further requires the Postal Service to establish procedures to solicit, consider, and respond to input from individuals affected by the conversion of door delivery points, and to report to Congress and the USPS Inspector General on its progress in carrying out this section.
Section 206 – Limitations on Changes to Mail Delivery Schedule
This section would prohibit the Postal Service from implementing any plan to eliminate Saturday delivery for at least two years. In addition, a switch to five-day delivery could only move forward if the following conditions are met: 1) the Postal Service identifies customers who may be affected disproportionately by five-day delivery and develops measures to ameliorate the negative impact; 2) the Postal Service makes use of its other authorities under current law and the new authorities and mandates included in this bill to increase revenue and reduce costs; and 3) after implementing these other savings options, the Postal Service determines that a five-day schedule is still necessary to achieve long-term financial sustainability, and submits a report on the other steps it has taken to Congress, the PRC and GAO. GAO is to review the Postal Service‘s financial situation, projections, and the adequacy of the savings initiatives already implemented in order to determine whether the implementation of five-day delivery is necessary for the Postal Service to become profitable by fiscal year 2015 and to achieve long-term financial solvency. The Postal Service would not be able to implement a five-day schedule unless the Comptroller General has made a determination that doing so is necessary, and the PRC confirms that the Comptroller General has done so.
This section further specifies that where five-day delivery is implemented, there can be no more than two consecutive days without mail (e.g., on holiday weekends). The section also clarifies that the bill does not authorize further reductions in the delivery schedule for areas that may already have less than six-day delivery, nor any changes to the schedules for post offices, post office boxes, mail acceptance, or competitive products such as Express Mail.
Section 207 – Time Limits for Consideration of Service Changes
This section establishes a default timeline of 90 days for advisory opinions to be issued by the PRC if an alternate schedule is not mutually agreed upon between the PRC and the Postal Service. Subsequent to the issuance of the opinion, the Postal Service would not be permitted to act on the proposed service change until 30 days after it has formally responded to the opinion and any recommendations it might include. This section also requires the Postal Service to submit to the President and Congress a statement as to whether it plans to address the PRC‘s concerns and implement any recommendations made by the PRC. If the Postal Service determines not to address or implement the PRC‘s recommendations, it must provide the reasons for its determination.
Section 208 - Public Procedures for Significant Changes to Mailing Specifications
This section requires the Postal Service to provide at least 30 days notice of any proposed changes to mailing specifications not reviewed by the PRC, and to receive and respond to public comments on the changes. The section further requires the Postal Service to analyze the financial impact of the proposed change on the Postal Service and its customers.
further requires the Postal Service to establish procedures to solicit, consider, and respond to input from individuals affected by the conversion of door delivery points, and to report to Congress and the USPS Inspector General on its progress in carrying out this section.Section 206 – Limitations on Changes to Mail Delivery ScheduleThis section would prohibit the Postal Service from implementing any plan to eliminate Saturday delivery for at least two years. In addition, a switch to five-day delivery could only move forward if the following conditions are met: 1) the Postal Service identifies customers who may be affected disproportionately by five-day delivery and develops measures to ameliorate the negative impact; 2) the Postal Service makes use of its other authorities under current law and the new authorities and mandates included in this bill to increase revenue and reduce costs; and 3) after implementing these other savings options, the Postal Service determines that a five-day schedule is still necessary to achieve long-term financial sustainability, and submits a report on the other steps it has taken to Congress, the PRC and GAO. GAO is to review the Postal Service‘s financial situation, projections, and the adequacy of the savings initiatives already implemented in order to determine whether the implementation of five-day delivery is necessary for the Postal Service to become profitable by fiscal year 2015 and to achieve long-term financial solvency. The Postal Service would not be able to implement a five-day schedule unless the Comptroller General has made a determination that doing so is necessary, and the PRC confirms that the Comptroller General has done so.This section further specifies that where five-day delivery is implemented, there can be no more than two consecutive days without mail (e.g., on holiday weekends). The section also clarifies that the bill does not authorize further reductions in the delivery schedule for areas that may already have less than six-day delivery, nor any changes to the schedules for post offices, post office boxes, mail acceptance, or competitive products such as Express Mail.Section 207 – Time Limits for Consideration of Service ChangesThis section establishes a default timeline of 90 days for advisory opinions to be issued by the PRC if an alternate schedule is not mutually agreed upon between the PRC and the Postal Service. Subsequent to the issuance of the opinion, the Postal Service would not be permitted to act on the proposed service change until 30 days after it has formally responded to the opinion and any recommendations it might include. This section also requires the Postal Service to submit to the President and Congress a statement as to whether it plans to address the PRC‘s concerns and implement any recommendations made by the PRC. If the Postal Service determines not to address or implement the PRC‘s recommendations, it must provide the reasons for its determination.Section 208 - Public Procedures for Significant Changes to Mailing SpecificationsThis section requires the Postal Service to provide at least 30 days notice of any proposed changes to mailing specifications not reviewed by the PRC, and to receive and respond to public comments on the changes. The section further requires the Postal Service to analyze the financial impact of the proposed change on the Postal Service and its customers.
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