---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 3050.1"
title: "39"
number: "3050.1"
heading: "Definitions applicable to this part."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/3050.1"
---

# §3050.1. Definitions applicable to this part.

- (a) **Accepted analytical principle—** refers to an analytical principle that was applied by the Commission in its most recent Annual Compliance Determination unless a different analytical principle subsequently was accepted by the Commission in a final rule.
- (b) **Accepted quantification technique—** refers to a quantification technique that was applied in the most recent iteration of the periodic report applying that quantification technique or was used to support a new analytical principle adopted in a subsequent [rule 3050.11](/cfr/39/3050.11.md) proceeding.
- (c) **Analytical principle—** refers to a particular economic, mathematical, or statistical theory, precept, or assumption applied by the Postal Service in producing a periodic report to the Commission.
- (d) **Annual Compliance Determination—** refers to the report that [39 U.S.C. 3653](/usc/39/3653.md) requires the Commission to issue each year evaluating the compliance of the Postal Service.
- (e) **Annual periodic reports to the Commission—** refers to all of the reports that the Postal Service is required to provide to the Commission each year.
- (f) **Quantification technique—** refers to any data entry or manipulation technique whose validity does not require the acceptance of a particular economic, mathematical, or statistical theory, precept, or assumption. A change in quantification technique should not change the output of the analysis in which it is employed.
- (g) **Section 3652 report—** refers to the annual compliance report provided by the Postal Service to the Commission pursuant to [39 U.S.C. 3652](/usc/39/3652.md), but does not include the reports required by 39 U.S.C. [2803](/usc/39/2803.md) and [2804](/usc/39/2804.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 503, 3651, 3652, 3653.

### Source

Source: 74 FR 20850, May 5, 2009, unless otherwise noted.