Sec. 206. Postal services for market-dominant products
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Strike section 3661 of title 39, United States Code, and insert the following: The Postal Service shall develop and promote adequate and efficient postal services with respect to its market-dominant products. The Board of Governors of the Postal Service is authorized to determine whether there should be a change in the nature of postal service provided for market-dominant products that will generally affect such service on a nationwide or substantially nationwide basis. The authority under this subsection may not be delegated to the Postmaster General or to any other individual or entity. Not later than 60 days before the date on which any change in service under subsection
(b)is implemented, the Board of Governors shall provide public notice of the proposed change in service implementation of the proposed change, including any adjustment in classes or rates proposed to be made under this section. The notice required by subparagraph
(A)shall be— published in the Federal Register and on the website of the Postal Service; and provided to the Postal Regulatory Commission. The notice required by subparagraph
(A)shall describe the proposed change in service, and address the consistency of the change with the policies of this title, including its effect on the provision of universal postal service. The Board of Governors shall solicit and receive public comments on any proposed change in service under subsection (b). The Board shall give interested persons an opportunity to comment on the proposed change in service through the submission of written data, views, or arguments, with or without opportunity for oral presentation, and shall take any relevant matter presented into consideration in making its final determination regarding the proposed change in service. Not later than 30 days before the date on which a change in service under subsection
(b)takes effect, the Board of Governors shall issue a final decision on the change in service which shall— be published in the Federal Register and on the website of the Postal Service; and include an explanation responding to all relevant comments received. Any change in service made by the Board of Governors under this section shall be subject to review by the Commission under section 3662. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the making of changes under this section to the nature of service provided for competitive products. For a change that affects the nature of service provided for both market-dominant products and competitive products, only the effect on market-dominant products shall be subject to this section. . The table of sections for chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3661 and inserting the following: 3661. Postal services for market-dominant products. .