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Chairman's Message

On December 5, 2011, the Postal Service proposed to change the “service standards” that govern how long it takes for the mail to be delivered.  The Commission is now reviewing the proposal (Docket N2012-1).  The most significant revisions would eliminate overnight service for First-Class Mail and Periodicals, and would instead provide two and three day delivery service.  The intent of these changes is to capture significant cost savings from the consolidation of the Postal Service’s mail processing and transportation networks.  This proposal will impact in significant but varying ways, the mail service, all business mailers, and the mailing public.


My fellow Commissioners and I will review the proposed service standards along with the Postal Service’s evidence and justifications in this filing.  We will listen to testimony at public hearings and then render our Advisory Opinion based on evidence developed in the case.  We encourage interested members of the public to participate in the process.


It is important to note that the Commission does not review individual closures of mail processing facilities.  I have sent a letter to members of Congress to clarify our role in this process.   Look to the left in the What’s New column to read a copy of this letter.


Please let us hear from you. 


Sincerely,


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, June 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Commission's Hearing Room, 901 New York Ave., NW, Suite 200.  The public is invited to attend.   

 

Recordings of past Commission meetings are available here:

Archive of Monthly Commission Meetings

 

Schedule for Regular and Predictable Price Changes

 

The Postal Service expects to implement price changes for all of the
market-dominant classes on January 22, 2012.  The Postal Service expects
to implement price changes for all of the market-dominant classes in mid April of each subsequent year. 

 

The Postal Service expects that all of the market-dominant classes will
experience a price increase on January 22, 2012, equal, on average, to the
applicable price cap limitation.  The Postal Service expects that, in each
subsequent year, 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.

 

                 

    • A2012-126
      Kirksey, KY Post Office 42054
    • A2012-124
      Balm, FL Post Office 33503
    • A2012-108
      South Valley Station, Yerington, NV Post Office 89447
    • A2012-97
      Ashton, IA Post Office 51232
    • A2012-58
      Deering, MO Post Office 63840
    • A2012-26
      Lodi, TX Post Office 75564
    • A2012-21
      Saratoga, AR Post Office 71859
    • A2011-103
      Evansdale, IA Post Office 50707
    • A2011-81
      Clarksville, NY Post Office 12041
    • A2011-74
      Coyote, NM Post Office 87012
    • A2011-61
      Etna, NY Post Office 13062
    • A2011-60
      Gepp, AR Post Office 72538
    • A2011-56
      Watson, AL Post Office 35181
    • A2011-54
      Enloe, TX Post Office 75441
    • A2011-40
      Monroe, AR Post Office 72108
    • A2011-34
      Innis, LA Post Office 70747
    • C2012-1
      Complaint of the Associated Mail and Parcel Centers, et al.
    • C2011-5
      Complaint of Ramon Lopez
    • CP2012-29
      Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 7 (MC2012-23) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-28
      Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 6 (MC2012-22) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-27
      Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 5 (MC2012-21) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-26
      Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 4 (MC2012-20) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-25
      Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 3 (MC2012-19) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-24
      Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 2 (MC2012-18) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-23
      Competitive Product Prices Parcel Select Parcel Select Contract 1 (MC2012-16) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-22
      Competitive Product Prices Parcel Select & Parcel Return Service Contract 3 (MC2012-15) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-21
      Competitive Product Prices Global Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 1 (MC2010-21) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-20
      Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contracts 2-7 (MC2012-12) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-19
      Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 1 (MC2012-11) Negotiated Service Agreement
    • CP2012-8
      Competitive Product Prices Global Expedited Package Services Contracts Non-Published Rates 3 Competitive Product Prices Global Expedited Package Services Contracts Non-Published Rates 3 (MC2012-4)
      • MC2012-23
        Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 7
      • MC2012-22
        Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 6
      • MC2012-21
        Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 5
      • MC2012-20
        Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 4
      • MC2012-19
        Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 3
      • MC2012-18
        Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 2
      • MC2012-17
        Modification of Mail Classification Schedule for Country Price List for International Mail
      • MC2012-16
        Competitive Product Prices Parcel Select Parcel Select Contract 1
      • MC2012-15
        Competitive Product Prices Parcel Select & Parcel Return Service Parcel Select & Parcel Return Service Contract 3
      • MC2012-14
        Valassis NSA
      • MC2012-13
        Transfer of Parcel Post to the Competitive Product List
      • MC2012-12
        Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contracts 2-7
      • MC2012-11
        Competitive Product Prices First Class Package Service First Class Package Service Contract 1
      • MC2012-4
        Competitive Product Prices Global Expedited Package Services Contracts Non-Published Rates 3
      • MC2010-24
        Mail Classification Schedule Language for Nonpostal Services
      • MC2008-1(Phase IIR)
        Review of Nonpostal Services
      • MC2008-1(Phase II)
        Review of Nonpostal Services
      • N2012-1
        Mail Processing Network Rationalization Service Changes, 2012
      • PI2010-1
        Investigation of Suspended Post Offices
      • R2012-8
        Valassis NSA
      • R2012-7
        Notice of Classification and Price Adjustments for Picture Permit Imprints
      • R2010-4(R)
        Rate Adjustment Due to Extraordinary or Exceptional Circumstances
      • RM2012-4
        Modern Rules of Procedure for the Issuance of Advisory Opinions in Nature of Service Proceedings
      • RM2012-3
        Institutional Cost Contribution Requirement of Competitive Products
      • RM2012-2
        Periodic Reporting (Proposals Sixteen Through Twenty)
      • RM2011-13
        Rules Applicable to Appeals of Post Office Closings
      • RM2011-8
        Mail Classification Schedule
      • RM2011-3
        Priorities for Future Data Collection and Analytical Work Relating to Periodic Reporting
      • RM2011-2
        Calculation of Unused Rate Adjustment Authority

      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.