39 C.F.R. § 3001.173 Procedures—expedition of public notice and procedural schedule.
Title 39 - Postal Service
(a) The purpose of this section is to provide a schedule for expediting proceedings in which the Postal Service requests that the Commission recommend the establishment of a provisional service which will supplement, but will not alter, existing mail classifications and rates for a limited and fixed duration. (b) Persons who are interested in participating in proceedings to consider Postal Service requests to establish a provisional service may intervene pursuant to §3001.20 within 28 days after the filing of a formal request made under the provisions of this subpart. Parties may withdraw from a particular case by filing a notice with the Secretary of the Commission. (c) When the Postal Service files a request under the provisions of this subpart, it shall comply with the standard Filing Online procedures of §§3001.9 through 3001.12. (d) When the Postal Service files a request under the provisions of this subpart, it shall on that same day file a notice that briefly describes its proposal. Such notice shall indicate on its first page that it is a notice of a Request for Establishment of a Provisional Service to be considered under §§3001.171 through 3001.176, and identify the last day for filing a notice of intervention with the Commission. (e) Within 5 days after receipt of a Postal Service request under the provisions of this subpart, the Commission shall issue a notice of proceeding and provide for intervention by interested parties pursuant to §3001.20. In the event that a party wishes to dispute a genuine issue of material fact to be resolved in the consideration of the Postal Service's request, that party shall file with the Commission a request for a hearing within the time allowed in the notice of proceeding. The request for a hearing shall state with specificity the fact or facts set forth in the Postal Service's filing that the party disputes, and when possible, what the party believes to be the true fact or facts and the evidence it intends to provide in support of its position. The Commission will hold hearings on a Postal Service request made pursuant to this subpart when it determines that there is a genuine issue of material fact to be resolved, and that a hearing is needed to resolve that issue. [66 FR 54443, Oct. 29, 2001, as amended at 68 FR 12590, Mar. 17, 2003]
Title 39: Postal Service
PART 3001—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Subpart J—Rules for Expedited Review of Requests for Provisional Service Changes of Limited Duration
§ 3001.173 Procedures—expedition of public notice and procedural schedule.
