classification changes proposed by the Postal Service, the Commission will address the proposed Special Services price adjustments and classification changes in a separate order. Barring any unforeseen issues, the Commission expects to issue the separate order well in advance of the expected January 22, 2017 implementation date. In section II of this Order, the Commission discusses the revisions to the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) that were announced after the Postal Service filed its Notice and describes how it addresses those revisions. Also in section II of this Order, the Commission discusses the Postal Service’s proposed revisions to the Flats Sequencing System (FSS) price structure that apply to the Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services classes. In sections III, IV, V, and VI of this Order, the Commission discusses the proposed price adjustments, workshare discounts, and classification changes for the First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services classes, respectively. The Commission concludes that the proposed price adjustments for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services do not violate the price cap in 39 U.S.C. § 3622(d) and are consistent with, or justified by an exception to, the workshare discount limitations in 39 U.S.C. § 3622(e). The Commission also concludes that the proposed classification changes for these classes are consistent with applicable law and regulations. Background. On October 12, 2016, the Postal Service filed its Notice with the Commission pursuant to 39 U.S.C. § 3622 and 39 C.F.R. part 3010. In its Notice, the Postal Service announced its intention to adjust the prices for market dominant products on January 22, 2017, at 12:01 a.m. by amounts that are within the available price adjustment authority for each class of mail. Notice at 1, 6. The Notice includes attachments, which present detailed price and mail classification changes, workshare discount calculations, and price index change calculations, respectively. Id. Attachments A-C. For First-Class Mail, Standard Mail,
classification changes proposed by the Postal Service, the Commission will address the proposed Special Services price adjustments and classification changes in a separate order. Barring any unforeseen issues, the Commission expects to issue the separate order well in advance of the expected January 22, 2017 implementation date. In section II of this Order, the Commission discusses the revisions to the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) that were announced after the Postal Service filed its Notice and describes how it addresses those revisions. Also in section II of this Order, the Commission discusses the Postal Service’s proposed revisions to the Flats Sequencing System (FSS) price structure that apply to the Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services classes. In sections III, IV, V, and VI of this Order, the Commission discusses the proposed price adjustments, workshare discounts, and classification changes for the First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services classes, respectively. The Commission concludes that the proposed price adjustments for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services do not violate the price cap in 39 U.S.C. § 3622(d) and are consistent with, or justified by an exception to, the workshare discount limitations in 39 U.S.C. § 3622(e). The Commission also concludes that the proposed classification changes for these classes are consistent with applicable law and regulations. Background. On October 12, 2016, the Postal Service filed its Notice with the Commission pursuant to 39 U.S.C. § 3622 and 39 C.F.R. part 3010. In its Notice, the Postal Service announced its intention to adjust the prices for market dominant products on January 22, 2017, at 12:01 a.m. by amounts that are within the available price adjustment authority for each class of mail. Notice at 1, 6. The Notice includes attachments, which present detailed price and mail classification changes, workshare discount calculations, and price index change calculations, respectively. Id. Attachments A-C. For First-Class Mail, Standard Mail,
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