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2. A new temporary § 165.T09–0427 is
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This document identifies the
implementation date for the revised
service standards for market-dominant
(a) Location. This zone will
mail products associated with the
encompass all waters of North Coast
second phase of the Network
Harbor, Cleveland, OH within the
Rationalization initiative, and makes
following positions: 41°30′37.21″ N and conforming changes to the applicable
081°41′43.88″ W, the East to
regulations.
41°30′38.66″ N and 081°41′38.95″ W
DATES: Effective Date: August 1, 2014.
then Northwest to 41°30′41.63″ N and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
081°41′43.59″ W then Southwest to
Dave Williams, Network Operations, at
41°30′37.21″ N and 081°41′43.88″ W
202–268–4305.
(NAD 83).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(b) Effective and enforcement Period.
On September 21, 2011, the Postal
This regulation is effective and will be
Service published an advance notice of
enforced on August 10, 2014 from 5:45
proposed rulemaking (the Advance
a.m. until 10:15 a.m.
(c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with Notice) in the Federal Register to solicit
the general regulations in section 165.23 public comment on a conceptual
proposal to revise service standards for
of this part, entry into, transiting, or
market-dominant products.1 After
anchoring within this safety zone is
considering comments received in
prohibited unless authorized by the
response to the Advance Notice, the
Captain of the Port Buffalo or his
Postal Service decided to develop the
designated on-scene representative.
concept into a concrete proposal,
(2) This safety zone is closed to all
identified as Network Rationalization.
vessel traffic, except as may be
The basic logic of Network
permitted by the Captain of the Port
Rationalization is that falling mail
Buffalo or his designated on-scene
volumes and the resultant excess
representative.
capacity in the Postal Service’s mail
(3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of
processing network necessitate a major
the Captain of the Port Buffalo is any
consolidation of the network, and this
Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or
task in turn is contingent on revisions
petty officer who has been designated
to service standards, particularly the
by the Captain of the Port Buffalo to act
overnight standard for First-Class Mail.
on his behalf.
On December 5, 2011, the Postal
(4) Vessel operators desiring to enter
Service submitted a request to the Postal
or operate within the safety zone shall
Regulatory Commission (PRC) for an
contact the Captain of the Port Buffalo
advisory opinion on the service changes
or his on-scene representative to obtain
associated with Network
permission to do so. The Captain of the
Rationalization, in accordance with 39
Port Buffalo or his on-scene
U.S.C. 3661(b).2 On December 15, 2011,
representative may be contacted via
VHF Channel 16. Vessel operators given the Postal Service published proposed
revisions to its market-dominant service
permission to enter or operate in the
standards in the Federal Register and
safety zone must comply with all
sought public comment (the Proposed
directions given to them by the Captain
Rulemaking).3 The comment period for
of the Port Buffalo, or his on-scene
the Proposed Rulemaking closed on
representative.
February 13, 2012. The final rule was
Dated: July 22, 2014.
published on May 25, 2012.4
B.W. Roche,
Having considered public input and
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
the results of its market research, the
Port Buffalo.
Postal Service decided to implement
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Network Rationalization in a phased
manner. The service standard changes
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1. The authority citation for part 165
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39 CFR Part 121
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C.
Chapters 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195;
33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department
of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
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1 Proposal to Revise Service Standards for FirstClass Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail, 76 FR
58433 (September 21, 2011).
2 PRC Docket No. N2012–1, Request of the United
States Postal Service for an Advisory Opinion on
Changes in the Nature of Postal Services (December
5, 2011). Documents pertaining to the Request are
available at the PRC Web site, https://www.prc.gov.
3 Service Standards for Market-Dominant Mail
Products, 76 FR 77942 (December 15, 2011).
4 Revised Service Standards for Market-Dominant
Mail Products, 77 FR 31190 (May 25, 2012).
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associated with the first phase of
Network Rationalization became
effective on July 1, 2012.5 In a Federal
Register notice dated January 24, 2014,
the Postal Service announced its
decision to postpone implementation of
the second phase of Network
Rationalization, and to identify the
implementation date for the second
phase at least 90 days before it takes
effect.6 This document identifies the
implementation date for the second
phase of Network Rationalization, and
the corresponding service standard
changes.
The Postal Service’s market-dominant
service standards are contained in 39
CFR part 121. This document revises the
service standards by identifying the
implementation date for the service
standards associated with the second
phase of Network Rationalization, and
by modifying 39 CFR 121.1(b)(2) to
clarify that the 2-day service standard
for First-Class Mail includes intra-SCF
single piece First-Class Mail.7 The
revision concerning the second phase
implementation date is applied by
replacing ‘‘the effective date identified
by the Postal Service in a future Federal
Register document’’ with ‘‘January 5,
2015’’ each place where ‘‘the effective
date identified by the Postal Service in
a future Federal Register document’’
appears in the current version of 39 CFR
part 121, and in Appendix A to that
part. The 2-day service standard for
First-Class Mail is clarified through the
addition of a reference to ‘‘intra-SCF
single piece domestic First-Class Mail
properly accepted before the day-zer0–
CET’’ in paragraph 121.1(b)(2). In
addition, conforming non-substantive
edits were made.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 121
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in
the preamble, the Postal Service adopts
the following revisions to 39 CFR part
121:
5 Id.
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6 Revised
Service Standards for Market-Dominant
Mail Products; Postponement of Implementation
Date, 79 FR 4079 (January 24, 2014).
7 Application of the two-day service standard to
intra-SCF single piece domestic First-Class Mail
was described in previous Federal Register notices.
See Proposal to Revise Service Standards for FirstClass Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail, 76 FR
58433 (September 21, 2011); Service Standards for
Market-Dominant Mail Products, 76 FR 77942
(December 15, 2011).
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2. Section 121.1 is amended by
revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read
as follows:
accepted before the day-zero CET with
an origin or destination that is in
American Samoa or one of the following
3-digit ZIP Code areas in Alaska (or
designated portions thereof): 995 (5digit ZIP Codes 99540 through 99599),
996, 997, 998, and 999.
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■ 3. Section 121.2 is amended by
revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
§ 121.1
§ 121.2
PART 121—SERVICE STANDARDS
FOR MARKET DOMINANT MAIL
PRODUCTS
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 121 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404,
1001, 3691.
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First-Class Mail.
(a)(1) Until January 5, 2015, a 1-day
(overnight) service standard is applied
to intra-Sectional Center Facility (SCF)
domestic First-Class Mail® pieces
properly accepted before the day-zero
Critical Entry Time (CET), except for
mail between Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands, mail between American
Samoa and Hawaii, and mail destined to
the following 3-digit ZIP Code areas in
Alaska (or designated portions thereof):
995 (5-digit ZIP Codes 99540 through
99599), 996, 997, 998, and 999.
(2) On and after January 5, 2015, a 1day (overnight) service standard is
applied to intra-SCF domestic Presort
First-Class Mail pieces properly
accepted at the SCF before the day-zero
CET, except for mail between Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and
mail destined to American Samoa and
the following 3-digit ZIP Code areas in
Alaska (or designated portions thereof):
995 (5-digit ZIP Codes 99540 through
99599), 996, 997, 998, and 999.
(b)(1) Until January 5, 2015, a 2-day
service standard is applied to inter-SCF
domestic First-Class Mail pieces
properly accepted before the day-zero
CET if the drive time between the origin
Processing & Distribution Center or
Facility (P&DC/F) and destination Area
Distribution Center (ADC) is 6 hours or
less; or if the origin and destination are
separately in Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands; or if the origin or
destination is in American Samoa or
one of the following 3-digit ZIP Code
areas in Alaska (or designated portions
thereof): 995 (5-digit ZIP Codes 99540
through 99599), 996, 997, 998, and 999.
(2) On and after January 5, 2015, a 2day service standard is applied to intraSCF single piece domestic First-Class
Mail properly accepted before the dayzero CET, inter-SCF domestic First-Class
Mail pieces properly accepted before the
day-zero CET if the drive time between
the origin P&DC/F and destination SCF
is 6 hours or less, Presort First-Class
Mail properly accepted before the dayzero CET with an origin and destination
that are separately in Puerto Rico and
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and intra-SCF
Presort First-Class Mail properly
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Periodicals.
(a) End-to-End.
(1)(i) Until January 5, 2015, a 2- to 4day service standard is applied to
Periodicals pieces properly accepted
before the day-zero Critical Entry Time
(CET) and merged with First-Class Mail
pieces for surface transportation (as per
the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)),
with the standard specifically equaling
the sum of 1 day plus the applicable
First-Class Mail service standard;
(ii) On and after January 5, 2015, a 3to 4-day service standard is applied to
Periodicals pieces properly accepted
before the day-zero CET and merged
with First-Class Mail pieces for surface
transportation (as per the DMM), with
the standard specifically equaling the
sum of 1 day plus the applicable FirstClass Mail service standard.
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by revising the introductory text of
Tables 1 through 4 to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 121—Tables
Depicting Service Standard Day Ranges
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Table 1. Prior to January 5, 2015, end-toend service standard day ranges for mail
originating and destinating within the
contiguous 48 states and the District of
Columbia.
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Table 2. On and after January 5, 2015, endto-end service standard day ranges for mail
originating and destinating within the
contiguous 48 states and the District of
Columbia.
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Table 3. Prior to January 5, 2015, end-toend service standard day ranges for mail
originating and/or destinating in noncontiguous states and territories.
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Table 4. On and after January 5, 2015, endto-end service standard day ranges for mail
originating and/or destinating in noncontiguous states and territories.
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Attorney, Federal Requirements.
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 121
Revised Service Standards for Market-Dominant Mail Products;
Designation of Implementation Date
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule; designation of implementation date.
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SUMMARY: This document identifies the implementation date for the
revised service standards for market-dominant mail products associated
with the second phase of the Network Rationalization initiative, and
makes conforming changes to the applicable regulations.
DATES: Effective Date: August 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Williams, Network Operations, at
202-268-4305.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On September 21, 2011, the Postal Service published an advance
notice of proposed rulemaking (the Advance Notice) in the Federal
Register to solicit public comment on a conceptual proposal to revise
service standards for market-dominant products.\1\ After considering
comments received in response to the Advance Notice, the Postal Service
decided to develop the concept into a concrete proposal, identified as
Network Rationalization. The basic logic of Network Rationalization is
that falling mail volumes and the resultant excess capacity in the
Postal Service's mail processing network necessitate a major
consolidation of the network, and this task in turn is contingent on
revisions to service standards, particularly the overnight standard for
First-Class Mail.
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\1\ Proposal to Revise Service Standards for First-Class Mail,
Periodicals, and Standard Mail, 76 FR 58433 (September 21, 2011).
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On December 5, 2011, the Postal Service submitted a request to the
Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for an advisory opinion on the
service changes associated with Network Rationalization, in accordance
with 39 U.S.C. 3661(b).\2\ On December 15, 2011, the Postal Service
published proposed revisions to its market-dominant service standards
in the Federal Register and sought public comment (the Proposed
Rulemaking).\3\ The comment period for the Proposed Rulemaking closed
on February 13, 2012. The final rule was published on May 25, 2012.\4\
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\2\ PRC Docket No. N2012-1, Request of the United States Postal
Service for an Advisory Opinion on Changes in the Nature of Postal
Services (December 5, 2011). Documents pertaining to the Request are
available at the PRC Web site, https://www.prc.gov.
\3\ Service Standards for Market-Dominant Mail Products, 76 FR
77942 (December 15, 2011).
\4\ Revised Service Standards for Market-Dominant Mail Products,
77 FR 31190 (May 25, 2012).
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Having considered public input and the results of its market
research, the Postal Service decided to implement Network
Rationalization in a phased manner. The service standard changes
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associated with the first phase of Network Rationalization became
effective on July 1, 2012.\5\ In a Federal Register notice dated
January 24, 2014, the Postal Service announced its decision to postpone
implementation of the second phase of Network Rationalization, and to
identify the implementation date for the second phase at least 90 days
before it takes effect.\6\ This document identifies the implementation
date for the second phase of Network Rationalization, and the
corresponding service standard changes.
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\5\ Id.
\6\ Revised Service Standards for Market-Dominant Mail Products;
Postponement of Implementation Date, 79 FR 4079 (January 24, 2014).
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The Postal Service's market-dominant service standards are
contained in 39 CFR part 121. This document revises the service
standards by identifying the implementation date for the service
standards associated with the second phase of Network Rationalization,
and by modifying 39 CFR 121.1(b)(2) to clarify that the 2-day service
standard for First-Class Mail includes intra-SCF single piece First-
Class Mail.\7\ The revision concerning the second phase implementation
date is applied by replacing ``the effective date identified by the
Postal Service in a future Federal Register document'' with ``January
5, 2015'' each place where ``the effective date identified by the
Postal Service in a future Federal Register document'' appears in the
current version of 39 CFR part 121, and in Appendix A to that part. The
2-day service standard for First-Class Mail is clarified through the
addition of a reference to ``intra-SCF single piece domestic First-
Class Mail properly accepted before the day-zer0-CET'' in paragraph
121.1(b)(2). In addition, conforming non-substantive edits were made.
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\7\ Application of the two-day service standard to intra-SCF
single piece domestic First-Class Mail was described in previous
Federal Register notices. See Proposal to Revise Service Standards
for First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail, 76 FR 58433
(September 21, 2011); Service Standards for Market-Dominant Mail
Products, 76 FR 77942 (December 15, 2011).
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List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 121
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, the Postal
Service adopts the following revisions to 39 CFR part 121:
PART 121--SERVICE STANDARDS FOR MARKET DOMINANT MAIL PRODUCTS
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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 121 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 1001, 3691.
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2. Section 121.1 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read
as follows:
Sec. 121.1 First-Class Mail.
(a)(1) Until January 5, 2015, a 1-day (overnight) service standard
is applied to intra-Sectional Center Facility (SCF) domestic First-
Class Mail[supreg] pieces properly accepted before the day-zero
Critical Entry Time (CET), except for mail between Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands, mail between American Samoa and Hawaii, and mail
destined to the following 3-digit ZIP Code areas in Alaska (or
designated portions thereof): 995 (5-digit ZIP Codes 99540 through
99599), 996, 997, 998, and 999.
(2) On and after January 5, 2015, a 1-day (overnight) service
standard is applied to intra-SCF domestic Presort First-Class Mail
pieces properly accepted at the SCF before the day-zero CET, except for
mail between Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and mail destined
to American Samoa and the following 3-digit ZIP Code areas in Alaska
(or designated portions thereof): 995 (5-digit ZIP Codes 99540 through
99599), 996, 997, 998, and 999.
(b)(1) Until January 5, 2015, a 2-day service standard is applied
to inter-SCF domestic First-Class Mail pieces properly accepted before
the day-zero CET if the drive time between the origin Processing &
Distribution Center or Facility (P&DC/F) and destination Area
Distribution Center (ADC) is 6 hours or less; or if the origin and
destination are separately in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands;
or if the origin or destination is in American Samoa or one of the
following 3-digit ZIP Code areas in Alaska (or designated portions
thereof): 995 (5-digit ZIP Codes 99540 through 99599), 996, 997, 998,
and 999.
(2) On and after January 5, 2015, a 2-day service standard is
applied to intra-SCF single piece domestic First-Class Mail properly
accepted before the day-zero CET, inter-SCF domestic First-Class Mail
pieces properly accepted before the day-zero CET if the drive time
between the origin P&DC/F and destination SCF is 6 hours or less,
Presort First-Class Mail properly accepted before the day-zero CET with
an origin and destination that are separately in Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands, and intra-SCF Presort First-Class Mail properly
accepted before the day-zero CET with an origin or destination that is
in American Samoa or one of the following 3-digit ZIP Code areas in
Alaska (or designated portions thereof): 995 (5-digit ZIP Codes 99540
through 99599), 996, 997, 998, and 999.
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3. Section 121.2 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 121.2 Periodicals.
(a) End-to-End.
(1)(i) Until January 5, 2015, a 2- to 4-day service standard is
applied to Periodicals pieces properly accepted before the day-zero
Critical Entry Time (CET) and merged with First-Class Mail pieces for
surface transportation (as per the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)), with
the standard specifically equaling the sum of 1 day plus the applicable
First-Class Mail service standard;
(ii) On and after January 5, 2015, a 3- to 4-day service standard
is applied to Periodicals pieces properly accepted before the day-zero
CET and merged with First-Class Mail pieces for surface transportation
(as per the DMM), with the standard specifically equaling the sum of 1
day plus the applicable First-Class Mail service standard.
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4. Appendix A to Part 121 is amended by revising the introductory text
of Tables 1 through 4 to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 121--Tables Depicting Service Standard Day Ranges
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Table 1. Prior to January 5, 2015, end-to-end service standard
day ranges for mail originating and destinating within the
contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
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Table 2. On and after January 5, 2015, end-to-end service
standard day ranges for mail originating and destinating within the
contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
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Table 3. Prior to January 5, 2015, end-to-end service standard
day ranges for mail originating and/or destinating in non-contiguous
states and territories.
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Table 4. On and after January 5, 2015, end-to-end service
standard day ranges for mail originating and/or destinating in non-
contiguous states and territories.
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Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Requirements.
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