Notice

Competitive Postal Products

A Notice by the Postal Regulatory Commission on 03/31/2026

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• Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-06162 (91 FR 16023) Document Headings ###### Postal Regulatory Commission

1. [Docket No. CP2026-4; Order No. 9490]

AGENCY:

Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service document with the Commission concerning time-limited changes in rates of general applicability for Competitive products. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES:

Comments are due: April 2, 2026.

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 and Overview

II. Initial Administrative Actions

III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction and Overview

On March 25, 2026, the Postal Service filed notice with the Commission concerning time-limited changes in rates of general applicability for Competitive products. [1 ] The Postal Service represents that, as required by 39 CFR 3035.102(b), the Notice includes an explanation and justification for the changes, the effective date, a schedule of the changed rates, and a schedule showing current prices that shall be restored. See Notice at 1. The changes are scheduled to take effect on April 26, 2026, and will roll back to current levels on January 17, 2027. Id.

Attached to the Notice is Governors' Decision No. 26-1, which states the new prices are in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3632 and 3633 and 39 CFR 3035.102. [2 ] The Governors' Decision provides an analysis of the Competitive products' price changes intended to demonstrate that the changes comply with 39 U.S.C. 3633 and 39 CFR part 3035. Governors' Decision No. 26-1 at 1. The attachment to the Governors' Decision sets forth the price changes and includes draft Mail Classification Schedule (MCS) language for Competitive products of general applicability, as well as the MCS sections with the prices that will be restored on January 17, 2027. No price changes are being made to Special ( printed page 16024) Services or International Competitive products. Id. at 3.

The Notice also includes an application for non-public treatment of the attributable costs, contribution, and cost coverage data in the unredacted version of the annex to the Governors' Decision, as well as the supporting materials for the data. Notice at 2.

Planned price adjustments. The Governors' Decision includes an overview of the Postal Service's planned price changes, which is summarized in the table below.

| Product name | Average price increase
(percent) |
| --- | --- |
| Domestic Competitive Products | |
| Priority Mail Express | 8.0 |
| Retail | 8.0 |
| Commercial | 8.0 |
| Priority Mail | 8.0 |
| Retail | 8.0 |
| Commercial | 8.0 |
| USPS Ground Advantage | 8.0 |
| Retail | 8.0 |
| Commercial | 8.0 |
| Parcel Select | 8.0 |
| Source: See Governors' Decision No. 26-1 at 2. | |

II. Initial Administrative Actions

The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2026-4 to consider the Postal Service's Notice. Interested persons may express views and offer comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR 3040 subparts B and E. Comments are due no later than April 2, 2026. For specific details of the planned price changes, interested persons are encouraged to review the Notice, which is available on the Commission's website at www.prc.gov.

Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Christopher Mohr is appointed to serve as Public Representative to represent the interests of the general public in this docket. The Public Representative does not represent any individual person, entity or particular point of view, and, when Commission attorneys are appointed, no attorney-client relationship is established.

III. Ordering Paragraphs

It is ordered:

1. The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2026-4 to provide interested persons an opportunity to express views and offer comments on whether the planned changes are consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, and 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR 3040 subparts B and E.

2. Comments are due no later than April 2, 2026.

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission appoints Christopher Mohr to serve as an officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in this docket.

4. This Order shall be published in the Federal Register.

By the Commission.

Mallory S. Richards,

Attorney-Advisor.

Footnotes

1.

                     USPS Notice of Time-Limited Changes in Rates of General Applicability for Competitive Products, March 25, 2026 (Notice). Pursuant to [39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(2)](https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/39/3632), the Postal Service is obligated to publish the Governors' Decision and record of proceedings in the **Federal Register** at least 30 days before the effective date of the new rates.

Back to Citation 2.

                     Notice, Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on Changes in Rates of General Applicability for Competitive Products (Governors' Decision No. 26-1), at 1 (Governors' Decision No. 26-1).

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Published Document: 2026-06162 (91 FR 16023)