81_FR_74514 81 FR 74307 - Inspection Service Authority

81 FR 74307 - Inspection Service Authority

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 207 (October 26, 2016)

Page Range74307-74308
FR Document2016-25805

The U.S. Postal Service[supreg] amends its regulations governing the use of mail covers to make the definitions of sealed and unsealed mail consistent with current classifications.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 74307-74308]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25805]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 233


Inspection Service Authority

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Postal Service[supreg] amends its regulations 
governing the use of mail covers to make the definitions of sealed and 
unsealed mail consistent with current classifications.

DATES: This rule is effective October 26, 2016. The relevant changes to 
the Mail Classification Schedule were implemented on August 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Questions or comments on this action are welcome. Mail or 
deliver written comments to Steven Sultan, Acting Assistant Postal 
Inspector in Charge, Office of Counsel, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, 
475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 3114, Washington, DC 20260-3100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Sultan, Acting Assistant Postal 
Inspector in Charge, Office of Counsel, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, 
202-268-7385, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are amending our mail cover regulations 
to accommodate various changes to 39 CFR Appendix A to Subpart A of 
Part 3020--Mail Classification Schedule, including the following:
     Products added to or removed from the market dominant or 
competitive product list;
     Changes in product names;
     Removal of Priority Mail International[supreg] Flat Rate 
Envelopes and Small Flat Rate Boxes from the letter post stream to the 
parcel post stream; \1\ and
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    \1\ Mail Classification Schedule Changes Pertaining to Priority 
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Priority Mail 
International Small Flat Rate Boxes, 81 FR22131 (April 14, 2016). 
See also Mail Classification Schedule Changes Pertaining to Priority 
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and Priority Mail 
International Small Flat Rate Boxes--Notice of Modified Effective 
Date, 81 FR 33560 (May 26, 2016).

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     Changes that implement management's decision that all 
Priority Mail International items are to be unsealed.
    These changes will provide current information to the public.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 233

    Administrative practice and procedure, Crime, Law enforcement, 
Penalties, Privacy.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Postal Service amends 
39 CFR part 233 as follows:

PART 233--INSPECTION SERVICE AUTHORITY

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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 233 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 39 U.S.C. 101, 102, 202, 204, 401, 402, 403, 404, 
406, 410, 411, 1003, 3005(e)(1); 12 U.S.C. 3401-3422; 18 U.S.C. 981, 
983, 1956, 1957, 2254, 3061; 21 U.S.C. 881; Sec. 662, Pub. L. 104-
208, 110 Stat. 3009-378.


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2. In Sec.  233.3, paragraphs (c)(3) and (4) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  233.3  Mail covers.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (3) Sealed mail is mail that under postal laws and regulations is 
included within a class of mail maintained by the Postal Service for 
the transmission of letters sealed against inspection. Sealed mail 
includes: First-Class Mail; Priority Mail; Priority Mail Express; 
Outbound International Expedited Services (Priority Mail Express 
International; as well as Global Express Guaranteed items containing 
only documents); Outbound Single-Piece First-Class Package 
International Service; International Priority Airmail, except M-bags; 
International Surface Air Lift, except M-bags; Outbound Single-Piece 
First-Class Mail International; Global Bulk Economy Contracts, except 
M-bags; and International Transit Mail.
    (4) Unsealed mail is mail that under postal laws or regulations is 
not included within a class of mail maintained by the Postal Service 
for the transmission of letters sealed against inspection. Unsealed 
mail includes: Periodicals; Standard Mail (Commercial and Nonprofit); 
Package Services; incidental First-Class Mail attachments and 
enclosures; Parcel Select; Parcel Return Service; First Class Package 
Service; USPS Retail Ground; Global Express Guaranteed items containing 
non-documents; Outbound Priority Mail International; International 
Direct Sacks--M-bags; and all items sent via ``Free Matter for the 
Blind or Handicapped'' under 39 U.S.C. 3403 and ``Free Matter for the 
Blind'' under International Mail Manual 270.
* * * * *

Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-25805 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]
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                                           4.3     Parcel Select Lightweight                          deposit account (see Notice 123—Price                    * * * These services are described in
                                           *       *       *       *      *                           List).                                                 1.2 through 1.34. * * *
                                                                                                      *      *   *    *     *                                *      *     *    *    *
                                           4.3.1       General Eligibility                                                                                     [Delete 1.29, Topological Integrated
                                                                                                      4.2     Basic Standards
                                             Parcel Select Lightweight parcels are                                                                           Geographic Encoding and Referencing,
                                           presorted machinable or irregular                          *       *      *       *      *                        in its entirety and renumber current 1.30
                                           parcels.                                                   4.2.2       Conditions for Mailing                     through 1.35 as new 1.29 through 1.34.]
                                             The following also applies:                                                                                     *      *     *    *    *
                                                                                                         Parcels may be mailed as PRS when                     We will publish an appropriate
                                           *     *    *     *      *
                                                                                                      all of the following conditions apply:                 amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect
                                             [Revise the text of item c to read as
                                           follows:]                                                  *      *     *    *      *                             these changes.
                                             c. Postage must be paid under                               [Revise the text of item c to read as
                                                                                                                                                             Stanley F. Mires,
                                           254.1.1.2.                                                 follows:]
                                                                                                                                                             Attorney, Federal Compliance.
                                                                                                         c. Parcels show the permit number.
                                           *     *    *     *      *                                                                                         [FR Doc. 2016–25712 Filed 10–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      *      *     *    *      *
                                           254 Postage Payment and                                                                                           BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

                                           Documentation                                              4.2.7       Reapplying After Cancellation
                                           1.0 Basic Standards for Postage                               To receive a new PRS permit after                   POSTAL SERVICE
                                           Payment                                                    cancellation under 5.1, the mailer must:
                                           1.1     Postage Payment Options                            *     *      *    *    *                               39 CFR Part 233
                                                                                                         [Delete item b and renumber current
                                             [Renumber the text of 1.1 as new 1.1.1                   items c and d as new items b and c.]                   Inspection Service Authority
                                           and revise the introductory text of 1.1.1                  *     *      *    *    *                               AGENCY:    Postal ServiceTM.
                                           to read as follows:]
                                                                                                      507     Mailer Services                                ACTION:   Final rule.
                                           1.1.1       Parcel Select
                                                                                                      *       *      *       *      *                        SUMMARY: The U.S. Postal Service®
                                             Parcel Select postage may be paid
                                                                                                      3.0     Premium Forwarding Service                     amends its regulations governing the
                                           with:
                                                                                                                                                             use of mail covers to make the
                                           *     *    *     *    *                                    *       *      *       *      *                        definitions of sealed and unsealed mail
                                             [Add new 1.1.2 to read as follows:]                                                                             consistent with current classifications.
                                                                                                      3.3 Premium Forwarding Service
                                           1.1.2       Parcel Select Lightweight                      Commercial                                             DATES: This rule is effective October 26,
                                                                                                                                                             2016. The relevant changes to the Mail
                                             Parcel Select Lightweight postage may                    *       *      *       *      *
                                                                                                                                                             Classification Schedule were
                                           be paid with permit imprint.
                                                                                                      3.3.3       Conditions                                 implemented on August 28, 2016.
                                           *    *     *     *    *
                                                                                                        * * * PFS-Commercial service is                      ADDRESSES: Questions or comments on
                                           280     First-Class Package Service                        subject to these conditions:                           this action are welcome. Mail or deliver
                                           *       *       *       *      *                           *     *     *     *     *                              written comments to Steven Sultan,
                                                                                                                                                             Acting Assistant Postal Inspector in
                                           285     Mail Preparation                                     c. The postage is charged per
                                                                                                                                                             Charge, Office of Counsel, U.S. Postal
                                                                                                      shipment container as follows:
                                           *      *   *      *    *                                                                                          Inspection Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza
                                                                                                        [Revise the text of item c1 to read as               SW., Room 3114, Washington, DC
                                               [Add new 2.0 to read as follows:]                      follows:]                                              20260–3100.
                                           2.0     Optional ADC Presort                                 1. A sack and its contents are
                                                                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      considered one piece for calculation of
                                             Each optional ADC presorted First-                       the price of postage and must not                      Steven Sultan, Acting Assistant Postal
                                           Class Package Service mailing must                         exceed 70 pounds. Postage is calculated                Inspector in Charge, Office of Counsel,
                                           meet the applicable standards in 280                       by the weight of the sack and the zone,                U.S. Postal Inspection Service, 202–
                                           and must be labeled as follows:                            based on the ZIP Code of the servicing                 268–7385, SESultan@uspis.gov.
                                             a. Line 1: L015.                                         Post Office and the delivery address for               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are
                                             b. Line 2: ‘‘FC PKG ADC.’’                               the shipment, minus the tare weight.                   amending our mail cover regulations to
                                           *     *    *      *   *                                      [Renumber item c2 as new item c3                     accommodate various changes to 39
                                                                                                      and add new item c2 as follows:]                       CFR Appendix A to Subpart A of Part
                                           500     Additional Mailing Services                                                                               3020—Mail Classification Schedule,
                                                                                                        2. A 1-foot managed mail (MM) tray
                                           *       *       *       *      *                           box or 2-foot MM tray box are                          including the following:
                                                                                                      considered one piece for the applicable                  • Products added to or removed from
                                           505     Return Services                                                                                           the market dominant or competitive
                                                                                                      Premium Forwarding Service
                                           *       *       *       *      *                           Commercial branded flat rate tray box                  product list;
                                                                                                      price.                                                   • Changes in product names;
                                           4.0     Parcel Return Service
                                                                                                                                                               • Removal of Priority Mail
                                                                                                      *     *     *     *     *
                                           4.1     Prices and Fees                                                                                           International® Flat Rate Envelopes and
                                             [Revise the heading and text of 4.1.1                    509     Other Services                                 Small Flat Rate Boxes from the letter
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                                           to read as follows:]                                       1.0 Address Information System                         post stream to the parcel post stream; 1
                                                                                                      Services                                               and
                                           4.1.1       Permit
                                                                                                      1.1     General Information                              1 Mail Classification Schedule Changes Pertaining
                                             The participant must obtain a permit                                                                            to Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes
                                           and pay postage at the Post Office where                     [Revise the second sentence of 1.1 to                and Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate
                                           the permit is held through an advance                      read as follows:]                                                                                Continued




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                                             • Changes that implement                               Express Guaranteed items containing                   45844), and provided a mechanism for
                                           management’s decision that all Priority                  non-documents; Outbound Priority Mail                 transferring commercial bluefish quota
                                           Mail International items are to be                       International; International Direct                   from one state to another. Two or more
                                           unsealed.                                                Sacks—M-bags; and all items sent via                  states, under mutual agreement and
                                             These changes will provide current                     ‘‘Free Matter for the Blind or                        with the concurrence of the
                                           information to the public.                               Handicapped’’ under 39 U.S.C. 3403                    Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region,
                                           List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 233                      and ‘‘Free Matter for the Blind’’ under               NMFS (Regional Administrator), can
                                                                                                    International Mail Manual 270.                        request approval of a transfer of bluefish
                                             Administrative practice and                            *     *    *      *    *                              commercial quota under
                                           procedure, Crime, Law enforcement,
                                           Penalties, Privacy.                                      Stanley F. Mires,                                     § 648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii). The
                                                                                                    Attorney, Federal Compliance.                         Regional Administrator must first
                                             For the reasons stated in the
                                                                                                                                                          approve any such transfers based on the
                                           preamble, the Postal Service amends 39                   [FR Doc. 2016–25805 Filed 10–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                           CFR part 233 as follows:                                                                                       criteria in § 648.162(e).
                                                                                                    BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
                                                                                                                                                             New Hampshire has agreed to transfer
                                           PART 233—INSPECTION SERVICE                                                                                    20,000 lb (9,072 kg), and North Carolina
                                           AUTHORITY                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                50,000 lb (22,680 kg) of their 2016
                                                                                                                                                          commercial bluefish quotas to New
                                           ■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR                   National Oceanic and Atmospheric                      York. These states have certified that the
                                           part 233 is revised to read as follows:                  Administration                                        transfers meet all pertinent state
                                             Authority: 39 U.S.C. 101, 102, 202, 204,                                                                     requirements. These quota transfers
                                           401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 410, 411, 1003,                 50 CFR Part 648                                       were requested by New York to ensure
                                           3005(e)(1); 12 U.S.C. 3401–3422; 18 U.S.C.
                                           981, 983, 1956, 1957, 2254, 3061; 21 U.S.C.              [Docket No. 151130999–6225–01]                        that its 2016 quota would not be
                                           881; Sec. 662, Pub. L. 104–208, 110 Stat.                                                                      exceeded. The Regional Administrator
                                                                                                    RIN 0648–XE949
                                           3009–378.                                                                                                      has approved these quota transfers
                                           ■ 2. In § 233.3, paragraphs (c)(3) and (4)               Fisheries of the Northeastern United                  based on his determination that the
                                           are revised to read as follows:                          States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery;                    criteria set forth in § 648.162(e)(1)(i)
                                                                                                    Quota Transfers                                       through (iii) have been met. The revised
                                           § 233.3   Mail covers.                                                                                         bluefish quotas for calendar year 2016
                                           *      *    *     *     *                                AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                    are: New Hampshire, 247 lb (112 kg);
                                              (c) * * *                                             Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                  North Carolina, 1,341,100 lb (608,313kg)
                                              (3) Sealed mail is mail that under                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                    and New York, 747, 289 lb (338,965 kg).
                                           postal laws and regulations is included                  Commerce.                                             These quota adjustments revise the
                                           within a class of mail maintained by the                 ACTION: Temporary rule; approval of                   quotas specified in the final rule
                                           Postal Service for the transmission of                   quota transfers.                                      implementing the 2016–2018 Atlantic
                                           letters sealed against inspection. Sealed                                                                      Bluefish Specifications published on
                                           mail includes: First-Class Mail; Priority                SUMMARY:   NMFS announces its approval
                                                                                                    of two transfers of 2016 commercial                   August 4, 2016 (81 FR 51370), and
                                           Mail; Priority Mail Express; Outbound                                                                          reflect all subsequent commercial
                                           International Expedited Services                         bluefish quota from the States of New
                                                                                                    Hampshire and North Carolina to the                   bluefish quota transfers completed to
                                           (Priority Mail Express International; as
                                                                                                    State of New York. The approval of                    date. For information of previous
                                           well as Global Express Guaranteed items
                                           containing only documents); Outbound                     these transfers complies with the                     transfers for fishing year 2016 visit the
                                           Single-Piece First-Class Package                         Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management                  Greater Atlantic Region’s quota
                                           International Service; International                     Plan quota transfer provision. This                   monitoring page at http://go.usa.gov/
                                           Priority Airmail, except M-bags;                         announcement also informs the public                  xZT8H.
                                           International Surface Air Lift, except M-                of the revised commercial quotas for
                                                                                                    New Hampshire, North Carolina, and                    Classification
                                           bags; Outbound Single-Piece First-Class
                                           Mail International; Global Bulk                          New York.                                               This action is taken under 50 CFR
                                           Economy Contracts, except M-bags; and                    DATES: Effective October 25, 2016,                    part 648 and is exempt from review
                                           International Transit Mail.                              through December 31, 2016.                            under Executive Order 12866.
                                              (4) Unsealed mail is mail that under                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid
                                                                                                                                                            Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
                                           postal laws or regulations is not                        Lichwell, Fishery Management
                                           included within a class of mail                          Specialist, (978) 281–9112.                             Dated: October 21, 2016.
                                           maintained by the Postal Service for the                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Emily H. Menashes,
                                           transmission of letters sealed against                   Regulations governing the Atlantic                    Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
                                           inspection. Unsealed mail includes:                      bluefish fishery are found in 50 CFR                  Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                           Periodicals; Standard Mail (Commercial                   648.160 through 648.167. The                          [FR Doc. 2016–25908 Filed 10–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                           and Nonprofit); Package Services;                        regulations require annual specification              BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                           incidental First-Class Mail attachments                  of a commercial quota that is
                                           and enclosures; Parcel Select; Parcel                    apportioned among the coastal states
                                           Return Service; First Class Package                      from Maine through Florida. The
                                           Service; USPS Retail Ground; Global                      process to set the annual commercial
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                                                                                                    quota and the percent allocated to each
                                           Boxes, 81 FR22131 (April 14, 2016). See also Mail        state are described in § 648.162.
                                           Classification Schedule Changes Pertaining to               The final rule implementing
                                           Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes and
                                           Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Boxes—
                                                                                                    Amendment 1 to the Bluefish Fishery
                                           Notice of Modified Effective Date, 81 FR 33560 (May      Management Plan published in the
                                           26, 2016).                                               Federal Register on July 26, 2000 (65 FR


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Document Created: 2016-10-26 02:17:13
Document Modified: 2016-10-26 02:17:13
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis rule is effective October 26, 2016. The relevant changes to the Mail Classification Schedule were implemented on August 28, 2016.
ContactSteven Sultan, Acting Assistant Postal Inspector in Charge, Office of Counsel, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, 202-268-7385, [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 74307 
CFR AssociatedAdministrative Practice and Procedure; Crime; Law Enforcement; Penalties and Privacy

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