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The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Vol. 1 · No. 1124

Monday, October 19, 2026

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Rule lifecycle · DOCKET:Docket No. MC2026-387

Competitive Postal Products

Postal Regulatory Commission — observed across 2 documents over 27 days. Use the source documents below before deciding whether this affects your business.

In plain English

The Postal Regulatory Commission is updating its rules for how the Postal Service prices faster mailing services like Priority Mail and Priority Express that compete with private carriers such as FedEx and UPS. Small business owners who ship packages or mail materials regularly should watch this notice, since changes to these pricing rules will affect what you pay per shipment when rates are updated.

First seen

Sep 22, 2026

Last seen

Oct 19, 2026

Latest stage

Notice

PRORULE → RULE

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Comments close

Monday, October 26, 2026

Stage timeline

  1. Notice·Sep 22, 2026·91 FR 60163

    Competitive Postal Products

    comments close Oct 16, 2026#2026-19285

  2. Notice·Oct 19, 2026·91 FR 66173

    Competitive Postal Products

    comments close Oct 26, 2026#2026-21238