USPS Governors Approve Majority Of Postal Regulatory Commission’s Price Recommendations, Including Forever Stamp

Request for Reconsideration

The Governors, however, requested reconsideration of the PRC’s rate recommendations for Standard Mail flats (catalogs), the Non-machinable Surcharge for First-Class Mail letters, and the Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box.

Standard Mail Flats - The Governors are concerned that price increases recommended by the PRC may impose an unnecessary degree of “rate shock on the catalog industry, particularly small businesses. The recommended increase for some catalog mailers is as much as 40 percent, which is more than double what the Postal Service had proposed.