5. Experimental Presorted Priority Mail Rate Case:
        Docket No. MC2001-1
On March 7, 2001, the Postal Service requested the Postal Rate Commission to issue a recommended decision on a proposed experimental Priority Mail presort classification. The Postal Service proposed a three-year experiment to determine the effect on Priority Mail costs, volumes, and revenues resulting from new Priority Mail worksharing discounts. The experiment would offer discounts to a limited number of customers for sortation to the ADC, 3-digit or 5-digit level. Following negotiations among the participants in the proceeding, on May 17, 2001, the Postal Service asked the Commission to base its recommendation on an agreement settling all the issues in the case. This Stipulation and Agreement limited the term of the experiment to approximately two years. On May 25, 2001, the Postal Rate Commission issued a decision recommending the implementation of this experiment, based on the terms of the Stipulation and Agreement. The Governors of the Postal Service approved, and the Postal Service implemented the Priority Mail experimental presort discounts on July 15, 2001.