[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 67348] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-31170] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL RATE COMMISSION Tour of Printing and Processing Plants
Agency
Postal Rate Commission.
Action
Notice of Commission visit.
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Dates
The visits are scheduled for December 6-8, 1999.
For Further Information Contact
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, Postal Rate Commission, Suite 300, 1333 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 20268-0001, 202-789-6820.
Supplementary Information
Members of the Postal Rate Commission will visit the R.R. Donnelley printing plant at Spartanburg, South Carolina on the afternoon of Monday, December 6, 1999. The Commission will discuss logistics and support issues, and problems with and procedures for preparation of mail for dropshipping. On the morning of Tuesday, December 7, 1999, the group will tour the BMG fulfillment facility in Duncan, South Carolina, and discuss mailing practices that incorporate the use of multiple subclasses and services by a major music club. That evening, the group will observe operations at the Orlando, Florida terminal facility used by members of the Florida Gift Fruit Shippers Association (FGFSA) to prepare items for shipment to distant postal facilities. On Wednesday, December 8, 1999 the group will tour the packinghouse operation of a shipper-member of FGFSA to get a complete understanding of parcel movement from producers to consumers using the Postal Service delivery network, and then meet with several shippers to obtain a balanced picture of the varying needs of different sized operations. Finally, during the evening of December 8, the group will observe the operation of the Orlando Priority Mail processing center operated for the Postal Service by Emery.
Dated: November 24, 1999. Margaret P. Crenshaw, Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-31170 Filed 11-30-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-01-P