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Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852, between 9
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Friday.
The agency has determined under 21
CFR 25.33(a)(1) that this action is of a
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Dated: April 28, 2008.
Bernadette Dunham,
Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. E8–10153 Filed 5–6–08; 8:45 am]
Dated: April 23, 2008.
Stephen P. Metruck,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. E8–10240 Filed 5–6–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Effective Date: This final rule is
effective on May 7, 2008. The
incorporation by reference of Issue 300,
dated January 8, 2006, of the DMM and
Issue 300 dated July 15, 2007, of the
DMM is approved by the Director of the
Federal Register as of May 7, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Daniel, (202) 268–7304.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The most
recent Issue 300 of the Domestic Mail
Manual was issued on July 15, 2007. It
replaced the previous Issue 300 of the
DMM and contained all DMM revisions
from January 8, 2006 through July 15,
2007. The Issue 300 of the DMM that
preceded that issue, was issued on
January 8, 2006 and contained all DMM
revisions from January 5, 2005 through
January 8, 2006.
These new Issues of the DMM contain
all USPS domestic mailing standards,
organized in a way that is more intuitive
to the user. These new issues continue
to (1) increase the user’s ability to find
information, (2) increase confidence that
users have found all the information
they need, and (3) reduce the need to
consult multiple chapters of the Manual
to locate necessary information. Issue
300, dated July 15, 2007, set forth
specific changes, such as new standards
throughout the DMM to support the
pricing changes recommended by the
Postal Regulatory Commission in Docket
No. R2006–1 and approved by the
Governors of the United States Postal
Service. New prices were implemented
on May 14, 2007 for all classes of mail
except Periodicals. Issue 300, dated
January 8, 2006, also set forth specific
changes such as new prices throughout
the DMM to adopt the postal rates and
fees resulting from the R2005–1 rate
case.
Changes to mailing standards will
continue to be published through
Federal Register notices and the Postal
Bulletin, and will appear in the next
printed version of Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual, and in the
online version available via Postal
Explorer https://pe.usps.com.
Coast Guard
General Information on Postal Service
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Postal Service.
ACTION: Final rule.
Administrative practice and
procedure, Incorporation by reference.
I In view of the considerations
discussed above, the Postal Service
hereby amends 39 CFR part 111 as
follows:
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 529
Animal drugs.
Therefore, under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs and redelegated to
the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21
CFR part 529 is amended as follows:
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PART 529—CERTAIN OTHER DOSAGE
FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
1. The authority citation for 21 CFR
part 529 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 360b.
2. In § 529.2150, revise paragraphs (a)
and (b) to read as follows:
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§ 529.2150
Sevoflurane.
(a) Specifications. Sevoflurane liquid.
(b) Sponsors. See Nos. 000074 and
060307 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
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AGENCY:
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG–2008–0313]
National Maritime Week Tugboat Races
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of enforcement of
regulation.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce
the National Maritime Week Tugboat
Races Special Local Regulations in
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Elliott Bay from 12 p.m. through 4:30
p.m. on May 10, 2008. This action is
necessary to ensure the safety of
participants and spectators during the
National Maritime Week Tugboat Races.
During the enforcement period, entry
into, transit through, mooring, or
anchoring within the regulated area is
prohibited unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or his
designated representatives.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR Part
100.1306 will be enforced from 12 p.m.
through 4:30 p.m. on May 10, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant James M. Dupureur, c/o
Captain of the Port Puget Sound, Coast
Guard Sector Seattle, 1519 Alaskan Way
South, Seattle, WA 98134 at (206) 217–
6045.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast
Guard will enforce the special local
regulations for the annual National
Maritime Week Tugboat Races in 33
CFR Part 100.1306 on May 10, 2008,
from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Under the provisions of 33 CFR
100.1306, entry into, transit through,
mooring, or anchoring within the
regulated area is prohibited unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port,
Puget Sound or his designated
representatives. Spectator vessels may
safely transit outside the regulated area
but may not anchor, block, loiter in, or
impede the transit of race participants
or official patrol vessels. The Coast
Guard may be assisted by other Federal,
State, or local law enforcement agencies
in enforcing this regulation.
This notice is issued under authority
of 33 CFR 100.1306(c) and 5 U.S.C.
552(a).
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service announces
the issuance of Issue 300, dated January
8, 2006; Issue 300, dated March 15,
2007; and Issue 300, dated May 14,
2007, of the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM), and their
incorporation by reference in the Code
of Federal Regulations.
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PART 111—GENERAL INFORMATION
ON POSTAL SERVICE
1. The authority citation for part 111
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 39 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201–
3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632,
3633, 5001.
2. Amend § 111.3(f) by adding the
following new entries at the end of the
table:
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3. Amend § 111.4 by removing
‘‘March 23, 2005’’ and adding ‘‘May 7,
2008.’’
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Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
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39 CFR Part 111
New Address Requirements for
Automation, Presorted, and Carrier
Route Flat-Size Mail
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Postal Service adopts
new address placement and formatting
requirements for Periodicals, Standard
Mail, Bound Printed Matter, Media
Mail, and Library Mail flat-size pieces
sent at automation, presorted, or carrier
route prices. We also adopt related
revisions for automation and presorted
First-Class Mail flats.
DATES: Effective Date: March 29, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Witt, 202–268–7279.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal
Service is implementing a new
technology, the Flats Sequencing
System (FSS), to automate delivery
sequencing for flat-size mail. Currently,
flat-size mail is sorted mechanically
only to the 9-digit ZIP CodeTM or carrier
level, and then manually sorted into
delivery order by carriers. FSS can sort
flat-size mailpieces into delivery
sequence, increasing efficiency by
reducing carriers’ time sorting mail, and
allowing carriers to begin delivering
mail earlier in the day.
Similar technology boosted postal
efficiencies in processing and delivering
letter mail in the 1990s. We can
significantly increase efficiency and
reduce delivery costs for flat-size mail
with FSS technology. FSS can sequence
flat mail at a rate of approximately
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16,500 pieces per hour. Scheduled to
operate 17 hours per day, each machine
will be capable of sequencing 280,500
mailpieces daily to more than 125,000
delivery addresses.
As we move toward national
deployment of FSS, we are working
closely with the mailing industry to
make the most of this investment and
achieve the lowest combined costs for
handling flat-size mail, including
developing new standards for optimal
addressing. Unlike letter mail, which is
fairly uniform in size and address
location, flat mail covers a broad range
of sizes and has highly variable address
placement. We need new mailing
standards for this diverse mailstream to
promote consistent addressing for all
flat-size pieces and increase efficiency
in flats processing and delivery
operations.
Toward this goal, we are adopting
new standards to require the delivery
address in the upper portion of all
Periodicals, Standard Mail, Bound
Printed Matter, Media Mail, and Library
Mail flat-size pieces mailed at
automation, presorted, or carrier route
prices. Mailers may place the address
parallel or perpendicular to the top
edge, but not upside down as read in
relation to the top edge. The new
standards define ‘‘upper portion’’ as the
top half of a mailpiece, but we
encourage mailers to place the address
as close to the top edge as possible
(while still maintaining a 1⁄8-inch
clearance from the edge).
Mailers must also address all
presorted, carrier route, and automation
flat-size mailpieces using a minimum of
8-point type or, if the mailpiece bears a
POSTNETTM or Intelligent Mail
barcode with a delivery point routing
code, a minimum of 6-point type in all
capital letters. In addition, for all
automation price pieces, the characters
in the address must not overlap, the
address lines must not touch or overlap,
and each address element may be
separated by no more than five blank
character spaces.
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The new standards will enable FSS to
process flat-size pieces in delivery
sequence at high speeds and output the
pieces in vertical bundles that are
optimized for carrier delivery. The new
placement criteria will take advantage of
the vertical bundle output and
significantly reduce the time carriers
spend reorienting pieces to read the
address—whether the mail is held,
pulled from a mailbag, or removed from
a tray. The new standards for type size
and line spacing will ensure carriers can
read the addresses and delineate
delivery stops. With over a quarter
million carriers delivering mail six days
a week, there are substantial
opportunities to gain efficiency.
As we transition to the new
addressing standards, mailers can take
advantage of the Intelligent Mail
barcode to save space within the
address block. For example, the
Intelligent Mail barcode can include
tracking and routing information that
currently requires human-readable
ACSTM codes and keylines. We also
reduced the amount of clear space
required under the Intelligent Mail
barcode to 0.028 inch (mailers can
access the full technical specification
for the Intelligent Mail barcode at
https://ribbs.usps.gov/onecodesolution).
The Intelligent Mail barcode will be
required on all pieces claiming
automation prices in the future. Mailers
can find more information in the
Federal Register notice,
‘‘Implementation of Intelligent Mail
Barcodes,’’ published on January 7,
2008 (available on Postal Explorer at
https://pe.usps.com; click ‘‘Federal
Register Notices’’ in the left frame).
Because the new barcode requirements
are laid out in a separate Federal
Register proceeding, we removed them
from this final rule.
Summary of Comments
We published a proposal for comment
in the Federal Register (72 FR 57507) on
October 10, 2007. We received
comments from 24 mailers, seven
associations, four presort bureaus, three
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25508-25509]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
General Information on Postal Service
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service announces the issuance of Issue 300, dated
January 8, 2006; Issue 300, dated March 15, 2007; and Issue 300, dated
May 14, 2007, of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal
Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), and their incorporation by
reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on May 7, 2008. The
incorporation by reference of Issue 300, dated January 8, 2006, of the
DMM and Issue 300 dated July 15, 2007, of the DMM is approved by the
Director of the Federal Register as of May 7, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Daniel, (202) 268-7304.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The most recent Issue 300 of the Domestic
Mail Manual was issued on July 15, 2007. It replaced the previous Issue
300 of the DMM and contained all DMM revisions from January 8, 2006
through July 15, 2007. The Issue 300 of the DMM that preceded that
issue, was issued on January 8, 2006 and contained all DMM revisions
from January 5, 2005 through January 8, 2006.
These new Issues of the DMM contain all USPS domestic mailing
standards, organized in a way that is more intuitive to the user. These
new issues continue to (1) increase the user's ability to find
information, (2) increase confidence that users have found all the
information they need, and (3) reduce the need to consult multiple
chapters of the Manual to locate necessary information. Issue 300,
dated July 15, 2007, set forth specific changes, such as new standards
throughout the DMM to support the pricing changes recommended by the
Postal Regulatory Commission in Docket No. R2006-1 and approved by the
Governors of the United States Postal Service. New prices were
implemented on May 14, 2007 for all classes of mail except Periodicals.
Issue 300, dated January 8, 2006, also set forth specific changes such
as new prices throughout the DMM to adopt the postal rates and fees
resulting from the R2005-1 rate case.
Changes to mailing standards will continue to be published through
Federal Register notices and the Postal Bulletin, and will appear in
the next printed version of Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, and in the online version
available via Postal Explorer https://pe.usps.com.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Incorporation by reference.
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In view of the considerations discussed above, the Postal Service
hereby amends 39 CFR part 111 as follows:
PART 111--GENERAL INFORMATION ON POSTAL SERVICE
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1. The authority citation for part 111 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 39 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 414,
416, 3001-3011, 3201-3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633,
5001.
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2. Amend Sec. 111.3(f) by adding the following new entries at the end
of the table:
Sec. 111.3 Amendment to the Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual.
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3. Amend Sec. 111.4 by removing ``March 23, 2005'' and adding ``May 7,
2008.''
Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. E8-9498 Filed 5-6-08; 8:45 am]
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