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placards prior to submission to the
USPS and for maintaining the overall
quality of the placards they produce. It
is recommended that inspection and
testing of Intelligent Mail container
placards be performed periodically.
Mailers are encouraged to work with
their local Mailpiece Design Analyst to
validate the accuracy and quality of
their placards.
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Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. E8–19339 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
POSTAL SERVICETM
39 CFR Part 111
Waiver of Signature Delivery Process
Postal Service.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising
the Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM) to update the
standards regarding delivery of Express
Mail items with waiver of signature
and return receipt for merchandise
items with waiver of signature. Delivery
employees deliver these items to the
addressee’s mail receptacle or other
secure location without first attempting
to obtain a signature from the addressee.
DATES: Effective Date: August 21, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monica Grein at 202–268–8411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Waiver of
signature authorizes delivery to be made
without obtaining the signature of the
addressee or addressee’s agent as long as
the delivery employee establishes the
article can be left in the addressee’s mail
receptacle or other secure location. By
waiving signature, the sender agrees to
accept the delivery time and date scan
information as valid record of delivery.
When Express Mail items with
waiver of signature and return receipt
for merchandise items with waiver of
signature are delivered, the delivery
employee will sign the PS Form 3849,
Sorry We Missed You, without
attempting to obtain a signature from
the addressee. After signing the PS Form
3849, the delivery employee delivers the
item to the addressee’s mail receptacle
or other secure location. This process
expedites delivery time because the
delivery employee is not required to try
to obtain a signature from the addressee
or addressee’s agent, when a waiver of
signature is indicated.
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Comments Received: We received one
comment on the proposal, from an
attorney. The commenter expressed
concerns about our process for handling
disputes regarding mail delivery when
the sender has authorized a waiver of
signature.
The delivery employee has always
signed the Form 3849 when ‘‘waiver of
signature’’ was indicated and we have
never provided the delivery employee’s
name. The only change from the
previous process is that the delivery
employee no longer needs to attempt to
obtain a signature from the addressee
first when ‘‘waiver of signature’’ is
indicated. Therefore, the manner in
which we handle delivery disputes has
been well established and will not be
changed.
The Postal Service adopts the
following changes to Mailing Standards
of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), which
is 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.
I Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is
amended as follows:
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Mail Preparation
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2.0 Express Mail Next Day and
Second Day
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2.2 Waiver of Signature
[Revise the text of 2.2 as follows:]
A mailer sending an Express Mail
item may instruct the USPS to deliver
an Express Mail Next Day Delivery or
Express Mail Second Day Delivery item
without obtaining the signature of the
addressee or the addressee’s agent by
checking and signing the waiver of
signature on Label 11–B or Label 11–F,
Express Mail Post Office to Addressee,
or indicating waiver of signature is
requested on single-ply commercial
label. Completion of the waiver of
signature authorizes the delivery
employee to sign upon delivery. The
item is delivered to the addressee’s mail
receptacle or other secure location.
Mailers who waive signature will be
provided only the delivery date and
time, and not an image of the signature
when accessing delivery information on
the Internet or when calling the toll-free
number.
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Commercial Parcels
PART 111—[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 111 continues to read as follows:
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Express Mail
Authority: 5 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, and 5001.
413
Prices and Eligibility
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4.0
Service Features of Express Mail
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Express Mail
113
Prices and Eligibility
4.1 General
The service features are as follows:
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[Revise the text of the first and second
sentences in item b as follows:]
b. When waiver of signature is
indicated by the mailer, the delivery
employee signs upon delivery. The item
is delivered to the addressee’s mail
receptacle or other secure location.
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Mail Preparation
4.0
Service Features of Express Mail
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2. Revise the following sections of
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) as follows:
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100 Retail Letters, Cards, Flats, and
Parcels
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4.1 General
The service features are as follows:
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[Revise the text of the first and second
sentences in item b as follows:]
b. When a signature is waived by the
mailer, the delivery employee signs
upon delivery. The item is delivered to
the addressee’s mail receptacle or other
secure location. * * *
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2.2 Waiver of Signature
[Revise the text of 2.2 as follows:]
A mailer sending an Express Mail
item may instruct the USPS to deliver
an Express Mail Next Day Delivery or
Express Mail Second Day Delivery item
without obtaining the signature of the
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addressee or the addressee’s agent by
checking and signing the waiver of
signature on Label 11–B or Label 11–F,
Express Mail Post Office to Addressee,
or indicating waiver of signature is
requested on single-ply commercial
label. Completion of the waiver of
signature authorizes the delivery
employee to sign upon delivery. The
item is delivered to the addressee’s mail
receptacle or other secure location.
Mailers who waive signature are
provided only the delivery date and
time, and not an image of the signature
when accessing delivery information on
the Internet or when calling the toll-free
number.
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500
Additional Mailing Services
503
Extra Services
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8.0
Return Receipt for Merchandise
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Mailing
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How to Mail
A mailer can obtain Form 3804 and
Form 3811 (return receipt) at the Post
Office or from any rural carrier. Observe
these procedures:
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[Revise item f as follows:]
f. By signing the waiver on Form
3804, customers are instructing the
USPS to deliver the item without
obtaining the addressee’s or addressee’s
agent’s signature. Completion of the
waiver of signature authorizes the
delivery employee to sign upon
delivery. The item is delivered to the
addressee’s mail receptacle or other
secure location. To waive signature,
detach both parts of the gummed
sections of label 3804 and attach to the
mailpiece.
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Neva Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. E8–19340 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
Dated: August 12, 2008.
Walter W. Kovalick Jr.,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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[EPA–R05–OAR–2007–0952; FRL–8707–5]
Approval and Promulgation of Revised
Municipal Waste Combustor State Plan
for Designated Facilities and
Pollutants: Indiana; Withdrawal of
Direct Final Rule
[FR Doc. E8–19416 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing the July
8, 2008 (73 FR 38925), direct final rule
revisions to Indiana’s State Plan to
control air pollutants from large
Municipal Waste Combustors (MWC).
The Indiana Department of
Environmental Management (IDEM)
submitted the State Plan on August 24,
2007.
In the direct final rule, EPA stated
that if adverse comments were
submitted by August 7, 2008, the rule
would be withdrawn and not take effect.
On July 29, 2008, IDEM submitted a
comment to EPA. EPA believes this
comment is adverse and, therefore, EPA
is withdrawing the direct final rule.
Specifically, IDEM commented that, in
the table for particulate matter, there
was a typographical error in identifying
the appropriate footnotes for the
emission limitations. In addition, IDEM
stated that it had recently submitted an
agency correction for publication in the
Indiana Register to correct the footnotes
for mercury and sulfur dioxide in the
emission limitations table, and
requested that these corrections be part
of the final federal approval. EPA will
address the comment in a subsequent
final action based upon the proposed
action also published on July 8, 2008
(73 FR 38954). EPA will not institute a
second comment period on this action.
DATES: The direct final rule published at
73 FR 38925 on July 8, 2008, is
withdrawn as of August 21, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Sieffert, Environmental
Engineer, Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard (AT–18J), Chicago, Illinois
60604, (312) 353–1151,
sieffert.margaret@epa.gov.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with RULES
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Administrative
practice and procedure,
Intergovernmental relations, Municipal
waste combustors, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
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Accordingly, the amendments to 40
CFR 62.3650, 62.3651, and 62.3652 to
subpart P which published in the
Federal Register on July 8, 2008 (73 FR
38925) on page 38928, and which were
to become effective on September 8,
2008, are withdrawn as of August 21,
2008.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
AGENCY:
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62
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[EPA–HQ–SFUND–1987–0002; FRL–8706–5]
National Oil and Hazardous Substance
Pollution Contingency Plan; National
Priorities List
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Direct Final Notice of Deletion
of the Waste Inc. Landfill Superfund
Site from the National Priorities List.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Region V is publishing a
direct final Notice of Deletion of the
Waste Inc. Landfill Superfund Site
(Site), located in Michigan City, Indiana,
from the National Priorities List (NPL).
The NPL, promulgated pursuant to
section 105 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is
Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which
is the National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
(NCP). This direct final deletion is being
published by EPA with the concurrence
of the State of Indiana, through the
Indiana Department of Environmental
Management (IDEM), because EPA has
determined that all appropriate
response actions under CERCLA, other
than operation, maintenance, and fiveyear reviews, have been completed.
However, this deletion does not
preclude future actions under
Superfund.
DATES: This direct final deletion is
effective October 20, 2008 unless EPA
receives adverse comments by
September 22, 2008. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will
publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final deletion in the Federal
Register informing the public that the
deletion will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID no. EPA–HQ–
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[FR Doc No: E8-19340]
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POSTAL SERVICETM
39 CFR Part 111
Waiver of Signature Delivery Process
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[reg]) to update
the standards regarding delivery of Express Mail[reg] items with waiver
of signature and return receipt for merchandise items with waiver of
signature. Delivery employees deliver these items to the addressee's
mail receptacle or other secure location without first attempting to
obtain a signature from the addressee.
DATES: Effective Date: August 21, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Grein at 202-268-8411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Waiver of signature authorizes delivery to
be made without obtaining the signature of the addressee or addressee's
agent as long as the delivery employee establishes the article can be
left in the addressee's mail receptacle or other secure location. By
waiving signature, the sender agrees to accept the delivery time and
date scan information as valid record of delivery.
When Express Mail[reg] items with waiver of signature and return
receipt for merchandise items with waiver of signature are delivered,
the delivery employee will sign the PS Form 3849, Sorry We Missed You,
without attempting to obtain a signature from the addressee. After
signing the PS Form 3849, the delivery employee delivers the item to
the addressee's mail receptacle or other secure location. This process
expedites delivery time because the delivery employee is not required
to try to obtain a signature from the addressee or addressee's agent,
when a waiver of signature is indicated.
Comments Received: We received one comment on the proposal, from an
attorney. The commenter expressed concerns about our process for
handling disputes regarding mail delivery when the sender has
authorized a waiver of signature.
The delivery employee has always signed the Form 3849 when ``waiver
of signature'' was indicated and we have never provided the delivery
employee's name. The only change from the previous process is that the
delivery employee no longer needs to attempt to obtain a signature from
the addressee first when ``waiver of signature'' is indicated.
Therefore, the manner in which we handle delivery disputes has been
well established and will not be changed.
The Postal Service adopts the following changes to Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM[reg]), which is 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.
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Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is amended as follows:
PART 111--[AMENDED]
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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, 414,
416, 3001-3011, 3201-3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633,
and 5001.
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2. Revise the following sections of Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:
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100 Retail Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels
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110 Express Mail
113 Prices and Eligibility
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4.0 Service Features of Express Mail
4.1 General
The service features are as follows:
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[Revise the text of the first and second sentences in item b as
follows:]
b. When a signature is waived by the mailer, the delivery employee
signs upon delivery. The item is delivered to the addressee's mail
receptacle or other secure location. * * *
* * * * *
115 Mail Preparation
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2.0 Express Mail Next Day and Second Day
* * * * *
2.2 Waiver of Signature
[Revise the text of 2.2 as follows:]
A mailer sending an Express Mail item may instruct the USPS to
deliver an Express Mail Next Day Delivery or Express Mail Second Day
Delivery item without obtaining the signature of the addressee or the
addressee's agent by checking and signing the waiver of signature on
Label 11-B or Label 11-F, Express Mail Post Office to Addressee, or
indicating waiver of signature is requested on single-ply commercial
label. Completion of the waiver of signature authorizes the delivery
employee to sign upon delivery. The item is delivered to the
addressee's mail receptacle or other secure location. Mailers who waive
signature will be provided only the delivery date and time, and not an
image of the signature when accessing delivery information on the
Internet or when calling the toll-free number.
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400 Commercial Parcels
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410 Express Mail
413 Prices and Eligibility
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4.0 Service Features of Express Mail
4.1 General
The service features are as follows:
* * * * *
[Revise the text of the first and second sentences in item b as
follows:]
b. When waiver of signature is indicated by the mailer, the
delivery employee signs upon delivery. The item is delivered to the
addressee's mail receptacle or other secure location. * * *
* * * * *
415 Mail Preparation
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2.0 Express Mail Next Day and Second Day
* * * * *
2.2 Waiver of Signature
[Revise the text of 2.2 as follows:]
A mailer sending an Express Mail item may instruct the USPS to
deliver an Express Mail Next Day Delivery or Express Mail Second Day
Delivery item without obtaining the signature of the
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addressee or the addressee's agent by checking and signing the waiver
of signature on Label 11-B or Label 11-F, Express Mail Post Office to
Addressee, or indicating waiver of signature is requested on single-ply
commercial label. Completion of the waiver of signature authorizes the
delivery employee to sign upon delivery. The item is delivered to the
addressee's mail receptacle or other secure location. Mailers who waive
signature are provided only the delivery date and time, and not an
image of the signature when accessing delivery information on the
Internet or when calling the toll-free number.
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500 Additional Mailing Services
503 Extra Services
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8.0 Return Receipt for Merchandise
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8.3 Mailing
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8.3.2 How to Mail
A mailer can obtain Form 3804 and Form 3811 (return receipt) at the
Post Office or from any rural carrier. Observe these procedures:
* * * * *
[Revise item f as follows:]
f. By signing the waiver on Form 3804, customers are instructing
the USPS to deliver the item without obtaining the addressee's or
addressee's agent's signature. Completion of the waiver of signature
authorizes the delivery employee to sign upon delivery. The item is
delivered to the addressee's mail receptacle or other secure location.
To waive signature, detach both parts of the gummed sections of label
3804 and attach to the mailpiece.
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Neva Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. E8-19340 Filed 8-20-08; 8:45 am]
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