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affected by this rule and you have any 

questions concerning its provisions or 

options for compliance, please call Mr. 

Edward G. Leblanc at (401) 435–2351. 

Small businesses may send comments 

on the actions of Federal employees 

who enforce, or otherwise determine 

compliance with, Federal regulations to 

the Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and the Regional Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The 

Ombudsman evaluates these actions 

annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 

1–888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). 

The Coast Guard will not retaliate 

against small entities that question or 

complain about this rule or any policy 

or action of the Coast Guard. 

Collection of Information 

This rule calls for no new collection 

of information under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520). 

Federalism 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on State or local governments and 

would either preempt State law or 

impose a substantial direct cost of 

compliance on them. We have analyzed 

this rule under that Order and have 

determined that it does not have 

implications for federalism. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or Tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such expenditure, we 

do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

Taking of Private Property 

This rule will not cause a taking of 

private property or otherwise have 

taking implications under Executive 

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and 

Interference With Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights. 

Civil Justice Reform 

This rule meets applicable standards 

in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive 

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to 

minimize litigation, eliminate 

ambiguity, and reduce burden. 

Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13045, Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not 

an economically significant rule and 

does not create an environmental risk to 

health or risk to safety that may 

disproportionately affect children. 

Indian Tribal Governments 

This rule does not have Tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

Tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian Tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian Tribes. 

Energy Effects 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. We have 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under that order because 

it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866 and is not 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. The Administrator of the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

has not designated it as a significant 

energy action. Therefore, it does not 

require a Statement of Energy Effects 

under Executive Order 13211. 

Technical Standards 

The National Technology Transfer 

and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 

U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use 

voluntary consensus standards in their 

regulatory activities unless the agency 

provides Congress, through the Office of 

Management and Budget, with an 

explanation of why using these 

standards would be inconsistent with 

applicable law or otherwise impractical. 

Voluntary consensus standards are 

technical standards (e.g., specifications 

of materials, performance, design, or 

operation; test methods; sampling 

procedures; and related management 

systems practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. This rule does not use 

technical standards. Therefore, we did 

not consider the use of voluntary 

consensus standards. 

Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under and 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have concluded this action is one of a 

category of actions which do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule is categorically 

excluded, under figure 2–1, paragraph 

(34)(g) of the Instruction. This rule fits 

the category selected from paragraph 

(34)(g), as it establishes a temporary 

security zone for a limited period of 

time. A final ‘‘Environmental Analysis 

Check List’’ and a final ‘‘Categorical 

Exclusion Determination’’ will be 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reports and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, and 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department 

of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Section 165.T01–0864 temporarily 

added at 75 FR 63717, October 18, 2010, 

effective from October 18, 2010, until 

April 1, 2011, will continue in effect 

through October 1, 2011. 

Dated: March 23, 2011. 

V.B. Gifford, Jr., 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port, Southeastern New England. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Forwarding and Return Service for 

Parcel Select Mailpieces 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising 

the Mailing Standards of the United 


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States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 

Manual (DMM®) 507.1.5.4 and 507.2.3.6 

to eliminate the free local forwarding of 

Parcel Select® mailpieces and to 

eliminate the option to request 

discontinuance of forwarding. The 

Postal Service also implements a new 

price for Parcel Select forwards and 

returns; those pieces will now pay the 

applicable Parcel Select barcoded 

nonpresort price, plus an additional 

service fee. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 5, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Annette Raney at 202–268–4307, Karen 

Key at 202–268–7492, or Yvonne 

Gifford at 202–268–8082. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current 

mailing standards permit Parcel Select 

mailpieces to be forwarded, without an 

additional postage charge, when the old 

and new addresses are served within the 

same Post Office unit. With this final 

rule, Parcel Select mailpieces will no 

longer be handed-off to facilitate local 

delivery within the same office but 

rather sent to a Centralized Forwarding 

System (CFS) facility for automated 

handling. Recipients will now incur an 

additional service fee, plus the cost of 

Parcel Select barcoded nonpresort 

postage for mailpieces that are 

forwarded locally, just as they do for 

those mailpieces that are forwarded 

beyond the local area. 

Additionally, with this final rule, 

mailers who do not wish to pay for 

forwarding outside the local area may 

no longer request that parcels not be 

forwarded. PS Form 3546, which 

notifies the postmaster of the old 

address to discontinue forwarding 

Package Services or Parcel Select, has 

been revised accordingly. 

Prior to December 2006, Parcel Select 

was forwarded and returned at the 

Parcel Post price. With the classification 

of Parcel Select as a competitive 

product, the DMM was revised to 

accommodate these changes; however, 

the price to forward and return Parcel 

Select was not separately mentioned. 

With this notice, we are specifying that 

the price to forward or return Parcel 

Select pieces will now be the applicable 

Parcel Select barcoded nonpresort price, 

plus an additional service fee, which 

will cover the cost for forwarding or 

returning the Parcel Select mailpiece. 

The Postal Service filed a Notice with 

the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) 

on March 16, 2011 regarding the 

forwarding and return service for Parcel 

Select mailpieces. The regulatory review 

may take up to 30 days from that date. 

The Postal Service herby adopts the 

following changes to the Mailing 

Standards for the United States Postal 

Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

which is incorporated by reference in 

the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 

CFR 111.1. 

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] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 

part 111 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– 

307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 

401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201– 

3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 

3633, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the following sections of 

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) 

* * * * * 

500 Additional Mailing Services 

* * * * * 

507 Mailer Services 

1.0 Treatment of Mail 

* * * * * 

1.3 Directory Service 

USPS letter carrier offices give 

directory service to the types of mail 

listed below that have an insufficient 

address or cannot be delivered at the 

address given (the USPS does not 

compile a directory of any kind): 

* * * * * 

[Revise 1.3d as follows:] 

d. Parcels mailed at any Package 

Services or Parcel Select price. 

* * * * * 

1.4 Basic Treatment 

* * * * * 

1.4.5 Extra Services 

Mail with extra services is treated 

according to the charts for each class of 

mail in 1.5, except that: 

* * * * * 

[Revise 1.4.5b as follows:] 

b. All insured First-Class Mail is 

forwarded and returned at no additional 

cost. All insured Standard Mail, Package 

Services, and Parcel Select is forwarded 

or returned. 

* * * * * 

1.5 Treatment for Ancillary Services 

by Class of Mail 

* * * * * 

1.5.4 Package Services and Parcel 

Select 

[Revise introductory paragraph of 

1.5.4 to include Parcel Select as 

follows:] 

Undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) 

Package Services and Parcel Select 

mailpieces are treated as described in 

Exhibit 1.5.4, with these additional 

conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Revise 1.5.4c as follows:] 

c. The endorsement ‘‘Change Service 

Requested’’ is not permitted for Package 

Services or Parcel Select mailpieces 

containing hazardous materials under 

601.10.0. 

[Revise the first two sentences of 

1.5.4d as follows:] 

d. If a Package Services or a Parcel 

Select mailpiece and any attachment are 

not opened by the addressee, the 

addressee may refuse delivery of the 

piece and have it returned to the sender 

without affixing postage. Pieces 

endorsed ‘‘change service requested’’ as 

allowed in 1.5.4c are not returned to 

sender when refused. If a Package 

Services or Parcel Select piece or any 

attachment to that piece is opened by 

the addressee, the addressee must affix 

the applicable postage to return the 

piece to the sender. * * * 

[Revise 1.5.4e as follows:] 

e. An undeliverable Package Services 

or a Parcel Select mailpiece that bears 

postage with a postage evidencing 

imprint and that has no return address 

or illegible return address is returned to 

the meter licensee or PC Postage 

customer upon payment of the return 

postage. The reason for nondelivery is 

attached, with no address correction fee. 

All Package Services (except 

unendorsed Bound Printed Matter) and 

Parcel Select pieces must have a legible 

return address. 

* * * * * 

Exhibit 1.5.4 Treatment of 

Undeliverable Package Services Mail 

and Parcel Select 

Mailer Endorsement—USPS Treatment 

of UAA Pieces 

* * * * * 

[Revise Address Service Requested, 

Forwarding Service Requested and 

Return Service Requested text of Exhibit 

1.5.4 as follows:] 

‘‘Address Service Requested’’ 

If no change-of-address order on file: 

Piece is returned with reason for 

nondelivery attached (only return 

postage charged) as follows: 

a. Parcel Select: At the Parcel Select 

barcoded nonpresort price plus the 

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b. Package Services: At the 

appropriate single-piece price for the 

specific class of mail. 

If change of-address order on file: 

• Months 1 through 12: Package 

Services forwarded locally (no charge); 

Package Services forwarded outside the 

local area at the single-piece price for 

the class of mail. Parcel Select 

forwarded as postage due to addressee 

at the Parcel Select barcoded nonpresort 

price plus the additional service fee for 

Parcel Select. In both cases, separate 

notice of new address is provided 

(address correction fee charged). If 

addressee refuses to pay postage due, 

piece is returned with reason for 

nondelivery attached and postage 

charged as follows: 

a. Parcel Select: At the Parcel Select 

barcoded nonpresort price plus the 

additional service fee. 

b. Package Services: At the singlepiece price for the class of mail. 

• Months 13 through 18: Piece 

returned with new address attached 

(postage charged as noted in items a and 

b under ‘‘Months 1 through 12’’). 

• After month 18: Piece returned with 

reason for nondelivery attached (postage 

charged as noted in items a and b under 

‘‘Months 1 through 12’’). 

‘‘Forwarding Service Requested’’ 2

If no change-of-address order on file: 

Piece returned with reason for 

nondelivery attached; return postage 

charged as follows: 

a. Parcel Select: At the Parcel Select 

barcoded nonpresort price plus the 

additional service fee. 

b. Package Services: At the 

appropriate single-piece price for the 

specific class of mail. 

If change of-address order on file: 

• Months 1 through 12: Package 

Services forwarded locally (no charge); 

Package Services forwarded outside the 

local area at the single-piece price for 

the class of mail. Parcel Select 

forwarded as postage due to addressee 

at the Parcel Select Barcoded 

Nonpresorted price plus the additional 

service fee for Parcel Select. If addressee 

refuses to pay postage due, piece 

returned with reason for nondelivery 

attached; postage charged as follows: 

a. Parcel Select: At the Parcel Select 

barcoded nonpresort price plus the 

additional service fee. 

b. Package Services: At the singlepiece price for the class of mail. 

• Months 13 through 18: Piece 

returned with new address attached 

(postage charged as noted in items a and 

b under ‘‘Months 1 through 12’’). 

• After month 18: Piece returned with 

reason for nondelivery attached (postage 

charged as noted in items a and b under 

‘‘Months 1 through 12’’). 

‘‘Return Service Requested’’ 

In all cases: 

Piece returned with new address or 

reason for nondelivery attached (return 

postage charged as follows): 

a. Parcel Select: At the Parcel Select 

Barcoded Nonpresorted price plus the 

additional service fee. 

b. Package Services: At the 

appropriate single-piece price for the 

specific class of mail. 

* * * * *. 

1.6 Attachments and Enclosures 

* * * * *. 

[Revise title and text of 1.6.3 as 

follows:] 

1.6.3 Package Services and Parcel 

Select 

Undeliverable, unendorsed 

mailpieces with a First-Class Mail 

attachment or enclosure are forwarded 

or returned as follows: 

a. Parcel Select at the Parcel Select 

barcoded nonpresort price plus the 

additional service fee. 

b. Package Services at the single-piece 

price for the specific class of mail. 

c. For both types of host pieces, if the 

attachment or enclosure is a 

nonincidental First-Class Mail 

attachment or enclosure, the weight of 

the attachment or enclosure is not 

included when computing charges. 

1.7 Mixed Classes 

* * * * * 

1.7.2 Other Combinations 

[Revise text of 1.7.2 as follows:] 

Pieces of Periodicals, Standard Mail, 

Package Services, or Parcel Select with 

other classes of mail attached or 

enclosed (other than incidental FirstClass Mail attachments or enclosures) 

must be forwarded under standards for 

the host piece. Neither the enclosures 

nor the host piece are provided the 

forwarding service of First-Class Mail. 

* * * * *. 

1.9 Dead Mail 

1.9.1 Basic Information 

* * * Every reasonable effort is made 

to match articles found loose in the mail 

with the envelope or wrapper from 

which lost and to return or forward the 

articles. 

* * * * *. 

[Revise text of 1.9.1e as follows:] 

e. Except for unendorsed Standard 

Mail, all undeliverable Standard Mail, 

Package Services, Parcel Select, and 

insured First-Class Mail containing 

Standard Mail or Package Services 

enclosures that cannot be returned 

because of an incorrect, incomplete, 

illegible, or missing return address is 

opened and examined to identify the 

sender or addressee. 

* * * * *. 

2.0 Forwarding 

* * * * * 

2.2 Forwardable Mail 

* * * * * 

2.2.3 Discontinued Post Office 

[Revise text of 2.2.3 as follows:] 

All Express Mail, First-Class Mail, 

Periodicals, Package Services, and 

Parcel Select mail addressed to a 

discontinued Post Office may be 

forwarded without charge to a Post 

Office that the addressee designates as 

more convenient than the office to 

which the USPS ordered the mail sent. 

2.2.4 Rural Delivery 

[Revise text of 2.2.4 as follows:] 

When rural delivery service is 

established or changed, a customer of an 

office receiving mail from the original 

delivery office may file a written request 

with the postmaster at the original office 

to have all Express Mail, First-Class 

Mail, Periodicals, Package Services, and 

Parcel Select mail forwarded to the new 

delivery office without added charge. 

* * * * * 

2.2.6 Mail for Military Personnel 

[Revise the first sentence of 2.2.6 as 

follows:] 

All Express Mail, First-Class Mail, 

Periodicals, Package Services, and 

Parcel Select mail addressed to persons 

in the U.S. Armed Forces (including 

civilian employees) serving where U.S. 

mail service operates is forwarded at no 

added charge when the change of 

address is caused by official 

orders. * * * 

* * * * * 

2.3 Postage for Forwarding 

* * * * * 

2.3.6 Package Services and Parcel 

Select 

[Revise text of 2.3.6 as follows:] 

Package Services and Parcel Select 

pieces are subject to the collection of 

additional postage at the applicable 

price for forwarding; Parcel Select at the 

Parcel Select barcoded nonpresort price 

plus the additional service fee and 

Package Services at the single-piece 

price for the specific class of mail. 

Unless endorsed ‘‘Change Service 

Requested,’’ all Package Services pieces 

are delivered without additional postage 

charge when the old and new addresses 

are served by the same Post Office. 

Shipper Paid Forwarding, used with 


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Address Change Service (4.0), provides 

mailers who ship Package Services and 

Parcel Select parcels an option of paying 

forwarding postage instead of the 

addressee paying postage due charges. 

The addressee may refuse any specific 

piece of Package Services or Parcel 

Select that has been forwarded. 

* * * * * 

We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect 

these changes. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Chief Counsel, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7405 Filed 3–30–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Market Dominant Negotiated Service 

Agreement (NSA) for First-Class Mail 

and Standard Mail 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service will revise 

the Mailing Standards of the United 

States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 

Manual (DMM®) 709.1, to establish a 

new Negotiated Service Agreement 

(NSA) Market Dominant product for 

First-Class Mail® and Standard Mail®

combined letter revenues. 

DATES: Effective June 6, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Dawson at 202–268–7446, Steve 

Monteith at 202–268–6983, or Yvonne 

Gifford at 202–268–8082. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This new 

NSA for First-Class Mail and Standard 

Mail is based on the combined total 

revenue of First-Class Mail automation 

letters, Standard Mail automation 

letters, and Standard Mail carrier route 

barcoded automation-compatible letters. 

Background 

The 3-year agreement is designed to 

maintain and grow the total 

contribution the Postal Service receives 

from First-Class Mail and Standard Mail 

and to provide an incentive for net 

contribution growth beyond that. The 

agreement has five main components: A 

revenue threshold using a participantspecific baseline, a revenue threshold 

adjustment, a postage commitment, a 

rebate on First-Class Mail, and a rebate 

on Standard Mail. 

Revenue Threshold 

The revenue threshold is based on the 

amount of total postage paid for FirstClass Mail automation letters, Standard 

Mail automation letters, and Standard 

Mail carrier route barcoded automationcompatible letters. The baseline for the 

revenue threshold is the total postage 

for these categories over the previous 

one-year period. The threshold is 

calculated at a negotiated percentage 

above the baseline for each year during 

the duration of the agreement. 

Revenue Threshold Adjustment 

The revenue threshold will be 

adjusted upward by a negotiated 

amount for every dollar decline in FirstClass Mail postage. To qualify for 

rebates under this adjustment, a 

determined revenue amount of Standard 

Mail must be mailed to offset each 

dollar decline in postage from FirstClass Mail. 

Postage Commitment 

The agreement contains a postage 

commitment, equal to the adjusted 

revenue threshold or any subsequent 

yearly adjusted threshold. If the amount 

of total postage from eligible mail in the 

first year of the contract is less than the 

adjusted threshold, a penalty is assessed 

for the difference between the adjusted 

revenue threshold and the actual total 

postage paid for contract year one. 

Subsequent year penalties for failing to 

meet the adjusted revenue threshold are 

negotiated by the parties prior to the 

end of the current contract year. 

Rebates 

If the mailer holding the agreement 

meets or exceeds the adjusted postage 

thresholds in any given year of the 

contract, the mailer will earn a rebate on 

the qualifying First-Class Mail and 

Standard Mail postage. For First-Class 

Mail, the rebate will be equal to a 

negotiated percent of the increase in 

postage as a result of a subsequent 

cumulative price increase (relative to 

First-Class Mail prices in existence at 

the initiation of the agreement) for all 

qualifying pieces. For Standard Mail, 

the rebate will be equal to a negotiated 

percent of the increase in postage as a 

result of a subsequent cumulative price 

increase (relative to Standard Mail 

prices in existence at the initiation of 

the agreement) for all qualifying pieces. 

The NSA expires three years from the 

effective date. Either party can terminate 

the agreement, without penalty, for 

convenience, in the first nine months of 

any contract year provided the 

terminating party gives 90 days written 

notice prior to the planned termination 

date to the other party. 

In accordance with the Postal 

Accountability and Enhancement Act, 

on January 14, 2011, the Postal Service 

filed a Notice with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission (PRC) regarding the Market 

Dominant Negotiated Service 

Agreement (NSA) for First-Class Mail 

and Standard Mail and it was approved 

on March 15, 2011. 

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. 

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] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 

Part 111 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– 

307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 

401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201– 

3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 

3633, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the following sections of 

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) 

* * * * * 

700 Special Standards 

* * * * * 

[Rename the title of section 709 as 

follows:] 

709 Negotiated Service Agreements 

and Experimental and Temporary 

Classifications 

* * * * * 

[Add new 1.4 as follows:] 

1.4 Market Dominant First-Class Mail 

and Standard Mail Letters NSAs 

1.4.1 Definition and Purpose 

The First-Class Mail and Standard 

Mail NSA is based on the combined 

total revenue of First-Class Mail 

automation letters, Standard Mail 

automation letters, and Standard Mail 

carrier route automation letters, and 

provides an incentive to encourage the 

growth of First-Class Mail. A baseline is 

determined from the revenue generated 

from First-Class Mail automation letters, 

Standard Mail automation letters, and 

Standard Mail carrier route barcoded 

automation-compatible letters that are 

mailed as and eligible for full-service 

Intelligent Mail prices (705.23) during a 

prior specified 12-month period of time. 

It includes a postage threshold that is 


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