[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 204 (Friday, October 23, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54754-54755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25343]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

39 CFR Part 3030

[Docket No. RM2010-2; Order No. 314]


Modification of Complaint Rules

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Under new rules, postal complaints must be served on both the 
Commission and the Postal Service. This document informs the public of 
a change in the email account for service on the Postal Service.

DATES: This rule is effective December 2, 2009 without further action, 
unless adverse comment is received by November 23, 2009. If adverse 
comment is received, the Commission will publish a timely withdrawal of 
the rule in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot submit their 
views electronically should contact the person identified in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by telephone for advice on alternatives to 
electronic filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
202-789-6820 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Regulatory History, 74 FR 16734 (April 10, 2009).
    Section 3030.11 of the Commission's rules, 39 CFR 3030.11, 
specifies that complainants must serve their complaints on the Postal 
Service via email at a specified email address. This order changes the 
email address referenced in 39 CFR 3030.11. To accurately reflect the 
current status, the email address listed in that section is, by this 
order, changed from ``[email protected]'' to 
``[email protected].''
    Notice and effective date. Given the nature and limited extent of 
this change, the Commission is adopting it as a direct final rule. This 
rule is effective 40 days after publication in the Federal Register 
without further Commission action, unless the Commission receives 
adverse comment within 30 days of publication in the Federal 
Register.\1\ If adverse comment is received, the Commission will 
publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal

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Register. The Commission directs the Secretary to arrange for 
publication of this order in the Federal Register.
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    \1\ See Administrative Conference of the United States 
Recommendation 95-4, Procedures for Noncontroversial and Expedited 
Rulemaking, 60 FR 43110-13, August 18, 1995.
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    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission adopts the direct final rule that follows the 
Secretary's signature into the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure.
    2. Interested persons may submit comments within 30 days of 
publication in the Federal Register.
    3. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register. These actions will take effect 40 days after 
publication in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 3030

    Administrative practice and procedure; Postal Service.

    By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.

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For the reasons stated in the preamble, under the authority at 39 
U.S.C. 503, the Postal Regulatory Commission amends chapter III of 
title 39 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 3030--RULES FOR COMPLAINTS

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1. The authority citation for part 3030 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  39 U.S.C. 503; 3662.


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2. Revise Sec.  3030.11 to read as follows:


Sec.  3030.11  Service.

    Any person filing a complaint must simultaneously serve a copy of 
the complaint on the Postal Service at the following address: 
[email protected]. A complaint is not deemed filed until it is 
served on the Postal Service. A waiver may be obtained pursuant to 
Sec.  3001.9(a) of this chapter.

[FR Doc. E9-25343 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]
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