[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2446-2447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00450]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. ACR2019; Order No. 5400]
Postal Service Performance Report and Performance Plan
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On December 27, 2019, the Postal Service filed the FY 2019
Performance Report and FY 2020 Performance Plan with its FY 2019 Annual
Compliance Report. This notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: February 28, 2020. Reply Comments are due:
March 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments
electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202-789-6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Request for Comments
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
Each year the Postal Service must submit to the Commission its most
recent annual performance plan and annual performance report. 39 U.S.C.
3652(g). On December 27, 2019, the Postal Service filed its FY 2019
Annual Report to Congress in Docket No. ACR2019.\1\ The FY 2019 Annual
Report includes the Postal Service's FY 2019 annual performance report
(FY 2019 Report) and FY 2020 annual performance plan (FY 2020 Plan). FY
2019 Annual Report at 18-37.
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\1\ United States Postal Service FY 2019 Annual Report to
Congress, Library Reference USPS-FY19-17, December 27, 2019 (FY 2019
Annual Report).
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The FY 2020 Plan reviews the Postal Service's plans for FY 2020.
The FY 2019 Report discusses the Postal Service's progress during FY
2019 toward its four performance goals:
High-Quality Service
Excellent Customer Experiences
Safe Workplace and Engaged Workforce
Financial Health
Each year, the Commission must evaluate whether the Postal Service
met the performance goals established in the annual performance plan
and annual performance report. 39 U.S.C. 3653(d). The Commission may
also ``provide recommendations to the Postal Service related to the
protection or promotion of public policy objectives set out in'' title
39. Id.
Since Docket No. ACR2013, the Commission has evaluated whether the
Postal Service met its performance goals in reports separate from the
Annual Compliance Determination.\2\ The
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Commission continues this current practice to provide a more in-depth
analysis of the Postal Service's progress toward meeting its
performance goals and plans to improve performance in future years. To
facilitate this review, the Commission invites public comment on the
following issues:
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\2\ See Docket No. ACR2013, Postal Regulatory Commission, Review
of Postal Service FY 2013 Performance Report and FY 2014 Performance
Plan, July 7, 2014; Docket No. ACR2014, Postal Regulatory
Commission, Analysis of the Postal Service's FY 2014 Program
Performance Report and FY 2015 Performance Plan, July 7, 2015;
Docket No. ACR2015, Postal Regulatory Commission, Analysis of the
Postal Service's FY 2015 Annual Performance Report and FY 2016
Performance Plan, May 4, 2016; Docket No. ACR2016, Postal Regulatory
Commission, Analysis of the Postal Service's FY 2016 Annual
Performance Report and FY 2017 Performance Plan, April 27, 2017;
Docket No. ACR2017, Postal Regulatory Commission, Analysis of the
Postal Service's FY 2017 Annual Performance Report and FY 2018
Performance Plan, April 26, 2018; Docket No. ACR2018, Postal
Regulatory Commission, Analysis of the Postal Service's FY 2018
Annual Performance Report and FY 2019 Performance Plan, May 13,
2019.
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Did the Postal Service meet its performance goals in FY
2019?
Do the FY 2019 Report and the FY 2020 Plan meet applicable
statutory requirements, including 39 U.S.C. 2803 and 2804?
What recommendations should the Commission provide to the
Postal Service that relate to protecting or promoting public policy
objectives in title 39?
What recommendations or observations should the Commission
make concerning the Postal Service's strategic initiatives? \3\
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\3\ See FY 2019 Annual Report at 36-37.
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What other matters are relevant to the Commission's
analysis of the FY 2019 Report and the FY 2020 Plan under 39 U.S.C.
3653(d)?
II. Request for Comments
Comments by interested persons are due no later than February 28,
2020. Reply comments are due no later than March 13, 2020. Pursuant to
39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin K. Clendenin is appointed to serve as Public
Representative to represent the interests of the general public in this
proceeding with respect to issues related to the Commission's analysis
of the FY 2019 Report and the FY 2020 Plan.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission invites public comment on the Postal Service's FY
2019 Report and FY 2020 Plan.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Katalin K.
Clendenin to serve as Public Representative to represent the interests
of the general public in this proceeding with respect to issues related
to the Commission's analysis of the FY 2019 Report and the FY 2020
Plan.
3. Comments are due no later than February 28, 2020.
4. Reply comments are due no later than March 13, 2020.
5. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this Order in the
Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-00450 Filed 1-14-20; 8:45 am]
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