(a) The definitions in paragraphs (b) through (m) of this section apply in this part.
(b) Annual limitation means:
(1) In the case of a notice of a Type 1-A or Type 1-B rate adjustment filed 12 or more months after the last Type 1-A or Type 1-B notice of rate adjustment, the full year limitation on the size of rate adjustments calculated pursuant to § 3010.21;
(2) In the case of a notice of a Type 1-A or Type 1-B rate adjustment filed less than 12 months after the last Type 1-A or Type 1-B notice of rate adjustment, the partial year limitation on the size of rate adjustments calculated pursuant to § 3010.22; and
(3) In the case of a notice of a Type 1-C rate adjustment, the annual limitation calculated pursuant to § 3010.21 or § 3010.22, as applicable, for the most recent notice of a Type 1-A or Type 1-B rate adjustment.
(c) Class means a class of market dominant postal products.
(d) De minimis rate increase means a rate adjustment described in § 3010.30.
(e) Maximum rate adjustment means the maximum rate adjustment that the Postal Service may make for a class pursuant to a notice of Type1-A or Type 1-B rate adjustment. The maximum rate adjustment is calculated in accordance with § 3010.20.
(f) Most recent Type 1-A or Type 1-B notice of rate adjustment, when used in reference to a notice of rate adjustment for a class, means the most recent Type 1-A or Type 1-B notice of rate adjustment for that class.
(g) Rate of general applicability means a rate applicable to all mail meeting standards established by the Mail Classification Schedule, the Domestic Mail Manual, and the International Mail Manual. A rate is not a rate of general applicability if eligibility for the rate is dependent on factors other than the characteristics of the mail to which the rate applies. A rate is not a rate of general applicability if it benefits a single mailer. A rate that is only available upon the written agreement of both the Postal Service and a mailer, a group of mailers, or a foreign postal operator is not a rate of general applicability.
(h) Type 1-A rate adjustment means a rate adjustment described in § 3010.4.
(i) Type 1-B rate adjustment means a rate adjustment described in § 3010.5.
(j) Type 1-C rate adjustment means a rate adjustment described in § 3010.6.
(k) Type 2 rate adjustment means a rate adjustment described in § 3010.7.
(l) Type 3 rate adjustment means a rate adjustment described in § 3010.8.
(m) Unused rate adjustment authority means:
(1) In the case of a Type 1-A or Type 1-B rate adjustment, the percentage calculated pursuant to § 3010.26; and
(2) In the case of a Type 1-C rate adjustment, the percentage calculated pursuant to § 3010.27.
[79 FR 33831, June 12, 2014]