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CONTACT USWashington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued Order No. 5763 adopting rules to modify the system for regulating rates and classes for Market Dominant products. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA) required the Commission to review the existing Market Dominant rate and classification system 10 years after the enactment of the PAEA to determine if the system achieved the PAEA’s nine objectives, considering the 14 factors established by Congress.
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11/30/20
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9/3/20
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission will host a technical conference to consider a United Parcel Service (UPS) petition to change how the Postal Service determines incremental costs and how it accounts for peak-season costs in its periodic reports.
WHAT: The Commission has scheduled a Video Technical Conference to assist in its review of the petition.
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8/12/20
Washington, DC — Today the Postal Regulatory Commission marks 50 years of public service in its mission to ensure transparency and accountability of one of our Nation’s most valued treasures rooted in the Constitution — the U.S. Postal Service. President Richard M. Nixon signed into law the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 on August 12 of that year. This momentous legislation would transform the Post Office Department into a newly independent Postal Service the following year.
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6/1/20
Washington, DC – Today, the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its analysis of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Annual Performance Report (FY 2019 Report) and FY 2020 Performance Plan (FY 2020 Plan). The FY 2019 Report discusses the Postal Service’s progress in meeting its performance goals during FY 2019, while the FY 2020 Plan describes the Postal Service’s plans for meeting its performance goals in FY 2020.
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5/7/20
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today released its Financial Analysis report of the Postal Service’s 2019 financial results.
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3/25/20
Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its 2019 Annual Compliance Determination (ACD), an assessment of the U.S Postal Service’s rates and service performance in Fiscal Year 2019. The Commission is required to issue its ACD 90 days after the filing of the Postal Service’s Annual Compliance Report (ACR).
The following is a summary of the Commission’s principal findings, recommendations, and directives.
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1/27/20
Washington, DC – Today, the Postal Regulatory Commission announced that Erica A. Barker, a senior attorney practicing administrative law in the agency’s Office of the General Counsel, has been selected to lead its Office of the Secretary and Administration (OSA) effective today. In her new role as Chief Administrative Officer, Ms. Barker will oversee the day-to-day functions of budgeting and accounting, human resource management, records and data management, contracts and audits, facilities, and information technology.
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1/21/20
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) today released its Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report to the President and Congress. The report provides a summary of the main activities undertaken by the Commission throughout the year.
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12/5/19
Washington, DC –Today, the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued a revised notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at modifying the system for regulating rates and classes for Market Dominant products. This revised rulemaking takes into consideration comments received after the first rulemaking in December 2017, and further consideration by the Commission.
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10/8/19
PRC Selects Jennifer Alvarez Warburton to Lead its Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations
Washington, DC –The Postal Regulatory Commission is appointing Jennifer Alvarez Warburton as the agency’s director of public affairs and government relations, effective October 15, 2019. Ms. Warburton brings more than two decades of postal and legislative expertise to the Commission. In addition to serving as the chief of staff to a member of Congress, Ms. Warburton has extensive experience working at the U.S.
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