80 FR 22661 - Revisions to the Requirements for Authority To Manufacture and Distribute Postage Evidencing Systems
POSTAL SERVICE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 78 (April 23, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 22661-22662] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09424] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 501 Revisions to the Requirements for Authority To Manufacture and Distribute Postage Evidencing Systems AGENCY: Postal Service.TM ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Postal Service is proposing to revise the rules concerning [[Page 22662]] authorization to manufacture and distribute postage evidencing systems to reflect new revenue assurance practices. DATES: Submit comments on or before May 26, 2015. ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written comments to the Manager, Payment Technology, U.S. Postal Service[supreg], 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 3500, Washington, DC 20260. You may inspect and photocopy all written comments at the Payment Technology office by appointment only between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday by calling 1-202- 268-7613 in advance. Email and faxed comments are not accepted. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlo Kay Ivey, Business Systems Analyst, Payment Technology, U.S. Postal Service, (202) 268-7613. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These proposed changes to the CFR support the ongoing effort of the Postal Service (USPS) to collect the appropriate revenue on mail pieces in a more automated fashion. Presently the system relies on a manual process to weigh and rate pieces and collect at the point of induction or at the point of delivery. The USPS is upgrading mail processing equipment to validate postage paid on individual pieces and working with the PC Postage Providers to make corrections to the postage paid collecting additional revenue when appropriate with an electronic process. The PC Postage Providers will have piece level information and interface with the customers to make the needed postage corrections. Customers will have the opportunity to appeal the process in an electronic format. The USPS will be the final decision maker in all disputes. List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 501 Administrative practice and procedure. Accordingly, for the reasons stated, 39 CFR part 501 is proposed to be amended as follows: PART 501--AUTHORIZATION TO MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE POSTAGE EVIDENCING SYSTEMS 0 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 501 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 410, 2601, 2605, Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L. 95- 452, as amended); 5 U.S.C. App. 3. 0 2. In Sec. 501.1, revise paragraph (g) to read as follows: Sec. 501.1 Definitions. * * * * * (g) A customer is a person or entity authorized by the Postal Service to use a Postage Evidencing System as an end user in accordance with Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) 604 Postage Payment Methods and Refunds, including 604.4.0 Postage Meters and PC Postage Products (Postage Evidencing Systems). 0 3. In Sec. 501.2, revise paragraph (d) to read as follows: Sec. 501.2 Postage Evidencing System Provider authorization. * * * * * (d) Approval shall be based upon satisfactory evidence of the applicant's integrity and financial responsibility, commitment to comply with the Postal Service's revenue assurance practices as outlined in section 501.16, and a determination that disclosure to the applicant of Postal Service customer, financial, or other data of a commercial nature necessary to perform the function for which approval is sought would be appropriate and consistent with good business practices within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 410(c)(2). The Postal Service may condition its approval upon the applicant's agreement to undertakings that would give the Postal Service appropriate assurance of the applicant's ability to meet its obligations under this section, including but not limited to the method and manner of performing certain financial, security, and servicing functions, and the need to maintain sufficient financial reserves to guarantee uninterrupted performance of not less than 3 months of operation. * * * * * 0 4. In Sec. 501.16, add paragraph (i) to read as follows: Sec. 501.16 PC postage payment methodology. * * * * * (i) Revenue Assurance. To operate PC Postage systems, the provider must support business practices to assure Postal Service revenue and accurate payment from customers. Specifically, the provider is required to notify the customer and adjust the balance in the postage evidencing system or otherwise facilitate postage corrections to address any postage discrepancies as directed by the Postal Service, subject to the applicable notification periods and dispute mechanisms available to customers for these corrections. The Postal Service will supply the provider with the necessary detail to justify the correction and amount of the postage correction to be used in the adjustment process. The provider must supply customers with visibility into the identified postage correction, facilitate a payment adjustment from the customer in the amount equivalent to the identified postage discrepancies to the extent possible, and enable customers to submit electronic disputes of such postage discrepancies to the Postal Service. Further if the Customer does not have funds sufficient to cover the amount of the discrepancies or the postage discrepancies have not been resolved, the provider may be required to temporarily suspend or permanently shut down the customer's ability to print PC Postage as described in the Domestic Mail Manual section 604.4. 0 5. In Sec. 501.18, revise paragraph (b)(2) and add paragraph (c)(6) to read as follows: Sec. 501.18 Customer information and authorization. * * * * * (b) * * * * * (2) Within five years preceding submission of the information, the customer violated any standard for the care or use of the Postage Evidencing System, including any unresolved identified postage discrepancies that resulted in revocation of that customer's authorization. * * * * * (c) * * * * * (6) The customer has any unresolved postage discrepancies. * * * * * Stanley F. Mires, Attorney, Federal Requirements. [FR Doc. 2015-09424 Filed 4-22-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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Capitol Mall, Room 242, Sacramento, www.regulations.gov, as explained in Revisions to the Requirements for
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CA 95814. the separate NPRM. This notice Authority To Manufacture and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provides specific information about Distribute Postage Evidencing
Janet LaBreck, U.S. Department of dates, locations, and times of these Systems
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., meetings in the ADDRESSES section. AGENCY: Postal Service.TM
room 5086, Potomac Center Plaza, Accessible Format: Individuals with ACTION: Proposed rule.
Washington, DC 20202–2800. disabilities may obtain this document in
Telephone: (202) 245–7488 or by email: an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large SUMMARY: The Postal Service is
Janet.LaBreck@ed.gov. print, audiotape, or compact disc) on proposing to revise the rules concerning
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authorization to manufacture and (g) A customer is a person or entity identified postage correction, facilitate a
distribute postage evidencing systems to authorized by the Postal Service to use payment adjustment from the customer
reflect new revenue assurance practices. a Postage Evidencing System as an end in the amount equivalent to the
DATES: Submit comments on or before user in accordance with Mailing identified postage discrepancies to the
May 26, 2015. Standards of the United States Postal extent possible, and enable customers to
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) submit electronic disputes of such
comments to the Manager, Payment 604 Postage Payment Methods and postage discrepancies to the Postal
Technology, U.S. Postal Service®, 475 Refunds, including 604.4.0 Postage Service. Further if the Customer does
L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room 3500, Meters and PC Postage Products not have funds sufficient to cover the
Washington, DC 20260. You may (Postage Evidencing Systems). amount of the discrepancies or the
inspect and photocopy all written ■ 3. In § 501.2, revise paragraph (d) to postage discrepancies have not been
comments at the Payment Technology read as follows: resolved, the provider may be required
office by appointment only between the to temporarily suspend or permanently
§ 501.2 Postage Evidencing System
hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday Provider authorization.
shut down the customer’s ability to
through Friday by calling 1–202–268– print PC Postage as described in the
* * * * * Domestic Mail Manual section 604.4.
7613 in advance. Email and faxed (d) Approval shall be based upon
comments are not accepted. ■ 5. In § 501.18, revise paragraph (b)(2)
satisfactory evidence of the applicant’s and add paragraph (c)(6) to read as
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: integrity and financial responsibility, follows:
Marlo Kay Ivey, Business Systems commitment to comply with the Postal
Analyst, Payment Technology, U.S. Service’s revenue assurance practices as § 501.18 Customer information and
Postal Service, (202) 268–7613. outlined in section 501.16, and a authorization.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These determination that disclosure to the * * * * *
proposed changes to the CFR support applicant of Postal Service customer, (b)
the ongoing effort of the Postal Service financial, or other data of a commercial * * * * *
(USPS) to collect the appropriate nature necessary to perform the function (2) Within five years preceding
revenue on mail pieces in a more for which approval is sought would be submission of the information, the
automated fashion. Presently the system appropriate and consistent with good customer violated any standard for the
relies on a manual process to weigh and business practices within the meaning care or use of the Postage Evidencing
rate pieces and collect at the point of of 39 U.S.C. 410(c)(2). The Postal System, including any unresolved
induction or at the point of delivery. Service may condition its approval identified postage discrepancies that
The USPS is upgrading mail processing upon the applicant’s agreement to resulted in revocation of that customer’s
equipment to validate postage paid on undertakings that would give the Postal authorization.
individual pieces and working with the Service appropriate assurance of the * * * * *
PC Postage Providers to make applicant’s ability to meet its obligations (c)
corrections to the postage paid under this section, including but not
* * * * *
collecting additional revenue when limited to the method and manner of (6) The customer has any unresolved
appropriate with an electronic process. performing certain financial, security, postage discrepancies.
The PC Postage Providers will have and servicing functions, and the need to
maintain sufficient financial reserves to * * * * *
piece level information and interface
with the customers to make the needed guarantee uninterrupted performance of Stanley F. Mires,
postage corrections. Customers will not less than 3 months of operation. Attorney, Federal Requirements.
have the opportunity to appeal the * * * * * [FR Doc. 2015–09424 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am]
process in an electronic format. The ■ 4. In § 501.16, add paragraph (i) to BILLING CODE P
USPS will be the final decision maker read as follows:
in all disputes.
§ 501.16 PC postage payment
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procedure. (i) Revenue Assurance. To operate PC
Postage systems, the provider must 40 CFR Part 52
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payment from customers. Specifically,
PART 501—AUTHORIZATION TO the provider is required to notify the Approval and Promulgation of Air
MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE customer and adjust the balance in the Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois;
POSTAGE EVIDENCING SYSTEMS postage evidencing system or otherwise Midwest Generation Variances
facilitate postage corrections to address AGENCY: Environmental Protection
■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR any postage discrepancies as directed by Agency (EPA).
part 501 continues to read as follows: the Postal Service, subject to the ACTION: Proposed rule.
applicable notification periods and
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 410, 2601, 2605, Inspector dispute mechanisms available to SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
General Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L. 95– customers for these corrections. The Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
452, as amended); 5 U.S.C. App. 3. Postal Service will supply the provider into the Illinois regional haze State
■ 2. In § 501.1, revise paragraph (g) to with the necessary detail to justify the Implementation Plan (SIP) variances
read as follows: correction and amount of the postage affecting the following Midwest
correction to be used in the adjustment Generation, LLC facilities: Crawford
§ 501.1 Definitions. process. The provider must supply Generating Station (Cook County), Joliet
* * * * * customers with visibility into the Generating Station (Will County),
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| Dates | Submit comments on or before May 26, 2015. | |
| Contact | Marlo Kay Ivey, Business Systems Analyst, Payment Technology, U.S. Postal Service, (202) 268-7613. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 22661 |
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