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b. Adding in alphabetic order
‘‘Curacao’’ and ‘‘Sint Maarten (the
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Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint
Martin)’’ to paragraph (c)(1);
■ c. Removing ‘‘East Timor’’ and adding
‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in alphabetic order to
paragraph (c)(1).
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6. Supplement No. 1 to part 740 is
amended by:
■ a. Removing ‘‘Netherlands Antilles’’
from the list of countries in Country
Group B;
■ b. Adding in alphabetic order
‘‘Curacao’’ and ‘‘Sint Maarten (the
¸
Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint
Martin)’’ to the list of countries in
Country Group B; and
■ c. Removing ‘‘East Timor’’ and adding
‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in alphabetic order in the
list of countries of Country Group B.
■
PART 745—[AMENDED]
7. The authority citation for 15 CFR
part 745 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O.
12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p.
950; Notice of November 4, 2010, 75 FR
68673 (November 8, 2010).
Supplement No. 2 to Part 745
[Amended]
8. Supplement No. 2 to part 745 is
amended by:
■ a. Removing ‘‘Netherlands * * *’’ and
adding in its place ‘‘Netherlands
(Kingdom of the) * * *’’
■ b. Removing ‘‘Timor Leste (East
Timor)’’ and adding in its place ‘‘TimorLeste’’;
■ c. Removing the phrase ‘‘the
Netherlands includes Aruba and the
Netherlands Antilles.’’ in the two
asterisk footnote and adding in its place
‘‘the Netherlands (Kingdom of)
includes: Aruba, Curacao, and Sint
¸
Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the
island of Saint Martin).’’
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PART 748—[AMENDED]
9. The authority citation for 15 CFR
part 748 is revised to read as follows:
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Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767,
3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66
FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice
of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 16,
2011).
[Amended]
10. Section 748.9 is amended in the
list of countries in paragraph (a)(1) by
removing ‘‘Netherlands Antilles’’ and
adding in alphabetical order ‘‘Leeward
Antilles’’.
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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.
BILLING CODE 3510–33–P
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
POSTAL SERVICE
Supplement No. 1 to Part 740
[Amended]
§ 748.9
Dated: August 30, 2011.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 111 is
amended as follows:
39 CFR Part 111
Post Office (PO) Box Fee Groups for
Merged Locations
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service will revise
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM®) 508.4 to allow Post Office
BoxTM (PO BoxTM) fee groups to be
merged due to Post OfficeTM mergers
and to have the ability to change a fee
group more than one higher or lower
level at a time in limited circumstances.
DATES: Effective Date: November 7,
2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nan
McKenzie at 202–268–3089, David
Rubin at 202–268–2986, or Richard
Daigle at 202–268–6392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
12, 2011, the Federal Register published
our proposed rule (76 FR 40849–40850),
requesting comments to allow the Postal
Service to change the fee group
assignment for PO Boxes by more than
one level (higher or lower) when boxes
move to a different ZIP CodeTM location
because of a merger of two or more ZIP
Code locations into a single location.
Current mailing standards limit
changes for a PO Box fee group
assignment for a 5-digit ZIP Code to one
level higher or lower, and only once per
calendar year. Absent this change,
where a box section is merged with a
location whose box section is more than
one fee group level different, the
location would need to charge two
different fee groups. This final rule will
allow the fee group of the merged
(receiving) location to apply to all
customers receiving PO Box service in
that location. This rule does not affect
the standards for Group E PO Box
eligibility.
Also, prior to any such merger,
existing PO Box customers will have the
option to renew their box rentals at their
current fees for another period, even if
the resulting fee will have been paid for
more than one year in advance.
No comments were received on the
proposed rule.
The Postal Service adopts the
following changes to the Mailing
SUMMARY:
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PART 111—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
Part 111 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, 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, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) as follows:
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Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM)
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*
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500
Additional Mailing Services
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508
Recipient Services
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4.0
Post Office Box Service
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4.5
Basis of Fees and Payment
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4.5.3
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Fee Changes
[Revise 4.5.3 as follows:]
A change in Post Office Box service
fees applicable to a 5-digit ZIP Code can
arise from a general fee change. In
addition, the USPS may assign a fee
group to a new ZIP Code, may reassign
one or more 5-digit ZIP Codes to the
next higher or lower fee group if fee
group assignments were in error, or may
regroup 5-digit ZIP Codes. Except when
boxes from two or more ZIP Codes are
being merged into one location, a ZIP
Code may be moved only into the next
higher or lower fee group. If boxes in
two or more ZIP Codes merge, the fee
group will be that of the receiving
location, even if one of the fee groups
changes by more than one level. No ZIP
Code may be moved into a different fee
group more than once a calendar year.
A change in Post Office Box service fees
takes effect on the date of the action that
caused the change unless an official
announcement specifies another date. If
Post Office Box service fees are
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increased, no customer must pay the
new price until the end of the current
service period, and no retroactive
adjustment will be made for a payment
received before the date of the change.
The fee charged is that in effect on the
date of payment.
4.5.4 Payment
[Revise the introductory text of 4.5.4
as follows:]
All fees for Post Office Box service are
for 6- or 12-month prepaid periods,
except as noted under 4.5.6, 4.5.7, and
4.5.10. The general rule is that a fee may
be paid up to one year in advance;
however, when boxes from two or more
ZIP Codes are being merged into one
location, a customer has the option,
prior to the merger, to renew at the
current fee for another rental period,
even when this results in a fee being
paid more than one year in advance.
Customers may pay the fee using any of
the following methods:
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4.5.5 Payment Period
[Revise 4.5.5 as follows:]
Except under 4.5.7, the beginning date
for a Post Office Box fee payment period
is determined by the approval date of
the application. The period begins on
the first day of the same month if the
application is approved on or before the
15th of the month, or the next month if
approved after the 15th of the month.
Fees for service renewal may be paid
any time during the last 30 days of the
service period, except under 4.5.4, but
no later than the last day of the service
period.
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For Post Office Box fee groups, see
Notice 123—Price List. Post Office
Boxes are assigned to fee groups and
classified as competitive or market
dominant based upon the Post Office
location. Local Post Offices can provide
information about fees for a particular
ZIP Code.
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We will publish an appropriate
amendment to 39 CFR Part 111 to reflect
these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway and Traffic Safety
Administration
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0865; FRL–9459–8;
NHTSA–2010–0087]
RIN 2060–AQ09; RIN 2127–AK73
Environmental Protection
Agency, National Highway and Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
4.6
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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In rule FR
Doc. #2011–14291 published on July 6,
2011, (76 FR 39478) make the following
correction. On page 39523, in the first
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13. Section 86.1867–12 is amended by
removing and reserving paragraph
(a)(1)(iii)(A), by revising paragraphs
(a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), (a)(3)(iv)(A),
(a)(3)(iv)(F), (a)(3)(vi), (a)(4), (b)(2), and
(e)(4)(ii) to read as follows:
Dated: August 26, 2011.
Margo T. Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Environmental Protection Agency.
Dated: August 29, 2011.
Ronald Medford,
Deputy Administrator, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Department of
Transportation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 704, 710, and 711
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–0187; FRL–8872–9]
RIN 2070–AJ43
Revisions and Additions to Motor
Vehicle Fuel Economy Label;
Correction
4.5.8 Change of Payment Period
[Revise 4.5.8 as follows:]
Except for customers at Post Offices
subject to 4.5.7, a Post Office Box
customer of record may change the
payment period by submitting a new
application noting the month to be used
as the start of the revised payment
period. The date selected must be before
the end of the current payment period.
The unused fee for the period being
discontinued may be refunded under
4.7, and the fee for the new payment
period must be fully paid in advance.
Except when boxes from two or more
ZIP Codes are being merged into one
location, a change of payment period
date must not be used to circumvent a
change in box fees.
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4.6.1 Regular Fee Groups
[Revise 4.6.1 as follows:]
§ 86.1867–12 [Corrected]
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40 CFR Part 86
The Environmental Protection
Agency and the Department of
Transportation published a final rule
regarding labeling of cars and trucks
with fuel economy and environmental
information in the Federal Register on
July 6, 2011 (76 FR 39478). An error in
the amendatory instruction for
§ 86.1867–12 inadvertently calls for the
removal of paragraph (a)(3)(iv)(A) of that
section. This rule revises the
amendatory language for consistency
with the regulatory text.
DATES: Effective on September 6, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roberts French, Office of Transportation
and Air Quality, Compliance and
Innovative Strategies Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; Phone: (734) 214–4380; E-mail:
french.roberts@epa.gov.
Fee Group Assignments
column, the amendatory language for
instruction 13 is revised to read as
follows:
TSCA Inventory Update Reporting
Modifications; Chemical Data
Reporting
Correction
In rule document 2011–19922,
appearing on pages 50816–50879 in the
issue of Tuesday, August 16, 2011, a
technical error resulted in incorrect
section numbers appearing throughout
the regulatory text. The regulatory text
is being republished below in its
entirety.
PARTS 704, 710 and 711—
[CORRECTED]
Beginning on page 50558, in the third
column, in the ninth line from the
bottom, the regulatory text should read
as set forth below:
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
amended as follows:
PART 704—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 704
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2607(a).
§ 704.3
[Amended]
2. In § 14;704.3, remove the phrase
‘‘(as defined in 19 CFR 1.11)’’ in
paragraph (1)(ii) of the definition
importer.
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[FR Doc No: 2011-22628]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Post Office (PO) Box Fee Groups for Merged Locations
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[reg]) 508.4
to allow Post Office BoxTM (PO BoxTM) fee groups
to be merged due to Post OfficeTM mergers and to have the
ability to change a fee group more than one higher or lower level at a
time in limited circumstances.
DATES: Effective Date: November 7, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nan McKenzie at 202-268-3089, David
Rubin at 202-268-2986, or Richard Daigle at 202-268-6392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 12, 2011, the Federal Register
published our proposed rule (76 FR 40849-40850), requesting comments to
allow the Postal Service to change the fee group assignment for PO
Boxes by more than one level (higher or lower) when boxes move to a
different ZIP CodeTM location because of a merger of two or
more ZIP Code locations into a single location.
Current mailing standards limit changes for a PO Box fee group
assignment for a 5-digit ZIP Code to one level higher or lower, and
only once per calendar year. Absent this change, where a box section is
merged with a location whose box section is more than one fee group
level different, the location would need to charge two different fee
groups. This final rule will allow the fee group of the merged
(receiving) location to apply to all customers receiving PO Box service
in that location. This rule does not affect the standards for Group E
PO Box eligibility.
Also, prior to any such merger, existing PO Box customers will have
the option to renew their box rentals at their current fees for another
period, even if the resulting fee will have been paid for more than one
year in advance.
No comments were received on the proposed rule.
The Postal Service adopts the following changes to the 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.
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); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 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:
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM)
* * * * *
500 Additional Mailing Services
* * * * *
508 Recipient Services
* * * * *
4.0 Post Office Box Service
* * * * *
4.5 Basis of Fees and Payment
* * * * *
4.5.3 Fee Changes
[Revise 4.5.3 as follows:]
A change in Post Office Box service fees applicable to a 5-digit
ZIP Code can arise from a general fee change. In addition, the USPS may
assign a fee group to a new ZIP Code, may reassign one or more 5-digit
ZIP Codes to the next higher or lower fee group if fee group
assignments were in error, or may regroup 5-digit ZIP Codes. Except
when boxes from two or more ZIP Codes are being merged into one
location, a ZIP Code may be moved only into the next higher or lower
fee group. If boxes in two or more ZIP Codes merge, the fee group will
be that of the receiving location, even if one of the fee groups
changes by more than one level. No ZIP Code may be moved into a
different fee group more than once a calendar year. A change in Post
Office Box service fees takes effect on the date of the action that
caused the change unless an official announcement specifies another
date. If Post Office Box service fees are
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increased, no customer must pay the new price until the end of the
current service period, and no retroactive adjustment will be made for
a payment received before the date of the change. The fee charged is
that in effect on the date of payment.
4.5.4 Payment
[Revise the introductory text of 4.5.4 as follows:]
All fees for Post Office Box service are for 6- or 12-month prepaid
periods, except as noted under 4.5.6, 4.5.7, and 4.5.10. The general
rule is that a fee may be paid up to one year in advance; however, when
boxes from two or more ZIP Codes are being merged into one location, a
customer has the option, prior to the merger, to renew at the current
fee for another rental period, even when this results in a fee being
paid more than one year in advance. Customers may pay the fee using any
of the following methods:
* * * * *
4.5.5 Payment Period
[Revise 4.5.5 as follows:]
Except under 4.5.7, the beginning date for a Post Office Box fee
payment period is determined by the approval date of the application.
The period begins on the first day of the same month if the application
is approved on or before the 15th of the month, or the next month if
approved after the 15th of the month. Fees for service renewal may be
paid any time during the last 30 days of the service period, except
under 4.5.4, but no later than the last day of the service period.
* * * * *
4.5.8 Change of Payment Period
[Revise 4.5.8 as follows:]
Except for customers at Post Offices subject to 4.5.7, a Post
Office Box customer of record may change the payment period by
submitting a new application noting the month to be used as the start
of the revised payment period. The date selected must be before the end
of the current payment period. The unused fee for the period being
discontinued may be refunded under 4.7, and the fee for the new payment
period must be fully paid in advance. Except when boxes from two or
more ZIP Codes are being merged into one location, a change of payment
period date must not be used to circumvent a change in box fees.
* * * * *
4.6 Fee Group Assignments
4.6.1 Regular Fee Groups
[Revise 4.6.1 as follows:]
For Post Office Box fee groups, see Notice 123--Price List. Post
Office Boxes are assigned to fee groups and classified as competitive
or market dominant based upon the Post Office location. Local Post
Offices can provide information about fees for a particular ZIP Code.
* * * * *
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR Part 111 to
reflect these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 2011-22628 Filed 9-2-11; 8:45 am]
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