Reducing Patent Fees for Small Entities and Micro Entities Under the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022, 24912 [C2-2023-05382]
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[FR Doc. 2023–08720 Filed 4–24–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
37 CFR Parts 1 and 41
[Docket No. PTO–P–2023–0005]
RIN 0651–AD66
Reducing Patent Fees for Small
Entities and Micro Entities Under the
Unleashing American Innovators Act
of 2022
Correction
Rule document C1–2023–05382,
appearing on page 19862, beginning in
the first column, in the issue of
Tuesday, April 4, 2023, is hereby
withdrawn.
In rule document 2023–05382,
appearing on pages 17147–17159, in the
issue of Wednesday, March 22, 2023,
make the following corrections:
■ On page 17157, in the first column, in
instruction 8, the table heading for
Table 3 to Paragraph (a)(1)(i)(C) and the
table heading for Table 4 to Paragraph
(a)(1)(ii) are corrected to read as follows:
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[FR Doc. C2–2023–05382 Filed 4–24–23; 8:45 am]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Hardcopy Postage Statements
Discontinued
Postal ServiceTM.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Postal Service is
amending Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM®) in various
sections to discontinue the use of
hardcopy postage statements for
domestic commercial mailings.
DATES: Effective: January 28, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Filipski at (312) 765–3089 or
Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 13, 2023, the Postal Service
published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (88 FR 9218–9221) to
discontinue the use of hardcopy postage
statements for domestic commercial
mailings. In response to the proposed
rule, the Postal Service received 16
comments as follows:
Comment: Multiple comments stated
eliminating hardcopy postage
statements would make it so we cannot
submit bulk mailings any longer.
Response: The Federal Register
Notice proposed rule provided that
Postal Wizard® and the Intelligent
Mail® Small Business Tool (IMsb) are
free and simple electronic
documentation solutions available to all
customers through the Business
Customer Gateway, and that third-party
software and mail preparation options
are also available on the PostalPro
website. In addition, all business mail
entry unit (BMEU) employees are
trained to assist customers with this
transition.
Comment: The USPS should improve
communications to the field,
specifically requiring local postmasters
where Periodical mail is entered to hold
in-person meetings with mailers no later
than 180 days before any
implementation date of this proposal.
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Response: Postal Service BMEU
employees and managers began reaching
out to customers and meeting with them
well over a year before the date where
we intend to no longer accept hardcopy
postage statements. These efforts
include weekly informational sessions
on using the Intelligent Mail for Small
Business Tool and Postal Wizard as well
as targeted outreach to individual
customers ensuring they know how to
use the free electronic documentation
options and which third part solutions
are available. Internal information
sessions and material is continually
provided to all BMEU staff and
postmasters to ensure they are aware of
the changes and can decipher this
information to our customers.
Comment: I do not have a computer
and cannot submit my postage
statement electronically.
Response: BMEUs where you
currently bring your hardcopy statement
will assist you with submitting a
statement electronically.
Comment: Eliminating hardcopy
postage statements will create an issue
for mailers who mail non-identical
pieces and must submit a hardcopy
manifest.
Response: Postal Wizard, which is
free electronic documentation software
available on the Business Customer
Gateway, allows for non-identical pieces
as do many third-party options listed on
PostalPro. The hardcopy manifest that
must be accompanied with such a
mailing will still be accepted; this FRN
only covers postage statements
themselves and does not prohibit
hardcopy manifests.
Comment: The transition period
should be continued through 2025.
Response: The Postal Service has
ensured the local BMEUs have
encouraged mailers to transition to
electronic documentation for several
years and official notice was provided
11 months prior to this transition. Given
this and that there are various free and
easy options to submit electronic
documentation, the Postal Service
believes January 2024 is sufficient time
for hardcopy mailers to transfer.
Comment: The USPS should rapidly
enhance the available of service data for
newspaper mail. Better visibility.
Response: This comment is beyond
the scope of this FRN. However, the
Postal Service is exploring visibility
enhancements for all our products.
The Postal Service is discontinuing
the use of hardcopy postage statements
to improve efficiency by expediting the
acceptance of commercial mail. Except
for Electronic Verification System
(eVS®) mailings, all domestic
commercial mailings must use an
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
37 CFR Parts 1 and 41
[Docket No. PTO-P-2023-0005]
RIN 0651-AD66
Reducing Patent Fees for Small Entities and Micro Entities Under
the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022
Correction
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Rule document C1-2023-05382, appearing on page 19862, beginning in the
first column, in the issue of Tuesday, April 4, 2023, is hereby
withdrawn.
In rule document 2023-05382, appearing on pages 17147-17159, in the
issue of Wednesday, March 22, 2023, make the following corrections:
0
On page 17157, in the first column, in instruction 8, the table heading
for Table 3 to Paragraph (a)(1)(i)(C) and the table heading for Table 4
to Paragraph (a)(1)(ii) are corrected to read as follows:
Sec. 1.445 International application filing, processing and search
fees. [Corrected]
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Table 3 to Paragraph (a)(1)(i)(C)
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(ii) * * *
Table 4 to Paragraph (a)(1)(ii)
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[FR Doc. C2-2023-05382 Filed 4-24-23; 8:45 am]
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