82_FR_1297 82 FR 1294 - Revisions to the Requirements for Authority To Manufacture and Distribute Postage Evidencing Systems; Customized Postage Products

82 FR 1294 - Revisions to the Requirements for Authority To Manufacture and Distribute Postage Evidencing Systems; Customized Postage Products

POSTAL SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 3 (January 5, 2017)

Page Range1294-1296
FR Document2016-31856

The Postal Service proposes to amend its Postage Evidencing Systems regulations to add standardized requirements for the authorization to produce Customized Postage products, a Special Service approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission. Customized Postage products are provided through authorized Postage Evidencing System manufacturer-distributors or through companies affiliated with authorized Postage Evidencing System manufacturer-distributors and approved by the Postal Service. During the development of this service, the requirements for authorization to produce Customized Postage products have been described in Federal Register notices and in individual approval letters issued to providers. These amendments would give regulatory form to the existing requirements for authorization to produce Customized Postage products, and incorporate procedures for the protection of Postal Service business interests.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1294-1296]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31856]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 501


Revisions to the Requirements for Authority To Manufacture and 
Distribute Postage Evidencing Systems; Customized Postage Products

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes to amend its Postage Evidencing 
Systems regulations to add standardized requirements for the 
authorization to produce Customized Postage products, a Special Service 
approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission. Customized Postage 
products are provided through authorized Postage Evidencing System 
manufacturer-distributors or through companies affiliated with 
authorized Postage Evidencing System manufacturer-distributors and 
approved by the Postal Service. During the development of this service, 
the requirements for authorization to produce Customized Postage 
products have been described in Federal Register notices and in 
individual approval letters issued to providers. These amendments would 
give regulatory form to the existing requirements for authorization to 
produce Customized Postage products, and incorporate procedures for the 
protection of Postal Service business interests.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 6, 2017.

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: Christy Noel, Legal Policy & 
Legislative Advice, U.S. Postal Service, (202) 268-3484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal Reorganization Act authorizes the 
Postal Service to provide such evidence of postage payment ``as may be 
necessary or desirable.'' 39 U.S.C. 404(a)(4). The Postal Service 
exercises this authority through 39 CFR part 501, which protects postal 
revenues by regulation of manufacturer-distributors of Postage 
Evidencing Systems. Customized Postage products were developed through 
market tests allowing Authorized Postage Evidencing System providers to 
combine evidence of prepayment of postage with a customer-selected or 
customer-provided graphic image for printing and fulfillment. See, 70 
FR 21821 (April 27, 2005); 71 FR 12718 (March 13, 2006). Subsequently, 
Customized Postage products were approved as a Special Service by the 
Postal Regulatory Commission. See, 75 FR 11452, 11459 (March 11, 2010). 
These proposed amendments to 39 CFR 501 would create standardized 
definitions, requirements, and procedures applicable to the 
authorization to provide Customized Postage products, and incorporate 
protections for the Postal Service's legal, financial, or brand 
interests. Existing providers of Customized Postage products would be 
able to continue provision of Customized Postage products for the 
remainder of the product year in accordance with these revisions upon 
their effective date, and subject to any requirements set forth in 
individual authorization letters. Alternatively, existing providers 
would be able to discontinue provision of Customized Postage products 
and request a refund from the Postal Service of their annual fee, pro-
rated for the remainder of the product year.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 501

    Administrative practice and procedure.

    Accordingly, for the reasons discussed above, the Postal Service 
proposes to amend 39 CFR part 501 as follows:

PART 501--AUTHORIZATION TO MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE POSTAGE 
EVIDENCING SYSTEMS

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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.


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2. In Sec.  501.1, revise paragraph (d) and add paragraph (h) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  501.1   Definitions.

* * * * *

501.1 Definitions.

* * * * *
    (d) A provider is: (1) A person or entity authorized under this 
section to manufacture or distribute Postage Evidencing Systems to 
customers; or
    (2) A company that is:
    (i) Affiliated under conditions respecting postage revenue security 
with a person or entity authorized under this section to manufacture or 
distribute Postage Evidencing Systems to customers; and
    (ii) Authorized by the Postal Service to produce Customized Postage 
products in accordance with this section and subject to all procedures 
and regulations set forth throughout this section and to any additional 
requirements set forth in individual approval letters.
* * * * *
    (h) Customized Postage products are products combining barcode 
indicia of postage payment with digital, graphic, or pictorial images 
or text. Customers select or provide images or text that meet 
Eligibility Criteria established by the Postal Service, and the image 
or text is combined with the barcode indicia by providers and printed 
under controlled conditions for mailing to customers.
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3. In Sec.  501.6, remove the term ``PT'' wherever it appears and add 
in its place the term ``the Postal Service''; and revise paragraph (a), 
the final sentence of paragraph (b), paragraph (c)(1), and paragraph 
(f) to read as follows:


Sec.  501.6  Suspension and Revocation of Authorization.

    (a) The Postal Service may suspend or revoke authorization to 
manufacture or distribute any or all of a provider's approved Postage 
Evidencing Systems, or to produce Customized Postage products, if the 
provider engages in any unlawful scheme or enterprise; fails to comply 
with any provision in this Part 501, or any provision in an individual 
approval letter; fails to implement instructions issued in accordance 
with any final decision issued by the Postal Service within its 
authority over Postage Evidencing Systems or Customized Postage 
products; or if the Postage Evidencing Systems, Customized Postage 
products, or infrastructure of the provider is determined to constitute 
an unacceptable risk to Postal Service business interests, including 
legal, financial, or brand interests.
    (b) * * * Before determining that a provider's authorization to 
manufacture or distribute Postage Evidencing Systems or to produce 
Customized Postage products should be suspended or revoked, the 
procedures in paragraph (c) of this section shall be followed.
    (c)(1) Suspension or revocation procedures: Upon determination by 
the Postal Service that a provider is in violation of a provision of 
this part, or that its Postage Evidencing System or Customized Postage 
products pose an unacceptable risk to Postal Service business 
interests, including legal, financial, or brand interests, the Postal 
Service shall issue a written notice of proposed suspension citing the 
specific conditions or deficiencies for which suspension may be 
imposed. Except in cases of willful violation, the provider shall be 
given an opportunity to correct deficiencies and achieve compliance 
within a time limit corresponding to the potential risk to Postal 
Service business interests.
* * * * *
    (f) An order or final decision under this section does not preclude 
any other remedy that is available by law to the Postal Service, the 
United States, or any other person or entity.
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4. In Sec.  501.7(c), in the first sentence, remove the words ``postal 
evidencing system'' and add in their place the words ``postage meter''.
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5. Revise Sec.  501.13 to read as follows:


Sec.  501.13  False Representations of Postal Service Actions.

    Providers, their agents, and employees must not misrepresent to 
customers of the Postal Service any decisions, actions, or proposed 
actions of the Postal Service respecting its regulation of Postage 
Evidencing Systems or Customized Postage products. The Postal Service 
reserves the right pursuant to Sec.  501.6 to suspend or revoke the 
authorization to manufacture or distribute Postage Evidencing Systems 
or to produce Customized Postage when it determines that the provider, 
its agents, or employees failed to comply with this section.
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6. Add Sec.  501.21 to read as follows:


Sec.  501.21  Customized Postage Products.

    (a) Eligibility Criteria. The Postal Service reserves the right to 
determine independently whether any image, text, or category of images 
or texts meets any of the Eligibility Criteria contained in this 
section. To be eligible for use in Customized Postage products, images 
and/or text must meet criteria established by the Postal Service, which 
are:
    (1) Images or text must not contain:
    (i) Any image or text the customer or provider does not have the 
right to use either directly or under license, including but not 
limited to images or text that may be the subject of third party rights 
such as copyright, trademarks, or rights of publicity or privacy;
    (ii) Any depiction of alcohol; tobacco; controlled substances, 
including but not limited to marijuana; gambling; or firearms or other 
weapons;
    (iii) Any depiction of political, religious, violent or sexual 
content, including content not suitable for minors; or
    (iv) Any depiction of any other subject matter prohibited for 
display under U.S. law.
    (2) Images or text must be ``commercial'' or ``social,'' as defined 
below:
    (i) Commercial means intended for no other purpose than the sale of 
goods or services in commerce.
    (ii) Social means promoting or depicting people, animals, items, or 
events commonly associated with friendly relations or companionship and 
likely to generate invitations, announcements, notices, thank you 
notes, RSVPs, or similar correspondence.
    (b) Customized Postage provider authorization is conditioned on the 
following requirements:
    (1) Use of Eligibility Criteria in purchases. Providers must use 
only the Eligibility Criteria set forth in paragraph (a) of this 
subsection in providing or accepting images and/or text for Customized 
Postage products. Providers may not use any other eligibility criteria, 
represent the use of any other eligibility criteria to customers, or 
otherwise give the appearance that any eligibility criteria other than 
the Eligibility Criteria set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection 
apply to purchases of Customized Postage products.
    (2) Use of Eligibility Criteria in promotional material. Providers 
must ensure that any images and/or text used in providing or promoting 
Customized Postage products, for individual sale or as part of a 
category of images and/or text provided or made available for customer 
selection, displayed on provider Web sites or in any medium, including 
without limitation exemplars, ordering templates, customization 
options, or customer correspondence:
    (i) Are fully compatible with the Eligibility Criteria set forth in 
paragraph (a) of this subsection; and
    (ii) Do not give the appearance that images that are not fully 
compatible with the Eligibility Criteria set forth in

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paragraph (a) of this subsection are available or offered for purchase 
through providers or otherwise.
    (3) Disassociation from U.S. stamps. Providers must not refer to 
Customized Postage products as ``stamps'' or make any other 
representations tending to imply that Customized Postage products are 
related in any way to official U.S. postage stamps or to any aspect of 
the Postal Service philatelic program.
    (4) Authorization fee and Eligibility Criteria audit. Providers 
must pay an annual authorization fee and participate in any audit 
conducted by the Postal Service to ensure that the customer-selected or 
-provided images or text displayed on Customized Postage products or in 
the promotion in any medium of Customized Postage products are in 
compliance with the Eligibility Guidelines set forth in paragraph (a) 
of this subsection.
    (5) Individual authorization letters. Additional conditions and 
requirements for provider authorization may be set forth in individual 
provider authorization letters.
    (6) Correspondence. The Postal Service office responsible for 
administration of this part is the Office of Brand Marketing or its 
successor organization. All correspondence with the Postal Service 
required by this part is to be made to this office in person or via 
mail to 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 5117, Washington, DC 20260-0004.

Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
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                                                    organization in writing that such                       meet the requirements of paragraph (c)                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    organization has been designated as an                  of this section must resubmit all of the               Christy Noel, Legal Policy & Legislative
                                                    ecclesiastical endorsing organization.                  evidence stated in paragraph (d) of this               Advice, U.S. Postal Service, (202) 268–
                                                    The designation will be for a period of                 section in order to be reconsidered as an              3484.
                                                    3 years from the date of notification.                  endorsing organization.                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal
                                                    Once an organization is designated as an                  (4) If an ecclesiastical endorsing                   Reorganization Act authorizes the Postal
                                                    ecclesiastical endorsing organization,                  organization is no longer able to endorse              Service to provide such evidence of
                                                    VA will accept ecclesiastical                           individuals for VA chaplaincy in                       postage payment ‘‘as may be necessary
                                                    endorsements from that organization                     accordance with this section, all                      or desirable.’’ 39 U.S.C. 404(a)(4). The
                                                    without requiring any further                           ecclesiastical endorsements issued by                  Postal Service exercises this authority
                                                    documentation from the organization                     that organization are considered to be
                                                                                                                                                                   through 39 CFR part 501, which protects
                                                    during the 3 year period, unless VA                     withdrawn.
                                                                                                                                                                   postal revenues by regulation of
                                                    receives evidence that an organization                  [FR Doc. 2016–31949 Filed 1–4–17; 8:45 am]             manufacturer-distributors of Postage
                                                    no longer meets the requirements of this                BILLING CODE 8320–01–P                                 Evidencing Systems. Customized
                                                    section. VA will only take action on an                                                                        Postage products were developed
                                                    initial request to designate an                                                                                through market tests allowing
                                                    ecclesiastical endorsing official when                  POSTAL SERVICE                                         Authorized Postage Evidencing System
                                                    VA receives an application from an                                                                             providers to combine evidence of
                                                    individual who is seeking employment                    39 CFR Part 501                                        prepayment of postage with a customer-
                                                    as a VA chaplain or is seeking to be
                                                                                                                                                                   selected or customer-provided graphic
                                                    engaged under VA contract or appointed                  Revisions to the Requirements for
                                                                                                            Authority To Manufacture and                           image for printing and fulfillment. See,
                                                    as on-facility fee basis VA chaplains
                                                                                                            Distribute Postage Evidencing                          70 FR 21821 (April 27, 2005); 71 FR
                                                    under 38 U.S.C. 7405.
                                                       (f) Reporting requirement. (1) To                    Systems; Customized Postage                            12718 (March 13, 2006). Subsequently,
                                                    certify that VA chaplains continue to be                Products                                               Customized Postage products were
                                                    endorsed by an ecclesiastical endorsing                                                                        approved as a Special Service by the
                                                                                                            AGENCY:    Postal Service.                             Postal Regulatory Commission. See, 75
                                                    organization, such organization must
                                                    provide VA an alphabetical listing of                   ACTION:   Proposed rule.                               FR 11452, 11459 (March 11, 2010).
                                                    individuals who are endorsed by that                                                                           These proposed amendments to 39 CFR
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:    The Postal Service proposes                501 would create standardized
                                                    endorsing organization and are                          to amend its Postage Evidencing
                                                    employed as VA chaplains or are                                                                                definitions, requirements, and
                                                                                                            Systems regulations to add standardized                procedures applicable to the
                                                    engaged by VA under contract or                         requirements for the authorization to
                                                    appointed as on-facility fee basis VA                                                                          authorization to provide Customized
                                                                                                            produce Customized Postage products, a                 Postage products, and incorporate
                                                    chaplains under 38 U.S.C. 7405 by                       Special Service approved by the Postal
                                                    January 1 of every calendar year.                                                                              protections for the Postal Service’s legal,
                                                                                                            Regulatory Commission. Customized                      financial, or brand interests. Existing
                                                       (2) In order for VA to continue to                   Postage products are provided through
                                                    recognize an ecclesiastical endorsing                                                                          providers of Customized Postage
                                                                                                            authorized Postage Evidencing System                   products would be able to continue
                                                    organization, such organization must                    manufacturer-distributors or through
                                                    provide written documentation that it                                                                          provision of Customized Postage
                                                                                                            companies affiliated with authorized                   products for the remainder of the
                                                    continues to meet the requirements of                   Postage Evidencing System
                                                    this section every 3 years.                                                                                    product year in accordance with these
                                                                                                            manufacturer-distributors and approved                 revisions upon their effective date, and
                                                       (g) Rescission of ecclesiastical
                                                                                                            by the Postal Service. During the                      subject to any requirements set forth in
                                                    endorsing organization. VA may rescind
                                                                                                            development of this service, the                       individual authorization letters.
                                                    an organization’s status as an
                                                                                                            requirements for authorization to                      Alternatively, existing providers would
                                                    ecclesiastical endorsing organization
                                                                                                            produce Customized Postage products                    be able to discontinue provision of
                                                    and refuse to accept ecclesiastical
                                                                                                            have been described in Federal Register                Customized Postage products and
                                                    endorsements from such organization if
                                                                                                            notices and in individual approval                     request a refund from the Postal Service
                                                    it no longer meets the requirements of
                                                                                                            letters issued to providers. These                     of their annual fee, pro-rated for the
                                                    paragraph (c) of this section. VA will
                                                                                                            amendments would give regulatory form                  remainder of the product year.
                                                    take the following steps before it
                                                                                                            to the existing requirements for
                                                    rescinds the organization’s status:                                                                            List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 501
                                                       (1) VA will give the ecclesiastical                  authorization to produce Customized
                                                    endorsing organization written notice                   Postage products, and incorporate                        Administrative practice and
                                                    stating the reasons for the rescission and              procedures for the protection of Postal                procedure.
                                                    give the organization 60 days to provide                Service business interests.
                                                                                                                                                                     Accordingly, for the reasons
                                                    a written reply addressing VA’s                         DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                                                                                                                                   discussed above, the Postal Service
                                                    concerns.                                               or before February 6, 2017.                            proposes to amend 39 CFR part 501 as
                                                       (2) VA will notify the ecclesiastical                ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written                     follows:
                                                    endorsing organization and all VA                       comments to the Manager, Payment
                                                    chaplains endorsed by the organization                  Technology, U.S. Postal Service®, 475                  PART 501—AUTHORIZATION TO
                                                    in writing of its decision after VA                     L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room 3500,                         MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE
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                                                    reviews the evidence provided by the                    Washington, DC 20260. You may                          POSTAGE EVIDENCING SYSTEMS
                                                    organization or after the 60 day time                   inspect and photocopy all written
                                                    period has expired, whichever comes                     comments at the Payment Technology                     ■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
                                                    first.                                                  office by appointment only between the                 part 501 continues to read as follows:
                                                       (3) Ecclesiastical endorsing                         hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday                       Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,
                                                    organizations that are notified that they               through Friday by calling 1–202–268–                   401, 403, 404, 410, 2601, 2605, Inspector
                                                    may no longer endorse individuals for                   7613 in advance. Email and faxed                       General Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L. 95–
                                                    VA chaplaincy because they do not                       comments are not accepted.                             452, as amended); 5 U.S.C. App. 3.



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                                                    ■ 2. In § 501.1, revise paragraph (d) and                    (b) * * * Before determining that a                    (1) Images or text must not contain:
                                                    add paragraph (h) to read as follows:                     provider’s authorization to manufacture                   (i) Any image or text the customer or
                                                                                                              or distribute Postage Evidencing                       provider does not have the right to use
                                                    § 501.1     Definitions.                                  Systems or to produce Customized                       either directly or under license,
                                                    *       *      *       *      *                           Postage products should be suspended                   including but not limited to images or
                                                    501.1       Definitions.                                  or revoked, the procedures in paragraph                text that may be the subject of third
                                                                                                              (c) of this section shall be followed.                 party rights such as copyright,
                                                    *       *     *    *    *                                    (c)(1) Suspension or revocation                     trademarks, or rights of publicity or
                                                       (d) A provider is: (1) A person or                     procedures: Upon determination by the                  privacy;
                                                    entity authorized under this section to                   Postal Service that a provider is in                      (ii) Any depiction of alcohol; tobacco;
                                                    manufacture or distribute Postage                         violation of a provision of this part, or              controlled substances, including but not
                                                    Evidencing Systems to customers; or                       that its Postage Evidencing System or                  limited to marijuana; gambling; or
                                                       (2) A company that is:                                 Customized Postage products pose an                    firearms or other weapons;
                                                       (i) Affiliated under conditions                        unacceptable risk to Postal Service                       (iii) Any depiction of political,
                                                    respecting postage revenue security                       business interests, including legal,                   religious, violent or sexual content,
                                                    with a person or entity authorized under                  financial, or brand interests, the Postal              including content not suitable for
                                                    this section to manufacture or distribute                 Service shall issue a written notice of                minors; or
                                                    Postage Evidencing Systems to                             proposed suspension citing the specific                   (iv) Any depiction of any other
                                                    customers; and                                            conditions or deficiencies for which                   subject matter prohibited for display
                                                       (ii) Authorized by the Postal Service                  suspension may be imposed. Except in                   under U.S. law.
                                                    to produce Customized Postage                             cases of willful violation, the provider                  (2) Images or text must be
                                                    products in accordance with this section                  shall be given an opportunity to correct               ‘‘commercial’’ or ‘‘social,’’ as defined
                                                    and subject to all procedures and                         deficiencies and achieve compliance                    below:
                                                                                                              within a time limit corresponding to the                  (i) Commercial means intended for no
                                                    regulations set forth throughout this
                                                                                                              potential risk to Postal Service business              other purpose than the sale of goods or
                                                    section and to any additional
                                                                                                              interests.                                             services in commerce.
                                                    requirements set forth in individual                                                                                (ii) Social means promoting or
                                                    approval letters.                                         *      *     *     *     *                             depicting people, animals, items, or
                                                    *       *     *    *    *                                    (f) An order or final decision under
                                                                                                                                                                     events commonly associated with
                                                       (h) Customized Postage products are                    this section does not preclude any other
                                                                                                                                                                     friendly relations or companionship and
                                                    products combining barcode indicia of                     remedy that is available by law to the
                                                                                                                                                                     likely to generate invitations,
                                                    postage payment with digital, graphic,                    Postal Service, the United States, or any
                                                                                                                                                                     announcements, notices, thank you
                                                    or pictorial images or text. Customers                    other person or entity.
                                                                                                                                                                     notes, RSVPs, or similar
                                                                                                              ■ 4. In § 501.7(c), in the first sentence,
                                                    select or provide images or text that                                                                            correspondence.
                                                    meet Eligibility Criteria established by                  remove the words ‘‘postal evidencing
                                                                                                                                                                        (b) Customized Postage provider
                                                    the Postal Service, and the image or text                 system’’ and add in their place the
                                                                                                                                                                     authorization is conditioned on the
                                                    is combined with the barcode indicia by                   words ‘‘postage meter’’.
                                                                                                                                                                     following requirements:
                                                                                                              ■ 5. Revise § 501.13 to read as follows:
                                                    providers and printed under controlled                                                                              (1) Use of Eligibility Criteria in
                                                    conditions for mailing to customers.                      § 501.13 False Representations of Postal               purchases. Providers must use only the
                                                    ■ 3. In § 501.6, remove the term ‘‘PT’’                   Service Actions.                                       Eligibility Criteria set forth in paragraph
                                                    wherever it appears and add in its place                    Providers, their agents, and                         (a) of this subsection in providing or
                                                    the term ‘‘the Postal Service’’; and revise               employees must not misrepresent to                     accepting images and/or text for
                                                    paragraph (a), the final sentence of                      customers of the Postal Service any                    Customized Postage products. Providers
                                                    paragraph (b), paragraph (c)(1), and                      decisions, actions, or proposed actions                may not use any other eligibility
                                                    paragraph (f) to read as follows:                         of the Postal Service respecting its                   criteria, represent the use of any other
                                                                                                              regulation of Postage Evidencing                       eligibility criteria to customers, or
                                                    § 501.6 Suspension and Revocation of                                                                             otherwise give the appearance that any
                                                    Authorization.                                            Systems or Customized Postage
                                                                                                              products. The Postal Service reserves                  eligibility criteria other than the
                                                       (a) The Postal Service may suspend or                  the right pursuant to § 501.6 to suspend               Eligibility Criteria set forth in paragraph
                                                    revoke authorization to manufacture or                    or revoke the authorization to                         (a) of this subsection apply to purchases
                                                    distribute any or all of a provider’s                     manufacture or distribute Postage                      of Customized Postage products.
                                                    approved Postage Evidencing Systems,                      Evidencing Systems or to produce                          (2) Use of Eligibility Criteria in
                                                    or to produce Customized Postage                          Customized Postage when it determines                  promotional material. Providers must
                                                    products, if the provider engages in any                  that the provider, its agents, or                      ensure that any images and/or text used
                                                    unlawful scheme or enterprise; fails to                   employees failed to comply with this                   in providing or promoting Customized
                                                    comply with any provision in this Part                    section.                                               Postage products, for individual sale or
                                                    501, or any provision in an individual                    ■ 6. Add § 501.21 to read as follows:                  as part of a category of images and/or
                                                    approval letter; fails to implement                                                                              text provided or made available for
                                                    instructions issued in accordance with                    § 501.21    Customized Postage Products.               customer selection, displayed on
                                                    any final decision issued by the Postal                     (a) Eligibility Criteria. The Postal                 provider Web sites or in any medium,
                                                    Service within its authority over Postage                 Service reserves the right to determine                including without limitation exemplars,
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                                                    Evidencing Systems or Customized                          independently whether any image, text,                 ordering templates, customization
                                                    Postage products; or if the Postage                       or category of images or texts meets any               options, or customer correspondence:
                                                    Evidencing Systems, Customized                            of the Eligibility Criteria contained in                  (i) Are fully compatible with the
                                                    Postage products, or infrastructure of                    this section. To be eligible for use in                Eligibility Criteria set forth in paragraph
                                                    the provider is determined to constitute                  Customized Postage products, images                    (a) of this subsection; and
                                                    an unacceptable risk to Postal Service                    and/or text must meet criteria                            (ii) Do not give the appearance that
                                                    business interests, including legal,                      established by the Postal Service, which               images that are not fully compatible
                                                    financial, or brand interests.                            are:                                                   with the Eligibility Criteria set forth in


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                                                    paragraph (a) of this subsection are                    and November 29, 2016. The SIP                         second comment period on this
                                                    available or offered for purchase                       submittals include changes to GA EPD’s                 document. Any parties interested in
                                                    through providers or otherwise.                         air quality rules that modify definitions.             commenting on this document should
                                                       (3) Disassociation from U.S. stamps.                 The portions of the SIP revisions that                 do so at this time.
                                                    Providers must not refer to Customized                  EPA is proposing to approve are                          Dated: December 15, 2016.
                                                    Postage products as ‘‘stamps’’ or make                  consistent with the requirements of the
                                                                                                                                                                   Heather McTeer Toney,
                                                    any other representations tending to                    Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
                                                                                                                                                                   Regional Administrator, Region 4.
                                                    imply that Customized Postage products                  DATES: Written comments must be
                                                                                                                                                                   [FR Doc. 2016–31754 Filed 1–4–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    are related in any way to official U.S.                 received on or before February 6, 2017.
                                                    postage stamps or to any aspect of the                                                                         BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                    Postal Service philatelic program.                      identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04–
                                                       (4) Authorization fee and Eligibility                OAR–2016–0468 at http://
                                                    Criteria audit. Providers must pay an                   www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                    annual authorization fee and participate                instructions for submitting comments.
                                                    in any audit conducted by the Postal                                                                           Fish and Wildlife Service
                                                                                                            Once submitted, comments cannot be
                                                    Service to ensure that the customer-                    edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
                                                    selected or -provided images or text                                                                           50 CFR Part 17
                                                                                                            EPA may publish any comment received
                                                    displayed on Customized Postage                         to its public docket. Do not submit                    [Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2016–0127;
                                                    products or in the promotion in any                     electronically any information you                     FXES11130900000 167 FF09E42000]
                                                    medium of Customized Postage                            consider to be Confidential Business                   RIN 1018–BB39
                                                    products are in compliance with the                     Information (CBI) or other information
                                                    Eligibility Guidelines set forth in                     whose disclosure is restricted by statute.             Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
                                                    paragraph (a) of this subsection.                       Multimedia submissions (audio, video,                  and Plants; Removing Trichostema
                                                       (5) Individual authorization letters.                etc.) must be accompanied by a written                 austromontanum ssp. compactum
                                                    Additional conditions and requirements                  comment. The written comment is                        (Hidden Lake Bluecurls) From the
                                                    for provider authorization may be set                   considered the official comment and                    Federal List of Endangered and
                                                    forth in individual provider                            should include discussion of all points                Threatened Plants
                                                    authorization letters.                                  you wish to make. EPA will generally
                                                       (6) Correspondence. The Postal                       not consider comments or comment                       AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,
                                                    Service office responsible for                          contents located outside of the primary                Interior.
                                                    administration of this part is the Office               submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or                 ACTION: Proposed rule; availability of a
                                                    of Brand Marketing or its successor                     other file sharing system). For                        draft post-delisting monitoring plan.
                                                    organization. All correspondence with                   additional submission methods, the full
                                                    the Postal Service required by this part                EPA public comment policy,                             SUMMARY:   We, the U.S. Fish and
                                                    is to be made to this office in person or               information about CBI or multimedia                    Wildlife Service (Service), propose to
                                                    via mail to 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW.,                     submissions, and general guidance on                   remove the plant Trichostema
                                                    Room 5117, Washington, DC 20260–                        making effective comments, please visit                austromontanum ssp. compactum
                                                    0004.                                                   http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/                           (Hidden Lake bluecurls) from the
                                                                                                            commenting-epa-dockets.                                Federal List of Endangered and
                                                    Stanley F. Mires,                                                                                              Threatened Plants on the basis of
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Attorney, Federal Compliance.                                                                                  recovery. This determination is based
                                                                                                            Sean Lakeman, Air Regulatory
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–31856 Filed 1–4–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Management Section, Air Planning and                   on a review of the best available
                                                    BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
                                                                                                            Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides                 scientific and commercial information,
                                                                                                            and Toxics Management Division, U.S.                   which indicates that the threats to T. a.
                                                                                                            Environmental Protection Agency,                       ssp. compactum have been eliminated
                                                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,                       or reduced to the point where it no
                                                    AGENCY                                                  Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr.                       longer meets the definition of an
                                                                                                            Lakeman can be reached by phone at                     endangered species or a threatened
                                                    40 CFR Part 52                                                                                                 species under the Endangered Species
                                                                                                            (404) 562–9043 or via electronic mail at
                                                    [EPA–R04–OAR–2016–0468; FRL–9957–51–                    lakeman.sean@epa.gov.                                  Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are
                                                    Region 4]                                                                                                      seeking information and comments from
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
                                                                                                                                                                   the public regarding this proposed rule
                                                                                                            Final Rules section of this Federal                    and the draft post-delisting monitoring
                                                    Air Plan Approval; Georgia:
                                                                                                            Register, EPA is approving the State’s                 (PDM) plan for T. a. ssp. compactum.
                                                    Procedures for Testing and Monitoring
                                                                                                            implementation plan revision as a direct
                                                    Sources of Air Pollutants                                                                                      DATES: We will accept comments
                                                                                                            final rule without prior proposal
                                                                                                            because the Agency views this as a                     received or postmarked on or before
                                                    AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                                                                            noncontroversial submittal and                         March 6, 2017. We must receive
                                                    Agency.
                                                                                                            anticipates no adverse comments. A                     requests for public hearings, in writing,
                                                    ACTION: Proposed rule.                                                                                         at the address shown in FOR FURTHER
                                                                                                            detailed rationale for the approval is set
                                                                                                                                                                   INFORMATION CONTACT by February 21,
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                 forth in the direct final rule. If no
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                                                    Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve                    adverse comments are received in                       2017.
                                                    portions of State Implementation Plan                   response to this rule, no further activity             ADDRESSES:   Comment submission: You
                                                    (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of               is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse               may submit comments by one of the
                                                    Georgia, through the Georgia                            comments, the direct final rule will be                following methods:
                                                    Department of Natural Resources’                        withdrawn and all public comments                        (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal
                                                    Environmental Protection Division (GA                   received will be addressed in a                        eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                    EPD), on April 11, 2003, November 29,                   subsequent final rule based on this                    www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
                                                    2010, July 25, 2014, November 23, 2015,                 proposed rule. EPA will not institute a                enter FWS–R8–ES–2016–0127, which is


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesComments must be received on or before February 6, 2017.
ContactChristy Noel, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice, U.S. Postal Service, (202) 268-3484.
FR Citation82 FR 1294 

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