Chairman's Message
A Request For Input From the Public
As the primary regulator of the U.S. Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission’s core responsibility is to ensure transparency and accountability of Postal Service operations that have a nationwide impact on service.
On August 23, 2012, the Commission issued its Advisory Opinion on the Postal Service’s Post Office Structure Plan (POStPlan), an initiative to match post office retail hours with workload, Docket N2012-2.
The Commission acknowledges that under POStPlan more than 13,000 post offices nationwide may experience a reduction in retail service and customer convenience related to decreases in weekday hours of operation.
The Commission based its Opinion of POStPlan on public policy and in support of the Postal Service’s option to alleviate the likelihood of having to completely shutter community post offices. To enhance the implementation of POStPlan, the Commission’s Advisory Opinion provided recommendations concerning accessibility, community input, revenue and staffing.
While I am pleased that the Postal Service has initiated a process for soliciting community involvement through surveys and town hall meetings, and is keeping the community abreast of its efforts to stabilize the Service’s financial outlook, I feel the Commission should keep abreast of consumers’ experiences with the implementation of POStPlan.
To submit comments to the Commission about POStPlan implementation, please contact our office of Public Affairs and Government Relations at:
Email: PRC-PAGR@prc.gov
Phone: 202-789-6800
Fax: 202-789-6891
We look forward to receiving your feedback.
Ruth Y. Goldway
Chairman
Monthly Meeting of the Commission
Upcoming Schedule
The next public monthly meeting of the Commission will be held on Wednesday, November 7, 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
On January 22, 2012, the Postal Service implemented a price increase on all market-dominant classes 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.
A2012-127Tyner, IN Post Office 46572
C2012-1Complaint of the Associated Mail and Parcel Centers, et al.
CP2012-66Competitive Product Prices Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 10 (MC2012-54) Negotiated Service Agreement
CP2012-65Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 20 (MC2012-53) Negotiated Service Agreement
CP2012-64Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 19 (MC2012-52)
CP2012-63Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 18 (MC2012-51) Negotiated Service Agreement
CP2012-62Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 17 (MC2012-50) Negotiated Service Agreement
CP2012-61Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service Contract 16 (MC2012-49) Negotiated Service Agreement
MC2012-54Competitive Product Prices Express Mail & Priority Mail Express Mail & Priority Mail Contract 10
MC2012-53Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 20
MC2012-52Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 19
MC2012-51Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 18
MC2012-50Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 17
MC2012-49Competitive Product Prices First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service Contract 16
MC2012-26Post Office Box Service Enhancements
MC2010-24Mail Classification Schedule Language for Nonpostal Services
PI2012-1Section 407 Inquiry
PI2010-1Investigation of Suspended Post Offices
R2010-4(R)Rate Adjustment Due to Extraordinary or Exceptional Circumstances
RM2012-8Periodic Reporting (Proposals Eight and Nine)
RM2012-7Periodic Reporting (Proposals Six and Seven)
RM2012-6Periodic Reporting
RM2012-4Modern Rules of Procedure for the Issuance of Advisory Opinions in Nature of Service Proceedings
RM2011-8Mail Classification Schedule
RM2011-3Priorities for Future Data Collection and Analytical Work Relating to Periodic Reporting
RM2011-2Calculation 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.