83_FR_34645 83 FR 34505 - New Mailing Standards for Mailpieces Containing Liquids: Extension of Comment Period

83 FR 34505 - New Mailing Standards for Mailpieces Containing Liquids: Extension of Comment Period

POSTAL SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 140 (July 20, 2018)

Page Range34505-34506
FR Document2018-15548

On July 9, 2018, the United States Postal Service (USPS[reg]) published a Federal Register proposed rule titled, ``New Mailing Standards for Mailpieces Containing Liquids.'' The USPS has received several requests to extend the comment period for this proposed rule and is, accordingly, extending the comment period scheduled to close on August 8, 2018, until September 30, 2018.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 140 (Friday, July 20, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34505-34506]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15548]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


New Mailing Standards for Mailpieces Containing Liquids: 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Postal Service \TM\.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 9, 2018, the United States Postal Service (USPS[reg]) 
published a Federal Register proposed rule titled, ``New Mailing 
Standards for Mailpieces Containing Liquids.'' The USPS has received 
several requests to extend the comment period for this proposed rule 
and is, accordingly, extending the comment period scheduled to close on 
August 8, 2018, until September 30, 2018.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 30, 2018.

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 
ProductClassification@usps.gov, with a subject line of ``New Standards 
for Liquids.'' Faxed comments are not accepted.
    You may inspect and photocopy all written comments, by appointment 
only, at USPS 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 to Wm. Kevin Gunther 
at wkgunther@uspis.gov or phone at (202) 268-7208, or Michelle Lassiter 
at michelle.d.lassiter@usps.gov or phone at (202) 268-2914.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period for the proposed rule entitled ``New Mailing Standards for 
Mailpieces Containing Liquids,'' published in the Federal Register On 
July 9, 2018. USPS is extending the comment period to ensure that the 
public has sufficient time to review and comment on the proposal. USPS 
is proposing this rule under the authorities listed in the July 9th 
document. Further information on this proposal may be found in the USPS 
notice published in the Federal Register on July 9, 2018 (83 FR 31712).
    USPS solicits comments on all aspects of the proposal and 
specifically on

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recommendations that reflect industry best practices for shipping 
liquids.

Ruth Stevenson,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-15548 Filed 7-19-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-12-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 140 / Friday, July 20, 2018 / Proposed Rules 34505 submitted through http:// by law from public disclosure should POSTAL SERVICE www.regulations.gov cannot be claimed submit via email, postal mail, or hand as CBI. Comments received through the delivery two well-marked copies: One 39 CFR Part 111 website will waive any CBI claims for copy of the document marked the information submitted. For ‘‘confidential’’ including all the New Mailing Standards for Mailpieces information on submitting CBI, see the information believed to be confidential, Containing Liquids: Extension of Confidential Business Information and one copy of the document marked Comment Period section. ‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information DOE processes submissions made AGENCY: Postal Service TM. believed to be confidential deleted. through http://www.regulations.gov Submit these documents via email or on ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of before posting. Normally, comments a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own comment period. will be posted within a few days of determination about the confidential being submitted. However, if large status of the information and treat it SUMMARY: On July 9, 2018, the United volumes of comments are being according to its determination. States Postal Service (USPS®) published processed simultaneously, your Factors of interest to DOE when a Federal Register proposed rule titled, comment may not be viewable for up to evaluating requests to treat submitted ‘‘New Mailing Standards for Mailpieces several weeks. Please keep the comment information as confidential include: (1) Containing Liquids.’’ The USPS has tracking number that http:// A description of the items, (2) whether received several requests to extend the www.regulations.gov provides after you and why such items are customarily comment period for this proposed rule have successfully uploaded your treated as confidential within the and is, accordingly, extending the comment. industry, (3) whether the information is comment period scheduled to close on Submitting comments via email, hand generally known by or available from August 8, 2018, until September 30, delivery, or mail. Comments and other sources, (4) whether the 2018. documents submitted via email, hand information has previously been made DATES: Submit comments on or before delivery, or mail also will be posted to available to others without obligation September 30, 2018. http://www.regulations.gov. If you do concerning its confidentiality, (5) an not want your personal contact ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written explanation of the competitive injury to information to be publicly viewable, do comments to the manager, Product the submitting person which would not include it in your comment or any Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 result from public disclosure, (6) when accompanying documents. Instead, L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446, such information might lose its provide your contact information in a Washington, DC 20260–5015. If sending confidential character due to the cover letter. Include your first and last comments by email, include the name passage of time, and (7) why disclosure names, email address, telephone and address of the commenter and send of the information would be contrary to number, and optional mailing address. to ProductClassification@usps.gov, with the public interest. The cover letter will not be publicly a subject line of ‘‘New Standards for It is DOE’s policy that all comments viewable as long as it does not include Liquids.’’ Faxed comments are not may be included in the public docket, any comments. accepted. without change and as received, Include contact information each time including any personal information You may inspect and photocopy all you submit comments, data, documents, provided in the comments (except written comments, by appointment and other information to DOE. If you information deemed to be exempt from only, at USPS Headquarters Library, 475 submit via mail or hand delivery, please public disclosure). L’Enfant Plaza SW, 11th Floor North, provide all items on a CD, if feasible. It DOE considers public participation to Washington, DC 20260. These records is not necessary to submit printed be a very important part of the process are available for review on Monday copies. No telefacsimiles (faxes) will be for developing test procedures and through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., by accepted. energy conservation standards. DOE calling 202–268–2906. Comments, data, and other actively encourages the participation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information submitted to DOE and interaction of the public during the Direct questions to Wm. Kevin Gunther electronically should be provided in comment period in each stage of this at wkgunther@uspis.gov or phone at PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or process. Interactions with and between (202) 268–7208, or Michelle Lassiter at Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file members of the public provide a michelle.d.lassiter@usps.gov or phone at format. Provide documents that are not balanced discussion of the issues and (202) 268–2914. secured, written in English, and free of assist DOE in the process. Anyone who any defects or viruses. Documents SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This wishes to be added to the DOE mailing document extends the public comment should not contain special characters or list to receive future notices and any form of encryption and, if possible, period for the proposed rule entitled information about this process should ‘‘New Mailing Standards for Mailpieces they should carry the electronic contact Appliance and Equipment signature of the author. Containing Liquids,’’ published in the Standards Program staff at (202) 287– Federal Register On July 9, 2018. USPS Campaign form letters. Please submit 1445 or via email at is extending the comment period to campaign form letters by the originating ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ ensure that the public has sufficient organization in batches of between 50 to ee.doe.gov. time to review and comment on the 500 form letters per PDF or as one form daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS letter with a list of supporters’ names Signed in Washington, DC, on July 12, proposal. USPS is proposing this rule compiled into one or more PDFs. This 2018. under the authorities listed in the July reduces comment processing and Kathleen B. Hogan, 9th document. Further information on posting time. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy this proposal may be found in the USPS Confidential Business Information. Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable notice published in the Federal Register Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person Energy. on July 9, 2018 (83 FR 31712). submitting information that he or she [FR Doc. 2018–15584 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] USPS solicits comments on all aspects believes to be confidential and exempt BILLING CODE 6450–01–P of the proposal and specifically on VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:08 Jul 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\20JYP1.SGM 20JYP1

34506 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 140 / Friday, July 20, 2018 / Proposed Rules recommendations that reflect industry submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be requirements for a State to submit best practices for shipping liquids. accompanied by a written comment. certain required planning SIPs related to The written comment is considered the attainment of the eight-hour NAAQS, Ruth Stevenson, official comment and should include such as attainment demonstrations, Attorney, Federal Compliance. discussion of all points you wish to reasonable further progress plans and [FR Doc. 2018–15548 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] make. The EPA will generally not contingency measures, shall be BILLING CODE 7710–12–P consider comments or comment suspended. EPA’s action only suspends contents located outside of the primary the requirements to submit the SIP submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or revisions discussed above.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION other file sharing system). For This suspension remains in effect AGENCY additional submission methods, the full until such time, if ever, that EPA (i) EPA public comment policy, redesignates the area to attainment, at 40 CFR Part 52 information about CBI or multimedia which time those requirements no [EPA–R02–OAR–2018–0422; FRL–9981– submissions, and general guidance on longer apply, or (ii) subsequently 04—Region 2] making effective comments, please visit determines that the area has violated the http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Although Approval and Promulgation of Air commenting-epa-dockets. these requirements are suspended, if the Quality Implementation Plans; New FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk State provides these submissions to EPA York; Determination of Attainment of J. Wieber, (212) 637–3381, or by email for review and approval at any time, the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National at wieber.kirk@epa.gov. EPA is not precluded from acting upon Ambient Air Quality Standard for the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: them. The determination of attainment Jamestown, New York Marginal is not equivalent to a redesignation Nonattainment Area I. Background under section 107(d)(3) of the CAA. The On March 12, 2008, EPA revised both designation status of the Jamestown AGENCY: Environmental Protection the primary and secondary NAAQS for Area will remain nonattainment for the Agency (EPA). ozone to a level of 0.075 parts per 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS until such ACTION: Proposed rule. time as EPA determines that the Area million (ppm) (annual fourth-highest SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection daily maximum 8-hour average meets the CAA requirements for Agency (EPA) is proposing to make a concentration, averaged over three redesignation to attainment, including determination that the Jamestown, New years) to provide increased protection of an approved maintenance plan. York Marginal Nonattainment Area public health and the environment. 73 Additionally, the determination of (Jamestown Area or Area) has attained FR 16436 (March 27, 2008).1 The 2008 attainment is separate from, and does the 2008 8-hour ozone National ozone NAAQS retains the same general not influence or otherwise affect, any Ambient Air Quality Standard form and averaging time as the 0.08 future designation determination or (NAAQS). This proposed determination ppm NAAQS set in 1997, but is set at requirements for the Jamestown Area is based upon complete, quality- a more protective level. On May 21, based on any new or revised ozone 2012 (77 FR 30088), effective July 20, NAAQS, and it remains in effect assured, and certified ambient air 2012, EPA designated as nonattainment regardless of whether EPA designates monitoring data that shows the Area has any area that was violating the 2008 8- this Area as a nonattainment area for monitored attainment of the 2008 8- hour ozone NAAQS based on the three purposes of any new or revised ozone hour ozone NAAQS for both the 2012– most recent years (2008–2010) of air NAAQS. 2014 and 2015–2017 monitoring periods. This action does not constitute monitoring data. The Jamestown Area II. EPA’s Evaluation a redesignation to attainment. The (specifically, Chautauqua County) was For ozone, an area may be considered Jamestown Area will remain designated as a marginal ozone to be attaining the 2008 8-hour ozone nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour nonattainment area. See 40 CFR 81.333. NAAQS if there are no violations, as ozone NAAQS until such time as EPA Marginal areas designated in the May determined in accordance with 40 CFR determines that the Jamestown Area 21, 2012 rule are required to attain the part 50, based on three complete, meets the Clean Air Act (CAA) 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS by the consecutive calendar years of quality- requirements for redesignation to applicable deadline of July 20, 2015. See assured ambient air monitoring data. attainment, including an approved 40 CFR 51.903. On May 4, 2016, EPA Under EPA regulations at 40 CFR part maintenance plan. This action is being determined that complete, quality- 50, the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS is taken under the CAA. assured, and certified air quality attained when the 3-year average of the DATES: Written comments must be monitoring data from the 2012–2014 annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8- received on or before August 20, 2018. monitoring period indicated that the hour average ozone concentrations at an Jamestown Area attained the 2008 8- ozone monitor is less than or equal to ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, hour ozone NAAQS by that attainment 0.075 ppm. See 40 CFR part 50, identified by Docket ID Number EPA– date. See 81 FR 26697. appendix P. This 3-year average is R02–OAR–2018–0422 at http:// Under the provisions of EPA’s ozone www.regulations.gov. Follow the online referred to as the design value. When implementation rule (40 CFR 51.918), if instructions for submitting comments. the design value is less than or equal to EPA also issues a determination (as it is Once submitted, comments cannot be proposing to do here) that an area is daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS 2 For more information on the EPA’s Clean Data edited or removed from Regulations.gov. attaining the relevant standard through Policy, see https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/ The EPA may publish any comment a rulemaking that includes public notice redesignation-and-clean-data-policy-cdp for received to its public docket. Do not and comment (known informally as a documents such as the Memorandum from John S. submit electronically any information Clean Data Determination), the Seitz, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and you consider to be Confidential Standards, ‘‘Reasonable Further Progress, Attainment Demonstration, and Related Business Information (CBI) or other 1 For a detailed explanation of the calculation of Requirements for Ozone Nonattainment Areas information whose disclosure is the 3-year 8-hour average, see 40 CFR part 50, Meeting the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality restricted by statute. Multimedia appendix I. Standard’’ (May 10, 1995). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:08 Jul 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\20JYP1.SGM 20JYP1


Document Created: 2018-07-20 01:18:57
Document Modified: 2018-07-20 01:18:57
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; extension of comment period.
DatesSubmit comments on or before September 30, 2018.
ContactDirect questions to Wm. Kevin Gunther at [email protected] or phone at (202) 268-7208, or Michelle Lassiter at [email protected] or phone at (202) 268-2914.
FR Citation83 FR 34505 
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