Postal Regulatory Commission

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independent federal agency regulatory agency

The Postal Regulatory Commission is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and regulates the operations, rates, and service standards of the United States Postal Service.

Aliases (2)

Postal Rate Commission ×5
U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission ×3

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	independent federal agency → regulatory agency →
canAdjudicate	postal-related complaints → rate and service disputes involving USPS →
commissionersTermLength	6 years →
conducts	public proceedings on postal rate changes → rulemakings related to postal regulation →
country	United States →
dateFormed	1970 →
governingBody	five-member commission →
hasChairperson	Michael Kubayanda →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.prc.gov/ →
hasPredecessor	Postal Rate Commission →
headquartersCountry	United States →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
isPartOf	United States postal policy framework →
issues	advisory opinions on postal service changes →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
languageOfWork	English →
legalBasis	Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
membersAppointedBy	President of the United States →
membersConfirmedBy	United States Senate →
monitors	United States Postal Service compliance with applicable laws → United States Postal Service universal service obligations →
oversightOf	United States Postal Service competitive products → United States Postal Service market-dominant products → United States Postal Service rates → United States Postal Service service standards →
parentAgency	none →
postalCode	20268 →
publishes	Annual Compliance Determination → Annual Report to the President and Congress →
reconstitutedAsIndependentRegulator	2006 →
regulates	United States Postal Service →
reorganizedBy	Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act →
responsibleFor	ensuring transparency in postal operations → promoting a financially stable United States Postal Service → protecting postal consumers →
sector	postal regulation →
shortName	PRC →
streetAddress	901 New York Avenue NW →
subjectTo	oversight by the United States Congress →
supervises	postal rate changes → postal service classifications → postal service performance measurement →
typeOfRegulation	economic regulation →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Annual Compliance Determination ("U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission") → Annual Compliance Determination →	issuedBy
USPS Retail Ground ("U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission") → United States Postal Service →	regulator
Michael Kubayanda →	boardMemberOf
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act →	creates
Michael Kubayanda →	employer
Public Law 91-375 ("Postal Rate Commission") →	established
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 ("Postal Rate Commission") →	establishedBody
Postal Regulatory Commission ("Postal Rate Commission") →	hasPredecessor
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 →	laterNameOfBody
Michael Kubayanda →	memberOf
Annual Compliance Determination ("U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission") →	oversightBody
Public Law 91-375 ("Postal Rate Commission") →	providedFor
Annual Report to the President and Congress →	publisher
Annual Report to the President and Congress →	regulatoryBody
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act ("Postal Rate Commission") →	reorganizes