Intra-Alaska Bush Service Mail Rates

Order 2006-1-18
OST-2003-14694

Issued and Served January 24, 2006

Bush Quarterly Fuel Cost Adjustments

1. We increase the final Regular Part 121 linehaul mail rate by 1.40 percent from that in Order 2005-9-17, to $4.6498 per mail ton-mile plus a fixed charge of $324.42 per ton enplaned, to be effective for the period beginning the first Saturday after the issue date of this order, until further Department action.
2. We decrease the final Short Runway Part 121 linehaul mail rate by 7.20 percent from that in Order 2005-9-17, to $8.4643 per mail ton-mile plus a fixed charge of $197.89 per ton enplaned, to be effective for the period beginning the first Saturday after the issue date of this order, until further Department action.
3. We decrease the final P-135 linehaul mail rate by 9.64 percent to $12.2566 per mail revenue ton mile, to be effective for the period beginning the first Saturday after the issue date of this order, until further Department action.
4. We decrease the final Seaplane linehaul mail rate by 6.31 percent to $22.5629 per mail revenue ton mile, to be effective for the period beginning the first Saturday after the issue date of this order, until further Department action.
5. We are issuing the quarterly fuel updates on a final basis. Consistent with our rules, parties will have twenty days from the date of service of this order to petition the Department for reconsideration of the quarterly fuel update.

By: Michael Reynolds