39 CFR § 3040.171 - Contents of a proposal.

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title: "39 CFR § 3040.171 - Contents of a proposal."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "3040.171"
section_name: "Contents of a proposal."
chapter_name: "POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS GOVERNING MARKET DOMINANT PRODUCTS, COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS, PRODUCT LISTS, AND MARKET TESTS"
part_number: "3040"
part_name: "PRODUCT LISTS AND THE MAIL CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE"
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authority: "39 U.S.C. 503; 3622; 3631; 3642; 3682."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 63698, Nov. 9, 2007, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 85 FR 9615, Feb. 19, 2020."
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# 3040.171 Contents of a proposal.

A proposal to modify the market dominant product list or the competitive product list shall:

(a) Provide the name, and class if applicable, of each product that is the subject of the proposal;

(b) Indicate whether the proposal would add a product to the market dominant list or the competitive list, remove a product from the market dominant list or the competitive list, or move a product from the market dominant list to the competitive list or from the competitive list to the market dominant list;

(c) Indicate whether each product that is the subject of the proposal is:

(1) A special classification within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3622(c)(10) for market dominant products;

(2) A product not of general applicability within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3632(b) for competitive products; or

(3) A non-postal product.

(d) Provide justification supporting the proposal; and

(e) Include a copy of the applicable sections of the Mail Classification Schedule and the proposed changes therein in legislative format.

[72 FR 63698, Nov. 9, 2007. Redesignated at 85 FR 9615, Feb. 19, 2020]