120 STAT. 3210
Federal Register, publication.
Federal Register, publication.
PUBLIC LAW 109–435—DEC. 20, 2006
‘‘(C) the likely impact of the proposed action on small business concerns (within the meaning of section 3641(h)). ‘‘(c) TRANSFERS OF SUBCLASSES AND OTHER SUBORDINATE UNITS ALLOWABLE.—Nothing in this title shall be considered to prevent transfers under this section from being made by reason of the fact that they would involve only some (but not all) of the subclasses or other subordinate units of the class of mail or type of postal service involved (without regard to satisfaction of minimum quantity requirements standing alone). ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION AND PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Postal Service shall, whenever it requests to add a product or transfer a product to a different category, file with the Postal Regulatory Commission and publish in the Federal Register a notice setting out the basis for its determination that the product satisfies the criteria under subsection (b) and, in the case of a request to add a product or transfer a product to the competitive category of mail, that the product meets the regulations promulgated by the Postal Regulatory Commission under section 3633. The provisions of section 504(g) shall be available with respect to any information required to be filed. ‘‘(2) PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Postal Regulatory Commission shall, whenever it changes the list of products in the market-dominant or competitive category of mail, prescribe new lists of products. The revised lists shall indicate how and when any previous lists (including the lists under sections 3621 and 3631) are superseded, and shall be published in the Federal Register. ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in section 3641, no product that involves the physical delivery of letters, printed matter, or packages may be offered by the Postal Service unless it has been assigned to the market-dominant or competitive category of mail (as appropriate) either— ‘‘(1) under this subchapter; or ‘‘(2) by or under any other provision of law.’’. SEC. 204. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS.
(a) REDESIGNATION.—Chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code (as in effect before the amendment made by subsection (b)) is amended— (1) by striking the heading for subchapter IV and inserting the following: ‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—POSTAL SERVICES, COMPLAINTS, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW’’; and (2) by striking the heading for subchapter V and inserting the following: ‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—GENERAL’’. (b) REPORTS AND COMPLIANCE.—Chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subchapter III the following:
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