Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards Changes, 47628-47629 [2017-22186]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
47628
Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Rules and Regulations
justice part of its mission. Executive
Order 12898 provides that each Federal
agency conduct its programs, policies,
and activities that substantially affect
human health or the environment in a
manner that ensures that such programs,
policies, and activities do not have the
effect of excluding persons (including
populations) from participation in,
denying persons (including
populations) the benefits of, or
subjecting persons (including
populations) to discrimination under
such programs, policies, and activities
because of their race, color, or national
origin. This rule is not expected to
negatively impact any community, and
therefore is not expected to cause any
disproportionately high and adverse
impacts to minority or low-income
communities. This rule relates solely to
the adjustments to civil penalties to
account for inflation.
Executive Order 13211
This rule is not a ‘‘significant energy
action’’ as defined in Executive Order
13211, ‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations
That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001) because it is not likely to have
a significant adverse effect on the
supply, distribution, or use of energy.
This rule relates only to the adjustments
to civil penalties to account for
inflation. This rule is consistent with
current agency practice, does not
impose new substantive requirements,
and therefore will not have a significant
adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 326
Administrative practice and
procedure, Intergovernmental relations,
Investigations, Law enforcement,
Navigation (water), Water pollution
control, Waterways.
Dated: October 4, 2017.
Douglas W. Lamont,
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Corps amends 33 CFR
part 326 as follows:
PART 326—ENFORCEMENT
1. The authority citation for part 326
continues to read as follows:
■
Clean Water Act (CWA), Section 309(g)(2)(A), 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A)
CWA, Section 404(s)(4), 33 U.S.C. 1344(s)(4) ........................................
National Fishing Enhancement Act, Section 205(e), 33 U.S.C. 2104(e)
*
*
*
*
[FR Doc. 2017–22218 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3720–58–P
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Domestic Competitive Products
Pricing and Mailing Standards
Changes
Postal ServiceTM.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Postal Service is
amending Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM®), to reflect changes
to prices for competitive products.
There are no mailing standards changes
scheduled for competitive products.
DATES: Effective: January 21, 2018.
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 for
nlaroche on DSK9F9SC42PROD with RULES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
15:07 Oct 12, 2017
Jkt 244001
Frm 00018
§ 326.6
Class I administrative penalties.
(a) Introduction. (1) This section sets
forth procedures for initiation and
administration of Class I administrative
penalty orders under Section 309(g) of
the Clean Water Act, judicially-imposed
civil penalties under Section 404(s) of
the Clean Water Act, and Section 205 of
the National Fishing Enhancement Act.
Under Section 309(g)(2)(A) of the Clean
Water Act, Class I civil penalties may
not exceed $20,966 per violation, except
that the maximum amount of any Class
I civil penalty shall not exceed $52,414.
Under Section 404(s)(4) of the Clean
Water Act, judicially-imposed civil
penalties may not exceed $52,414 per
day for each violation. Under Section
205(e) of the National Fishing
Enhancement Act, penalties for
violations of permits issued in
accordance with that Act shall not
exceed $22,957 for each violation.
$20,966 per violation, with a maximum of $52,414.
Maximum of $52,414 per day for each violation.
Maximum of $22,957 per violation.
competitive products, by class of mail,
established by the Governors of the
United States Postal Service®. New
prices are available under Docket
Number CP2018–8 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 for the
following competitive products:
• Priority Mail Express®.
• Priority Mail®.
• First-Class Package Service—
Retail®.
• First-Class Package Service—
Commercial®.
• Parcel Select®.
• USPS Retail Ground®.
• Extra Services.
• Return Services.
• Mailer Services.
• Recipient Services.
Competitive product prices are
identified by product as follows:
PO 00000
2. Amend § 326.6 by revising
paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:
■
Statutory civil monetary penalty amount for violations that occurred
after November 2, 2015, and are assessed on or after
[Insert Effective Date]
Environmental statute and U.S. code citation
*
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.; 33 U.S.C.
1344; 33 U.S.C. 1413; 33 U.S.C. 2104; 33
U.S.C. 1319; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
Priority Mail Express
Prices
Overall, Priority Mail Express prices
will increase 3.9 percent. Priority Mail
Express will continue to offer zoned and
Flat Rate Retail, Commercial BaseTM,
and Commercial PlusTM pricing.
Retail prices will increase an average
of 3.9 percent. The Flat Rate Envelope
price will increase to $24.70, the Legal
Flat Rate Envelope will increase to
$24.90, and the Padded Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $25.40.
Commercial Base prices offer lower
prices to customers who use authorized
postage payment methods. Commercial
Base prices will increase an average of
3.7 percent. Commercial Base pricing
offers an average 11.3 percent discount
off retail prices.
Commercial Plus prices were matched
to the Commercial Base prices in the
2016 price change and will continue to
be matched in 2018.
E:\FR\FM\13OCR1.SGM
13OCR1
Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Rules and Regulations
to $6.10, and Adult Signature Restricted
Delivery will increase to $6.35.
Priority Mail
Prices
Overall, Priority Mail prices will
increase 3.9 percent. Priority Mail will
continue to offer zoned and Flat Rate
Retail, Commercial Base, and
Commercial Plus pricing.
Retail prices will increase an average
of 0.8 percent. The Flat Rate Envelope
price will increase to $6.70, the Legal
Flat Rate Envelope will increase to
$7.00, and the Padded Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $7.25. The
Small Flat Rate Box price will increase
to $7.20 and the Medium Flat Rate
Boxes will increase to $13.65. The Large
Flat Rate Box will increase to $18.90,
and the APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate
Box will increase to $17.40.
Commercial Base prices offer lower
prices to customers who use authorized
postage payment methods. Commercial
Base prices will increase an average of
6.2 percent. Commercial Base pricing
offers an average 9.4 percent discount
off retail prices.
The Commercial Plus price category
offers price incentives to large volume
customers who have a customer
commitment agreement with USPS.
Commercial Plus prices will increase an
average of 6.1 percent. Commercial Plus
pricing offers an average 12.7 percent
discount off retail prices.
First-Class Package Service—Retail
Prices
Overall, First-Class Package Service—
Retail prices will increase 14.5 percent.
First-Class Package Service—
Commercial
Overall, First-Class Package Service—
Commercial prices will increase 3.9
percent.
Parcel Select
Prices
Parcel Select Destination Entry and
Ground prices will increase an average
of 4.9 percent. The prices for Parcel
Select Lightweight® (PSLW) will
increase an average of 7.0 percent.
USPS Retail Ground
nlaroche on DSK9F9SC42PROD with RULES
Overall, USPS Retail Ground prices
will increase an average of 3.9 percent.
Extra Services
Return Services
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Parcel Return Service
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:
Overall, Parcel Return Service (PRS)
prices will increase an average of 4.9
percent.
Return Sectional Center Facility
(RSCF) prices will increase an average
of 5.2 percent, and Return Delivery Unit
(RDU) prices will increase an average of
4.6 percent.
Mailer Services
PART 111—[AMENDED]
Pickup on Demand Service
The Pickup on Demand® service fee
will continue to be $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.
Premium Forwarding Service
Premium Forwarding Service® (PFS®)
prices will increase an average of 3.9
percent. The enrollment fee paid at the
retail counter for PFS-Residential will
increase to $20.10, and the PFSResidential and PFS-Commercial
enrollment fee paid online will increase
to $18.45 per application. The price of
the weekly shipment charge for PFSResidential will increase to $20.10.
USPS Package Intercept
The USPS Package InterceptTM fee
will increase 3.9 percent to $13.45.
Adult Signature Required and Adult
Signature Restricted Delivery service
prices are increasing 3.4 and 3.3
percent, respectively. The price for
Adult Signature Required will increase
Jkt 244001
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.
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)
*
*
*
*
*
Notice 123 (Price List)
[Revise prices as applicable.]
*
*
*
*
*
We will publish an appropriate
amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect
these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017–22186 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
Address Enhancement Service
Address Enhancement Service
competitive product prices will be
increasing between 2.7 and 4.2 percent.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Zone Charts Revision: Priority Mail to
APO/FPO/DPO Processing at Chicago
ISC
40 CFR Part 52
The Postal Service will revise all zone
charts to reflect that Priority Mail to
APO/FPO/DPO destinations will be
processed only at the Chicago ISC.
Additional information can be found in
the New Mailing Standards for Domestic
Mailing Services Products, Federal
Register Notice.
Resources
Adult Signature Service
15:07 Oct 12, 2017
on the Postal Explorer® Web site at
https://pe.usps.com.
Other
Prices
VerDate Sep<11>2014
47629
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
PO 00000
Frm 00019
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
[EPA–R04–OAR–2017–0454; FRL–9969–28–
Region 4]
Air Plan Approval: North Carolina;
Transportation Conformity
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
AGENCY:
Due to the receipt of an
adverse comment, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing
the August 16, 2017, direct final rule
that approves a North Carolina state
implementation plan (SIP) revision
related to transportation conformity
requirements. EPA will address the
comment in a subsequent final action
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\13OCR1.SGM
13OCR1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47628-47629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22186]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards
Changes
AGENCY: Postal Service\TM\.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), to reflect
changes to prices for competitive products. There are no mailing
standards changes scheduled for competitive products.
DATES: Effective: January 21, 2018.
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 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 CP2018-8 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 for the following competitive products:
Priority Mail Express[supreg].
Priority Mail[supreg].
First-Class Package Service--Retail[supreg].
First-Class Package Service--Commercial[supreg].
Parcel Select[supreg].
USPS Retail Ground[supreg].
Extra Services.
Return Services.
Mailer Services.
Recipient Services.
Competitive product prices are identified by product as follows:
Priority Mail Express
Prices
Overall, Priority Mail Express prices will increase 3.9 percent.
Priority Mail Express will continue to offer zoned and Flat Rate
Retail, Commercial Base\TM\, and Commercial Plus\TM\ pricing.
Retail prices will increase an average of 3.9 percent. The Flat
Rate Envelope price will increase to $24.70, the Legal Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $24.90, and the Padded Flat Rate Envelope
will increase to $25.40.
Commercial Base prices offer lower prices to customers who use
authorized postage payment methods. Commercial Base prices will
increase an average of 3.7 percent. Commercial Base pricing offers an
average 11.3 percent discount off retail prices.
Commercial Plus prices were matched to the Commercial Base prices
in the 2016 price change and will continue to be matched in 2018.
[[Page 47629]]
Priority Mail
Prices
Overall, Priority Mail prices will increase 3.9 percent. Priority
Mail will continue to offer zoned and Flat Rate Retail, Commercial
Base, and Commercial Plus pricing.
Retail prices will increase an average of 0.8 percent. The Flat
Rate Envelope price will increase to $6.70, the Legal Flat Rate
Envelope will increase to $7.00, and the Padded Flat Rate Envelope will
increase to $7.25. The Small Flat Rate Box price will increase to $7.20
and the Medium Flat Rate Boxes will increase to $13.65. The Large Flat
Rate Box will increase to $18.90, and the APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate
Box will increase to $17.40.
Commercial Base prices offer lower prices to customers who use
authorized postage payment methods. Commercial Base prices will
increase an average of 6.2 percent. Commercial Base pricing offers an
average 9.4 percent discount off retail prices.
The Commercial Plus price category offers price incentives to large
volume customers who have a customer commitment agreement with USPS.
Commercial Plus prices will increase an average of 6.1 percent.
Commercial Plus pricing offers an average 12.7 percent discount off
retail prices.
First-Class Package Service--Retail
Prices
Overall, First-Class Package Service--Retail prices will increase
14.5 percent.
First-Class Package Service--Commercial
Prices
Overall, First-Class Package Service--Commercial prices will
increase 3.9 percent.
Parcel Select
Prices
Parcel Select Destination Entry and Ground prices will increase an
average of 4.9 percent. The prices for Parcel Select
Lightweight[supreg] (PSLW) will increase an average of 7.0 percent.
USPS Retail Ground
Overall, USPS Retail Ground prices will increase an average of 3.9
percent.
Extra Services
Adult Signature Service
Adult Signature Required and Adult Signature Restricted Delivery
service prices are increasing 3.4 and 3.3 percent, respectively. The
price for Adult Signature Required will increase to $6.10, and Adult
Signature Restricted Delivery will increase to $6.35.
Return Services
Parcel Return Service
Overall, Parcel Return Service (PRS) prices will increase an
average of 4.9 percent.
Return Sectional Center Facility (RSCF) prices will increase an
average of 5.2 percent, and Return Delivery Unit (RDU) prices will
increase an average of 4.6 percent.
Mailer Services
Pickup on Demand Service
The Pickup on Demand[supreg] service fee will continue to be
$22.00.
Recipient Services
Post Office Box Service
The competitive Post Office Box\TM\ service prices will increase an
average of 6.5 percent within the existing price ranges.
Premium Forwarding Service
Premium Forwarding Service[supreg] (PFS[supreg]) prices will
increase an average of 3.9 percent. The enrollment fee paid at the
retail counter for PFS-Residential will increase to $20.10, and the
PFS-Residential and PFS-Commercial enrollment fee paid online will
increase to $18.45 per application. The price of the weekly shipment
charge for PFS-Residential will increase to $20.10.
USPS Package Intercept
The USPS Package Intercept\TM\ fee will increase 3.9 percent to
$13.45.
Other
Address Enhancement Service
Address Enhancement Service competitive product prices will be
increasing between 2.7 and 4.2 percent.
Zone Charts Revision: Priority Mail to APO/FPO/DPO Processing at
Chicago ISC
The Postal Service will revise all zone charts to reflect that
Priority Mail to APO/FPO/DPO destinations will be processed only at the
Chicago ISC. Additional information can be found in the New Mailing
Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products, 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]
0
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.
0
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)
* * * * *
Notice 123 (Price List)
[Revise prices as applicable.]
* * * * *
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-22186 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-12-P
