82 FR 4231 - Seamless Acceptance Program
POSTAL SERVICE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 9 (January 13, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 9 (January 13, 2017)
| Page Range | 4231-4232 | |
| FR Document | 2016-32057 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 4231-4232] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-32057] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Seamless Acceptance Program AGENCY: Postal Service\TM\. ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes to revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to add the mail preparation requirements governing participation in the Seamless Acceptance Program. DATES: Submit comments on or before February 13, 2017. ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written comments to the manager, Product Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 4446, Washington, DC 20260-5015. If sending comments by email, include the name and address of the commenter and send to [email protected], with a subject line of ``Seamless Acceptance Program.'' Faxed comments are not accepted. You may inspect and photocopy all written comments, by appointment only, at USPS[supreg] Headquarters Library, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., 11th Floor North, Washington, DC 20260. These records are available for review on Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., by calling 202-268- 2906. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct questions or comments to Heather Dyer by email at [email protected] or phone (207) 482- 7217, or Jacqueline Erwin by email at [email protected] or phone (202) 268-2158. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Seamless Acceptance is an option for entering commercial mailings. It leverages full-service mailing technology by using scans from USPS[supreg] mail processing equipment and hand held devices to automate verification and payment for commercial First-Class Mail cards, letters, and flats, Periodicals, Standard Mail letters and flats, and Bound Printed Matter Flats. Mailers may participate in the Seamless Acceptance Program by contacting the PostalOne! Helpdesk at 1-800-522-9085. To participate in the Seamless Acceptance Program, mailers must meet the [[Page 4232]] standards in DMM 705.22.0. Additional information, including information regarding verification and associated assessments under the Seamless Acceptance Program, is provided in Publication 6850, Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats, at https://postalpro.usps.com/node/581. List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service. Although exempt from the notice and comment requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c)) regarding proposed rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the Postal Service invites public comments on the following proposed revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1. Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is proposed to be amended as follows: PART 111--[AMENDED] 0 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692- 1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001-3011, 3201-3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633, and 5001. 0 2. Revise the following sections of Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), as follows: Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) * * * * * 700 Special Standards * * * * * 705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems * * * * * [Add new section 22.0, to read as follows:] 22.0 Seamless Acceptance Program 22.1 Description Seamless Acceptance uses Intelligent Mail barcodes, electronic documentation (eDoc), and scans from USPS mail processing equipment and hand held devices, to automate verification of and payment for First- Class Mail cards, letters, and flats, Periodicals, Standard Mail letters and flats, and Bound Printed Matter flats. Additional information, including information regarding verification and associated assessments on the Seamless Acceptance Program, is provided in Publication 6850, Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats, available at https://postalpro.usps.com/node/581. 22.2 Approval Mailers may seek authorization to participate in the Seamless Acceptance Program by contacting the PostalOne! Helpdesk at 1-800-522- 9085. 22.3 Basic Standards First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail letters and flats and BPM barcoded flats, are potentially eligible for Seamless Acceptance. All mailpieces, including basic and nonautomation must be prepared as outlined in 23.0; mailers must meet the following standards: a. Meet all the content and price eligibility standards for the price claimed. b. Prepare 90% Full-Service eligible volume c. Participate in the Seamless Parallel Program d. Participate in eInduction under 20.0 for DMU-verified origin entry or destination entry-drop shipments. 22.3.1 Intelligent Mail Barcode Exception Under special circumstances where mailers are unable to use an Intelligent Mail Barcode on every piece an exception may be granted by Business Mailer Support (BMS); see 608.8 for contact information. * * * * * We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect these changes, if our proposal is adopted. Stanley F. Mires, Attorney, Federal Compliance. [FR Doc. 2016-32057 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-12-P
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2–1 of Commandant Instruction List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 Dated: January 10, 2017.
M16475.lD. A preliminary M.B. Zamperini,
environmental analysis checklist and Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Categorical Exclusion Determination are (water), Reporting and recordkeeping Port Ohio Valley.
available in the docket where indicated requirements, Security measures, [FR Doc. 2017–00696 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am]
under ADDRESSES. We seek any Waterways.
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comments or information that may lead For the reasons discussed in the
to the discovery of a significant preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to
environmental impact from this amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows: POSTAL SERVICE
proposed rule.
PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 39 CFR Part 111
G. Protest Activities AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
Seamless Acceptance Program
The Coast Guard respects the First
■ 1. The authority citation for part 165
Amendment rights of protesters. AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
continues to read as follows:
Protesters are asked to contact the ACTION: Proposed rule.
person listed in the FOR FURTHER Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191;
INFORMATION CONTACT section to 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes
Department of Homeland Security Delegation to revise Mailing Standards of the
coordinate protest activities so that your
No. 0170.1. United States Postal Service, Domestic
message can be received without
jeopardizing the safety or security of ■ 2. Add § 165.844 to read as follows: Mail Manual (DMM®) to add the mail
people, places, or vessels. preparation requirements governing
§ 165.844 Safety Zone; Tennessee River, participation in the Seamless
V. Public Participation and Request for Mile 446.0 to 454.5; Chattanooga, TN Acceptance Program.
Comments
(a) Location. All waters of the DATES: Submit comments on or before
We view public participation as Tennessee River beginning at mile February 13, 2017.
essential to effective rulemaking, and marker 446.0 and ending at mile marker ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written
will consider all comments and material 454.5 at Chattanooga, TN. comments to the manager, Product
received during the comment period. (b) Effective date. This rule is effective Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475
Your comment can help shape the during periods of high water flow when L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room 4446,
outcome of this rulemaking. If you flow rates reach or exceed 100,000 cubic Washington, DC 20260–5015. If sending
submit a comment, please include the feet per second at Chickamauga lock comments by email, include the name
docket number for this rulemaking, and dam on the Tennessee River at mile and address of the commenter and send
indicate the specific section of this marker 471.0. to ProductClassification@usps.gov, with
document to which each comment (c) Periods of Enforcement. This rule a subject line of ‘‘Seamless Acceptance
applies, and provide a reason for each will be enforced whenever flow rates Program.’’ Faxed comments are not
suggestion or recommendation. reach or exceed 100,000 cubic feet per accepted.
second at Chickamauga lock and dam You may inspect and photocopy all
We encourage you to submit
on the Tennessee River at mile marker written comments, by appointment
comments through the Federal
471.0. The Captain of the Port Ohio only, at USPS® Headquarters Library,
eRulemaking Portal at http://
Valley or a designated representative 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 11th Floor
www.regulations.gov. If your material
will inform the public through North, Washington, DC 20260. These
cannot be submitted using http://
broadcast notice to mariners of the records are available for review on
www.regulations.gov, contact the person
enforcement period for the safety zone. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.,
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
by calling 202–268–2906.
CONTACT section of this document for (d) Regulations.
alternate instructions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(1) In accordance with the general Direct questions or comments to
We accept anonymous comments. All regulations in § 165.23 of this part, entry Heather Dyer by email at
comments received will be posted into this zone is prohibited unless heather.l.dyer@usps.gov or phone (207)
without change to http:// authorized by the Captain of the Port 482–7217, or Jacqueline Erwin by email
www.regulations.gov and will include Ohio Valley or a designated at jacqueline.r.erwin@usps.gov or phone
any personal information you have representative. (202) 268–2158.
provided. For more about privacy and (2) Persons or vessels desiring entry SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Seamless
the docket, you may review a Privacy into or passage through the zone must Acceptance is an option for entering
Act notice regarding the Federal Docket request permission from the Captain of commercial mailings. It leverages full-
Management System in the March 24, the Port Ohio Valley or a designated service mailing technology by using
2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 representative. U. S. Coast Guard Sector scans from USPS® mail processing
FR 15086). Ohio Valley may be contacted on VHF equipment and hand held devices to
Documents mentioned in this NPRM Channel 13 or 16, or at 1–800–253– automate verification and payment for
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS
as being available in the docket, and all 7465. commercial First-Class Mail cards,
public comments, will be in our online (3) All persons and vessels shall letters, and flats, Periodicals, Standard
docket at http://www.regulations.gov comply with the instructions of the Mail letters and flats, and Bound
and can be viewed by following that Captain of the Port Ohio Valley and Printed Matter Flats. Mailers may
Web site’s instructions. Additionally, if designated U.S. Coast Guard patrol participate in the Seamless Acceptance
you go to the online docket and sign up personnel. On-scene U.S. Coast Guard Program by contacting the PostalOne!
for email alerts, you will be notified patrol personnel include commissioned, Helpdesk at 1–800–522–9085. To
when comments are posted or a final warrant, and petty officers of the U.S. participate in the Seamless Acceptance
rule is published. Coast Guard. Program, mailers must meet the
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standards in DMM 705.22.0. Additional associated assessments on the Seamless ACTION: Proposed rule; Notice of public
information, including information Acceptance Program, is provided in hearing and extension of comment
regarding verification and associated Publication 6850, Publication for period.
assessments under the Seamless Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters
Acceptance Program, is provided in and Flats, available at https:// SUMMARY: On December 28, 2016, the
Publication 6850, Publication for postalpro.usps.com/node/581. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters published a notice to announce its
22.2 Approval proposed amendments to the National
and Flats, at https://
postalpro.usps.com/node/581. Mailers may seek authorization to Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
participate in the Seamless Acceptance Pollutants for the Manufacturing of
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 Program by contacting the PostalOne! Nutritional Yeast source category. The
Administrative practice and Helpdesk at 1–800–522–9085. notice also requested public comment
procedure, Postal Service. on the proposed amendments. The EPA
22.3 Basic Standards is announcing that a public hearing will
Although exempt from the notice and
comment requirements of the First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and be held. In addition, the EPA is
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. Standard Mail letters and flats and BPM extending the public comment period.
553(b), (c)) regarding proposed barcoded flats, are potentially eligible DATES: The public hearing will be held
rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the for Seamless Acceptance. All on January 25, 2017. Written comments
Postal Service invites public comments mailpieces, including basic and must be received on or before February
on the following proposed revisions to nonautomation must be prepared as 24, 2017.
Mailing Standards of the United States outlined in 23.0; mailers must meet the ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual following standards: held on January 25, 2017, at the EPA’s
(DMM), incorporated by reference in the a. Meet all the content and price North Carolina campus located at 109
Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR eligibility standards for the price T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
111.1. claimed. Triangle Park, NC 27711. The hearing
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is b. Prepare 90% Full-Service eligible will convene at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern
proposed to be amended as follows: volume Time) and will conclude no later than
c. Participate in the Seamless Parallel 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If there are no
PART 111—[AMENDED] Program additional registered speakers, the EPA
d. Participate in eInduction under will end the hearing 2 hours after the
■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
20.0 for DMU-verified origin entry or last registered speaker has concluded
part 111 continues to read as follows:
destination entry-drop shipments. their comments. The EPA will make
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301–
22.3.1 Intelligent Mail Barcode every effort to accommodate all
307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201– Exception speakers. The EPA’s Web site for the
3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, rulemaking, which includes the
3633, and 5001.
Under special circumstances where proposal and information about the
mailers are unable to use an Intelligent hearing, can be found at: https://
■ 2. Revise the following sections of Mail Barcode on every piece an
Mailing Standards of the United States www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-
exception may be granted by Business pollution/manufacturing-nutritional-
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual Mailer Support (BMS); see 608.8 for
(DMM), as follows: yeast-national-emission-standards.
contact information. For information on submitting your
Mailing Standards of the United States * * * * * written comments, refer to the proposed
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual We will publish an appropriate reconsideration notice published at 81
(DMM) amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect FR 95810 in the Federal Register on
* * * * * these changes, if our proposal is December 28, 2016.
adopted. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
700 Special Standards you would like to present oral testimony
Stanley F. Mires,
* * * * * Attorney, Federal Compliance. at the public hearing, registration will
begin on January 13, 2017. To register to
705 Advanced Preparation and [FR Doc. 2016–32057 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am]
speak at a hearing, please contact Aimee
Special Postage Payment Systems BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
St. Clair at (919) 541–1063 or at
* * * * * stclair.aimee@epa.gov. The last day to
[Add new section 22.0, to read as pre-register to present oral testimony in
follows:] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION advance will be January 23, 2017. If
AGENCY using email, please provide the
22.0 Seamless Acceptance Program
following information: The time you
22.1 Description 40 CFR Part 63
wish to speak, name, affiliation,
Seamless Acceptance uses Intelligent [EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0730; FRL–9958–24– address, email address, and telephone
Mail barcodes, electronic OAR] number. Time slot preferences will be
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS
documentation (eDoc), and scans from given in the order requests are received.
USPS mail processing equipment and RIN 2060–AS93 Additionally, requests to speak will be
hand held devices, to automate National Emission Standards for taken the day of the hearing at the
verification of and payment for First- Hazardous Air Pollutants: Nutritional hearing registration desk, although
Class Mail cards, letters, and flats, Yeast Manufacturing Risk and preferences on speaking times may not
Periodicals, Standard Mail letters and Technology Review be able to be fulfilled. Please note that
flats, and Bound Printed Matter flats. registration requests received before
Additional information, including AGENCY: Environmental Protection each hearing will be confirmed by the
information regarding verification and Agency (EPA). EPA via email. We cannot guarantee
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| Contact | Direct questions or comments to Heather Dyer by email at [email protected] or phone (207) 482- 7217, or Jacqueline Erwin by email at [email protected] or phone (202) 268-2158. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 4231 | |
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