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By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–21817 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am]
because they are concerned only with
the administration of Privacy Act
systems of records within the
Department of Defense.
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Public Law 96–511, ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act’’ (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35)
It has been determined that Privacy
Act rules for the Department of Defense
impose no information requirements
beyond the Department of Defense and
that the information collected within
the Department of Defense is necessary
and consistent with 5 U.S.C. 552a,
known as the Privacy Act of 1974.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Contract Audit Agency
32 CFR Part 317
Privacy Act; Implementation
Defense Contract Audit
Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Defense Contract Audit
Agency (DCAA) is proposing to update
the DCAA Privacy Act Program Rules,
32 CFR, Part 317, by deleting references
to a cancelled publication and by
adding guidance concerning the blanket
exemption for classified material.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 3, 2006 to be
considered by this agency.
Send comments to Senior
Advisor, Defense Contract Audit
Agency, Information and Privacy, CM,
8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135,
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Debbie Teer at (703) 767–1002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory
Planning and Review’’
It has been determined that Privacy
Act rules for the Department of Defense
are not significant rules. The rules do
not (1) Have an annual effect on the
economy of $100 million or more or
adversely affect in a material way the
economy; a sector of the economy;
productivity; competition; jobs; the
environment; public health or safety; or
State, local, or tribal governments or
communities; (2) Create a serious
inconsistency or otherwise interfere
with an action taken or planned by
another Agency; (3) Materially alter the
budgetary impact of entitlements,
grants, user fees, or loan programs, or
the rights and obligations of recipients
thereof; or (4) Raise novel legal or policy
issues arising out of legal mandates, the
President’s priorities, or the principles
set forth in this Executive order.
Public Law 96–354, ‘‘Regulatory
Flexibility Act’’ (5 U.S.C. Chapter 6)
It has been determined that Privacy
Act rules for the Department of Defense
do not have significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities
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Section 202, Public Law 104–4,
‘‘Unfunded Mandates Reform Act’’
It has been determined that Privacy
Act rulemaking for the Department of
Defense does not involve a Federal
mandate that may result in the
expenditure by State, local and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100 million or more
and that such rulemaking will not
significantly or uniquely affect small
governments.
Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism’’
It has been determined that Privacy
Act rules for the Department of Defense
do not have federalism implications.
The rules do not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship
between the National Government and
the States, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government.
List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 317
Privacy.
Accordingly, 32 CFR part 317 is
proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 317—DCAA PRIVACY ACT
PROGRAM
1. The authority citation for 32 CFR
part 317 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Pub. L. 93–579, 88 Stat. 1896 (5
U.S.C. 552a)
§ 317.4
[Amended]
2. Amend § 317.4 as follows:
a. Remove paragraph (c)(5).
b. Redesignate paragraphs (c)(6),
(c)(7), and (c)(8) as (c)(5), (c)(6), and
(c)(7).
3. Amend part 317 by adding § 317.7
as follows:
§ 317.7
Exemptions.
All systems of records maintained by
DCAA will be exempt from the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d) and
(e)(4)(H) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1)
to the extent that the system contains
any information properly classified
under Executive Order 12958, that is
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required by the Executive Order to be
kept secret in the interest of national
defense or foreign policy. This
exemption, which may be applicable to
parts of all systems of records, is
necessary since certain record systems,
not otherwise specifically designated for
exemptions herein, may contain isolated
items of information which have been
properly classified.
Dated: October 27, 2005.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Bundling Flat-Size and Irregular Parcel
Mail—Bundle Integrity
Postal Service.
Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes
that mailers use two bands to secure all
bundles of presorted rate flat-size mail
and irregular parcels that are not
shrinkwrapped. This proposal would
remove the option to secure bundles up
to 1 inch thick with only one band.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before December 2, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to
the Manager, Mailing Standards, U.S.
Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW.,
Rm. 3436, Washington, DC 20260–3436.
You may inspect and photocopy all
written comments between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, at USPS
Headquarters Library, 11th Floor North,
475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington,
DC 20260.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill
Chatfield at 202–268–7278.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are
proposing a revision to Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal
Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
that would require mailers to use at
least two bands—one around the length
and one around the girth—when only
banding is used to secure bundles of
flat-size and irregular parcel mailpieces.
‘‘Bundle integrity’’—the ability of
bundles to remain intact—is crucial for
our new, high-speed Automated
Package Processing System (APPS).
Bundles with only one band tend to curl
up and allow mailpieces to escape the
bundle. When these or other bundles
break open, we lose the value of mailers’
presort, and we have to handle
individual pieces manually. Manual
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handling of mailpieces from broken or
loose bundles results in delayed
delivery and increases our processing
costs.
Although we are exempt from the
notice and comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
of 553(b), (c)) regarding proposed
rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), we
invite 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.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
PART 111—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
Part 111 continues to read as follows:
2. Amend the following sections of
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) as explained below.
Discount Flats
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330
First-Class Mail
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335
Mail Preparation
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2.0
Bundles
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2.4
Securing Bundles
[Revise introductory text and items a,
b, and c as follows; delete items d
through f. Make these same changes to
345.2.4 (for Standard Mail flats), 365.2.4
(for Bound Printed Matter flats), 375.2.4
(for Media Mail flats), 385.2.4 (for
Library Mail flats), 435.2.5 (for FirstClass Mail parcels), 465.2.4 (for Bound
Printed Matter parcels), 475.2.4 (for
Media Mail parcels), 485.2.4 (for Library
Mail parcels), 705.8.5.10 (for bundles on
pallets), and 707.19.4 (for Periodicals).]
Mailers must meet the following
standards when preparing and securing
bundles.
a. Secure bundles with banding,
shrinkwrap, or shrinkwrap
supplemented with one or more bands.
Banding includes plastic bands, rubber
bands, twine, string, and similar
material.
b. Mailers using only banding to
secure bundles must meet the following
conditions.
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Standard Mail
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2.0
Bundles
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Preparing Bundles in Sacks
705 Advanced Preparation and
Special Postage Payment Systems
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8.0
Preparation for Pallets
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8.5
General Preparation
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(Revise title of 8.5.10 as follows.)
8.5.10 Securing Bundles on Pallets
(Replace text in 8.5.10 with text from
new 335.2.4.)
(Delete 8.5.11; renumber 8.5.12 and
8.5.13 as new 8.5.11 and 8.5.12.)
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We will publish an appropriate
amendment to 39 CFR 111.3 if the
proposal is adopted.
Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
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Mail Preparation
2.5
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 3001–3011, 3201–3219, 3403–
3406, 3621, 3626, 5001.
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1. Use at least one band to encircle the
length of the bundle and use at least one
band to encircle the girth of the bundle.
2. Use tension sufficient to tighten
and depress the edges of the bundle so
pieces will not slip out of the banding
during transit and processing.
3. Do not place any bands closer than
1 inch from any bundle edge.
4. When using twine or string to band
bundles, secure the knot(s) so the
banding does not come loose during
transit and processing.
5. Do not use wire or metal banding.
6. Do not use any loose banding.
c. Bundles must withstand normal
transit and handling without breaking
and without causing injury to postal
employees or damage to Postal Service
equipment.
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(Revise introductory text and item b
as follows. Make these same changes in
707.19.8 (for Periodicals).)
Mailers must meet the following
standards when preparing and securing
bundles placed in sacks.
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b. Secure bundles with at least two
bands (plastic bands, rubber bands,
twine, or string), one around the length
and one around the girth. As options,
secure bundles entirely with
shrinkwrap, or with shrinkwrap plus
one or two bands.
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Discount Parcels
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440
Standard Mail
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445
Mail Preparation
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2.0
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Bundles
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(Switch 2.5 and 2.4. Revise new 2.4
using the text in 335.2.4 above; revise
new 2.5 using the text in 345.2.5 above.)
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[R08–OAR–2005–UT–0006; FRL–7992–7]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; State of
Utah; Provo Attainment Demonstration
of the Carbon Monoxide Standard,
Redesignation to Attainment,
Designation of Areas for Air Quality
Planning Purposes, and Approval of
Related Revisions
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the State of Utah.
On April 1, 2004, the Governor of Utah
submitted an attainment demonstration
and plan for the Provo metropolitan area
(hereafter, Provo area) for the carbon
monoxide (CO) National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) to replace
the demonstration and plan that were
submitted by Governor Leavitt on July
11, 1994. The Governor’s submittal also
contained a request to redesignate the
Provo area to attainment for the CO
NAAQS and a maintenance plan which
includes transportation conformity
motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEB)
for 2014 and 2015. The Governor also
submitted revisions to: Utah’s Rule
R307–110–12, ‘‘Section IX, Control
Measures for Area and Point Sources,
Part C, Carbon Monoxide,’’ which
incorporates the attainment
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[FR Doc No: 05-21777]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Bundling Flat-Size and Irregular Parcel Mail--Bundle Integrity
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes that mailers use two bands to
secure all bundles of presorted rate flat-size mail and irregular
parcels that are not shrinkwrapped. This proposal would remove the
option to secure bundles up to 1 inch thick with only one band.
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before December 2, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to the Manager, Mailing Standards,
U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Rm. 3436, Washington, DC
20260-3436. You may inspect and photocopy all written comments between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at USPS Headquarters Library,
11th Floor North, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20260.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Chatfield at 202-268-7278.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are proposing a revision to Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) that would require mailers to use at least two bands--one around
the length and one around the girth--when only banding is used to
secure bundles of flat-size and irregular parcel mailpieces.
``Bundle integrity''--the ability of bundles to remain intact--is
crucial for our new, high-speed Automated Package Processing System
(APPS). Bundles with only one band tend to curl up and allow mailpieces
to escape the bundle. When these or other bundles break open, we lose
the value of mailers' presort, and we have to handle individual pieces
manually. Manual
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handling of mailpieces from broken or loose bundles results in delayed
delivery and increases our processing costs.
Although we are exempt from the notice and comment requirements of
the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. of 553(b), (c)) regarding
proposed rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), we invite 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.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
PART 111--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR Part 111 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 3001-
3011, 3201-3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3626, 5001.
2. Amend the following sections of Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as explained below.
300 Discount Flats
* * * * *
330 First-Class Mail
* * * * *
335 Mail Preparation
* * * * *
2.0 Bundles
* * * * *
2.4 Securing Bundles
[Revise introductory text and items a, b, and c as follows; delete
items d through f. Make these same changes to 345.2.4 (for Standard
Mail flats), 365.2.4 (for Bound Printed Matter flats), 375.2.4 (for
Media Mail flats), 385.2.4 (for Library Mail flats), 435.2.5 (for
First-Class Mail parcels), 465.2.4 (for Bound Printed Matter parcels),
475.2.4 (for Media Mail parcels), 485.2.4 (for Library Mail parcels),
705.8.5.10 (for bundles on pallets), and 707.19.4 (for Periodicals).]
Mailers must meet the following standards when preparing and
securing bundles.
a. Secure bundles with banding, shrinkwrap, or shrinkwrap
supplemented with one or more bands. Banding includes plastic bands,
rubber bands, twine, string, and similar material.
b. Mailers using only banding to secure bundles must meet the
following conditions.
1. Use at least one band to encircle the length of the bundle and
use at least one band to encircle the girth of the bundle.
2. Use tension sufficient to tighten and depress the edges of the
bundle so pieces will not slip out of the banding during transit and
processing.
3. Do not place any bands closer than 1 inch from any bundle edge.
4. When using twine or string to band bundles, secure the knot(s)
so the banding does not come loose during transit and processing.
5. Do not use wire or metal banding.
6. Do not use any loose banding.
c. Bundles must withstand normal transit and handling without
breaking and without causing injury to postal employees or damage to
Postal Service equipment.
* * * * *
340 Standard Mail
* * * * *
345 Mail Preparation
* * * * *
2.0 Bundles
* * * * *
2.5 Preparing Bundles in Sacks
(Revise introductory text and item b as follows. Make these same
changes in 707.19.8 (for Periodicals).)
Mailers must meet the following standards when preparing and
securing bundles placed in sacks.
* * * * *
b. Secure bundles with at least two bands (plastic bands, rubber
bands, twine, or string), one around the length and one around the
girth. As options, secure bundles entirely with shrinkwrap, or with
shrinkwrap plus one or two bands.
* * * * *
400 Discount Parcels
* * * * *
440 Standard Mail
* * * * *
445 Mail Preparation
* * * * *
2.0 Bundles
* * * * *
(Switch 2.5 and 2.4. Revise new 2.4 using the text in 335.2.4
above; revise new 2.5 using the text in 345.2.5 above.)
* * * * *
700 Special Standards
* * * * *
705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
* * * * *
8.0 Preparation for Pallets
* * * * *
8.5 General Preparation
* * * * *
(Revise title of 8.5.10 as follows.)
8.5.10 Securing Bundles on Pallets
(Replace text in 8.5.10 with text from new 335.2.4.)
(Delete 8.5.11; renumber 8.5.12 and 8.5.13 as new 8.5.11 and
8.5.12.)
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We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR 111.3 if the
proposal is adopted.
Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 05-21777 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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