Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) voted unanimously during a Commission public meeting on December 17, 2018 to designate Commissioner Nanci E. Langley as vice chairman of the Commission effective January 1, 2019. Agency regulations provide that the commissioners elect a member to serve as vice chairman for a term of one year. Commissioner Langley succeeds Commissioner Tony Hammond.
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1/8/19
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1/3/19
Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued Order No. 4963 adopting final rules concerning the appropriate share of institutional costs that Competitive products must contribute. The current appropriate share requirement is 5.5 percent of institutional costs. For Fiscal Year 2019, the appropriate share as generated by the Commission’s formula-based approach is 8.8 percent.
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11/29/18
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, December 17, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. All interested parties are invited to attend the open portion of the meeting in person or join via webcast through the Commission website, www.prc.gov.
The public meeting will take place at Commission offices in the Hearing Room, 901 New York Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20268.
Portions of the meeting that are open to the public include:
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11/13/18
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10/17/18
Washington, DC – October 17, 2018. Earlier today, a statement was issued by the White House Press Secretary regarding President Trump’s receipt of a State Department report pursuant to an August 23rd Presidential Memorandum (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-38/). In light of this, Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Taub reiterates his previously issued statement of August 23rd.
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8/24/18
Washington, DC – On August 23, 2018, President Donald J.
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4/26/18
Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its analysis of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) fiscal year (FY) 2017 Annual Performance Report and FY 2018 Performance Plan. Each year, the Commission must review the Postal Service’s performance goals, evaluate whether the Postal Service met those goals in the previous fiscal year, and offer recommendations regarding the protection or promotion of public policy objectives.
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4/5/18
Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) released its Financial Analysis report, which analyzes the overall financial position of the United States Postal Service in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.
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3/29/18
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) today issued its Annual Compliance Determination (ACD), a mandated assessment of the U.S. Postal Service’s (Postal Service) compliance with pricing and service performance requirements in fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017).
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2/8/18
Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Rulemaking) after evaluating whether the existing 5.5 percent appropriate share of the institutional cost requirement for Competitive products should be retained in its current form, modified, or eliminated. The law requires that Competitive products collectively cover what the Commission determines to be an appropriate share of the Postal Service’s institutional costs. The Commission is required to revisit the appropriate share regulation at least every 5 years.