Before Commissioners: Dan G. Blair, Chairman;

Before Commissioners: Dan G. Blair, Chairman;

Docket No. MC2008-2 - 2 -

ORDER NO. 67

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20268-0001

Before Commissioners: Dan G. Blair, Chairman;

Mark Acton, Vice Chairman;
Ruth Y. Goldway; and
Tony L. Hammond

Modification of Mail Classification Schedule Docket No. MC2008-2

Regarding Repositionable Notes

ORDER MODIFYING MAIL CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE

(Issued March 19, 2008)

On February 27, 2008, the Postal Service filed notice with the Commission of a classification change indicating that it intends to change the status of Repositionable Notes from an experimental to a permanent feature of certain market dominant products.[1] The Notice, filed pursuant to 39 C.F.R. § 3020.90 et. seq., also includes proposed amendments to the draft Mail Classification Schedule to reflect this change in status. The Notice does not indicate an effective date for this change.[2]

Changing the status of Repositionable Notes from an experimental to a permanent feature effects a change in the Mail Classification Schedule. The Commission provided notice of the Postal Service’s filing, affording interested persons an opportunity to express views and offer comments by March 13, 2008 on whether the planned changes are inconsistent with 39 U.S.C. § 3642. No comments were received.

The Commission directs that the draft Mail Classification Schedule be modified to reflect the availability of Repositionable Notes on a permanent basis. The language in the attachment is illustrative until the Commission formally adopts a Mail Classification Schedule, which it anticipates doing this spring.

It is Ordered:

The draft Mail Classification Schedule is modified to reflect that Repositionable Notes are a permanent feature of certain market dominant products.

By the Commission.

Steven W. Williams Secretary

Docket No. MC2008-2 Attachment

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FIRST-CLASS MAIL

1110 Presorted Letters/Postcards

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Optional Features:

Repositionable Notes (letters only) (Experiment)

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FIRST-CLASS MAIL

1115 Flats

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Optional Features:

Repositionable Notes (Experiment)

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STANDARD MAIL

1205 High Density and Saturation Letters

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Optional Features:

Repositionable Notes (Experiment)

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STANDARD MAIL

1210 High Density and Saturation Flats/Parcels

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Optional Features:

Repositionable Notes (flats only) (Experiment)

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STANDARD MAIL

1215 Carrier Route

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Optional Features:

Repositionable Notes (letters and flats only) (Experiment)

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STANDARD MAIL

1220 Letters

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Optional Features:

Repositionable Notes (Experiment)

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STANDARD MAIL

1225 Flats

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Optional Features:

Repositionable Notes (Experiment)

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PERIODICALS

1305 Within County

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Optional Features:

Repositionable Notes (Experiment)

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PERIODICALS

1310 Outside County

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Optional Features:

Repositionable Notes (Experiment)

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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Repositionable Notes (Experiment)

[1] Notice of the United States Postal Service of Classification Change, February 27, 2008 (Notice).

[2] The Repositionable Notes experiment is set to expire on April 3, 2008. Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on the Opinion and Recommended Decision of the Postal Regulatory Commission on Repositionable Notes Minor Classification Change, Docket No. MC2007-2, issued June 27, 2007, at 1. The effective date should be on or before April 4, 2008, to provide for uninterrupted service of Repositionable Notes.