Public comment invited

Dear Member of the Public, your input is invited:

The Commission is inviting public feedback on a Postal Service proposal to end carrier street address delivery, collection at blue collection boxes and most originating mail processing on Saturdays in the United States.   This is one of the most significant changes the Postal Service has ever presented to the Commission.  The Postal Service is required to ask the Commission for an Advisory Opinion on any change in nationwide service that it proposes.

Among key questions to be answered are:   “Will the savings the Postal Service anticipates be as significant as they estimate? Will mail volume decline more than the Postal Service anticipates?  Will businesses and citizens have service that remains adequate to meet their needs? And will the national economic impact of service reductions offset or add to the savings that are proposed?

You may informally share your views via the Commission web site, www.prc.gov, by clicking the “contact PRC” tab to access a convenient online customer service form or writing us at the Postal Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations, 901 New York Ave., NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20268-0001.  By participating in this manner your comments will be an informal expression of your views on the Postal Service’s plan. 

If you would like to know more information about the procedures that the Commission must follow in this case, please follow the link at the bottom of the page titled “Commission Rules of Practice” and select subchapter 3001 to view the rules of practice and procedure.

On behalf of the Commission, I thank you in advance for your input and support as we consider this very important change in the Nation’s fundamental communications infrastructure. 

Ruth Y. Goldway
Chairman