Product Change-Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement, 34712 [2017-15620]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 26, 2017 / Notices
This notice will be published in the
Federal Register.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Lassiter 202–268–2914, or
Kevin Gunther (202) 268–7208.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[FR Doc. 2017–15725 Filed 7–25–17; 8:45 am]
Overview
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Pursuant to the Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 601.8.2,
Publication 52 provides mailing
standards specific to hazardous,
restricted and perishable items and
materials, including lithium batteries.
Publication 52 is provided in its entirety
on the Postal Explorer® Web site at
https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/
welcome.htm.
POSTAL SERVICE
Product Change—Priority Mail
Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class
Package Service Negotiated Service
Agreement
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Background
The Postal Service gives
notice of filing a request with the Postal
Regulatory Commission to add a
domestic shipping services contract to
the list of Negotiated Service
Agreements in the Mail Classification
Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
DATES: Date of notice required under 39
U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): July 26, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Postal Service® hereby
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on July 20, 2017,
it filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission a Request of the United
States Postal Service to Add Priority
Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class
Package Service Contract 20 to
Competitive Product List. Documents
are available at www.prc.gov, Docket
Nos. MC2017–159, CP2017–223.
SUMMARY:
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017–15620 Filed 7–25–17; 8:45 am]
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POSTAL SERVICE
Revision to Mailing Standards for
Lithium Batteries
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service is revising
Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted,
and Perishable Mail, in various sections
to provide new mailing standards for
lithium batteries. Publication 52 was
developed to provide expanded
requirements for the mailing of
hazardous, restricted, and perishable
materials.
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SUMMARY:
Anticipated date of publication
in the Postal Bulletin: August 17, 2017.
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The International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) published
Addendum No. 3 to its Technical
Instructions (TI) on January 15, 2016,
and Addendum No. 4 on February 23,
2016 (https://www.icao.int/safety/
DangerousGoods/Pages/default.aspx).
In these addenda, ICAO announced new
regulations for lithium batteries in
international air transportation. The
ICAO revisions, with an effective date of
April 1, 2016, detailed a number of new
provisions including:
• The prohibition of lithium-ion (and
lithium-ion polymer) batteries, shipped
separately from the equipment they are
intended to operate (categorized as
identification number UN3480), on
passenger aircraft.
• The restriction of UN3480 batteries
and cells shipped via cargo aircraft to a
maximum state of charge (SOC) of no
more than 30 percent.
• The limitation of section II, UN3480
batteries and cells to a single package,
when sent as a part of a consignment or
overpack via cargo aircraft.
• The required use of an approved
Cargo Aircraft Only (CAO) label on all
packages of UN3480 batteries and cells
transported via cargo aircraft.
On September 7, 2016 (81 FR 61742),
the Department of Transportation
(DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking [Docket Number 2015–0273
(HM–215N)] titled Hazardous Materials:
Harmonization with International
Standards (RRR) with the intention to
maintain consistency with international
regulations and standards by
incorporating various amendments,
including changes to proper shipping
names, hazard classes, packing groups,
special provisions, packaging
authorizations, air transport quantity
limitations, and vessel stowage
requirements.
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On February 22, 2017 (82 FR 11372),
the Postal Service published a Federal
Register notice, including invitation to
comment, titled Revision to Mailing
Standards for the Transport of Lithium
Batteries. In this notice, the Postal
Service announced its intent to revise
Publication 52 to align with the ICAO
Technical Instructions for the Safe
Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
(ICAO TI) with regard to the
transportation of lithium batteries by
air. Specifically, the Postal Service
conveyed its intent to:
• Prohibit UN3480 lithium-ion and
lithium polymer batteries in Postal
Service air-eligible products.
• Revise its quantity limitations for
UN3480 lithium-ion and lithium
polymer batteries in surface
transportation to align with those for
lithium metal batteries, changing from
the previous 8 cells or 2 batteries to an
aggregate mailpiece limit of 5 pounds
(while retaining its previous battery
capacity limitations of 20 Wh/cell and
100 Wh/battery).
The Postal Service also expresses its
intent to revise Publication 52 to align
with lithium battery regulations
described in PHMSA’s proposed rule of
September 7, 2016. At that time, the
Postal Service proceeded with its
Federal Register notice, expecting the
publication of PHMSA’s final rule to
occur shortly thereafter with few
significant changes to its proposed
regulations for lithium batteries. With
respect to PHMSA’s expected revisions
to its lithium battery regulations, the
Postal Service announced its intent to
make the following changes to its
mailing standards:
• Eliminate the current text marking
option for mailpieces required to bear,
or optionally permitted to bear, lithium
battery markings, and to limit markings
to DOT-approved lithium battery
handling labels only. Mailpieces
restricted to surface transportation only,
including those containing UN3090,
lithium metal batteries shipped
separately, will continue to be required
to bear the current text marking in
addition to a DOT-approved lithium
battery handling label.
• Eliminate the requirement for
accompanying documentation with
mailings of lithium batteries.
• Add the new DOT class 9 hazard
warning label for lithium batteries to
Publication 52, Exhibit 325.1, DOT
Hazardous Materials Warning Labels:
PROHIBITED IN THE MAIL. Packages
containing lithium batteries that are
required to bear this label are prohibited
in Postal Service networks.
• Align with PHMSA regarding the
requirement for outer packaging used to
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[Notices]
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POSTAL SERVICE
Product Change--Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-
Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the
Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services
contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail
Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
DATES: Date of notice required under 39 U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): July 26,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Reed, 202-268-3179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service[supreg]
hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on
July 20, 2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a Request
of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority Mail Express,
Priority Mail, & First-Class Package Service Contract 20 to Competitive
Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos.
MC2017-159, CP2017-223.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-15620 Filed 7-25-17; 8:45 am]
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