---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 3010.151"
title: "39"
number: "3010.151"
heading: "Notices and orders initiating proceeding."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/3010.151"
---

# §3010.151. Notices and orders initiating proceeding.

- (a) Upon a finding that a matter is properly before the Commission, the Commission shall issue a notice and order initiating the proceeding to consider that matter. The rules in this section apply to all proceedings except for:
  - (1) Proceedings to consider certain negotiated service agreements, which are noticed pursuant to [§ 3010.152](/cfr/39/3010.152.md); and
  - (2) Proceedings to consider the appeal of a Postal Service determination to close or consolidate post office, pursuant to [part 3021](/cfr/39/part3021.md) of this chapter.
- (b) **The notice and order shall—**
  - (1) Describe the general nature of the proceeding, i.e., a complaint, a rulemaking, a change in rates, a change in the product lists, a change in the nature of postal services, etc.;
  - (2) Identify the person(s) requesting the initiation of the docket, if applicable;
  - (3) Refer to the legal authority under which the proceeding is to be conducted;
  - (4) Provide a sufficient description of the matter being considered such that the reader is informed of the substance of the proceeding, and provide direction as to where further information may be obtained;
  - (5) Establish the docket under which the proceeding will be conducted;
  - (6) Assign a Public Representative to represent the interests of the public, when required;
  - (7) Describe how interested persons may participate in the proceeding;
  - (8) Establish procedural deadlines, if known; and
  - (9) **Include such other information as the Commission deems appropriate.**
- (c) For proceedings docketed for a hearing on the record pursuant to subpart F of this part, the notice and order shall also:
  - (1) Specify the date by which notices of intervention and requests for hearing must be filed;
  - (2) Specify the date, time, and place of a prehearing conference or first public hearing, if known; and
  - (3) Include the procedural schedule provided for under [§ 3020.110](/cfr/39/3020.110.md) of this chapter in proceedings to consider changes in the nature of postal services pursuant to [part 3020](/cfr/39/part3020.md) of this chapter.
- (d) The document shall be published in the Federal Register.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 404(d); 503; 504; 3661.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 9620, Feb. 19, 2020, unless otherwise noted.