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electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Michael P. Shores,
Director, Office of Regulation Policy &
Management, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
1. The authority citation for 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.
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2. Amend § 20.1 by revising
paragraphs (a)(3) and (b) to read as
follows:
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39 CFR Part 20
International Mail Manual;
Incorporation by Reference
ACTION:
§ 20.1 Incorporation by reference; Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal
Service, International Mail Manual.
Postal
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ServiceTM.
The Postal Service announces
the issuance of the Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service,
International Mail Manual (IMM®)
dated January 21, 2024, and its
incorporation by reference in the Code
of Federal Regulations.
DATES: This rule is effective March 4,
2024. The incorporation by reference of
certain material listed in this rule is
approved by the Director of the Federal
Register as of March 4, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
Kennedy, (202) 268–6592.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
International Mail Manual (IMM)
provides our standards for all
international mailing services and
references for the applicable prices. It
was issued on January 21, 2024, and
was updated with Postal Bulletin
revisions through December 28, 2023. It
replaces all previous editions.
The IMM continues to enable the
Postal Service to fulfill its long-standing
mission of providing affordable,
universal mail service. It continues to:
(1) increase the user’s ability to find
information; (2) increase the user’s
confidence that he or she has found the
information they need; and (3) reduce
the need to consult multiple sources to
locate necessary information. The
provisions throughout this issue support
the standards and mail preparation
changes implemented since the version
of July 10, 2022. The International Mail
Manual is available to the public on the
Postal Explorer® internet site at https://
pe.usps.com.
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SUMMARY:
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20
Administrative practice and
procedure, Foreign relations,
Incorporation by reference.
In view of the considerations
discussed above, the Postal Service
hereby amends 39 CFR part 20 as
follows:
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(3) Inspection—NARA. You may view
this material at the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of
this material at NARA, visit
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@
nara.gov.
(b) The Director of the Federal
Register approved the IMM, updated
January 21, 2024, for incorporation by
reference as of March 4, 2024.
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3. Revise § 20.2 to read as follows:
§ 20.2 Effective date of the International
Mail Manual.
The provisions of the International
Mail Manual issued January 21, 2024
(incorporated by reference, see § 20.1),
are applicable with respect to the
international mail services of the Postal
Service.
4. Amend § 20.4 by adding an entry
for ‘‘IMM’’ at the end of table 1 to read
as follows:
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§ 20.4 Amendments to the International
Mail Manual.
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TABLE 1 TO § 20.4—INTERNATIONAL
MAIL MANUAL
International mail
manual
Date of issuance
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IMM ............................ January 21, 2024.
Sarah E. Sullivan,
Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024–04420 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am]
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39 CFR Part 111
Domestic Mail Manual; Incorporation
by Reference
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service announces
the issuance of the Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) dated
January 21, 2024, and its incorporation
by reference in the Code of Federal
Regulations.
DATES: This rule is effective March 4,
2024. The incorporation by reference of
certain material listed in this rule is
approved by the Director of the Federal
Register as of March 4, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
Kennedy (202) 268–6592.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) provides the United States
Postal Service’s official prices and
standards for all domestic mailing
services. The most recent issue of the
DMM is dated January 21, 2024. This
issue of the DMM contains all Postal
Service domestic mailing standards and
continues to: (1) increase the user’s
ability to find information; (2) increase
confidence that users have found all the
information they need; and (3) reduce
the need to consult multiple chapters of
the Manual to locate necessary
information. The issue dated January 21,
2024, sets forth specific changes,
including new standards throughout the
DMM to support the standards and mail
preparation changes implemented since
the version issued on July 10, 2022.
Changes to mailing standards will
continue to be published through
Federal Register documents and the
Postal Bulletin and will appear in the
next online version available via the
Postal Explorer® website at: https://
pe.usps.com.
SUMMARY:
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Incorporation by reference.
In view of the considerations
discussed above, the Postal Service
hereby amends 39 CFR part 111 as
follows:
PART 111—GENERAL INFORMATION
ON POSTAL SERVICE
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,
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401–404, 414, 416, 3001–3018, 3201–3220,
3401–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631–
3633, 3641, 3681–3685, and 5001.
2. Amend § 111.1 by revising
paragraphs (a)(3) and (b) to read as
follows:
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§ 111.1 Incorporation by reference; Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal
Service, Domestic Mail Manual.
(a) * * *
January 21, 2024, for incorporation by
reference as of March 4, 2024.
(3) Inspection—NARA. You may view
this material at the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of
this material at NARA, visit
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@
nara.gov.
(b) The Director of the Federal
Register approved DMM, updated
3. Amend § 111.3 by adding an entry
for ‘‘DMM’’ to the end of table 1 to read
as follows:
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§ 111.3 Amendments to the Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal
Service, Domestic Mail Manual.
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TABLE 1 TO § 111.3—DOMESTIC MAIL MANUAL
Transmittal letter for issue
Dated
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DMM ...............................................
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January 21, 2024 ........................... [Insert Federal Register citation for this final rule].
Sarah E. Sullivan,
Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
DATES:
[FR Doc. 2024–04421 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This rule is effective on March 4,
2024.
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Tricia John, Policy Specialist, Division
of Policy and Training, OCSS, telephone
(202) 260–7143. Email inquiries to ocss.
dpt@acf.hhs.gov. Deaf and hearingimpaired individuals may call the
Federal Dual Party Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 7
p.m. Eastern Time.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
45 CFR Part 305
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
RIN 0970–AC95
Statutory Authority
Modifications to Performance
Standards During Natural Disasters
and Other Calamities
This rule is published under the
authority granted to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services by section
1102 of the Social Security Act (the Act)
(42 U.S.C. 1302). Section 1102 of the
Act authorizes the Secretary to publish
regulations, not inconsistent with the
Act, as may be necessary for the
efficient administration of the functions
with which the Secretary is responsible
under the Act. The authority to modify
the paternity establishment percentage
(PEP) performance measure and data
reliability audit requirements is based
on section 452(g)(3)(A) of the Act (42
U.S.C. 652(g)(3)(A)), which provides the
Secretary with discretionary authority to
modify the PEP and program audit
requirements taking into account
additional variables as identified by the
Secretary that affect the ability of a state
to meet the PEP and audit requirements.
The authority to modify, waive or
suspend the support order
establishment and current collections
performance measures is based on
section 409(a)(8)(A)(i)(I) of the Act (42
U.S.C. 609(a)(8)(A)(i)(I)), which
provides the Secretary with discretion
regarding the establishment of other
state child support program
performance measures.
Office of Child Support
Services (OCSS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS or the Department).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
OCSS issues this final rule to
provide temporary relief to states from
certain child support program
performance requirements and penalties
during natural disasters and other
calamities which have a negative impact
on state child support program
operations. The rule allows OCSS to
modify performance measure
requirements when natural disasters
and other calamities affect, or are
expected to affect, the state child
support program’s ability to achieve
performance standards for paternity
establishment, support order
establishment, and current collections.
The rule enables states to avoid the
imposition of penalties due to adverse
data reliability audit findings during,
and after, natural disasters and other
calamities, including pandemics and
declared public health emergencies.
SUMMARY:
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Background
The purpose of this rule is to
authorize the Secretary to provide
targeted and time-limited relief to states
from certain performance penalties
when natural disasters and other
calamities impact state child support
program operations, preventing the state
from achieving the required program
performance measures.
This rule allows OCSS to modify the
requirements for states to meet the
following performance standards: the
PEP performance standard of 90 percent
under 45 CFR 305.40(a)(1), the support
order establishment standard of 40
percent under 45 CFR 305.40(a)(2), and
the current collections performance
standard of 35 percent under 45 CFR
305.40(a)(3). This rule sets forth the
process by which states may request,
and OCSS may adjust these performance
standards to a lower level to avoid
imposing financial penalties on states
and modify the requirements to avoid
the imposition of penalties due to
adverse data reliability audit findings.
The rule permits time-limited
modification of performance
requirements during, and subsequent to,
natural disasters and other calamities.
We note that the rule only addresses
modifications to penalty performance
measures and levels under 45 CFR
305.40; it does not change the
requirements related to incentive
payments under section 458 of the Act
and 45 CFR part 305.
The need for OCSS to establish a
process for states to request relief from
penalties during natural disasters and
calamities became apparent during the
COVID–19 pandemic. During the
COVID–19 pandemic, states
experienced significant workload
burdens and service backlogs due to
disruptions to state child support
program operations and court closures.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-04421]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Domestic Mail Manual; Incorporation by Reference
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service announces the issuance of the Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM[supreg]) dated January 21, 2024, and its incorporation by
reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.
DATES: This rule is effective March 4, 2024. The incorporation by
reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the
Director of the Federal Register as of March 4, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Kennedy (202) 268-6592.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) provides the United States
Postal Service's official prices and standards for all domestic mailing
services. The most recent issue of the DMM is dated January 21, 2024.
This issue of the DMM contains all Postal Service domestic mailing
standards and continues to: (1) increase the user's ability to find
information; (2) increase confidence that users have found all the
information they need; and (3) reduce the need to consult multiple
chapters of the Manual to locate necessary information. The issue dated
January 21, 2024, sets forth specific changes, including new standards
throughout the DMM to support the standards and mail preparation
changes implemented since the version issued on July 10, 2022.
Changes to mailing standards will continue to be published through
Federal Register documents and the Postal Bulletin and will appear in
the next online version available via the Postal Explorer[supreg]
website at: https://pe.usps.com.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Incorporation by reference.
In view of the considerations discussed above, the Postal Service
hereby amends 39 CFR part 111 as follows:
PART 111--GENERAL INFORMATION ON POSTAL SERVICE
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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,
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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. Amend Sec. 111.1 by revising paragraphs (a)(3) and (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 111.1 Incorporation by reference; Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual.
(a) * * *
(3) Inspection--NARA. You may view this material at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of this material at NARA, visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations or email [email protected].
(b) The Director of the Federal Register approved DMM, updated
January 21, 2024, for incorporation by reference as of March 4, 2024.
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3. Amend Sec. 111.3 by adding an entry for ``DMM'' to the end of table
1 to read as follows:
Sec. 111.3 Amendments to the Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual.
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Table 1 to Sec. 111.3--Domestic Mail Manual
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Federal Register
Transmittal letter for issue Dated publication
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DMM........................... January 21, 2024. [Insert Federal
Register citation
for this final
rule].
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Sarah E. Sullivan,
Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-04421 Filed 3-1-24; 8:45 am]
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