Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 41 / Wednesday, March 3, 1999 / Rules and Regulations 10219 POSTAL SERVICE mailings included disproportionate mailing. The minimum does not apply volumes of Canadian mail. to each country destination. 39 CFR Part 20 The Postal Service believes that an effective date of February 28, 1999, does 281.32 Presort Mail International Priority Airmail Service not provide sufficient time for The mailer must have a minimum of customers, vendors, or the Postal 11 pounds of presorted LC/AO mail to AGENCY: Postal Service. Service to make changes to systems and a single rate group to qualify for the ACTION: Final rule. procedures necessary to successfully presort rate for that rate group. implement the changes to IPA. SUMMARY: The Postal Service published Note: Mail that cannot be made up in a proposed rule with a request for Therefore, the Postal Service will direct country packages (284.521) or in direct comment on November 25, 1998, in the implement the changes on April 4, country sacks (284.61) does not qualify for 1999, which is the earliest practical the presort rates and is subject to the Federal Register (63 FR 65153±65161) worldwide nonpresort rates. regarding proposed changes to date. The Postal Service adopts the International Priority Airmail Service 281.4 Dutiable Items following amendments to the (IPA). The Postal Service proposed to International Mail Manual, which is Dutiable items may be sent in LC change the postage rates and conditions incorporated by reference in the Code of letter packages or AO small packets in of service. The Postal Service hereby Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1. accordance with the applicable rules in adopts the proposed rule, effective April this subchapter for those classes of mail. 4, 1999. List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20 Parcel post (CP) items, either ordinary EFFECTIVE DATE: 12:01 a.m., April 4, Foreign relations, International postal or insured, may not be mailed as 1999. services. International Priority Airmail. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 281.5 Deposit Walter J. Grandjean, (202) 314±7256 or PART 20Ð[AMENDED] 281.51 Full Service Dan Singer, (202) 314±3422. 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part 20 continues to read as follows: Mailings must be deposited and International Priority Airmail Service accepted at a business mail entry unit of Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 39 U.S.C. 401, the post office where the mailer holds (IPA) is a volume airmail letter service. 404, 407, 408. Mailers have the opportunity to benefit an advance deposit account or postage 2. The International Mail Manual is from work sharing with the Postal meter license. amended to incorporate program Service and gain improved speed of changes to Subchapter 280 International 281.52 Drop Shipment delivery for presorted mail, which the Priority Airmail Service as follows: To qualify for the drop shipment Postal Service does not have to sort. rates, the mailer must tender the mail to On February 28, 1998, the Postal 280 INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY one of the locations in 281.53. The Service adopted program changes to AIRMAIL SERVICE mailer must pay postage at the drop International Surface Air Lift Service 281 Description shipment location either through an (ISAL) (63 FR 3642±3650). The advance deposit account or postage proposed changes to IPA will align it 281.1 General meter license at the serving post office. with ISAL in rate structure and International Priority Airmail (IPA) As an alternative, mailers who are preparation requirements. This will service is as fast as or faster than regular participating in a PVDS program (see make it easier for mailers to participate international airmail service. It is DMM P750) may have the mail verified, in either service. The Postal Service available to bulk mailers of all LC and accepted and paid for at the mailer's published a proposed rule with a AO items that are prepared by the plant or at the origin post office serving request for comment in the Federal sender in accordance with the the mailer's plant if authorized under Register on November 25, 1998, (63 FR requirements of this subchapter. DMM P750.2.2. Plant-verified drop 65153±65161) and requested comments Separate rates are provided for presorted shipment mail must be transported by by December 28, 1998. By that date the mail and nonpresorted mail with drop the mailer to the drop shipment location Postal received one comment from an shipment and volume discounts. and the mail accompanied by a international courier company. 281.2 Qualifying Mail clearance document Form 8125, Drop The commentor fully supported the Shipment Clearance Document. changes to IPA proposed by the Postal Any item of the LC or AO Service but suggested that mail to classification, as defined in 141.2, 281.53 Drop Shipment Locations Canada be included in rate group 2 and qualifies. Letters, letter packages, postal Drop shipment rates are available that the proposal be implemented no cards, aerogrammes, regular printed from the following offices: later than February 28, 1999. matter, books and sheet music, New York The Postal Service has reviewed the publishers' periodicals, matter for the recommendation that Canada be blind, and small packets, which are Regular and plant-verified drop shipment: AMC JFK BUILDING 250, included in rate group 2 of IPA service. prepared in compliance with the applicable mailing conditions in this JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, The Postal Service does not believe that, JAMAICA NY 11430±9998 at this time, it is possible to include subchapter, may be sent in this service. California Canada in rate group 2 of IPA service. Items do not have to be of the same size This is because the costs associated with and weight to qualify. Regular drop shipment: sending mail to Canada significantly SAN FRANCISCO P&DC, 281.3 Minimum Quantity 1300 EVANS AVE, differ from those associated with Requirements SAN FRANCISCO CA 94188±9998, sending mail to all other countries in 281.31 Worldwide Nonpresort Mail Plant-verified drop shipment: the rate group. Such differences would AMC SAN FRANCISCO, result in non-compensatory rates to the The mailer must have a minimum of BLDG 660 RD 6, Postal Service where rate group 2 11 pounds of LC/AO mail in the total SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158±9998 VerDate 01-MAR-99 16:23 Mar 02, 1999 Jkt 183247 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\03MRR1.XXX pfrm01 PsN: 03MRR1 10220 Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 41 / Wednesday, March 3, 1999 / Rules and Regulations Florida c. Over $10 million: 15% discount mail) (284.521) and/or sacked in direct Regular drop shipment: Mailers entitled to these discounts country sacks of 11 pounds or more MIAMI P&DC, must place the full per-piece rate on (284.61). Mail that cannot be made up 2200 NORTHWEST 72 AVE, each piece of mail if payment is by into direct country packages or direct MIAMI FL 33152±9997 postage meter or mailer-precanceled country sacks must be sent at the Plant-verified drop shipment: stamps. The discount is calculated on worldwide nonpresort rates. AMC MIAMI, the statement of mailing. MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 282.16 Separation by Rate Group MIAMI FL 33159±9998 282.13 Qualifying for Volume The mailer must specify the rate Illinois Discounts group on the back of Tag 115, Regular and plant-verified drop shipment: To qualify for volume discounts, International Priority Airmail, with the CHICAGO OHARE DROPSHIP ISAL mailers must apply in writing to: SERVICE CENTER, number 1, 2, 3, 4 or WW (Worldwide), INTERNATIONAL PROCESSING CENTER MANAGER, MAIL ORDER, and must physically separate the sacks ANNEX, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS UNIT, by rate group at the time of mailing. 3333 N MOUNT PROSPECT RD, 475 L'ENFANT PLAZA SW RM 370± FRANKLIN PARK IL 60131±1347 IBU, WASHINGTON, DC 20260±6500 282.17 Computation of Postage The Manager evaluates all requests 281.6 Special Services Not Available Postage is computed on PS Form and informs the mailer and the post 3652, Postage StatementÐInternational Items sent in this service may not be office(s) of mailing whether discounts Priority Airmail. Postage at the registered. are approved and the level of discount. worldwide nonpresort rate is calculated 282 Postage Mailers must supply the following by multiplying the number of pieces in information: the mailing by the applicable per-piece 282.1 Rates a. Postal fiscal year for the qualifying rate, multiplying the net weight (in 282.11 General mail. whole pounds) of the entire mailing by b. Permit number(s) and post office(s) There are two rate options for the applicable per-pound rate, and then where the permits are held. adding the two totals together. Postage International Priority Airmail service: a c. Total revenue for the postal fiscal presort rate option that has four rate at the presorted rates is calculated by year. multiplying the number of pieces in the groups and a worldwide nonpresort d. Post office(s) where the discount is rate. For both options there are full mailing destined for countries in a to be claimed. specific rate group by the appropriate service rates for mail deposited at The combined IPA and ISAL revenue per-piece rate, multiplying the net offices other than the four drop is counted toward the discounts. The weight (in whole pounds) of those shipment offices listed in 281.5, and Postal Service will count as revenue to pieces by the corresponding per-pound drop ship rates for mail deposited at one qualify for the volume discounts only rate, and then adding the two totals of the four drop shipment offices.