International Mailing Services: Proposed Product and Price Changes-CPI, 49160-49166 [2017-22749]
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
As indicated in the Paperwork
Reduction Act section published in the
final regulations, the assessed estimated
burden was 253,136 hours, affecting
both institutions and individuals, with
an estimated annual cost of $9,458,484.
Regulatory section
The table below identifies the regulatory
sections, OMB Control Numbers,
estimated burden hours, and estimated
costs of the final regulations.
OMB Control No.
Burden hours
Estimated cost
$36.55/hour
institution
$16.30/hour
individual
1845–0022
1845–0004
1845–0022
1845–0022
1845–0020
1845–0020
1845–0142
1845–0142
1845–0143
1,953 ..............................
5,346 ..............................
3,028 ..............................
60,560 ............................
5,784 ..............................
1,838 ..............................
249 (Individuals) ............
800 (Institutions) ............
179,362 ..........................
71,382
195,396
110,673
2,213,468
211,405
67,179
4,059
29,240
6,555,681
Total .........................................................................................................
Cost savings due to delayed effective date excluding 682.211 early implementation allowed.
Burden remaining ............................................................................................
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668.14 ..............................................................................................................
668.41 ..............................................................................................................
668.171 ............................................................................................................
668.175 ............................................................................................................
682.211 ............................................................................................................
682.402 ............................................................................................................
685.222 ............................................................................................................
685.222 ............................................................................................................
685.300 ............................................................................................................
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258,920 ..........................
253,136 ..........................
9,458,484
9,247,079
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5,784 ..............................
211,405
This notice of proposed rulemaking
delays the effective date of the
implementation of all of the cited
regulations and would result in a cost
savings of the total amount of
$9,458,484. However, § 682.211(i)(7) of
the final regulations, regarding
mandatory forbearance based on a
borrower defense claim, with an
estimated 5,784 hours and $211,405
cost, as would continue to be designated
for early implementation. Lenders may
have elected early implementation and,
therefore, those specific costs and hours
remain applicable and have been
subtracted from the overall estimated
cost saving. Based on the delayed
effective date of July 1, 2019, the revised
estimated annual cost savings to
institutions and individuals is
$9,247,079 ($9,458,484 ¥ $211,405)
with an estimated burden hours savings
of 253,136 (258,920 ¥ 5,784).
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34 CFR Part 668
34 CFR Part 674
Loan programs—education, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Student aid.
34 CFR Parts 682 and 685
Administrative practice and
procedure, Colleges and universities,
Loan programs—education, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Student aid, Vocational education.
Dated: October 16, 2017.
Betsy DeVos,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2017–22850 Filed 10–20–17; 4:15 pm]
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International Mailing Services:
Proposed Product and Price
Changes—CPI
Postal ServiceTM.
Proposed rule with a request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service proposes
to revise Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service,
International Mail Manual (IMM®), to
reflect changes in the prices, product
features, and classification changes to
Mailing Services. These changes would
also implement a restriction on the
contents of First-Class Mail
International® to documents only, to
comply with standards established by
the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before November 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to
the manager, Product Classification,
U.S. Postal Service®, 475 L’Enfant Plaza
SW., RM 4446, Washington, DC 20260–
5015. You may inspect and photocopy
all written comments at USPS®
Headquarters Library, 475 L’Enfant
Plaza SW., 11th Floor N, Washington,
DC by appointment only between the
hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday by calling 1–202–268–
2906 in advance. Email comments,
containing the name and address of the
commenter, to: ProductClassification@
usps.gov, with a subject line of ‘‘January
2018 International Mailing Services
Price Change—CPI.’’ Faxed comments
are not accepted.
SUMMARY:
Administrative practice and
procedure, Colleges and universities,
Consumer protection, Grant programs—
education, Loan programs—education,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Selective Service System,
Student aid, Vocational education.
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List of Subjects
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula Rabkin at 202–268–2537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Compliance With UPU Standards
On May 31, 2017 (82 FR 24913), the
Postal Service filed an advance notice of
rulemaking with a request for
comments, providing notification of our
intention to limit the contents of FirstClass Mail International to documents
only, in accordance with recent
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
deliberations. We received one set of
comments, requesting that the Postal
Service clearly define the difference
between documents and merchandise
and also requesting that we continue to
permit ‘‘goods of nominal value’’ in
First-Class Mail International. As we
move forward with this initiative, with
the anticipated effective date of January
21, 2018, to fulfill our commitments
under the Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Acts, we are clearly defining the
difference between documents and
merchandise in our revisions to the
International Mail Manual; however, we
are unable to continue to permit ‘‘goods
of nominal value’’ sent by known
mailers in First-Class Mail International
items because, to be consistent with the
UPU requirements, we must eliminate
goods of any kind from First-Class Mail
International letters and flats.
Commercial mailers may continue to
mail ‘‘goods of nominal value’’ in FirstClass Package International® Service
packages (small packets), International
Priority Airmail® (IPA®) service
packages (small packets) and
International Surface Airlift® (ISAL®)
service packages (small packets).
International Price and Service
Adjustments
On October 6, 2017, the Postal Service
filed a notice of mailing services price
adjustments with the Postal Regulatory
Commission (PRC), effective on January
21, 2018. The Postal Service proposes to
revise Notice 123, Price List, available
on Postal Explorer® at https://
pe.usps.com, to reflect these new price
changes. Proposed prices are or will be
available under Docket Number R2018–
1 on the Postal Regulatory
Commission’s Web site at www.prc.gov.
This proposed rule describes the price
and classification changes and the
corresponding mailing standards
changes for the following market
dominant international services:
• First-Class Mail International
service.
• International extra services and
fees.
First-Class Mail International
We propose no increase in prices for
single-piece First-Class Mail
International letters, postcards, and
flats. The price for a single-piece 1ounce letter remains $1.15. The FirstClass Mail International letter
nonmachinable surcharge remains
$0.21.
In this filing we are proposing a
change, conforming to the requirements
of the Universal Postal Convention,
limiting the contents of First-Class Mail
International postcard, letter, and large
envelope (flat) mail to personal
correspondence and non-dutiable
documents. Merchandise that was
formerly carried in First-Class Mail
International service will instead be
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eligible to be contained in First-Class
Package International Service pieces or
another available service. Because
International Priority Airmail (IPA)
service, including IPA M-bags, and
International Surface Airlift (ISAL)
service, including ISAL M-bags, are
commercial services designed for
volume mailings of all First-Class Mail
International postcards, letters, and
large envelopes (flats) and First-Class
Package International Service packages
(small packets), the limiting of the
contents of First-Class Mail
International postcard, letter, and large
envelope (flat) mail discussed above
will also apply to International Priority
Airmail (IPA) postcard, letter, and large
envelope (flat) mail and International
Surface Air Lift (ISAL) postcard, letter,
and large envelope (flat) mail. (See
notice concerning International
Competitive Services Product and Prices
Changes, Final Rule, concerning new
prices posted under Docket CP2018–8
on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s
Web site, published contemporaneously
with this filing.)
International Extra Services and Fees
The Postal Service proposes to
increase prices for certain market
dominant international extra services
including:
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Certificate of Mailing
Registered MailTM
Return Receipt
Customs Clearance and Delivery Fee
International Business ReplyTM Mail
Service
Extra Services
CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
Fee
Individual pieces
Individual article (PS Form 3817) ........................................................................................................................................................
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3817 or PS Form 3665 (per page) .........................................................................................................
Firm mailing sheet (PS Form 3665), per piece (minimum 3) First-Class Mail International only ......................................................
$1.40
1.40
0.40
Bulk quantities
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For first 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof) ...........................................................................................................................................
Each additional 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof) ..............................................................................................................................
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3606 ........................................................................................................................................................
Registered Mail
International Business Reply Service
Fee: $15.50.
Fee: Cards $1.40; Envelopes up to 2
ounces $1.90
Return Receipt
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20
Fee: $4.00.
Customs Clearance and Delivery
Fee: per piece $6.25.
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Following the completion of Docket
No. R2018–1, the Postal Service will
adjust the prices for products and
services covered by the International
Mail Manual. These prices will be on
Postal Explorer at pe.usps.com.
Accordingly, although exempt from
the notice and comment requirements of
the Administrative Procedure Act (5
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PART 20—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
Part 20 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, 407, 414, 416, 3001–3011,
3201–3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626,
3632, 3633, and 5001.
120
Preparation for Mailing
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2. Revise the following sections of
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM), as follows:
123.6
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM)
Exhibit 123.61
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U.S.C. 553(b), (c)) regarding proposed
rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the
Postal Service invites public comment
on the following proposed changes to
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM®), which is incorporated
by reference in the Code of Federal
Regulations in accordance with 39 CFR
20.1, and to associated changes to
Notice 123, Price List.
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Declared value, weight, or
physical characteristic
Type of item
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123 Customs Forms and Online
Shipping Labels
Required Usage
123.61
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Conditions
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Customs Declaration Form Usage by
Mail Category
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Required PS form
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[Revise the heading and text for the
First-Class Mail International section to
read as follows:]
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International Mail Services
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Comment (if applicable)
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First-Class Mail International Letters and Large Envelopes (Flats), as well as International Priority Airmail (IPA) Letters and Large
Envelopes (Flats) and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Envelopes (Flats)
All letter-size and flat-size
items, as defined in
241.2, containing only
nondutiable documents.
Under 16 ounces ...............
16 ounces or more ............
None ..................................
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All items containing any
goods, regardless of
weight.
Prohibited ...........................
Prohibited ...........................
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[Revise the heading of 123.63 to read
as follows (indicating a separation of
documents and merchandise):]
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123.63 Separation of Documents and
Merchandise
[Revise the text to read as follows
(dividing the section into subsections,
with 123.631 containing new text that
explains the separation between
documents and merchandise, 123.632
based on the first part of the previous
123.63, and 123.633 based on the
second part of the previous 123.63):]
[Insert a new subheading 123.631 to
read as follows:]
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See 123.63 for additional information concerning ‘‘documents.’’ Items containing merchandise must be
mailed using Global Express Guaranteed service,
Priority Mail Express International service, Priority
Mail International service, or First-Class Package
International Service; commercial mailers may also
use IPA packages (small packets) and ISAL packages (small packets) to mail merchandise. Certain
documents controlled by export regulatory agencies
may also require customs documentation. See 510–
590 and Publication 699 for additional information.
See 123.63 for additional information concerning ‘‘documents’’ and merchandise. Items containing merchandise must be mailed using Global Express
Guaranteed service, Priority Mail Express International service, Priority Mail International service, or
First-Class Package International Service; commercial mailers may also use IPA packages (small packets) and ISAL packages (small packets) to mail merchandise.
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123.631 Explanation of Separation
Merchandise consists of items other
than documents that are considered
potentially dutiable, as well as
documents that may be subject to
customs duties. Mailers must declare a
value and place a customs form on each
merchandise item. If any item
(merchandise or document) weighs
more than 16 ounces, a mailer must
place a customs form on it, regardless of
the content.
[Insert a new subheading 123.632 to
read as follows:]
123.632 Documents
In Exhibit 123.61, the ‘‘Type of Item’’
column has several references to
‘‘documents.’’ For this purpose,
‘‘documents’’ refers only to any piece of
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written, drawn, or printed information,
excluding objects of merchandise.
Documents do not include digital and
electronic storage media or devices such
as CDs, DVDs, or flash drives. Examples
of documents include the following:
a. Audit and business records.
b. Personal correspondence.
c. Circulars.
d. Pamphlets.
e. Advertisements.
f. Written instruments not intended to
be resold.
g. Money orders, checks, and similar
items that cannot be negotiated or
converted into cash without forgery.
[Insert a new subheading 123.633 to
read as follows:]
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123.633
Merchandise
The following are examples of items
that are required to bear a customs
declaration form and to declare a:
a. CDs, DVDs, flash drives, video and
cassette tapes, and other digital and
electronic storage media—regardless of
whether they are blank or contain
electronic documents or other
prerecorded media.
b. Artwork.
c. Collector or antique document
items.
d. Books.
e. Periodicals.
f. Printed music.
g. Printed educational or test material.
h. Player piano rolls.
i. Commercial engineering drawings.
j. Commercial blueprints.
k. Film.
l. Negatives.
m. X-rays.
n. Separation negatives.
o. Commercial photographs.
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141.5
First-Class Mail International
141.6 First-Class Package
International Service
[Revise the second sentence to replace
‘‘registry’’ with ‘‘Registered Mail,’’ to
read as follows:]
At the sender’s option, extra services,
such as Registered Mail and return
receipt, may be added on a countryspecific basis.
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Content Eligibility
[Revise text to read as follows
(indicating that only correspondence
and non-dutiable documents may be
sent by FCMI):]
Subject to applicable weight and size
limits, only correspondence and nondutiable documents that are otherwise
acceptable and not prohibited by the
Postal Service or the country of
destination may be mailed at the FirstClass Mail International price.
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[For the following countries, revise the
applicable text as noted:]
242.2 Merchandise
[Replace subsections 242.21 and
242.22 with text to read as follows
(because no merchandise, neither
dutiable as in the previous 242.21 nor
non-dutiable as in the previous 242.22,
may be mailed with First-Class Mail
International service):]
No merchandise, whether dutiable or
non-dutiable, may be mailed using FirstClass Mail International Service. Items
containing merchandise may be sent by
Global Express Guaranteed service,
Priority Mail Express International
service, Priority Mail International
service, or First-Class Package
International Service; commercial
mailers may also use IPA packages
(small packets) and ISAL packages
(small packets).
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Afghanistan
243 Prices and Postage Payment
Methods
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243.3 Permit Imprint —General
[Revise the fourth sentence to read as
follows (specifying that the only FirstClass Mail International items that
require customs forms are letters and
flats that weigh more than 16 ounces):]
Mailers may use a permit imprint for
mailing identical- or nonidenticalweight First-Class Mail International
items. Any of the First-Class Mail
International permit imprint formats
shown in Exhibit 152.64 is acceptable.
Permit imprints must not denote ‘‘bulk
mail,’’ ‘‘nonprofit,’’ or other domestic or
special mail markings. For items
requiring a customs form (First-Class
Mail International letter-size and flatsize mailpieces weighing more than 16
ounces), mailers must also meet the
following requirements:* * *
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Individual Country Listings
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First-Class Mail International
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[Revise the heading of 242.2 to read
as follows:]
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[Revise the first two sentences to read
as follows:]
First-Class Mail International is a
generic term for mailpieces that are
postcard size, letter-size or flat-size and
weigh 4 pounds or less. First-Class Mail
International items may contain any
letter-size or flat-size mailable
correspondence or non-dutiable
documents that are not prohibited by
the destination country.* * *
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[For every country that accepts Free
Matter for the Blind service, revise the
first paragraph of the ‘‘Free Matter for
the Blind’’ text to read as follows (noting
that First-Class Mail International
service is limited to documents only):]
Free Matter for the Blind (270)
Free when sent as First-Class Mail
International (documents only), FirstClass Package International Service,
Priority Mail International Flat Rate
Envelopes, or Priority Mail International
Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes. Weight
limit: 4 pounds.
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Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Traveler’s checks, precious stones,
jewelry, and other valuable articles are
admitted only in registered First-Class
Package International Service
shipments.
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Aruba
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities
of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s
checks; platinum, gold, and silver
(manufactured or not); precious stones;
jewelry; and other valuable articles,
unless they are sent by First-Class
Package International Service with
Registered Mail Service.
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Benin
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Observations
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
1. First-Class Package International
Service items containing dutiable
articles must be registered.
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Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities
of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s
checks; platinum, gold, and silver
(manufactured or not); precious stones;
jewelry; and other valuable articles,
unless they are sent in First-Class
Package International Service with
Registered Mail service.
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Brazil
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Restrictions
[Revise the second entry to read as
follows:]
Postage stamps are admitted only in
First-Class Package International Service
with Registered Mail service shipments.
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Burkina Faso
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Observations
Curacao
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
1. First-Class Package International
Service items containing dutiable
articles must be registered.
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Prohibitions (130)
Burma
(Myanmar)
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Observations
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows;]
1. The following may not be sent as
merchandise with First-Class Package
International Service if they are liable to
customs duty: Works of art (including
photographs), printed forms, account
books, manuscript books, labels,
advertising matter (except trade catalogs
and circulars), picture books, almanacs,
maps, old paper, and old newspapers
serving as packing paper.
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Cameroon
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[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes; currency notes; and
securities payable to bearer may be sent
only as First-Class Package International
Service with Registered Mail service.
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Canada
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes;
securities payable to bearer; traveler’s
checks; gold, silver, platinum,
manufactured or not; jewelry; and other
valuable articles may be sent only by
First-Class Package International Service
with Registered Mail service.
Exceptions:
Coins sent to or from collectors or
dealers may be mailed in ordinary
(uninsured) parcels.
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Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes, treasury notes, currency
notes, and coins may only be sent in
registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments from
one bank to another.
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Greece
Prohibitions
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes
(paper money); securities payable to
bearer; traveler’s checks; manufactured
and unmanufactured platinum, gold,
silver; precious stones; jewelry; and
other valuable articles, may only be sent
in registered First-Class Package
International Service or insured parcels.
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Restrictions
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Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes
(paper money); securities payable to
bearer; traveler’s checks; manufactured
and unmanufactured platinum, gold,
silver; precious stones; jewelry; and
other valuable articles, may only be sent
in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
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French Polynesia (Includes Tahiti)
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Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes admitted only in registered
First-Class Package International
Service.
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Gambia
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[Revise the third entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; traveler’s checks; platinum,
gold or silver, manufactured or not;
precious stones; jewelry; and other
valuable articles, except banknotes,
currency notes (paper money), and
securities payable to bearer may be sent
in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
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[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Banknotes, currency notes; and
securities payable to bearer may only be
sent in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
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Guadeloupe (Includes Saint
Bartholomew and Saint Martin)
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Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes;
securities payable to bearer; traveler’s
checks; manufactured and
unmanufactured platinum, gold, and
silver; precious stones; jewels;
expensive jewelry; and other valuable
articles may only be sent in registered
First-Class Package International Service
shipments.
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Israel
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Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
1. First-Class Package International
Service items containing dutiable
articles must be registered.
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*
*
*
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Ghana
Restrictions
*
*
Observations
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French Guiana
Restrictions
*
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities
of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s
checks; platinum, gold, and silver
(manufactured or not); precious stones;
jewelry; and other valuable articles,
unless they are sent in registered FirstClass Package International Service.
*
*
*
*
*
Package International Service
shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes; currency notes; securities
payable to bearer; traveler’s checks;
manufactured and unmanufactured
platinum, gold, silver; precious stones;
jewelry; and other valuable articles may
be sent only in registered First-Class
Restrictions
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[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes
(paper money); securities payable to
bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold
or silver, manufactured or not; precious
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articles may only be sent in registered
First-Class Package International Service
shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the fifth entry to read as
follows:]
Records, films, recording wire,
computer cards, QSL cards, and
magnetic film are admitted only if sent
in First-Class Package International
Service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
Italy
*
*
*
*
[Revise the third entry to read as
follows:]
3. In accordance with Executive Order
12543 of January 7, 1986, merchandise
is limited to donations of articles of
food, clothing, medicines, and medical
supplies that are intended strictly for
medical purposes. First-Class Package
International Service items and
International Priority Airmail (IPA)
items are subject to the content
restriction. ISAL service is suspended
because transportation is not available.
*
*
*
*
*
Macao
*
*
Restrictions
*
*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the second entry to read as
follows:]
Postage stamps for philatelic purposes
are admitted in registered First-Class
Package International Service shipments
on condition that the package bears a
completed PS Form 2976 and the
addressee complies with the Italian
financial regulations.
*
*
*
*
*
*
Mali
*
*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes;
traveler’s checks; securities payable to
bearer; platinum, gold or silver,
manufactured or not; precious stones;
jewelry; and other valuable articles may
only be sent in registered First-Class
Package International Service
shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
*
First-Class Package International
Service items containing dutiable
articles must be registered.
*
*
*
*
*
Reunion
*
*
*
*
*
*
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Banknotes; currency notes; and
securities payable to bearer may only be
sent in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins, banknotes, currency notes
(paper money), traveler’s checks, and
securities payable to bearer except in
registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
San Marino
*
*
*
Rwanda
Restrictions
Japan
*
49165
*
*
*
*
*
Restrictions
Restrictions
Observations
*
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
1. First-Class Package International
Service items and Priority Mail
International Flat Rate Envelopes
containing dutiable articles must be
registered.
*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Postage stamps for philatelic purposes
are admitted in registered First-Class
Package International Service shipments
on condition that the package bears a
completed PS Form 2976 and the
addressee complies with the Italian
financial regulations.
*
*
*
*
*
Namibia
Senegal
Prohibitions
*
*
Observations
*
*
*
*
[Revise the second entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes
(paper money); securities payable to
bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold
or silver, manufactured or not; precious
stones; jewelry; and other valuable
articles may only be sent in registered
First-Class Package International Service
shipments or insured Priority Mail
International parcels.
*
*
*
*
*
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS
*
*
*
*
*
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; paper currency; banknotes;
currency notes; securities payable to
bearer; jewelry; manufactured and
unmanufactured platinum, gold, and
silver; precious stones; and other
valuable articles are admitted only if
sent in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
First-Class Package International
Service items containing dutiable
articles must be registered.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
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*
*
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*
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
First-Class Package International
Service items containing dutiable
articles must be registered.
*
*
*
*
*
Sierra Leone
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Postage stamps, whether used or not,
except in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
Restrictions
*
*
Observations
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*
Prohibitions (130)
*
Observations
*
Observations
*
Niger
Oman
Libya
*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the fourth entry to read as
follows:]
Diamonds or precious stones except
in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the second entry to read as
follows:]
Coins or precious metal sent in
registered First-Class Package
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International Service shipments may not
exceed L5 in value.
*
*
*
*
*
International Service with Registered
Mail service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
Singapore
Sudan
Prohibitions (130)
*
*
Restrictions
*
*
*
*
[Revise the fifth entry to read as
follows:]
Coins except coins for purposes of
ornament; banknotes; currency notes;
traveler’s checks; securities payable to
bearer; precious stones; jewelry; and
other valuable articles. However,
unmounted precious stones may be sent
in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments if
authorization is obtained from the
Postmaster General of Singapore.
*
*
*
*
*
Sint Maarten
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities
of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s
checks; platinum, gold, and silver
(manufactured or not); precious stones;
jewelry; and other valuable articles,
unless they are sent in registered FirstClass Package International Service.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes greater than 2 Sudanese
pounds in value are admitted ONLY in
registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
Taiwan
*
*
*
*
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
1. First-Class Package International
Service items containing dutiable
articles must be registered.
*
*
*
*
*
Tanzania
*
*
*
Restrictions
Prohibitions (130)
*
Togo
*
*
*
*
[Revise the second entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities
of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s
checks; platinum, gold, and silver
(manufactured or not); precious stones;
jewelry; and other valuable articles.
*
*
*
*
*
Prohibitions (130)
Prohibitions (130)
*
*
*
*
[Revise the third entry to read as
follows:]
Banknotes, currency notes, securities
payable to bearer, traveler’s checks, may
only be sent in registered First-Class
Package International Service
shipments. * * *
*
*
*
*
*
*
Uganda
South Africa
*
*
*
*
[Revise the fourth entry to read as
follows:]
Diamonds or precious stones except
in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
Observations
ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS
*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the third entry to read as
follows (specifying that only FCPIS with
Registered Mail service may be used):]
3. Coins; banknotes; currency notes
(paper money); traveler’s checks;
platinum, gold, and silver
(manufactured or not); precious stones;
jewelry; and other valuable articles are
admitted only in First-Class Package
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*
*
*
*
*
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes
(paper money); securities payable to
bearer; traveler checks; platinum, gold
or silver, manufactured or not; precious
stones, jewelry; and other valuable
articles, may only be sent in registered
First-Class Package International Service
shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
Ukraine
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*
*
*
*
*
Restrictions
*
*
*
*
[Revise the second entry to read as
follows:]
Coins, banknotes, currency notes,
securities payable to bearer, and
traveler’s checks may only be sent in
registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
Zambia
*
*
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Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Requirements.
[FR Doc. 2017–22749 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–R03–OAR–2017–0342; FRL–9969–82–
Region 3]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania’s
Adoption of Control Techniques
Guidelines for Automobile and LightDuty Truck Assembly Coatings
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the
SUMMARY:
*
*
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as
follows:]
Coins; paper currency; banknotes;
currency notes; securities payable to
bearer; jewelry; manufactured and
unmanufactured platinum, gold, and
silver; precious stones; and other
valuable articles are admitted only if
sent in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
New prices will be listed in the
updated Notice 123, Price List.
40 CFR Part 52
Restrictions
*
*
*
*
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Coins must not exceed 100 shillings
in value and must be sent in registered
First-Class Package International Service
shipments.
*
*
*
*
*
Somalia
Yemen
*
*
Observations
*
Restrictions
[In the first entry, revise item e to read
as follows:]
1. In order to be admissible, the food
items listed below must* * * (e) be
shipped in quantities not to exceed 2
kilograms (4 pounds) when enclosed in
a First-Class Package International
Service shipment* * *.
*
*
*
*
*
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49160-49166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22749]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 20
International Mailing Services: Proposed Product and Price
Changes--CPI
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Proposed rule with a request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes to revise Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]),
to reflect changes in the prices, product features, and classification
changes to Mailing Services. These changes would also implement a
restriction on the contents of First-Class Mail International[supreg]
to documents only, to comply with standards established by the
Universal Postal Union (UPU).
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before November 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to the manager, Product
Classification, U.S. Postal Service[supreg], 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., RM
4446, Washington, DC 20260-5015. You may inspect and photocopy all
written comments at USPS[supreg] Headquarters Library, 475 L'Enfant
Plaza SW., 11th Floor N, Washington, DC by appointment only between the
hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday by calling 1-202-268-
2906 in advance. Email comments, containing the name and address of the
commenter, to: [email protected], with a subject line of
``January 2018 International Mailing Services Price Change--CPI.''
Faxed comments are not accepted.
[[Page 49161]]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Rabkin at 202-268-2537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Compliance With UPU Standards
On May 31, 2017 (82 FR 24913), the Postal Service filed an advance
notice of rulemaking with a request for comments, providing
notification of our intention to limit the contents of First-Class Mail
International to documents only, in accordance with recent Universal
Postal Union (UPU) deliberations. We received one set of comments,
requesting that the Postal Service clearly define the difference
between documents and merchandise and also requesting that we continue
to permit ``goods of nominal value'' in First-Class Mail International.
As we move forward with this initiative, with the anticipated effective
date of January 21, 2018, to fulfill our commitments under the
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Acts, we are clearly defining the
difference between documents and merchandise in our revisions to the
International Mail Manual; however, we are unable to continue to permit
``goods of nominal value'' sent by known mailers in First-Class Mail
International items because, to be consistent with the UPU
requirements, we must eliminate goods of any kind from First-Class Mail
International letters and flats. Commercial mailers may continue to
mail ``goods of nominal value'' in First-Class Package
International[supreg] Service packages (small packets), International
Priority Airmail[supreg] (IPA[supreg]) service packages (small packets)
and International Surface Airlift[supreg] (ISAL[supreg]) service
packages (small packets).
International Price and Service Adjustments
On October 6, 2017, the Postal Service filed a notice of mailing
services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC),
effective on January 21, 2018. The Postal Service proposes to revise
Notice 123, Price List, available on Postal Explorer[supreg] at https://pe.usps.com, to reflect these new price changes. Proposed prices are or
will be available under Docket Number R2018-1 on the Postal Regulatory
Commission's Web site at www.prc.gov.
This proposed rule describes the price and classification changes
and the corresponding mailing standards changes for the following
market dominant international services:
First-Class Mail International service.
International extra services and fees.
First-Class Mail International
We propose no increase in prices for single-piece First-Class Mail
International letters, postcards, and flats. The price for a single-
piece 1-ounce letter remains $1.15. The First-Class Mail International
letter nonmachinable surcharge remains $0.21.
In this filing we are proposing a change, conforming to the
requirements of the Universal Postal Convention, limiting the contents
of First-Class Mail International postcard, letter, and large envelope
(flat) mail to personal correspondence and non-dutiable documents.
Merchandise that was formerly carried in First-Class Mail International
service will instead be eligible to be contained in First-Class Package
International Service pieces or another available service. Because
International Priority Airmail (IPA) service, including IPA M-bags, and
International Surface Airlift (ISAL) service, including ISAL M-bags,
are commercial services designed for volume mailings of all First-Class
Mail International postcards, letters, and large envelopes (flats) and
First-Class Package International Service packages (small packets), the
limiting of the contents of First-Class Mail International postcard,
letter, and large envelope (flat) mail discussed above will also apply
to International Priority Airmail (IPA) postcard, letter, and large
envelope (flat) mail and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL)
postcard, letter, and large envelope (flat) mail. (See notice
concerning International Competitive Services Product and Prices
Changes, Final Rule, concerning new prices posted under Docket CP2018-8
on the Postal Regulatory Commission's Web site, published
contemporaneously with this filing.)
International Extra Services and Fees
The Postal Service proposes to increase prices for certain market
dominant international extra services including:
Certificate of Mailing
Registered MailTM
Return Receipt
Customs Clearance and Delivery Fee
International Business ReplyTM Mail Service
Extra Services
Certificate of Mailing
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Fee
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Individual pieces
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Individual article (PS Form 3817)....................... $1.40
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3817 or PS Form 3665 (per 1.40
page)..................................................
Firm mailing sheet (PS Form 3665), per piece (minimum 3) 0.40
First-Class Mail International only....................
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Bulk quantities
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For first 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof)............ 8.25
Each additional 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof)...... 1.03
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3606.......................... 1.40
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Registered Mail
Fee: $15.50.
Return Receipt
Fee: $4.00.
Customs Clearance and Delivery
Fee: per piece $6.25.
International Business Reply Service
Fee: Cards $1.40; Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.90
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20
Foreign relations, International postal services.
Following the completion of Docket No. R2018-1, the Postal Service
will adjust the prices for products and services covered by the
International Mail Manual. These prices will be on Postal Explorer at
pe.usps.com.
Accordingly, although exempt from the notice and comment
requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (5
[[Page 49162]]
U.S.C. 553(b), (c)) regarding proposed rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a),
the Postal Service invites public comment on the following proposed
changes to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]), which is incorporated by
reference in the Code of Federal Regulations in accordance with 39 CFR
20.1, and to associated changes to Notice 123, Price List.
PART 20--[AMENDED]
0
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR Part 20 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, 407, 414, 416, 3001-3011, 3201-
3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633, and 5001.
0
2. Revise the following sections of Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM), as follows:
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International
Mail Manual (IMM)
* * * * *
1 International Mail Services
* * * * *
120 Preparation for Mailing
* * * * *
123 Customs Forms and Online Shipping Labels
123.6 Required Usage
123.61 Conditions
* * * * *
Exhibit 123.61
Customs Declaration Form Usage by Mail Category
* * * * *
[Revise the heading and text for the First-Class Mail International
section to read as follows:]
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Declared value,
Type of item weight, or physical Required PS form Comment (if applicable)
characteristic
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
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First-Class Mail International Letters and Large Envelopes (Flats), as well as International Priority Airmail
(IPA) Letters and Large Envelopes (Flats) and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Envelopes (Flats)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All letter-size and flat-size Under 16 ounces....... None.................. See 123.63 for additional
items, as defined in 241.2, 16 ounces or more..... 2976.................. information concerning
containing only nondutiable ``documents.'' Items
documents. containing merchandise
must be mailed using
Global Express Guaranteed
service, Priority Mail
Express International
service, Priority Mail
International service, or
First-Class Package
International Service;
commercial mailers may
also use IPA packages
(small packets) and ISAL
packages (small packets)
to mail merchandise.
Certain documents
controlled by export
regulatory agencies may
also require customs
documentation. See 510-590
and Publication 699 for
additional information.
All items containing any goods, Prohibited............ Prohibited............ See 123.63 for additional
regardless of weight. information concerning
``documents'' and
merchandise. Items
containing merchandise
must be mailed using
Global Express Guaranteed
service, Priority Mail
Express International
service, Priority Mail
International service, or
First-Class Package
International Service;
commercial mailers may
also use IPA packages
(small packets) and ISAL
packages (small packets)
to mail merchandise.
* * * * * * *
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[Delete the footnote]
* * * * *
[Revise the heading of 123.63 to read as follows (indicating a
separation of documents and merchandise):]
123.63 Separation of Documents and Merchandise
[Revise the text to read as follows (dividing the section into
subsections, with 123.631 containing new text that explains the
separation between documents and merchandise, 123.632 based on the
first part of the previous 123.63, and 123.633 based on the second part
of the previous 123.63):]
[Insert a new subheading 123.631 to read as follows:]
123.631 Explanation of Separation
Merchandise consists of items other than documents that are
considered potentially dutiable, as well as documents that may be
subject to customs duties. Mailers must declare a value and place a
customs form on each merchandise item. If any item (merchandise or
document) weighs more than 16 ounces, a mailer must place a customs
form on it, regardless of the content.
[Insert a new subheading 123.632 to read as follows:]
123.632 Documents
In Exhibit 123.61, the ``Type of Item'' column has several
references to ``documents.'' For this purpose, ``documents'' refers
only to any piece of written, drawn, or printed information, excluding
objects of merchandise. Documents do not include digital and electronic
storage media or devices such as CDs, DVDs, or flash drives. Examples
of documents include the following:
a. Audit and business records.
b. Personal correspondence.
c. Circulars.
d. Pamphlets.
e. Advertisements.
f. Written instruments not intended to be resold.
g. Money orders, checks, and similar items that cannot be
negotiated or converted into cash without forgery.
[Insert a new subheading 123.633 to read as follows:]
[[Page 49163]]
123.633 Merchandise
The following are examples of items that are required to bear a
customs declaration form and to declare a:
a. CDs, DVDs, flash drives, video and cassette tapes, and other
digital and electronic storage media--regardless of whether they are
blank or contain electronic documents or other prerecorded media.
b. Artwork.
c. Collector or antique document items.
d. Books.
e. Periodicals.
f. Printed music.
g. Printed educational or test material.
h. Player piano rolls.
i. Commercial engineering drawings.
j. Commercial blueprints.
k. Film.
l. Negatives.
m. X-rays.
n. Separation negatives.
o. Commercial photographs.
* * * * *
141.5 First-Class Mail International
[Revise the first two sentences to read as follows:]
First-Class Mail International is a generic term for mailpieces
that are postcard size, letter-size or flat-size and weigh 4 pounds or
less. First-Class Mail International items may contain any letter-size
or flat-size mailable correspondence or non-dutiable documents that are
not prohibited by the destination country.* * *
* * * * *
141.6 First-Class Package International Service
[Revise the second sentence to replace ``registry'' with
``Registered Mail,'' to read as follows:]
At the sender's option, extra services, such as Registered Mail and
return receipt, may be added on a country-specific basis.
* * * * *
240 First-Class Mail International
* * * * *
242 Eligibility
242.1 Content Eligibility
[Revise text to read as follows (indicating that only
correspondence and non-dutiable documents may be sent by FCMI):]
Subject to applicable weight and size limits, only correspondence
and non-dutiable documents that are otherwise acceptable and not
prohibited by the Postal Service or the country of destination may be
mailed at the First-Class Mail International price.
[Revise the heading of 242.2 to read as follows:]
242.2 Merchandise
[Replace subsections 242.21 and 242.22 with text to read as follows
(because no merchandise, neither dutiable as in the previous 242.21 nor
non-dutiable as in the previous 242.22, may be mailed with First-Class
Mail International service):]
No merchandise, whether dutiable or non-dutiable, may be mailed
using First-Class Mail International Service. Items containing
merchandise may be sent by Global Express Guaranteed service, Priority
Mail Express International service, Priority Mail International
service, or First-Class Package International Service; commercial
mailers may also use IPA packages (small packets) and ISAL packages
(small packets).
* * * * *
243 Prices and Postage Payment Methods
* * * * *
243.3 Permit Imprint --General
[Revise the fourth sentence to read as follows (specifying that the
only First-Class Mail International items that require customs forms
are letters and flats that weigh more than 16 ounces):]
Mailers may use a permit imprint for mailing identical- or
nonidentical-weight First-Class Mail International items. Any of the
First-Class Mail International permit imprint formats shown in Exhibit
152.64 is acceptable. Permit imprints must not denote ``bulk mail,''
``nonprofit,'' or other domestic or special mail markings. For items
requiring a customs form (First-Class Mail International letter-size
and flat-size mailpieces weighing more than 16 ounces), mailers must
also meet the following requirements:* * *
* * * * *
Individual Country Listings
* * * * *
[For every country that accepts Free Matter for the Blind service,
revise the first paragraph of the ``Free Matter for the Blind'' text to
read as follows (noting that First-Class Mail International service is
limited to documents only):]
Free Matter for the Blind (270)
Free when sent as First-Class Mail International (documents only),
First-Class Package International Service, Priority Mail International
Flat Rate Envelopes, or Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate
Priced Boxes. Weight limit: 4 pounds.
* * * * *
[For the following countries, revise the applicable text as noted:]
Afghanistan
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Traveler's checks, precious stones, jewelry, and other valuable
articles are admitted only in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Aruba
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or
not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, unless
they are sent by First-Class Package International Service with
Registered Mail Service.
* * * * *
Benin
* * * * *
Observations
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
1. First-Class Package International Service items containing
dutiable articles must be registered.
* * * * *
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or
not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, unless
they are sent in First-Class Package International Service with
Registered Mail service.
* * * * *
Brazil
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
Postage stamps are admitted only in First-Class Package
International Service with Registered Mail service shipments.
* * * * *
Burkina Faso
* * * * *
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Observations
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
1. First-Class Package International Service items containing
dutiable articles must be registered.
* * * * *
Burma
(Myanmar)
* * * * *
Observations
[Revise the first entry to read as follows;]
1. The following may not be sent as merchandise with First-Class
Package International Service if they are liable to customs duty: Works
of art (including photographs), printed forms, account books,
manuscript books, labels, advertising matter (except trade catalogs and
circulars), picture books, almanacs, maps, old paper, and old
newspapers serving as packing paper.
* * * * *
Cameroon
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes; currency notes; and securities payable to bearer may be
sent only as First-Class Package International Service with Registered
Mail service.
* * * * *
Canada
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer;
traveler's checks; gold, silver, platinum, manufactured or not;
jewelry; and other valuable articles may be sent only by First-Class
Package International Service with Registered Mail service.
Exceptions:
Coins sent to or from collectors or dealers may be mailed in
ordinary (uninsured) parcels.
* * * * *
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
* * * * *
Observations
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
1. First-Class Package International Service items containing
dutiable articles must be registered.
* * * * *
Curacao
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or
not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, unless
they are sent in registered First-Class Package International Service.
* * * * *
Faroe Islands
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable
to bearer; traveler's checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum,
gold, silver; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles,
may only be sent in registered First-Class Package International
Service or insured parcels.
* * * * *
French Guiana
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable
to bearer; traveler's checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum,
gold, silver; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles,
may only be sent in registered First-Class Package International
Service shipments.
* * * * *
French Polynesia (Includes Tahiti)
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes admitted only in registered First-Class Package
International Service.
* * * * *
Gambia
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; traveler's
checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, silver;
precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles may be sent only
in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Ghana
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes, treasury notes, currency notes, and coins may only be
sent in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments
from one bank to another.
* * * * *
Greece
Prohibitions
* * * * *
[Revise the third entry to read as follows:]
Coins; traveler's checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or
not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, except
banknotes, currency notes (paper money), and securities payable to
bearer may be sent in registered First-Class Package International
Service shipments.
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes, currency notes; and securities payable to bearer may
only be sent in registered First-Class Package International Service
shipments.
* * * * *
Guadeloupe (Includes Saint Bartholomew and Saint Martin)
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer;
traveler's checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, and
silver; precious stones; jewels; expensive jewelry; and other valuable
articles may only be sent in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Israel
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable
to bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or
not; precious
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stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles may only be sent in
registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
[Revise the fifth entry to read as follows:]
Records, films, recording wire, computer cards, QSL cards, and
magnetic film are admitted only if sent in First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Italy
* * * * *
Restrictions
* * * * *
[Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
Postage stamps for philatelic purposes are admitted in registered
First-Class Package International Service shipments on condition that
the package bears a completed PS Form 2976 and the addressee complies
with the Italian financial regulations.
* * * * *
Japan
* * * * *
Restrictions
* * * * *
[Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable
to bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or
not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles may only be
sent in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments
or insured Priority Mail International parcels.
* * * * *
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; paper currency; banknotes; currency notes; securities
payable to bearer; jewelry; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum,
gold, and silver; precious stones; and other valuable articles are
admitted only if sent in registered First-Class Package International
Service shipments.
* * * * *
Libya
* * * * *
Observations
* * * * *
[Revise the third entry to read as follows:]
3. In accordance with Executive Order 12543 of January 7, 1986,
merchandise is limited to donations of articles of food, clothing,
medicines, and medical supplies that are intended strictly for medical
purposes. First-Class Package International Service items and
International Priority Airmail (IPA) items are subject to the content
restriction. ISAL service is suspended because transportation is not
available.
* * * * *
Macao
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes; traveler's checks; securities
payable to bearer; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not;
precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles may only be sent
in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Mali
* * * * *
Observations
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
1. First-Class Package International Service items and Priority
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes containing dutiable articles
must be registered.
* * * * *
Namibia
Prohibitions
* * * * *
[Revise the fourth entry to read as follows:]
Diamonds or precious stones except in registered First-Class
Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Niger
* * * * *
Observations
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
First-Class Package International Service items containing dutiable
articles must be registered.
* * * * *
Oman
* * * * *
Observations
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
First-Class Package International Service items containing dutiable
articles must be registered.
* * * * *
Reunion
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes; currency notes; and securities payable to bearer may
only be sent in registered First-Class Package International Service
shipments.
* * * * *
Rwanda
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins, banknotes, currency notes (paper money), traveler's checks,
and securities payable to bearer except in registered First-Class
Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
San Marino
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Postage stamps for philatelic purposes are admitted in registered
First-Class Package International Service shipments on condition that
the package bears a completed PS Form 2976 and the addressee complies
with the Italian financial regulations.
* * * * *
Senegal
* * * * *
Observations
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
First-Class Package International Service items containing dutiable
articles must be registered.
* * * * *
Sierra Leone
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Postage stamps, whether used or not, except in registered First-
Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Restrictions
* * * * *
[Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
Coins or precious metal sent in registered First-Class Package
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International Service shipments may not exceed L5 in value.
* * * * *
Singapore
Prohibitions (130)
* * * * *
[Revise the fifth entry to read as follows:]
Coins except coins for purposes of ornament; banknotes; currency
notes; traveler's checks; securities payable to bearer; precious
stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles. However, unmounted
precious stones may be sent in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments if authorization is obtained from the
Postmaster General of Singapore.
* * * * *
Sint Maarten
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or
not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, unless
they are sent in registered First-Class Package International Service.
* * * * *
Somalia
Prohibitions (130)
* * * * *
[Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or
not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles.
* * * * *
South Africa
Prohibitions (130)
* * * * *
[Revise the fourth entry to read as follows:]
Diamonds or precious stones except in registered First-Class
Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Observations
* * * * *
[Revise the third entry to read as follows (specifying that only
FCPIS with Registered Mail service may be used):]
3. Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); traveler's
checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious
stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles are admitted only in
First-Class Package International Service with Registered Mail service
shipments.
* * * * *
Sudan
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes greater than 2 Sudanese pounds in value are admitted ONLY
in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Taiwan
* * * * *
Observations
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
1. First-Class Package International Service items containing
dutiable articles must be registered.
* * * * *
Tanzania
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the entry to read as follows:]
Coins must not exceed 100 shillings in value and must be sent in
registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Togo
Prohibitions (130)
* * * * *
[Revise the third entry to read as follows:]
Banknotes, currency notes, securities payable to bearer, traveler's
checks, may only be sent in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments. * * *
* * * * *
Uganda
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable
to bearer; traveler checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or
not; precious stones, jewelry; and other valuable articles, may only be
sent in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Ukraine
* * * * *
Restrictions
[In the first entry, revise item e to read as follows:]
1. In order to be admissible, the food items listed below must* * *
(e) be shipped in quantities not to exceed 2 kilograms (4 pounds) when
enclosed in a First-Class Package International Service shipment* * *.
* * * * *
Yemen
* * * * *
Restrictions
* * * * *
[Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
Coins, banknotes, currency notes, securities payable to bearer, and
traveler's checks may only be sent in registered First-Class Package
International Service shipments.
* * * * *
Zambia
* * * * *
Restrictions
[Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
Coins; paper currency; banknotes; currency notes; securities
payable to bearer; jewelry; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum,
gold, and silver; precious stones; and other valuable articles are
admitted only if sent in registered First-Class Package International
Service shipments.
* * * * *
New prices will be listed in the updated Notice 123, Price List.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Requirements.
[FR Doc. 2017-22749 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-12-P
