{"abstract":"On December 20, 2006, President Bush signed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (\"PAEA\" or the \"Act\") into law. Congress intended the PAEA to increase competition and efficiency in the provision of mail service. The Act requires the Federal Trade Commission (the \"Commission or \"FTC\") to prepare and submit to the President, Congress, and the Postal Regulatory Commission (\"PRC\") a comprehensive report by December 20, 2007, identifying Federal and State laws that apply differently to the United States Postal Service (\"USPS\") with respect to the competitive category of mail and to private companies providing similar products. To help prepare this report, the Commission is requesting public comment on several issues.","action":"Notice requesting information and comment.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2007/05/01/E7-8251.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"72 FR 23820","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2007-07-02","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Public comments must be received on or before July 2, 2007.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E7-8251","effective_on":null,"end_page":23822,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2007/05/01/E7-8251.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/05/01/E7-8251/united-states-postal-service-study","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E7-8251?publication_date=2007-05-01","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2007-05-01/E7-8251/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":19,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-05-01/pdf/E7-8251.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2007-05-01","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2007/05/01/E7-8251.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T21:42:25Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":23820,"subtype":null,"title":"United States Postal Service Study","toc_doc":"Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act; U.S. Postal Service Study, Project No. P071200; information and comment request","toc_subject":"Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":72}