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follows:
PART 14—LEGAL SERVICES,
GENERAL COUNSEL, AND
MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS
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2680; 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 512, 515, 5502, 5901–
5905; 28 CFR part 14, appendix to part 14,
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$5,000 or less that arises out of the
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Torts Law Group or those authorized to
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provided that any award, compromise,
or settlement in excess of $500,000 shall
be effected only with the prior written
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act for them with respect to any claim,
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Counsel, or Chief Counsel, Torts Law
Group; provided further that whenever
a settlement is effected in an amount in
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fully explaining the basis for the action
taken shall be sent to the Department of
Justice; and
(ii) Any award where, for any reason,
the compromise of a particular claim, as
a practical matter, will, or may control
the disposition of a related claim in
which the amount to be paid may
exceed $300,000 shall be effected only
with the prior written approval of the
General Counsel, Deputy General
Counsel, or Chief Counsel, Torts Law
Group; and
(iii) Any award, compromise, or
settlement in excess of $500,000 shall be
effected only with the prior written
approval of the General Counsel, Deputy
General Counsel, or Chief Counsel,
Torts Law Group; and with the prior
written approval of the Attorney
General or his or her designee.
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(1) To the Torts Law Group, with
respect to any claim for $5,000 or less
that arises out of the operations of the
Veterans Health Administration.
(2) To the General Counsel, Deputy
General Counsel, and Chief Counsel,
Torts Law Group with respect to any
claim; provided that any award,
compromise, or settlement in excess of
$500,000 shall be effected only with the
prior written approval of the Attorney
General or his or her designee; provided
further that whenever a settlement is
effected in an amount in excess of
$200,000, a memorandum fully
explaining the basis for the action taken
shall be sent to the Department of
Justice.
(Authority: 28 U.S.C. 1291, 1346, 1402, 2401,
2402, 2411, 2412, 2671–80; 38 U.S.C. 512,
515; 28 CFR part 14, appendix to part 14)
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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
USPS Connect Local Mail
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service is
amending Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM®) in various
sections to add a new price category
designed to enhance access to our
delivery network at the local level to
deliver envelopes the same-day or the
next-day.
DATES: Effective date: January 22, 2023.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Krista Becker at (202) 268–7345 or Garry
Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently,
when business mailers who send
documents locally with regular
frequency wish to send documents for
same-day or next-day delivery, they are
directed to use a variety of services that
were designed for end-to-end mailing
over long distances and are priced
accordingly.
The Postal Service initiated a Market
Test, USPS Connect Local MailTM,
(Docket No. MT2022–1, PRC Order No.
6038) on January 9, 2022, to offer
improved access to the Postal Service
network for local mailers that leveraged
the Postal Service’s ‘‘last-mile’’
infrastructure to create an economical
new solution for customers.
USPS Connect Local Mail is a new
commercial First-Class Mail® price
category offering, designed to deliver
items the same-day or the next-day via
a designated delivery unit to every
address served by that delivery unit
where available.
The flat price is the same for the two
USPS-produced envelopes offered by
the Postal Service and a customer’s own
envelope. The USPS Connect Local Mail
price category is intended to be used for
documents and paper-based content
only. USPS Click-N-Ship® or USPS API
will be the required payment methods,
providing the shipping label with a
trackable Intelligent Mail® package
barcode (IMpb®) and postage payment.
There are no extra services available
with USPS Connect Local Mail. USPS
Tracking Plus® additional mailing
service will be available for USPS
Connect Local Mail.
On October 11, 2022, the Postal
Service filed a request with the Postal
Regulatory Commission to make the
USPS Connect Local Mail price category
a permanent offering. Documents
pertinent to the request are available in
Docket No. MC2023–12.
The Postal Service believes this new
offering will provide customers with a
service that will enhance their mailing
experience.
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.
We will publish an appropriate
amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect
these changes.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
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Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is
amended as follows:
PART 111—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 111 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301–
307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101,
401–404, 414, 416, 3001–3018, 3201–3220,
3401–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631–
3633, 3641, 3681–3685, and 5001.
2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:
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Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM)
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200 Commercial Letters, Flats, and
Parcels
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202 Elements on the Face of a Mailpiece
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3.0 Placement and Content of Mail
Markings
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3.5 First-Class Mail and USPS
Marketing Mail Markings
Mailpieces must be marked under the
corresponding standards to show the
class of service and/or price paid:
a. Basic Marking. The basic required
marking that indicates the class or
subclass which must be printed or
produced as part of; directly below; or
to the left of the permit imprint, meter
imprint, or stamp as follows:
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[Renumber items a2 through a4 as
items a3 through a5 and add new item
a2 to read as follows:]
2. ‘‘USPS Connect Local Mail’’
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230 Commercial Mail First-Class Mail
233 Prices and Eligibility
1.0 Prices and Fees
1.1 Price Application
[Revise the text of 1.1 to read as
follows:]
Except for USPS Connect Local Mail
under 1.2.3, postage is based on the
price that applies to the weight of each
addressed piece.
1.2 Price Computation for First-Class
Mail Letters and Flats
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1.2.2 Flats
[Revise the text of 1.2.2 to read as
follows:]
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Except for USPS Connect Local Mail
under 1.2.3, First-Class Mail flats prices
are charged per ounce up to the
maximum of 13 ounces. Any fraction of
an ounce is considered a whole ounce.
For example, if a piece weighs 1.2
ounces, the weight (postage) increment
is 2 ounces.
[Add new 1.2.3 to read as follows:]
1.2.3 USPS Connect Local Mail
USPS Connect Local Mail price is not
based on weight, but is charged a flat
price regardless of actual weight (up to
13 ounces) of the mailpiece.
[Revise the heading and text of 1.3 to
read as follows:]
1.3 First-Class Mail Prices
For prices of all First-Class Mail price
categories under 1.2, see Notice 123—
Price List.
[Delete 1.4 in its entirety and
renumber 1.5 through 1.7 as 1.4 through
1.6.]
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2.0 Content Standards for First-Class
Mail
2.1 General
[Revise the text of 2.1 to read as
follows:]
Except for restricted material as
described in 601.8.0 or USPS Connect
Local Mail under 7.0, any mailable item
may be mailed as First-Class Mail.
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3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for FirstClass Mail
3.1 Description of Service
3.1.1 Service Description
[Revise the text of 3.1.1 by adding a
new second sentence to read as follows:]
* * * USPS Connect Local Mail is a
price category of First-Class Mail with
an expected same-day or next day
delivery service. * * *
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[Add new 7.0 to read as follows:]
7.0 USPS Connect Local Mail
USPS Connect Local Mail mailings
are subject to the following criteria:
a. No minimum volume requirement.
b. Pieces must not exceed flat-size
dimensions under 201.4.1.
c. USPS Connect Local Mail price
category is designed to be used for
documents and paper-based contents
only.
d. Two USPS-produced USPS
Connect Local Mail envelopes are
offered by the Postal Service or a
customer may use their own envelope.
e. Postage must be paid under 234.1.2.
f. Pieces are subject to specific
marking requirements under 202.3.5.
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g. Mailings must be addressed and
entered at the designated entry unit by
the critical entry time for same day
delivery.
h. There are no extra services
available with USPS Connect Local
Mail.
i. USPS Tracking Plus® additional
mailing service will be available for
USPS Connect Local Mail.
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1.2.1 General
234 Postage Payment and
Documentation
USPS Connect Local Mail pieces must
be mailed at the designated entry unit.
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1.0 Basic Standards for Postage
Payment
[Revise the text of 1.0 by renumbering
the current text as 1.1 and adding a new
1.2 to read as follows:]
1.1 General
1.2.2 USPS Connect Local
Index
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First-Class Mail presorted and
automation postage must be paid with
precanceled stamps, metered postage, or
permit imprints. All pieces in a mailing
must be paid with the same method
unless otherwise permitted by standard
or Business Acceptance Solutions
authorization. Permit imprints may be
used for mailings of nonidentical-weight
pieces only if authorized by the director,
Business Acceptance Solutions (see
608.8.0 for address).
1.2 USPS Connect Local Mail
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[Add ‘‘USPS Connect Local Mail,
233’’ alphabetically under ‘‘U’’.]
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Notice 123, Price List
[Add USPS Connect Local Mail price
category under the commercial FirstClass Mail section.]
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Ruth B. Stevenson,
Chief Counsel, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
USPS Connect Local Mail mailings
must be paid with USPS Click-N-Ship
or USPS API.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
235 Mail Preparation
40 CFR Part 52
1.0 General Definition of Terms
[EPA–R09–OAR–2022–0412; FRL–9818–02–
R9]
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[Add new 1.6 to read as follows:]
There are no sorting requirements for
USPS Connect Local Mail pieces.
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[Add a new 9.0 to read as follows:]
Determinations of Attainment by the
Attainment Date, California Areas
Classified as Serious for the 2008
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standards and Marginal for the 2015
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standards
9.0 Preparing USPS Connect Local Mail
AGENCY:
1.6 USPS Connect Local Mail
USPS Connect Local Mail envelopes
provided by the USPS must be used
only for USPS Connect Local Mail
priced pieces.
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236 Enter and Deposit
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First-Class Mail paid at Presorted or
any automation prices must be
deposited at locations and times
designated by the postmaster. Metered
mail must be deposited in locations
under the jurisdiction of the licensing
Post Office except as permitted in
604.4.6.3. Permit imprint mail must be
deposited under 604.5.0 or 705.
1.0 Deposit
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1.2 Time and Location of Deposit
[Revise the text of 1.2 by renumbering
the current text as 1.2.1 and adding new
1.2.2 to read as follows:]
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is finalizing a
determination that the Nevada County
(Western part) and Ventura County
areas in California, both classified as
Serious for the 2008 ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS), attained the 2008 ozone
NAAQS by the July 20, 2021 attainment
date. The EPA is also finalizing a
determination that six areas in
California classified as Marginal for the
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2015 ozone NAAQS, attained the 2015
ozone NAAQS by the August 3, 2021
attainment date. These six areas are:
Butte County, Calaveras County, San
Luis Obispo (Eastern part), Sutter
Buttes, Tuolumne County, and Tuscan
Buttes. Our final determination of
attainment is based on the exclusion of
exceedances of the 2008 and 2015 ozone
NAAQS that occurred on multiple days
in 2018 and 2020, because the
exceedances were due to exceptional
events. We are also finalizing our
determination that the requirement for
the State to have contingency measures
for Reasonable Further Progress (RFP)
and attainment for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS for the Nevada County
(Western part) and Ventura
nonattainment areas will no longer
apply, because the contingency
measures will never be needed given the
attainment of the NAAQS by the
attainment date. This action fulfills the
EPA’s statutory obligation to determine
whether these ozone nonattainment
areas attained the NAAQS by the
relevant attainment dates.
The effective date of this rule is
November 21, 2022.
DATES:
The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–EPA–R09–OAR–2022–0412.
All documents in the docket are listed
on the https://www.regulations.gov
website. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available through https://
www.regulations.gov, or please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section for
additional availability information.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Lawrence, Air Planning Office
(AIR–2), EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; By
phone: (415) 972–3407 or by email:
lawrence.laura@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
or ‘‘our’’ means the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Summary of the Proposed Action
II. Public Comment Period and Final Action
III. Summary of Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
USPS Connect Local Mail
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) in various
sections to add a new price category designed to enhance access to our
delivery network at the local level to deliver envelopes the same-day
or the next-day.
DATES: Effective date: January 22, 2023.
[[Page 63697]]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krista Becker at (202) 268-7345 or
Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, when business mailers who send
documents locally with regular frequency wish to send documents for
same-day or next-day delivery, they are directed to use a variety of
services that were designed for end-to-end mailing over long distances
and are priced accordingly.
The Postal Service initiated a Market Test, USPS Connect Local
MailTM, (Docket No. MT2022-1, PRC Order No. 6038) on January
9, 2022, to offer improved access to the Postal Service network for
local mailers that leveraged the Postal Service's ``last-mile''
infrastructure to create an economical new solution for customers.
USPS Connect Local Mail is a new commercial First-Class
Mail[supreg] price category offering, designed to deliver items the
same-day or the next-day via a designated delivery unit to every
address served by that delivery unit where available.
The flat price is the same for the two USPS-produced envelopes
offered by the Postal Service and a customer's own envelope. The USPS
Connect Local Mail price category is intended to be used for documents
and paper-based content only. USPS Click-N-Ship[supreg] or USPS API
will be the required payment methods, providing the shipping label with
a trackable Intelligent Mail[supreg] package barcode (IMpb[supreg]) and
postage payment.
There are no extra services available with USPS Connect Local Mail.
USPS Tracking Plus[supreg] additional mailing service will be available
for USPS Connect Local Mail.
On October 11, 2022, the Postal Service filed a request with the
Postal Regulatory Commission to make the USPS Connect Local Mail price
category a permanent offering. Documents pertinent to the request are
available in Docket No. MC2023-12.
The Postal Service believes this new offering will provide
customers with a service that will enhance their mailing experience.
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.
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is amended as follows:
PART 111--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401-404, 414, 416, 3001-3018, 3201-3220, 3401-
3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631-3633, 3641, 3681-3685, and 5001.
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2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM)
* * * * *
200 Commercial Letters, Flats, and Parcels
* * * * *
202 Elements on the Face of a Mailpiece
* * * * *
3.0 Placement and Content of Mail Markings
* * * * *
3.5 First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail Markings
Mailpieces must be marked under the corresponding standards to show
the class of service and/or price paid:
a. Basic Marking. The basic required marking that indicates the
class or subclass which must be printed or produced as part of;
directly below; or to the left of the permit imprint, meter imprint, or
stamp as follows:
* * * * *
[Renumber items a2 through a4 as items a3 through a5 and add new
item a2 to read as follows:]
2. ``USPS Connect Local Mail''
* * * * *
230 Commercial Mail First-Class Mail
233 Prices and Eligibility
1.0 Prices and Fees
1.1 Price Application
[Revise the text of 1.1 to read as follows:]
Except for USPS Connect Local Mail under 1.2.3, postage is based on
the price that applies to the weight of each addressed piece.
1.2 Price Computation for First-Class Mail Letters and Flats
* * * * *
1.2.2 Flats
[Revise the text of 1.2.2 to read as follows:]
Except for USPS Connect Local Mail under 1.2.3, First-Class Mail
flats prices are charged per ounce up to the maximum of 13 ounces. Any
fraction of an ounce is considered a whole ounce. For example, if a
piece weighs 1.2 ounces, the weight (postage) increment is 2 ounces.
[Add new 1.2.3 to read as follows:]
1.2.3 USPS Connect Local Mail
USPS Connect Local Mail price is not based on weight, but is
charged a flat price regardless of actual weight (up to 13 ounces) of
the mailpiece.
[Revise the heading and text of 1.3 to read as follows:]
1.3 First-Class Mail Prices
For prices of all First-Class Mail price categories under 1.2, see
Notice 123--Price List.
[Delete 1.4 in its entirety and renumber 1.5 through 1.7 as 1.4
through 1.6.]
* * * * *
2.0 Content Standards for First-Class Mail
2.1 General
[Revise the text of 2.1 to read as follows:]
Except for restricted material as described in 601.8.0 or USPS
Connect Local Mail under 7.0, any mailable item may be mailed as First-
Class Mail.
* * * * *
3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for First-Class Mail
3.1 Description of Service
3.1.1 Service Description
[Revise the text of 3.1.1 by adding a new second sentence to read
as follows:]
* * * USPS Connect Local Mail is a price category of First-Class
Mail with an expected same-day or next day delivery service. * * *
* * * * *
[Add new 7.0 to read as follows:]
7.0 USPS Connect Local Mail
USPS Connect Local Mail mailings are subject to the following
criteria:
a. No minimum volume requirement.
b. Pieces must not exceed flat-size dimensions under 201.4.1.
c. USPS Connect Local Mail price category is designed to be used
for documents and paper-based contents only.
d. Two USPS-produced USPS Connect Local Mail envelopes are offered
by the Postal Service or a customer may use their own envelope.
e. Postage must be paid under 234.1.2.
f. Pieces are subject to specific marking requirements under
202.3.5.
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g. Mailings must be addressed and entered at the designated entry
unit by the critical entry time for same day delivery.
h. There are no extra services available with USPS Connect Local
Mail.
i. USPS Tracking Plus[supreg] additional mailing service will be
available for USPS Connect Local Mail.
* * * * *
234 Postage Payment and Documentation
1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment
[Revise the text of 1.0 by renumbering the current text as 1.1 and
adding a new 1.2 to read as follows:]
1.1 General
First-Class Mail presorted and automation postage must be paid with
precanceled stamps, metered postage, or permit imprints. All pieces in
a mailing must be paid with the same method unless otherwise permitted
by standard or Business Acceptance Solutions authorization. Permit
imprints may be used for mailings of nonidentical-weight pieces only if
authorized by the director, Business Acceptance Solutions (see 608.8.0
for address).
1.2 USPS Connect Local Mail
USPS Connect Local Mail mailings must be paid with USPS Click-N-
Ship or USPS API.
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235 Mail Preparation
1.0 General Definition of Terms
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[Add new 1.6 to read as follows:]
1.6 USPS Connect Local Mail
There are no sorting requirements for USPS Connect Local Mail
pieces.
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[Add a new 9.0 to read as follows:]
9.0 Preparing USPS Connect Local Mail
USPS Connect Local Mail envelopes provided by the USPS must be used
only for USPS Connect Local Mail priced pieces.
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236 Enter and Deposit
1.0 Deposit
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1.2 Time and Location of Deposit
[Revise the text of 1.2 by renumbering the current text as 1.2.1
and adding new 1.2.2 to read as follows:]
1.2.1 General
First-Class Mail paid at Presorted or any automation prices must be
deposited at locations and times designated by the postmaster. Metered
mail must be deposited in locations under the jurisdiction of the
licensing Post Office except as permitted in 604.4.6.3. Permit imprint
mail must be deposited under 604.5.0 or 705.
1.2.2 USPS Connect Local
USPS Connect Local Mail pieces must be mailed at the designated
entry unit.
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Index
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U
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[Add ``USPS Connect Local Mail, 233'' alphabetically under ``U''.]
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Notice 123, Price List
[Add USPS Connect Local Mail price category under the commercial
First-Class Mail section.]
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Ruth B. Stevenson,
Chief Counsel, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-22726 Filed 10-19-22; 8:45 am]
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