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Laura Auletta,
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Director), Acquisition Advisory Panel.
[FR Doc. 06–2385 Filed 3–8–06; 12:53 pm]
BILLING CODE 3110–01–P
POSTAL SERVICE
Customized Postage
Postal Service.
Notice of authorization of
Expanded Market Test for Customized
Postage.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Postal ServiceTM
provides notice of its intention to
expand testing of the concept of
Customized Postage for a period of up
to 2 years, commencing no sooner than
March 20, 2006.
DATES: This notice is effective March 13,
2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel J. Lord, manager of Postage
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Technology Management, at 703–292–
3692 or by fax at 703–292–4073.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
27, 2005, the Postal Service published
its notice of intention to resume testing
of the concept of Customized Postage for
a period of 1 year in Federal Register,
Volume 70, Number 80, Pages 21821–
21822. As a result of that notice, three
companies were authorized to conduct
a 1 year market test of Customized
Postage beginning in May 2005. This
test, now referred to as Phase II,
precluded the use of commercial images
in Customized Postage.
As a result of a recent amendment to
18 U.S.C. § 475, the Postal Service is
providing notice of its intention to
conduct further market tests of the
Customized Postage concept to include
commercial images. These further
market tests will be referred to as Phase
III. Therefore, the Postal Service invites
interested parties to submit proposed
concepts for consideration.
While each concept will be evaluated
on its own merits, particular conditions
may be required and agreed to by the
Postal Service and the provider
regarding the testing of that concept.
The following conditions will be
applied in common to all concepts:
1. The provider must be an authorized
PC Postage provider, authorized
postage meter manufacturer or
distributor, or a company affiliated with
an authorized postage provider under
conditions respecting postage revenue
security approved by the Postal Service
in accordance with 39 CFR 501.1 and
subject to all procedures and regulations
set forth throughout 39 CFR part 501.
2. The Customized Postage indicia
and other printed matter must meet all
Postal Service requirements respecting
placement on a mailpiece, readability,
avoidance of interference with and
facilitation of mail processing, and
identification of fraudulent indicia, as
well as all regulations pertaining to PC
Postage products and services.
3. The provider will be responsible for
ensuring that all images to appear in the
ad plate area meet the requirements of
39 CFR 501.6(g) and 501.23(d); are not
obscene, deceptive, or defamatory of
any person, entity, or group; do not
advocate unlawful action; do not
emulate any form of valid postage,
government, or other official indicia, or
payment of postage; and do not harm
the public image, reputation, or good
will of the Postal Service. The provider
will also have full responsibility for
ensuring that a customer acknowledges,
agrees, and warrants in writing that it
bears full responsibility and liability for
obtaining authorization to reproduce
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and otherwise use an image as
proposed, and that it, in fact, has the
legal authority to reproduce and
otherwise use the image as proposed. It
is the Postal Service’s declared intent
not to allow its Customized Postage
program to become a public forum for
dissemination, debate, or discussion of
public issues.
4. The test will be limited to full-rate
single piece First-Class Mail service,
Priority Mail service, and Express
Mail service.
5. The provider must agree that it has
obtained all intellectual property
licenses (from customers or elsewhere)
necessary to provide the approved
service and that it will indemnify the
Postal Service for any costs and
damages it may incur as a result of its
failure to honor this representation.
6. The provider must acknowledge
that it understands (and agrees) that the
Postal Service has not invoked or
exercised 28 U.S.C. 1498 with respect to
any aspect of the Customized Postage
product or services.
7. The provider must design its
Customized Postage indicia in a manner
that avoids the likelihood that the
public will be misled into believing that
the product image originated with the
Postal Service.
8. The Postal Service may suspend or
cancel without prior notice and without
liability for any costs incurred or losses
sustained by a provider or customer, the
approval of any customer as a test
participant, or the Customized Postage
test itself, in the event there is sufficient
cause to believe that the test presents
unacceptable risk to Postal Service
revenues, degradation of the ability of
the Postal Service to process or deliver
mail produced by test participants, an
assessment that continuation of the test
may expose the Postal Service or its
customers to legal liability, or an
assessment that continuation of the test
will cause public or political
embarrassment or harm to the Postal
Service in any way.
9. The Postal Service will require
approved providers of Customized
Postage to pay an annual fee to
participate in the test.
10. Additional conditions and
requirements may be set forth in
individual product test approval letters.
Persons interested in obtaining Postal
Service authorization to participate in
the Phase III Customized Postage market
test should contact: Manager, Postage
Technology Management, U.S. Postal
Service, 1735 North Lynn Street, Room
5011, Arlington, VA 22209–6030; (703)
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292–3592 (Telephone); (703) 292-4073
(Fax).
Neva Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted
the following proposal(s) for the
collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
approval.
Summary of Proposal(s):
(1) Collection title: Pension Plan
Reports.
(2) Form(s) submitted: G–88p, G–88r
and G–88r.1.
(3) OMB Number: 3220–0089.
(4) Expiration date of current OMB
clearance: 05/31/2006.
(5) Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
(6) Respondents: Business or other
for-profit.
(7) Estimated annual number of
respondents: 500.
(8) Total annual responses: 765.
(9) Total annual reporting hours: 103.
(10) Collection description: The
Railroad Retirement Act provides for
payment of a supplemental annuity to a
qualified railroad retirement annuitant.
The collection obtains information from
the annuitant’s employer to determine
(a) the existence of a railroad employer
pension plans and whether such plans,
if they exist, require a reduction to
supplemental annuities paid to the
employer’s former employees and the
(b) the amount of supplemental
annuities due railroad employees.
Additional Information or Comments:
Copies of the forms and supporting
documents can be obtained from
Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance
officer at (312–751–3363) or
Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov.
Comments regarding the information
collection should be addressed to
Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement
Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois, 60611–2092 or
Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the
OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the
Office of Management and Budget,
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[FR Doc No: 06-2397]
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POSTAL SERVICE
Customized Postage
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Notice of authorization of Expanded Market Test for Customized
Postage.
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SUMMARY: The Postal ServiceTM provides notice of its
intention to expand testing of the concept of Customized Postage for a
period of up to 2 years, commencing no sooner than March 20, 2006.
DATES: This notice is effective March 13, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel J. Lord, manager of Postage
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Technology Management, at 703-292-3692 or by fax at 703-292-4073.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 27, 2005, the Postal Service
published its notice of intention to resume testing of the concept of
Customized Postage for a period of 1 year in Federal Register, Volume
70, Number 80, Pages 21821-21822. As a result of that notice, three
companies were authorized to conduct a 1 year market test of Customized
Postage beginning in May 2005. This test, now referred to as Phase II,
precluded the use of commercial images in Customized Postage.
As a result of a recent amendment to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 475, the
Postal Service is providing notice of its intention to conduct further
market tests of the Customized Postage concept to include commercial
images. These further market tests will be referred to as Phase III.
Therefore, the Postal Service invites interested parties to submit
proposed concepts for consideration.
While each concept will be evaluated on its own merits, particular
conditions may be required and agreed to by the Postal Service and the
provider regarding the testing of that concept. The following
conditions will be applied in common to all concepts:
1. The provider must be an authorized PC Postage[supreg] provider,
authorized postage meter manufacturer or distributor, or a company
affiliated with an authorized postage provider under conditions
respecting postage revenue security approved by the Postal Service in
accordance with 39 CFR 501.1 and subject to all procedures and
regulations set forth throughout 39 CFR part 501.
2. The Customized Postage indicia and other printed matter must
meet all Postal Service requirements respecting placement on a
mailpiece, readability, avoidance of interference with and facilitation
of mail processing, and identification of fraudulent indicia, as well
as all regulations pertaining to PC Postage products and services.
3. The provider will be responsible for ensuring that all images to
appear in the ad plate area meet the requirements of 39 CFR 501.6(g)
and 501.23(d); are not obscene, deceptive, or defamatory of any person,
entity, or group; do not advocate unlawful action; do not emulate any
form of valid postage, government, or other official indicia, or
payment of postage; and do not harm the public image, reputation, or
good will of the Postal Service. The provider will also have full
responsibility for ensuring that a customer acknowledges, agrees, and
warrants in writing that it bears full responsibility and liability for
obtaining authorization to reproduce and otherwise use an image as
proposed, and that it, in fact, has the legal authority to reproduce
and otherwise use the image as proposed. It is the Postal Service's
declared intent not to allow its Customized Postage program to become a
public forum for dissemination, debate, or discussion of public issues.
4. The test will be limited to full-rate single piece First-Class
Mail[supreg] service, Priority Mail[supreg] service, and Express
Mail[supreg] service.
5. The provider must agree that it has obtained all intellectual
property licenses (from customers or elsewhere) necessary to provide
the approved service and that it will indemnify the Postal Service for
any costs and damages it may incur as a result of its failure to honor
this representation.
6. The provider must acknowledge that it understands (and agrees)
that the Postal Service has not invoked or exercised 28 U.S.C. 1498
with respect to any aspect of the Customized Postage product or
services.
7. The provider must design its Customized Postage indicia in a
manner that avoids the likelihood that the public will be misled into
believing that the product image originated with the Postal Service.
8. The Postal Service may suspend or cancel without prior notice
and without liability for any costs incurred or losses sustained by a
provider or customer, the approval of any customer as a test
participant, or the Customized Postage test itself, in the event there
is sufficient cause to believe that the test presents unacceptable risk
to Postal Service revenues, degradation of the ability of the Postal
Service to process or deliver mail produced by test participants, an
assessment that continuation of the test may expose the Postal Service
or its customers to legal liability, or an assessment that continuation
of the test will cause public or political embarrassment or harm to the
Postal Service in any way.
9. The Postal Service will require approved providers of Customized
Postage to pay an annual fee to participate in the test.
10. Additional conditions and requirements may be set forth in
individual product test approval letters.
Persons interested in obtaining Postal Service authorization to
participate in the Phase III Customized Postage market test should
contact: Manager, Postage Technology Management, U.S. Postal Service,
1735 North Lynn Street, Room 5011, Arlington, VA 22209-6030; (703) 292-
3592 (Telephone); (703) 292-4073 (Fax).
Neva Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 06-2397 Filed 3-10-06; 8:45 am]
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