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Postal Service 39 CFR Part 111 Changes to the Domestic Mail Manual to Implement Confirm Service; Final Rule Thursday, August 15, 2002 Part IV Postal Service 39 CFR Part 111 Changes To the Domestic Mail Manual To Implement Confirm Service; Final Rule VerDate Aug<2,>2002 16:44 Aug 14, 2002 Jkt 197001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\15AUR4.SGM pfrm17 PsN: 15AUR4 53454 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 158 / Thursday, August 15, 2002 / Rules and Regulations POSTAL SERVICE seq.), filed a Request for a recommended comments and recommendations for decision by the Postal Rate Commission improving and expanding Confirm, and 39 CFR Part 111 (PRC) on the proposed classification and for ensuring that the service meets the [Docket No. MC 2002–1] fees for Confirm, a new service using a business needs and the operational uniquely identifying mailer-applied requirements of the mailing industry at Changes to the Domestic Mail Manual barcode called PLANET Code. Using large. Moreover, the Postal Service has To Implement Confirm Service these barcodes, along with the continued to solicit recommendations appropriate delivery address POSTNET from the mailing industry for AGENCY: Postal Service. barcodes, enables a participating mailer enhancements to the infrastructure ACTION: Final rule. to identify where and when outgoing supporting this subscriber-based automation-compatible mail and service. The recommendations coming SUMMARY: This final rule sets forth the incoming automation-compatible reply from actual customer use and testing of Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) mail are scanned in various postal the whole Confirm system have greatly standards adopted by the Postal Service operations. Confirm combines barcode influenced, not only the operational to implement the classification and fees technology with the electronic characteristics incorporated into the for Confirm service as established by infrastructure of automated Postal service, as proposed in the unopposed the decision of the Governors of the Service processing equipment to record settlement agreement and as United States Postal Service on the and transmit data for successfully recommended by the Postal Rate recommended decision of the Postal scanned pieces prepared according to Commission, but also the standards Rate Commission approving stipulation Confirm specifications. incorporated into the rules published and agreement for Confirm, Docket No. On July 26, 2002, pursuant to 39 here. MC2002–1 (August 5, 2002). U.S.C. 3624, the Postal Rate Second, the Postal Rate Commission In their decision, the Governors Commission issued to the Governors of conducted public hearings to consider approved the Commission’s the Postal Service its Opinion and the Postal Service proposal for Confirm recommendations, adopting an Recommended Decision Approving that were open to any interested party. unopposed settlement agreement Stipulation and Agreement, Docket No. Several parties participated, including concluded by all but one party in MC2002–1. The Commission major associations of mailers, the largest Docket No. MC2002–1. The settlement recommended that the Postal Service union representing postal workers, substantially incorporated the proposal for Confirm be established as individuals representing themselves as classification and fees for Confirm, as a permanent special service. With mailers, and the Director of the proposed by the Postal Service in its relatively minor modifications to the Commission’s Office of the Consumer request for a recommended decision, proposed language for the Domestic Advocate representing the general filed on April 24, 2002. Mail Classification Schedule, the public. This participation led to the Confirm represents a new service Commission approved the Stipulation successful negotiation of an agreement offering subscribers access to data and and Agreement. substantially incorporating the proposal information concerning the processing On August 5, 2002, the Board of presented by the Postal Service. of their specially prepared and barcoded Governors approved the recommended Virtually all participants signed the automation-compatible letter-size and decision and established an settlement agreement. Only one flat-size mail. The service combines implementation date of Sunday, individual representing himself did not barcode technology with the electronic September 22, 2002, on which the sign, but that same individual did not infrastructure of automated Postal approved classification and fees for oppose the settlement. Throughout the Service processing equipment to record Confirm service will take effect. This Confirm proceedings, furthermore, and transmit data pertaining to mail final rule contains the DMM standards participants provided comments, prepared according to Confirm adopted by the Postal Service to formally through submissions for the specifications. implement the decision of the record, as well as informally through Through the use of a unique mailer- Governors. settlement discussions. These comments applied barcode, called PLANET The Postal Service has determined to reinforced the determinations leading to Code, along with the appropriate issue these standards as final rules, the Postal Service proposal, as delivery address POSTNET barcode, rather than first publishing them as incorporated into the settlement Confirm enables a mailer subscribing to proposed rules seeking comments. agreement. The Commission accepted the service to identify where and when Several considerations support this the settlement with only minor barcodes printed on mail are scanned in determination. modifications to the language describing various postal operations. Confirm can First, Confirm was developed through Confirm in the Domestic Mail be used to provide this information for the joint efforts of the Postal Service and Classification Schedule (DMCS). outgoing automation-compatible mail its customers over a substantial period Finally, there is a strong interest in and for incoming automation- of time. As described below in the expeditious implementation of the compatible reply mail. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of this final service that is shared by mailers rule, over the past seven years, more currently receiving and using Confirm EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is than 300 mailers, representing a wide data and information, by prospective effective at 12:01 a.m. on September 22, cross-section of the mailing industry, customers, and by the Postal Service. 2002. have participated at various times in The Board of Governors of the Postal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil testing and evaluating the features of the Service has determined to implement Berger at (703) 292–3645 or Paul Bakshi service. This experience has included Confirm on September 22, 2002. This at (703) 292–3671. an operational pilot test of Confirm date represents the earliest time that the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April since 1998, involving the collection of service can be made operationally 24, 2002, the United States Postal data pertaining to significant volumes of available to the public. It also provides Service, in conformance with sections actual mail submitted by participating a reasonable time for the Postal Service 3622 and 3623 of the Postal mailers. Throughout these activities, to process applications adding new Reorganization Act (39 U.S.C. 101 et mailers have provided invaluable subscribers to existing users. If the VerDate Aug<2,>2002 16:44 Aug 14, 2002 Jkt 197001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\15AUR4.SGM pfrm17 PsN: 15AUR4 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 158 / Thursday, August 15, 2002 / Rules and Regulations 53455 Postal Service were to delay 2. Additional Identification Codes the Postal Service mailstream. The implementation in order to solicit and Subscribers to the Silver, Gold, and Postal Service decided to build such a receive additional comments, the Platinum subscription levels can license tracking system around PLANET Code effective date for Confirm could be additional identification codes for $500 barcode technology, which had been delayed considerably, and current users for 3-month intervals or until the developed and refined earlier by the and new subscribers would be denied expiration of the underlying Postal Service Engineering Department. the benefits of the valuable information subscription, whichever occurs first. This barcode technology was that the service can provide. By The additional identification codes considered both an effective and an implementing this new service without are valid for only 3 months or to the end expedient way to meet mailer and Postal undue delays, the Postal Service can of the subscription period, whichever Service requirements for these reasons: • The technology would require ensure that currently participating occurs first. At the renewal time of the minimal research and testing because it mailers are able to continue the service underlying subscription, the same was a fully developed and validated without interruption, and that new additional identification codes technology. subscribers will be expeditiously previously licensed may also be • The technology would require integrated into the system. renewed at the subscriber’s option. minimal effort and expense for mailers Pursuant to these considerations, the Subscribers may, at their option, also to implement within the current mailing Postal Service has concluded that the license up to four 3-month periods at substantial number of comments and environment. one time for the same additional • The technology would require recommendations already received identification codes
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