Postal Regulatory Commission
Ann Fisher has extensive experience in governmental roles, currently serving as a Commissioner at the Postal Regulatory Commission since January 2007, where previous positions included Director of the Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations and Chief of Staff. Prior to this, Ann held roles at the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs as Deputy Staff Director and as Professional Staff for the Senate Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services. Ann's earlier career included a Government Relations Manager position at the U.S. Postal Service and Legislative Aide/Economist for U.S. Senator Larry Pressler. Educational credentials include a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of South Dakota and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Secondary Education from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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Postal Regulatory Commission
The Commission is an independent agency that has exercised regulatory oversight over the Postal Service since its creation by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970. Initially, that oversight consisted primarily of conducting public, on-the-record hearings concerning proposed rate, mail classification or major service changes, and recommending decisions for action by the postal Governors. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) enacted on December 20, 2006, requires the Commission to develop and maintain regulations for a modern system of rate regulation, consult with the Postal Service on delivery service standards and performance measures, consult with the Department of State on international postal policies, prevent cross-subsidization or other anticompetitive postal practices, promote transparency and accountability, and adjudicate complaints. The law also assigns new and continuing oversight responsibilities to the PRC, including annual determinations of Postal Service compliance with applicable laws, development of accounting practices and procedures for the Postal Service, review of the Universal Service requirement, and assurance of transparency through periodic reports. New enforcement tools include subpoena power, authority to direct the Postal Service to adjust rates and to take other remedial actions, and levying fines in cases of deliberate noncompliance with applicable postal laws.