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this technical amendment. In 33 CFR
105.257(b)(2), the word ‘‘facility’’ was
mistakenly changed to ‘‘vessel.’’
Additionally, the acronym ‘‘FSO’’ was
mistakenly changed to ‘‘VSO.’’ The
intended edit of § 105.257(b)(2) was
only to delete an extra space from the
parenthetical listing the Coast Guard’s
Homeport Web site—no other edits were
to be made. This rule restores use of the
words ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘FSO’’ to the
affected paragraph.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 105
Maritime security, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security
measures.
Accordingly, 33 CFR part 105 is
corrected by making the following
correcting amendment:
PART 105—MARITIME SECURITY:
FACILITIES
1. The authority citation for part 105
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C.
70103; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–
11, 6.14, 6.16, and 6.19; Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Archives Building and the National
Archives at College Park.
DATES: This rule is effective August 9,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly Keravuori at 301–837–3151.
On April
5, 2013, NARA published a proposed
rule in the Federal Register (78 FR
20563) for a 60-day comment period.
This proposed rule clarified instances
where fees may be charged for services
related to building use. It also updated
contact information for requesting use of
NARA public areas in the Washington,
DC National Archives Building and the
National Archives at College Park. The
public comment period closed on June
4, 2013. In response, NARA received no
comments and is now issuing the
changes in final form.
This rule is not a significant rule for
the purposes of Executive Order 12866
and has not been reviewed by the Office
of Management and Budget. As required
by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, it is
hereby certified that this proposed rule
will not have a significant impact on
small entities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
2. In § 105.257(b)(2), remove the word
‘‘vessel’’, and add, in its place, the word
‘‘facility’’; remove the text ‘‘VSO’’ and
add, in its place, the text ‘‘FSO’’.
Dated: July 3, 2013.
Kathryn A. Sinniger,
Chief, Office of Regulations and
Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard.
List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 1280
Archives and records.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, NARA amends part 1280 of
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, as
follows:
PART 1280—USE OF NARA
FACILITIES
§ 105.257
[Amended]
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1. The authority citation for part 1280
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2102 notes, 2104(a),
2112, 2903.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
National Archives and Records
Administration, 700 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408; or
request by email to
specialevents@nara.gov.
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§ 1280.87 Does NARA charge fees for the
use of public areas in the National Archives
at College Park?
NARA may charge a fee under 44
U.S.C. 2903(b) for the use of public
areas in the National Archives at College
Park. We inform organizations in
advance and in writing of the total
estimated cost of using the public areas.
Federal and quasi-Federal agencies,
State, local, and tribal governmental
institutions using public space for
official government functions pay fees
to the National Archives Trust Fund
only for the costs for room rental,
administrative fees, additional cleaning,
security, and other staff services NARA
provides.
■ 5. Amend § 1280.88 by revising
paragraph (a) as follows:
§ 1280.88 How do I request to use NARA
public areas in the National Archives at
College Park?
(a) Direct your request to use space to
Special Events (Partnerships Division),
National Archives and Records
Administration, 700 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408; or
request by email to
specialevents@nara.gov.
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Dated: June 28, 2013.
David S. Ferriero,
Archivist of the United States.
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2. Amend § 1280.78 by revising
paragraph (c) to read as follows:
BILLING CODE 7515–01–P
[FDMS No. NARA–13–0001]; Agency No.
NARA–2013–033
§ 1280.78 Does NARA charge fees for the
use of public areas in the National Archives
Building?
POSTAL SERVICE
RIN 3095–AB77
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Use of Meeting Rooms and Public
Spaces
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NARA has amended its
regulations on the public use of NARA
facilities in the Washington, DC, area.
The regulations have been revised to
clarify instances where fees may be
charged for services related to building
use. It also updates contact information
for requesting use of NARA public areas
in the Washington, DC, National
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(c) Federal and quasi-Federal
agencies, State, local, and tribal
governmental institutions using public
space for official government functions
pay fees to the National Archives Trust
Fund only for the costs for room rental,
administrative fees, additional cleaning,
security, and other staff services NARA
provides.
■ 3. Amend § 1280.80 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 1280.80 How do I request to use NARA
public areas in the National Archives
Building?
(a) Direct your request to use space to
Special Events (Partnerships Division),
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39 CFR Part 111
Collect on Delivery (COD)—Service
Features
Postal ServiceTM.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Postal Service will revise
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM®) 503.13, 507.4 and 508.1 to
provide new standards for the automatic
holding period for Collect on Delivery
(COD) articles, expand the acceptable
payment methods for COD articles, and
provide current options for the
redirecting of COD articles.
DATES: Effective date: July 28, 2013.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Grace Letto at 202–268–2282, or
Suzanne Newman at 202–268–5581.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal
Service published a notice of proposed
rulemaking on May 31, 2013 (78 FR
32612–32613) (available at
www.gpo.gov), which included a 30-day
comment period. Since no comments or
objections to the proposed rule were
received, the Postal Service will adopt
the proposed changes to Collect on
Delivery (COD) service features.
Summary of Changes To Be
Implemented
The Postal Service will revise the
DMM in various sections to redesign
some of the features of COD service. In
response to mailer’s requests for the
expedited return of their articles when
COD shipments are unclaimed by the
addressee, this revision will modify the
holding period for COD articles from the
current 30-day maximum to a maximum
of 10 days.
Additionally, these revisions will
retire the current manual PS Form
3849–D, Notice to Sender of
Undelivered COD Mail. The primary
function served by PS Form 3849–D can
be provided by USPS Package
Intercept® service, which allows mailers
the option to redirect COD articles to a
new address, to a designated Post
OfficeTM for Hold For Pickup service, or
back to the sender. Unlike PS Form
3849–D, which entails sending of a
notification to the mailer by mail and
requiring the mailer to then send
written instructions back to the
Postmaster, which may take more than
10 days to complete, Package Intercept
service provides mailers with an
immediate avenue to request a COD
article be redirected to a new address.
Since items subject to Package Intercept
requests are also held for a 10-day
period, this option aligns with the
proposed new holding period for COD
articles. However, the ability for a
mailer, after mailing, to adjust the COD
amount to be collected will be
eliminated when the Form 3849–D is
retired. The USPS® will continue to
return COD articles to the mailer at the
end of the holding period if no other
applicable request is received; and to
return COD articles addressed to an
addressee who moved and left no
forwarding address.
Additionally, payment options for
COD articles will be expanded to allow
money orders made payable to the
mailer as an additional acceptable
payment method for the addressee at the
time of delivery. Payment remittance
mailpieces will now include unique
tracking barcodes affixed by USPS,
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allowing further visibility into the COD
payment process through mail
processing scans captured on the
remittance en route to the recipient.
As a result of these revisions, PS Form
3816, COD form, will be revised to
reflect the changes.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is
amended as follows:
using Hold For Pickup service (508.7),
or to the sender by paying the
applicable fee and as provided in 507.5.
[Delete 12.2.8, Notice to Mailer, in its
entirety.]
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Mailer Services
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Address Correction Services
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4.3
Sender Instruction
PART 111—[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 111 continues to read as follows:
4.3.2 Extra Services
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[Revise item 4.3.2c as follows:]
c. The mailer of a COD article also
may use USPS Package Intercept service
to redirect the COD article to a new
addressee, to a designated Post Office
using Hold for Pickup service (508.7.0),
or to the sender by paying the
applicable fee and as provided in 507.5.
The USPS returns the article to the
mailer at the end of the COD holding
period if no other request is received.
When COD articles are addressed to a
person who moved and left no
forwarding address, the article is
returned to the mailer. The postage
charge (but not registration or COD fees)
for returning the mail, if any, is
collected from the mailer.
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[Revise item 4.3.2g as follows:]
g. The USPS holds undeliverable
collect on delivery (COD) articles for no
fewer than 3 days and no more than 10
days.
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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 the
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM):
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Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM)
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Additional Mailing Services
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Extra Services
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Collect on Delivery (COD)
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Basic Information
12.2.1 Description
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fourth sentences of 12.2.1 as follows:]
Any mailer may use collect on delivery
(COD) service to mail an article for
which the mailer has not been paid and
have its price and the cost of the postage
collected from the addressee (or
addressee’s agent). The recipient has the
option to pay the COD charges using
either cash, or a personal check or
money order made payable to the
mailer. * * * If the recipient pays the
amount due by check or money order
payable to the mailer, the USPS
forwards the check or money order to
the mailer. * * *
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[Revise the title and text of 12.2.7 as
follows:]
12.2.7 Redirecting COD Article
The mailer of a COD article may use
USPS Package Intercept service to
redirect the COD article to a new
addressee, to a designated Post Office
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Recipient Services
1.0
Recipient Options
1.1
Basic Recipient Concerns
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1.1.7 Priority Mail Express and
Accountable Mail
The following conditions also apply
to the delivery of Priority Mail Express
and accountable mail (Registered Mail,
Certified Mail, insured for more than
$200.00, or COD, as well as mail for
which a return receipt or a return
receipt for merchandise is requested or
for which the sender has specified
restricted delivery):
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[Revise item 508.1.1.7f as follows:]
f. A notice is provided to the
addressee for a mailpiece that cannot be
delivered. If the piece is not called for
or redelivery is not requested, the piece
is returned to the sender after 15 days
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(5 days for Priority Mail Express, 10
days for COD), unless the sender
specifies fewer days on the piece.
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We will publish an amendment to 39
CFR part 111 to reflect these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
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BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R08–OAR–2010–0389; FRL–9832–1]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; State of
Colorado; Second Ten-Year PM10
˜
Maintenance Plan for Canon City
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is taking final action
approving State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revisions submitted by the State of
Colorado. On June 18, 2009, the
Governor of Colorado’s designee
submitted to EPA a revised maintenance
˜
plan for the Canon City area for the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for particulate matter with an
aerodynamic diameter less than or equal
to 10 microns (PM10), which was
adopted by the State on November 20,
2008. As required by Clean Air Act
(CAA) section 175A(b), this revised
maintenance plan addresses
maintenance of the PM10 standard for a
second 10-year period beyond the area’s
original redesignation to attainment for
the PM10 NAAQS. In addition, EPA is
also taking final action approving the
revised maintenance plan’s 2020
transportation conformity motor vehicle
emissions budget for PM10. This action
is being taken under sections 110 and
175A of the CAA.
DATES: This rule is effective on
September 9, 2013 without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse
comment by August 9, 2013. If adverse
comment is received, EPA will publish
a timely withdrawal of the direct final
rule in the Federal Register informing
the public that the rule will not take
effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08–
OAR–2010–0389, by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
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• E-Mail: ostigaard.crystal@epa.gov.
• Fax: (303) 312–6064 (please alert
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing
comments).
• Mail: Carl Daly, Director, Air
Program, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P–
AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver,
Colorado 80202–1129.
• Hand Delivery: Carl Daly, Director,
Air Program, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8,
Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street,
Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. Such
deliveries are only accepted Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
excluding Federal holidays. Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R08–OAR–2010–
0389. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or email. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an email comment directly
to EPA, without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your email
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional instructions on
submitting comments, go to Section I.
General Information of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
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not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Program, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8,
Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street,
Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you
contact the individual listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
view the hard copy of the docket. You
may view the hard copy of the docket
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Crystal Ostigaard, Air Program, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 8, Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado
80202–1129, (303) 312–6602,
ostigaard.crystal@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Definitions
For the purpose of this document, we
are giving meaning to certain words or
initials as follows:
(i) The words or initials Act or CAA mean
or refer to the Clean Air Act, unless the
context indicates otherwise.
(ii) The initials APCD mean or refer to the
Colorado Air Pollution Control Division.
(iii) The initials AQCC mean or refer to the
Colorado Air Quality Control Commission.
(iv) The initials AQS mean or refer to the
EPA Air Quality System database.
(v) The words Colorado and State mean or
refer to the State of Colorado.
(vi) The initials CDOT mean or refer to the
Colorado Department of Transportation.
(vii) The initials CDPHE mean or refer to
the Colorado Department of Public Health
and Environment.
(viii) The words EPA, we, us or our mean
or refer to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency.
(ix) The initials FHWA mean or refer to the
Federal Highway Administration.
(x) The initials FTA mean or refer to the
Federal Transit Administration.
(xi) The initials MVEB mean or refer to
motor vehicle emissions budget.
(xii) The initials NAAQS mean or refer to
National Ambient Air Quality Standard.
(xiii) The initials PM10 mean or refer to
particulate matter with an aerodynamic
diameter of less than or equal to 10
micrometers (coarse particulate matter).
(xiv) The initials RTP mean or refer to the
Regional Transportation Plan.
(xv) The initials SIP mean or refer to State
Implementation Plan.
(xvi) The initials TIP mean or refer to the
Transportation Improvement Program.
(xvii) The initials TSD mean or refer to
technical support document.
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Collect on Delivery (COD)--Service Features
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[supreg]) 503.13, 507.4
and 508.1 to provide new standards for the automatic holding period for
Collect on Delivery (COD) articles, expand the acceptable payment
methods for COD articles, and provide current options for the
redirecting of COD articles.
DATES: Effective date: July 28, 2013.
[[Page 41306]]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grace Letto at 202-268-2282, or
Suzanne Newman at 202-268-5581.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal Service published a notice of
proposed rulemaking on May 31, 2013 (78 FR 32612-32613) (available at
www.gpo.gov), which included a 30-day comment period. Since no comments
or objections to the proposed rule were received, the Postal Service
will adopt the proposed changes to Collect on Delivery (COD) service
features.
Summary of Changes To Be Implemented
The Postal Service will revise the DMM in various sections to
redesign some of the features of COD service. In response to mailer's
requests for the expedited return of their articles when COD shipments
are unclaimed by the addressee, this revision will modify the holding
period for COD articles from the current 30-day maximum to a maximum of
10 days.
Additionally, these revisions will retire the current manual PS
Form 3849-D, Notice to Sender of Undelivered COD Mail. The primary
function served by PS Form 3849-D can be provided by USPS Package
Intercept[supreg] service, which allows mailers the option to redirect
COD articles to a new address, to a designated Post OfficeTM
for Hold For Pickup service, or back to the sender. Unlike PS Form
3849-D, which entails sending of a notification to the mailer by mail
and requiring the mailer to then send written instructions back to the
Postmaster, which may take more than 10 days to complete, Package
Intercept service provides mailers with an immediate avenue to request
a COD article be redirected to a new address. Since items subject to
Package Intercept requests are also held for a 10-day period, this
option aligns with the proposed new holding period for COD articles.
However, the ability for a mailer, after mailing, to adjust the COD
amount to be collected will be eliminated when the Form 3849-D is
retired. The USPS[supreg] will continue to return COD articles to the
mailer at the end of the holding period if no other applicable request
is received; and to return COD articles addressed to an addressee who
moved and left no forwarding address.
Additionally, payment options for COD articles will be expanded to
allow money orders made payable to the mailer as an additional
acceptable payment method for the addressee at the time of delivery.
Payment remittance mailpieces will now include unique tracking barcodes
affixed by USPS, allowing further visibility into the COD payment
process through mail processing scans captured on the remittance en
route to the recipient.
As a result of these revisions, PS Form 3816, COD form, will be
revised to reflect the changes.
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 the Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM):
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM)
* * * * *
500 Additional Mailing Services
* * * * *
503 Extra Services
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12.0 Collect on Delivery (COD)
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12.2 Basic Information
12.2.1 Description
* * * [Revise the first, second and fourth sentences of 12.2.1 as
follows:] Any mailer may use collect on delivery (COD) service to mail
an article for which the mailer has not been paid and have its price
and the cost of the postage collected from the addressee (or
addressee's agent). The recipient has the option to pay the COD charges
using either cash, or a personal check or money order made payable to
the mailer. * * * If the recipient pays the amount due by check or
money order payable to the mailer, the USPS forwards the check or money
order to the mailer. * * *
* * * * *
[Revise the title and text of 12.2.7 as follows:]
12.2.7 Redirecting COD Article
The mailer of a COD article may use USPS Package Intercept service
to redirect the COD article to a new addressee, to a designated Post
Office using Hold For Pickup service (508.7), or to the sender by
paying the applicable fee and as provided in 507.5.
[Delete 12.2.8, Notice to Mailer, in its entirety.]
* * * * *
507 Mailer Services
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4.0 Address Correction Services
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4.3 Sender Instruction
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4.3.2 Extra Services
* * * This mail is treated as follows: * * *
[Revise item 4.3.2c as follows:]
c. The mailer of a COD article also may use USPS Package Intercept
service to redirect the COD article to a new addressee, to a designated
Post Office using Hold for Pickup service (508.7.0), or to the sender
by paying the applicable fee and as provided in 507.5. The USPS returns
the article to the mailer at the end of the COD holding period if no
other request is received. When COD articles are addressed to a person
who moved and left no forwarding address, the article is returned to
the mailer. The postage charge (but not registration or COD fees) for
returning the mail, if any, is collected from the mailer.
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[Revise item 4.3.2g as follows:]
g. The USPS holds undeliverable collect on delivery (COD) articles
for no fewer than 3 days and no more than 10 days.
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508 Recipient Services
1.0 Recipient Options
1.1 Basic Recipient Concerns
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1.1.7 Priority Mail Express and Accountable Mail
The following conditions also apply to the delivery of Priority
Mail Express and accountable mail (Registered Mail, Certified Mail,
insured for more than $200.00, or COD, as well as mail for which a
return receipt or a return receipt for merchandise is requested or for
which the sender has specified restricted delivery):
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[Revise item 508.1.1.7f as follows:]
f. A notice is provided to the addressee for a mailpiece that
cannot be delivered. If the piece is not called for or redelivery is
not requested, the piece is returned to the sender after 15 days
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(5 days for Priority Mail Express, 10 days for COD), unless the sender
specifies fewer days on the piece.
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We will publish an amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect these
changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
[FR Doc. 2013-16523 Filed 7-9-13; 8:45 am]
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