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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 20
Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco—
Prohibited in All Outbound and
Inbound International Mail
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20
[Docket: EPA–R10–OAR–2010–0294; FRL–
9165–2]
Foreign relations, International postal
services.
Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 20 is
amended to read as follows:
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The Postal Service is revising
the Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM®) 136.4, pertaining to the
mailing of tobacco cigarettes and
smokeless tobacco. These provisions
implement specific requirements of the
Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT)
Act, which restricts the mailability of
cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
DATES: Effective Date: August 2, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
Klutts at 813–877–0372.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Postal Service’s final rule titled
‘‘Treatment of Cigarettes and Smokeless
Tobacco as Nonmailable Matter’’
published in the Federal Register on
May 27, 2010 (75 FR 29662–29671), the
Postal Service implemented
prohibitions and exceptions for the
mailing of cigarettes, including rollyour-own tobacco, and smokeless
tobacco under the Prevent All Cigarette
Trafficking (PACT) Act (Pub. L. 111–
154). That final rule introduced new
provisions in Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM®) section 601.11
that, among other things, provide that
the exceptions for mailing cigarettes and
smokeless tobacco under the PACT Act
do not apply to inbound and outbound
international mail. As explained in the
corresponding proposed rule published
in the Federal Register on May 5, 2010
(75 FR 24534, 24535), the complex
verification requirements for the PACT
Act’s exceptions, combined with the
strict consequences of any
noncompliance, render it impracticable
for these requirements to be made
applicable to mail originating or
destinating outside of the Postal
Service’s service area. The Postal
Service does not believe that any
alternative exists at this time to allow
U.S. mailers to tender cigarettes and
smokeless tobacco as outbound
international mail or to receive them as
inbound international mail under the
PACT Act’s exceptions. This final rule
makes conforming changes to the
mailability provisions in IMM chapter
136.
Consequently, the Postal Service
hereby adopts the following changes to
Mailing Standards of the United States
SUMMARY:
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Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM), which is incorporated
by reference in the Code of Federal
Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1.
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PART 20—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
Part 20 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301–
307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 407, 414, 416, 3001–3011,
3201–3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626,
3632, 3633, and 5001.
2. Revise the following sections of
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM), as follows:
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Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM)
1 International Mail Services
*
*
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130 Mailability
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*
136 Nonmailable Goods
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[Insert new 136.4 as follows:]
136.4 Cigarettes and Smokeless
Tobacco
Cigarettes (including roll-your-own
tobacco) and smokeless tobacco
products, as defined in DMM 601.11.1,
are nonmailable when sent in outbound
or inbound international mail. As noted
in DMM 601.11.3, the exceptions for
mailing under DMM 601.11.4 through
601.11.8 are not available for shipments
of such products in international mail.
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Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
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Determination of Attainment for PM10
for the Sandpoint PM10 Nonattainment
Area, Idaho
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
SUMMARY: EPA has determined that the
Sandpoint nonattainment area in Idaho
attained the National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) for
particulate matter with an aerodynamic
diameter of less than or equal to a
nominal ten micrometers (PM10).
DATES: This action is effective on
August 23, 2010, without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comment
by July 22, 2010. If EPA receives adverse
comment, we will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register
informing the public that the rule will
not take effect.
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OAR–2010–0294, by any of the
following methods:
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comments.
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Office of Air, Waste and Toxics (AWT–
107), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900,
Seattle, WA 98101.
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10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900,
Seattle WA, 98101. Attention: Steve
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should be made for deliveries of boxed
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received will be included in the public
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 20
Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco--Prohibited in All Outbound and
Inbound International Mail
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg])
136.4, pertaining to the mailing of tobacco cigarettes and smokeless
tobacco. These provisions implement specific requirements of the
Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, which restricts the
mailability of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
DATES: Effective Date: August 2, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Klutts at 813-877-0372.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Postal Service's final rule titled
``Treatment of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco as Nonmailable Matter''
published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2010 (75 FR 29662-29671),
the Postal Service implemented prohibitions and exceptions for the
mailing of cigarettes, including roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless
tobacco under the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act (Pub. L.
111-154). That final rule introduced new provisions in Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM[supreg]) section 601.11 that, among other things, provide that the
exceptions for mailing cigarettes and smokeless tobacco under the PACT
Act do not apply to inbound and outbound international mail. As
explained in the corresponding proposed rule published in the Federal
Register on May 5, 2010 (75 FR 24534, 24535), the complex verification
requirements for the PACT Act's exceptions, combined with the strict
consequences of any noncompliance, render it impracticable for these
requirements to be made applicable to mail originating or destinating
outside of the Postal Service's service area. The Postal Service does
not believe that any alternative exists at this time to allow U.S.
mailers to tender cigarettes and smokeless tobacco as outbound
international mail or to receive them as inbound international mail
under the PACT Act's exceptions. This final rule makes conforming
changes to the mailability provisions in IMM chapter 136.
Consequently, the Postal Service hereby adopts the following
changes to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
International Mail Manual (IMM), which is incorporated by reference in
the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20
Foreign relations, International postal services.
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Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 20 is amended to read as follows:
PART 20--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR Part 20 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 407, 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, International Mail Manual (IMM), as follows:
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International
Mail Manual (IMM)
1 International Mail Services
* * * * *
130 Mailability
* * * * *
136 Nonmailable Goods
* * * * *
[Insert new 136.4 as follows:]
136.4 Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco
Cigarettes (including roll-your-own tobacco) and smokeless tobacco
products, as defined in DMM 601.11.1, are nonmailable when sent in
outbound or inbound international mail. As noted in DMM 601.11.3, the
exceptions for mailing under DMM 601.11.4 through 601.11.8 are not
available for shipments of such products in international mail.
* * * * *
Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 2010-14829 Filed 6-21-10; 8:45 am]
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