxes as a product offering. As of discontinue the Priority Mail Regional SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final January 17, 2016, Priority Mail Express Rate Box ® C to simplify this product rule describes new prices and product Flat Boxes will be charged the features for competitive products, by offering. As of January 17, 2016, a applicable Priority Mail Express price Regional Rate Box C will be charged the class of mail, established by the based on weight and zone. Governors of the United States Postal applicable Priority Mail price based on Service. New prices are available under Priority Mail weight and zone. Docket Number CP2016–9 on the Postal Prices First-Class Package Service Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) Web Prices site at http://www.prc.gov, and also Overall, Priority Mail prices will located on the Postal Explorer® Web site increase 9.8 percent. Priority Mail will Overall, First-Class Package Service at http://pe.usps.com. continue to offer zoned Retail, prices will increase 12.8 percent. The The Postal Service will revise the Commercial Base, and Commercial Plus Intelligent Mail ® package barcode Mailing Standards of the United States pricing tiers. (IMpb) will continue to provide free Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual Retail prices will increase an average USPS tracking and confirmation of (DMM), to reflect changes to prices and of 8.6 percent. The Flat Rate Envelope delivery with these parcels. mailing standards for the following price will increase to $6.45, the Legal Flat Rate Envelope will also increase to First-Class Package Service competitive products: Restructuring • Priority Mail Express ®. $6.45, and the Padded Flat Rate • Priority Mail ®. Envelope will increase to $6.80. The The Postal Service will discontinue • First-Class Package Service ®. Small Flat Rate Box price will increase First-Class Package Service Commercial • Parcel Select ®. to $6.80 and the Medium Flat Rate Plus pricing and restructure First-Class • Standard Post TM. Boxes will increase to $13.45. The Large Package Service commercial parcel • Extra Services. Flat Rate Box will increase to $18.75 prices to simplify this product offering. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\26OCR1.SGM 26OCR1 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES 65150 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 206 / Monday, October 26, 2015 / Rules and Regulations First-Class Package Service commercial Extra Services USPS Package Intercept parcels will only be a single-piece Adult Signature Service The USPS Package InterceptTM fee product with prices starting at 1 ounce will increase 3.3 percent to $12.55. up to less than 16 ounces. First-Class Adult Signature Required and Adult Package Service commercial parcels will Signature Restricted Delivery service Pickup on Demand Service not be sealed against inspection. prices are increasing 3.6 and 3.5 percent The Pickup on Demand® service daily respectively. The price for Adult Parcel Select fee will remain at $20.00 for January 17, Signature Required will increase to 2016. Prices $5.70 and Adult Signature Restricted Delivery will increase to $5.95. Recipient Services Parcel Select Destination Entry prices Return Services Post Office Box Service will increase an average of 4.9 percent and Parcel Select Ground (formerly Parcel Return Service The competitive Post Office BoxTM Parcel Select Nonpresort) prices will service prices will increase an average Overall, Parcel Return Service (PRS) increase an average of 1.9 percent. The of 3.5 percent within the modified price prices will increase an average of 5.0 prices for Parcel Select Lightweight® ranges. percent. (PSLW) will increase an average of 23.5 Return Sectional Center Facility Other percent. (RSCF) prices will increase an average Click-N-Ship The IMpb will continue to provide of 5.0 percent and Return Delivery Unit free USPS tracking and confirmation of The Postal Service is restructuring (RDU) prices will increase an average of ® delivery with all Parcel Select parcels. 5.0 percent. Click-N-Ship to offer only retail prices. Click-N-Ship will no longer be an Parcel Select Nonpresort The Parcel Return Service annual permit fee and annual account authorized payment method for Priority The Postal Service will rename Parcel maintenance fee will not change at this Mail Express and Priority Mail Commercial Base pricing. Select Nonpresort as Parcel Select time. Ground. No changes to the product Parcel Return Service Return Network Resources features or mailing standards are being Distribution Center (RNDC) The Postal Service provides made as a result of this change. additional resources to assist customers The Postal Service will discontinue with this price change for competitive Parcel Select ONDC and NDC the RNDC price option to simplify this products. These tools include price lists, product offering. As of January 17, 2016, The Postal Service will discontinue downloadable price files, and Federal parcels entered at RNDC prices will be the Parcel Select ONDC and NDC price Register Notices, which may be found charged the applicable Parcel Select categories to simplify product offerings. on the Postal Explorer® Web site at Ground price. As of January 17, 2016, parcels entered pe.usps.com. at Parcel Select ONDC and NDC prices Mailer Services will be charged the applicable Parcel List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 Select Ground prices. Treatment of Mail—Treatment of Administrative practice and Undeliverable Parcel Select procedure, Postal Service. Parcel Select Lightweight The Postal Service is introducing a The Postal Service adopts the The Postal Service will consolidate reduced Additional Service Fee for following changes to Mailing Standards the Parcel Select Lightweight Parcel Select shippers who use IMpbTM of the United States Postal Service, Machinable and Irregular price tables to ACSTM with Shipper Paid Forward/ Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), simplify this product offering.