Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 200/Monday, October 17, 2016
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71428 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 200 / Monday, October 17, 2016 / Proposed Rules Customs Clearance and Delivery Exhibit 116.1 USPS Trademarks in the inspect and photocopy all written IMM comments at USPS® Headquarters Fee: per piece $6.00. [Delete Standard Mail and add USPS Library, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 11th International Business Reply Service Marketing Mail in correct alphabetical Floor N, Washington, DC by order] appointment only between the hours of Fee: Cards $1.35; Envelopes up to 2 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through * * * * * ounces $1.85. Friday, by calling 1–202–268–2906 in Following the completion of Docket 7 Treatment of Inbound Mail advance. Email comments, containing No. R2017–1, the Postal Service will * * * * * the name and address of the commenter, adjust the prices for products and may be sent to: ProductClassification@ 760 Forwarding services covered by the International usps.gov, with a subject line of ‘‘January Mail Manual. These prices will be on * * * * * 2017 Domestic Mailing Services Postal Explorer at pe.usps.com. Proposal.’’ Faxed comments are not 762 Mail of Domestic Origin accepted. Additionally, as general information, 762.1 Addressee Moved to Another the product name of Standard Mail®, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Country which is used in two instances in the Audrey Meloni at (856) 933–4360 or International Mail Manual but is not an * * * * * Lizbeth Dobbins at (202) 268–3789. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed International product, will change to 762.12 Mail Other Than Letters and prices will be available under Docket USPS Marketing Mail effective January Postcards 22, 2017. Number(s) R2017–1 on the Postal [In the first sentence, delete the term Regulatory Commission’s Web site at Although exempt from the notice and Standard Mail and replace it with USPS www.prc.gov. comment requirements of the Marketing Mail to read as follows:] The Postal Service’s proposed rule Administrative Procedure Act [5 U.S.C. Domestic mail (Periodicals mail, includes: Changes to prices, several mail 553(b), (c)] regarding proposed USPS Marketing Mail, and Package classification updates, mailpiece rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the Services) addressed to a domestic marking changes, modifications to Postal Service invites public comment addressee who has moved to another mailpiece weights and mail preparation on the following proposed revisions to country must not be forwarded to categories, multiple product the Mailing Standards of the United another country but must be returned to simplification efforts, a few minor States Postal Service, International Mail the sender.* * * revisions to the DMM to condense Manual (IMM), incorporated by * * * * * language and eliminate redundancy, a reference in the Code of Federal We will publish an appropriate change to the redemption period of a Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1. amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to reflect money order claim from two years to List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20 these changes. one year, the addition of Official Mail Accounting System (OMAS) stamp Stanley F. Mires, Foreign relations, International postal shipment fee language, and updates to Attorney, Federal Compliance. services. Enterprise Post Office Box Online [FR Doc. 2016–24968 Filed 10–14–16; 8:45 am] (ePOBOL) process that changes payment Accordingly, we propose to amend 39 BILLING CODE 7710–12–P CFR part 20 as follows: periods for online Post Office Box activity. PART 20—[AMENDED] POSTAL SERVICE Flats Sequencing System (FSS)— Overview of Changes ■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 39 CFR Part 111 As background, the Postal Service part 20 continues to read as follows: New Mailing Standards for Domestic required bundle and pallet preparation ® Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– Mailing Services Products of flat-size Standard Mail , Periodicals, 307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, and Bound Printed Matter mailpieces 401, 403, 404, 407, 414, 416, 3001–3011, AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. for delivery within ZIP CodesTM served 3201–3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, ACTION: Proposed Rule. by FSS processing in the December 18, 3632, 3633, and 5001. 2013 Federal Register final rule [78 FR SUMMARY: In October 2016, the Postal 76533–76548] which was incorporated ■ 2. Revise the following sections of Service filed a notice of mailing services Mailing Standards of the United States into the DMM on January 26, 2014. price adjustments with the Postal Subsequently, on May 31, 2015, the Postal Service, International Mail Regulatory Commission (PRC), effective Manual (IMM), as follows: Postal Service introduced FSS-specific January 22, 2017. This proposed rule price structures for flat-sized Bound Mailing Standards of the United States contains the revisions to Mailing Printer Matter, Standard Mail, and Postal Service, International Mail Standards of the United States Postal ® Periodicals mailpieces, pursuant to PRC Manual (IMM) Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM ) Order no. 2472, issued on May 7, 2015. that we would adopt to implement the * * * * * This current Federal Register proposal changes coincident with the price if adopted, removes all FSS-specific 1 International Mail Services adjustments. pricing structures from Periodicals, 110 General Information DATES: We must receive comments on or Standard Mail and Bound Printed before November 16, 2016. Matter but leaves mail preparation * * * * * ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written requirements intact with a few updated 116 Trademarks of the USPS comments to the manager, Product requirements. One change, for example, Classification, U.S. Postal Service®, 475 requires mailers to add necessitate 116.1 USPS Trademarks in the IMM L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room 4446, optional endorsement lines (OEL) on * * * * * Washington DC 20260–5015. You may each FSS scheme mailpiece. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:20 Oct 14, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\17OCP1.SGM 17OCP1 jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 200 / Monday, October 17, 2016 / Proposed Rules 71429 Again, FSS preparation rules remain Automation Cards. The Postal Service is letters or cards to consumers, who may intact for Standard Mail, Periodicals and now proposing to combine AADC and 3- in turn mail those pieces to any Bound Printed Matter for applicable Digit presort levels into one sortation. domestic address, without having to FSS zones as defined by Labeling List The new sortation name will be AADC. affix postage. Share Mail pieces are L006. The required carrier route The existing labeling List 801 will drive permitted to weigh up to one ounce separation is new for Standard Mail the FCM AADC separations and the each. Payment is collected High Density and High Density Plus and L003 list will become obsoleted. Origin electronically from the customer’s for Saturation bundles. As a reminder, entry separations, based on labeling List Postage Due and Centralized all presorted and carrier route Bound 002, will be modified to reflect origin Accounting Postage System (CAPS) Printed Matter (BPM) , and Periodicals entry AADC separations. Account. Invoicing is performed flats meeting the standards in 201.6.2 Increase the Weight Standard for First- manually, by the Postal Service’s Share must be sorted to FSS schemes, properly Class Mail (FCM) Commercial Mail Program Office in Marketing. bundled and placed on or in pallets, Automation and Machinable Letters and trays, sacks or approved containers, for Share Mail has proven to be a viable Cards From uP to 3.3 Ounces to Up to option for senders to share information FSS scheme ZIP Code combinations 3.5 Ounces within the same facility. Mailings with numerous recipients. To continue (excluding saturation mailings of Currently, the ‘‘up to’’ weight the Postal Service’s efforts to simplify Standard Mail) with non presorted BPM standard for FCM Commercial its product line, the Share Mail payment flats may be included in FSS Machinable Letters is 3.3 ounces. This tiers will be collapsed into one, and preparation, but will not be eligible for lower weight break of up to 3.3 ounces upfront postage payment requirements presorted, or carrier route prices. is being increased due to mail will be eliminated. Unique Intelligent processing improvements. Since To reiterate, all mailpieces in a 5-digit Mail barcodes are no longer required machinable letters must follow the scheme FSS bundle must be identified nor is a signed Marketing Agreement. with an optional endorsement line standards for Automation Letters (except for IMb), the same weight Picture Permit will no longer be (OEL), as described in DMM 708.7.0. available in order to help expedite its Mailpieces entered under a combined maximum should apply. Based on this, the Postal Service is proposing to approval process. A customer who mailing of Standard Mail and wishes to participate must submit a Periodicals flats (DMM 705.15.0) still increase the weight maximum from 3.3 ounces to 3.5 ounces. This change does request to the Share Mail Program Office include class and price markings, along with production pieces to ensure applicable to the price paid, in addition not apply to the maximum weight of readability for postal processing. Share to the OEL. Booklets which are capped at 3.0 Periodicals, Standard Mail, and ounces. Mail relies on Intelligent Mail barcode Bound Printed Matter flats properly (IMb) technology and scan data One Price for Up to 3.5 Ounces for First- collected as the mailpiece travels included in a FSS scheme pool qualify Class Mail (FCM) Commercial through the mailstream to determine for the piece price applied prior to Automation Letters inclusion in the FSS scheme pool with piece counts, so readability is Currently, the same price applies for the following exceptions for Standard paramount. one and two ounce pieces for each Mail: (1) A carrier route mailpiece in a individual mail sortation level for First- Periodicals FSS bundle on a FSS scheme pallet will Class Mail (FCM) Commercial receive the Basic CR-Bundles/Pallet Eliminate Flats Sequencing System Automation Letters.