September 23, 2014 – PRC Docket No. MT2014-1

NOTICE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE OF
MARKET TEST OF EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT – CUSTOMIZED DELIVERY

Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3641, the United States Postal Service hereby gives
notice that it intends to conduct a test of an experimental competitive product, named
Customized Delivery. The Postal Service also hereby gives notice that it is today filing
certain portions of this document under seal, pertaining to the Postal Service’s pricing
plans for this market test. The protected material has been redacted from the public
filing document. An application for non-public treatment of the material is attached.

Customized Delivery is a package delivery service offering that will provide
customers with delivery of groceries and other prepackaged goods, primarily during a 3
a.m. to 7 a.m. delivery window. The Postal Service may also test other customized
delivery windows as part of this market test. The market test, which will begin on or
shortly after October 24, 2014, is designed for retailers to deliver groceries and other
prepackaged goods in a customized delivery window, tailored to their unique offerings
and customer base. In addition to testing the operational feasibility of customized
delivery windows, this market test will also assist the Postal Service in determining the
optimal pricing structure for this type of service.

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