39 CFR § 3040.173 - Docket and notice.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s3040.173"
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title: "39 CFR § 3040.173 - Docket and notice."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "3040.173"
section_name: "Docket and notice."
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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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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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# 3040.173 Docket and notice.

The Commission will establish a docket for each request to modify the market dominant list or the competitive product list, promptly publish notice of the request in the *Federal Register,* and post the filing on its website. The notice shall include:

(a) The general nature of the proceeding;

(b) A reference to legal authority to which the proceeding is to be conducted;

(c) A concise description of the proposals for changes in the Mail Classification Schedule;

(d) The identification of an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in the docket;

(e) A specified period for public comment; and

(f) Such other information as the Commission deems appropriate.

[72 FR 63698, Nov. 9, 2007. Redesignated and amended at 85 FR 9615, 9660, Feb. 19, 2020]