Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards Changes, 74305-74307 [2016-25712]
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USPS-approved payment methods, with
variable discounts up to 5 percent off
the published retail prices for GXG.
Registered Mail
The price for Registered Mail service
will increase 7.2 percent.
Competitive product prices and
changes are identified by product as
follows:
International Priority Airmail and
International Surface Air Lift
International Postal Money Orders
Priority Mail Express
The price for International Postal
Money Orders will increase by 73.7
percent.
Prices
The structure of IPA and ISAL price
categories will continue to be priced by
the worldwide and 19 country price
groups and applicable mail shapes
[letters and postcards, large envelopes
(flats), and packages (small packets and
rolls)]. These categories correspond to
the Universal Postal Convention
requirements to use shape-based
pricing.
International Priority Airmail (IPA)
service, including IPA M-bags, is a bulk
commercial service designed for volume
mailings of First-Class Mail
International® postcards, letters, large
envelopes (flats), and FCPIS packages
(small packets) weighing up to a
maximum 4.4 pounds. IPA is
dispatched to the destination country
where it is entered into the postal
administration’s air or surface priority
mail system for delivery. The overall
price increase for IPA service averages
3.8 percent.
International Surface Air Lift (ISAL)
service, including ISAL M-Bags, is a
bulk commercial service designed for
volume mailings of all First-Class Mail
International postcards, letters, large
envelopes (flats), and FCPIS packages
(small packets) weighing up to 4.4
pounds. ISAL is dispatched to the
destination country where it is then
entered into the postal administration’s
surface nonpriority network. The overall
price increase for ISAL service averages
3.8 percent.
Direct Sacks of Printed Matter to One
Addressee (Airmail M-Bags)
Airmail M-bags are direct sacks of
printed matter sent to a single foreign
addressee at a single address. Prices are
based on the weight of the sack. The
price increase for Airmail M-bags
averages 4.9 percent.
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International Extra Services
Depending on country destination
and mail type, customers may add a
variety of extra services to their
outbound shipments. Prices for some of
these extra services are increasing.
For our competitive offerings, we
revised the prices for the following
international extra services:
PMEI Insurance and PMI Insurance
The price for PMEI Insurance and PMI
insurance will increase an average of 4.7
percent.
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Pickup on Demand
The price for Pickup on Demand will
increase 10 percent.
We will publish an appropriate
amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to reflect
these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Domestic Competitive Products
Pricing and Mailing Standards
Changes
Overall, Priority Mail Express prices
will increase 3.3 percent. Priority Mail
Express will continue to offer zoned
Retail, Commercial BaseTM, and
Commercial PlusTM pricing tiers.
Retail prices will increase an average
of 3.7 percent. The Flat Rate Envelope
price will increase to $23.75, the Legal
Flat Rate Envelope will increase to
$23.95, and the Padded Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $24.45.
Commercial Base prices offer lower
prices to customers who use authorized
postage payment methods. Commercial
Base prices will increase an average of
2.4 percent. Commercial Base pricing
offers a flat 11.2 percent discount off
retail prices.
Commercial Plus prices were matched
to the Commercial Base prices in 2016
and will continue to be matched in
2017.
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
Priority Mail
The Postal Service is
amending Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM®), to reflect changes
to prices and mailing standards for
competitive products.
DATES: Effective Date: January 22, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Key at (202) 268–7492 or Garry
Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final
rule describes new prices and product
features for competitive products, by
class of mail, established by the
Governors of the United States Postal
Service®. New prices are available
under Docket Number CP2017–20 on
the Postal Regulatory Commission’s
(PRC) Web site at https://www.prc.gov,
and also located on the Postal Explorer®
Web site at https://pe.usps.com.
The Postal Service will revise Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal
Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM),
to reflect changes to prices and mailing
standards for the following competitive
products:
• Priority Mail Express®.
• Priority Mail®.
• First-Class Package Service®.
• Parcel Select®.
• USPS Retail GroundTM.
• Extra Services.
• Return Services.
• Mailer Services.
• Recipient Services.
Overall, Priority Mail prices will
increase 3.9 percent. Priority Mail will
continue to offer zoned Retail,
Commercial Base, and Commercial Plus
pricing tiers.
Retail prices will increase an average
of 3.3 percent. The Flat Rate Envelope
price will increase to $6.65, the Legal
Flat Rate Envelope will increase to
$6.95, and the Padded Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $7.20. The
Small Flat Rate Box price will increase
to $7.15 and the Medium Flat Rate
Boxes will increase to $13.60. The Large
Flat Rate Box will increase to $18.85
and the APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate
Box will increase to $17.35.
Commercial Base prices offer lower
prices to customers who use authorized
postage payment methods. Commercial
Base prices will increase an average of
4.1 percent. Commercial Base pricing
offers an average 13.6 percent discount
off retail prices.
The Commercial Plus price category
offers price incentives to large volume
customers. Commercial Plus prices will
increase an average of 4.5 percent.
Commercial Plus pricing offers an
average 16.8 percent discount off retail
prices.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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First-Class Package Service
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Overall, First-Class Package Service
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First-Class Package Service Optional
ADC Presort
The Postal Service will offer an
optional Area Distribution Center (ADC)
presort for First-Class Package Service
(FCPS) parcels to improve service for
mailers. As a result, a new optional
FCPS ADC labeling list, L015, will be
added.
Parcel Select
Prices
Overall Parcel Select non-lightweight
prices will increase an average of 3.5
percent. The average price increase for
Parcel Select Destination Entry is 4.9
percent. Parcel Select GroundTM prices
will increase an average of 2.7 percent.
The prices for Parcel Select
Lightweight® (PSLW) will increase an
average of 8.0 percent.
USPS Retail Ground
Overall, USPS Retail Ground prices
will increase an average of 3.8 percent.
Extra Services
Adult Signature Service
Adult Signature Required and Adult
Signature Restricted Delivery service
prices are increasing 3.5 and 3.4 percent
respectively. The price for Adult
Signature Required will increase to
$5.90 and Adult Signature Restricted
Delivery will increase to $6.15.
Return Services
Parcel Return Service
Overall, Parcel Return Service (PRS)
prices will increase an average of 5.5
percent.
Return Sectional Center Facility
(RSCF) prices will increase an average
of 5.8 percent and Return Delivery Unit
(RDU) prices will increase an average of
5.2 percent.
Information on the Parcel Return
Service annual permit fee and annual
account maintenance fee can be found
in the ‘‘Other’’ section below and in the
Domestic Mailing Services Federal
Register Notice.
Mailer Services
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Premium Forwarding Service
Premium Forwarding Service® (PFS®)
prices will increase an average of 3.8
percent. The enrollment fee paid at the
retail counter will increase to $19.35
and the residential and commercial
enrollment fee paid online will increase
to $17.75 per application. The price of
the weekly reshipment charge for PFSResidential will increase to $19.35.
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Premium Forwarding Service
Commercial
The Postal Service will add 1-foot and
2-foot managed mail tray box flat rate
pricing as an option to the current
shipment containers for Premium
Forwarding Service Commercial®
dispatches.
USPS Package Intercept
The USPS Package InterceptTM fee
will increase 3.2 percent to $12.95.
Pickup on Demand Service
The Pickup on Demand® service daily
fee will increase 10.0 percent to $22.00.
Recipient Services
Post Office Box Service
The competitive Post Office BoxTM
service prices will increase an average
of 6.5 percent within the existing price
ranges.
Enterprise Post Office Box Online Fee
Payment
The Postal Service is providing
customers using the Enterprise PO Box
Online (EPOBOL) system the option to
prorate semi-annual fees one time to
align payment periods for multiple
boxes. The prorated fee for each such
box will be based on the number of
months between the expiration of the
current fee and the month of the
payment alignment. Additional
information on prorating of the semiannual EPOBOL fees can be found in
the Domestic Mailing Services Federal
Register Notice.
Other
Address Enhancement Service
Address Enhancement Service
competitive product prices will be
increasing between 1.9 and 7.9 percent.
Topological Integrated Geographic
Encoding and Referencing (Tiger/ZIP+4)
The Postal Service is retiring
Topological Integrated Geographic
Encoding and Referencing (Tiger/ZIP+4)
service.
Annual Mailing and Account
Maintenance Fees
The Postal Service is eliminating the
payment of annual mailing fees for
Parcel Select and Parcel Select
Lightweight. The annual return service
permit fee and annual account
maintenance fee for Parcel Return
Service will also be eliminated.
Additional information on the
elimination of annual mailing and
account maintenance fees can be found
in the Domestic Mailing Services
Federal Register Notice.
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Permit Imprint Application Fee
The Postal Service is eliminating the
payment of permit imprint application
fees for Priority Mail Express, Priority
Mail, First-Class Package Service, Parcel
Select, and Parcel Select Lightweight
competitive products. Additional
information on the elimination of the
permit imprint application fee can be
found in the Domestic Mailing Services
Federal Register Notice.
Resources
The Postal Service provides
additional resources to assist customers
with this price change for competitive
products. These tools include price lists,
downloadable price files, and Federal
Register Notices, which may be found
on the Postal Explorer® Web site at
https://pe.usps.com.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
The Postal Service adopts the
following changes to Mailing Standards
of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM),
incorporated by reference in the Code of
Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is
amended as follows:
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 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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200 Commercial Letters, Cards, Flats,
and Parcels
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250
Parcel Select
253
Prices and Eligibility
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[Delete 1.3, Annual Mailing Fee, in its
entirety and renumber current 1.4 as
new 1.3.]
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Parcel Select Lightweight
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deposit account (see Notice 123—Price
List).
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General Eligibility
Parcel Select Lightweight parcels are
presorted machinable or irregular
parcels.
The following also applies:
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follows:]
c. Postage must be paid under
254.1.1.2.
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254 Postage Payment and
Documentation
Postage Payment Options
[Renumber the text of 1.1 as new 1.1.1
and revise the introductory text of 1.1.1
to read as follows:]
1.1.1
280
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Mail Preparation
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[Add new 2.0 to read as follows:]
2.0
Optional ADC Presort
Each optional ADC presorted FirstClass Package Service mailing must
meet the applicable standards in 280
and must be labeled as follows:
a. Line 1: L015.
b. Line 2: ‘‘FC PKG ADC.’’
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Additional Mailing Services
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Return Services
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4.0
Parcel Return Service
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Prices and Fees
[Revise the heading and text of 4.1.1
to read as follows:]
4.1.1
Permit
The participant must obtain a permit
and pay postage at the Post Office where
the permit is held through an advance
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Conditions for Mailing
Parcels may be mailed as PRS when
all of the following conditions apply:
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follows:]
c. Parcels show the permit number.
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To receive a new PRS permit after
cancellation under 5.1, the mailer must:
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items c and d as new items b and c.]
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Mailer Services
Premium Forwarding Service
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Conditions
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subject to these conditions:
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c. The postage is charged per
shipment container as follows:
[Revise the text of item c1 to read as
follows:]
1. A sack and its contents are
considered one piece for calculation of
the price of postage and must not
exceed 70 pounds. Postage is calculated
by the weight of the sack and the zone,
based on the ZIP Code of the servicing
Post Office and the delivery address for
the shipment, minus the tare weight.
[Renumber item c2 as new item c3
and add new item c2 as follows:]
2. A 1-foot managed mail (MM) tray
box or 2-foot MM tray box are
considered one piece for the applicable
Premium Forwarding Service
Commercial branded flat rate tray box
price.
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Other Services
1.0 Address Information System
Services
1.1
General Information
[Revise the second sentence of 1.1 to
read as follows:]
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Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016–25712 Filed 10–25–16; 8:45 am]
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Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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1.2 through 1.34. * * *
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[Delete 1.29, Topological Integrated
Geographic Encoding and Referencing,
in its entirety and renumber current 1.30
through 1.35 as new 1.29 through 1.34.]
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We will publish an appropriate
amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect
these changes.
Reapplying After Cancellation
3.3 Premium Forwarding Service
Commercial
First-Class Package Service
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Parcel Select Lightweight postage may
be paid with permit imprint.
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3.0
Parcel Select Lightweight
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Parcel Select postage may be paid
with:
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Parcel Select
1.1.2
Basic Standards
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1.0 Basic Standards for Postage
Payment
1.1
4.2
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Postal Service®
amends its regulations governing the
use of mail covers to make the
definitions of sealed and unsealed mail
consistent with current classifications.
DATES: This rule is effective October 26,
2016. The relevant changes to the Mail
Classification Schedule were
implemented on August 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Questions or comments on
this action are welcome. Mail or deliver
written comments to Steven Sultan,
Acting Assistant Postal Inspector in
Charge, Office of Counsel, U.S. Postal
Inspection Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza
SW., Room 3114, Washington, DC
20260–3100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Sultan, Acting Assistant Postal
Inspector in Charge, Office of Counsel,
U.S. Postal Inspection Service, 202–
268–7385, SESultan@uspis.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are
amending our mail cover regulations to
accommodate various changes to 39
CFR Appendix A to Subpart A of Part
3020—Mail Classification Schedule,
including the following:
• Products added to or removed from
the market dominant or competitive
product list;
• Changes in product names;
• Removal of Priority Mail
International® Flat Rate Envelopes and
Small Flat Rate Boxes from the letter
post stream to the parcel post stream; 1
and
1 Mail Classification Schedule Changes Pertaining
to Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes
and Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate
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[FR Doc No: 2016-25712]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards
Changes
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), to reflect
changes to prices and mailing standards for competitive products.
DATES: Effective Date: January 22, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Key at (202) 268-7492 or Garry
Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule describes new prices and
product features for competitive products, by class of mail,
established by the Governors of the United States Postal
Service[supreg]. New prices are available under Docket Number CP2017-20
on the Postal Regulatory Commission's (PRC) Web site at https://www.prc.gov, and also located on the Postal Explorer[supreg] Web site
at https://pe.usps.com.
The Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), to reflect changes
to prices and mailing standards for the following competitive products:
Priority Mail Express[supreg].
Priority Mail[supreg].
First-Class Package Service[supreg].
Parcel Select[supreg].
USPS Retail GroundTM.
Extra Services.
Return Services.
Mailer Services.
Recipient Services.
Competitive product prices and changes are identified by product as
follows:
Priority Mail Express
Prices
Overall, Priority Mail Express prices will increase 3.3 percent.
Priority Mail Express will continue to offer zoned Retail, Commercial
BaseTM, and Commercial PlusTM pricing tiers.
Retail prices will increase an average of 3.7 percent. The Flat
Rate Envelope price will increase to $23.75, the Legal Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $23.95, and the Padded Flat Rate Envelope
will increase to $24.45.
Commercial Base prices offer lower prices to customers who use
authorized postage payment methods. Commercial Base prices will
increase an average of 2.4 percent. Commercial Base pricing offers a
flat 11.2 percent discount off retail prices.
Commercial Plus prices were matched to the Commercial Base prices
in 2016 and will continue to be matched in 2017.
Priority Mail
Prices
Overall, Priority Mail prices will increase 3.9 percent. Priority
Mail will continue to offer zoned Retail, Commercial Base, and
Commercial Plus pricing tiers.
Retail prices will increase an average of 3.3 percent. The Flat
Rate Envelope price will increase to $6.65, the Legal Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $6.95, and the Padded Flat Rate Envelope will
increase to $7.20. The Small Flat Rate Box price will increase to $7.15
and the Medium Flat Rate Boxes will increase to $13.60. The Large Flat
Rate Box will increase to $18.85 and the APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate
Box will increase to $17.35.
Commercial Base prices offer lower prices to customers who use
authorized postage payment methods. Commercial Base prices will
increase an average of 4.1 percent. Commercial Base pricing offers an
average 13.6 percent discount off retail prices.
The Commercial Plus price category offers price incentives to large
volume customers. Commercial Plus prices will increase an average of
4.5 percent. Commercial Plus pricing offers an average 16.8 percent
discount off retail prices.
First-Class Package Service
Prices
Overall, First-Class Package Service prices will increase 4.1
percent.
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First-Class Package Service Optional ADC Presort
The Postal Service will offer an optional Area Distribution Center
(ADC) presort for First-Class Package Service (FCPS) parcels to improve
service for mailers. As a result, a new optional FCPS ADC labeling
list, L015, will be added.
Parcel Select
Prices
Overall Parcel Select non-lightweight prices will increase an
average of 3.5 percent. The average price increase for Parcel Select
Destination Entry is 4.9 percent. Parcel Select GroundTM
prices will increase an average of 2.7 percent. The prices for Parcel
Select Lightweight[supreg] (PSLW) will increase an average of 8.0
percent.
USPS Retail Ground
Overall, USPS Retail Ground prices will increase an average of 3.8
percent.
Extra Services
Adult Signature Service
Adult Signature Required and Adult Signature Restricted Delivery
service prices are increasing 3.5 and 3.4 percent respectively. The
price for Adult Signature Required will increase to $5.90 and Adult
Signature Restricted Delivery will increase to $6.15.
Return Services
Parcel Return Service
Overall, Parcel Return Service (PRS) prices will increase an
average of 5.5 percent.
Return Sectional Center Facility (RSCF) prices will increase an
average of 5.8 percent and Return Delivery Unit (RDU) prices will
increase an average of 5.2 percent.
Information on the Parcel Return Service annual permit fee and
annual account maintenance fee can be found in the ``Other'' section
below and in the Domestic Mailing Services Federal Register Notice.
Mailer Services
Premium Forwarding Service
Premium Forwarding Service[supreg] (PFS[supreg]) prices will
increase an average of 3.8 percent. The enrollment fee paid at the
retail counter will increase to $19.35 and the residential and
commercial enrollment fee paid online will increase to $17.75 per
application. The price of the weekly reshipment charge for PFS-
Residential will increase to $19.35.
Premium Forwarding Service Commercial
The Postal Service will add 1-foot and 2-foot managed mail tray box
flat rate pricing as an option to the current shipment containers for
Premium Forwarding Service Commercial[supreg] dispatches.
USPS Package Intercept
The USPS Package InterceptTM fee will increase 3.2
percent to $12.95.
Pickup on Demand Service
The Pickup on Demand[supreg] service daily fee will increase 10.0
percent to $22.00.
Recipient Services
Post Office Box Service
The competitive Post Office BoxTM service prices will
increase an average of 6.5 percent within the existing price ranges.
Enterprise Post Office Box Online Fee Payment
The Postal Service is providing customers using the Enterprise PO
Box Online (EPOBOL) system the option to prorate semi-annual fees one
time to align payment periods for multiple boxes. The prorated fee for
each such box will be based on the number of months between the
expiration of the current fee and the month of the payment alignment.
Additional information on prorating of the semi-annual EPOBOL fees can
be found in the Domestic Mailing Services Federal Register Notice.
Other
Address Enhancement Service
Address Enhancement Service competitive product prices will be
increasing between 1.9 and 7.9 percent.
Topological Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (Tiger/
ZIP+4)
The Postal Service is retiring Topological Integrated Geographic
Encoding and Referencing (Tiger/ZIP+4) service.
Annual Mailing and Account Maintenance Fees
The Postal Service is eliminating the payment of annual mailing
fees for Parcel Select and Parcel Select Lightweight. The annual return
service permit fee and annual account maintenance fee for Parcel Return
Service will also be eliminated. Additional information on the
elimination of annual mailing and account maintenance fees can be found
in the Domestic Mailing Services Federal Register Notice.
Permit Imprint Application Fee
The Postal Service is eliminating the payment of permit imprint
application fees for Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, First-Class
Package Service, Parcel Select, and Parcel Select Lightweight
competitive products. Additional information on the elimination of the
permit imprint application fee can be found in the Domestic Mailing
Services Federal Register Notice.
Resources
The Postal Service provides additional resources to assist
customers with this price change for competitive products. These tools
include price lists, downloadable price files, and Federal Register
Notices, which may be found on the Postal Explorer[supreg] Web site at
https://pe.usps.com.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
The Postal Service adopts the following changes to Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.
See 39 CFR 111.1.
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 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)
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200 Commercial Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels
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250 Parcel Select
253 Prices and Eligibility
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[Delete 1.3, Annual Mailing Fee, in its entirety and renumber
current 1.4 as new 1.3.]
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4.0 Price Eligibility for Parcel Select and Parcel Select Lightweight
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4.3 Parcel Select Lightweight
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4.3.1 General Eligibility
Parcel Select Lightweight parcels are presorted machinable or
irregular parcels.
The following also applies:
* * * * *
[Revise the text of item c to read as follows:]
c. Postage must be paid under 254.1.1.2.
* * * * *
254 Postage Payment and Documentation
1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment
1.1 Postage Payment Options
[Renumber the text of 1.1 as new 1.1.1 and revise the introductory
text of 1.1.1 to read as follows:]
1.1.1 Parcel Select
Parcel Select postage may be paid with:
* * * * *
[Add new 1.1.2 to read as follows:]
1.1.2 Parcel Select Lightweight
Parcel Select Lightweight postage may be paid with permit imprint.
* * * * *
280 First-Class Package Service
* * * * *
285 Mail Preparation
* * * * *
[Add new 2.0 to read as follows:]
2.0 Optional ADC Presort
Each optional ADC presorted First-Class Package Service mailing
must meet the applicable standards in 280 and must be labeled as
follows:
a. Line 1: L015.
b. Line 2: ``FC PKG ADC.''
* * * * *
500 Additional Mailing Services
* * * * *
505 Return Services
* * * * *
4.0 Parcel Return Service
4.1 Prices and Fees
[Revise the heading and text of 4.1.1 to read as follows:]
4.1.1 Permit
The participant must obtain a permit and pay postage at the Post
Office where the permit is held through an advance deposit account (see
Notice 123--Price List).
* * * * *
4.2 Basic Standards
* * * * *
4.2.2 Conditions for Mailing
Parcels may be mailed as PRS when all of the following conditions
apply:
* * * * *
[Revise the text of item c to read as follows:]
c. Parcels show the permit number.
* * * * *
4.2.7 Reapplying After Cancellation
To receive a new PRS permit after cancellation under 5.1, the
mailer must:
* * * * *
[Delete item b and renumber current items c and d as new items b
and c.]
* * * * *
507 Mailer Services
* * * * *
3.0 Premium Forwarding Service
* * * * *
3.3 Premium Forwarding Service Commercial
* * * * *
3.3.3 Conditions
* * * PFS-Commercial service is subject to these conditions:
* * * * *
c. The postage is charged per shipment container as follows:
[Revise the text of item c1 to read as follows:]
1. A sack and its contents are considered one piece for calculation
of the price of postage and must not exceed 70 pounds. Postage is
calculated by the weight of the sack and the zone, based on the ZIP
Code of the servicing Post Office and the delivery address for the
shipment, minus the tare weight.
[Renumber item c2 as new item c3 and add new item c2 as follows:]
2. A 1-foot managed mail (MM) tray box or 2-foot MM tray box are
considered one piece for the applicable Premium Forwarding Service
Commercial branded flat rate tray box price.
* * * * *
509 Other Services
1.0 Address Information System Services
1.1 General Information
[Revise the second sentence of 1.1 to read as follows:]
* * * These services are described in 1.2 through 1.34. * * *
* * * * *
[Delete 1.29, Topological Integrated Geographic Encoding and
Referencing, in its entirety and renumber current 1.30 through 1.35 as
new 1.29 through 1.34.]
* * * * *
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-25712 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]
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