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(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have concluded this action is one of a 

category of actions that 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 

involves the establishment of a safety 

zone. An environmental analysis 

checklist and a categorical exclusion 

determination are available in the 

docket where indicated under 

ADDRESSES. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

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, 160.5; Pub. L. 

107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of 

Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Remove § 165.1338. 

■ 3. Add § 165.T13–209 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T13–209 Safety Zones; TriMet Bridge 

Project, Willamette River; Portland, OR. 

(a) Location. The following are safety 

zones: All waters within 100 feet of 

work trestles, in all directions, and 

within 140 feet, in all directions, of the 

TriMet bridge construction cranes. 

(b) Regulation. In accordance with the 

general regulations in 33 CFR Part 165, 

Subpart C, no vessel operator may enter 

or remain in the safety zones without 

the permission of the Captain of the Port 

or Designated Representative. The 

Captain of the Port may be assisted by 

other Federal, state, or local agencies 

with the enforcement of the safety 

zones. 

(c) Authorization. All vessel operators 

who desire to enter the safety zones 

must obtain permission from the 

Captain of the Port or Designated 

Representative by contacting the onscene patrol craft. Vessel operators 

granted permission to enter the zones 

will be escorted by the on-scene patrol 

craft until they are outside of the safety 

zones. 

(d) Enforcement Period. The safety 

zones detailed in paragraph (a) of this 

section will be enforced from 12:01 a.m. 

on July 1, 2011 through 11:59 p.m. on 

October 30, 2014. 

Dated: April 6, 2012. 

B.C. Jones, 

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

Port, Columbia River. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Picture Permit Imprint Indicia 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service will revise 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM®) 604.5 to add picture permit 

imprint indicia standards allowing 

customers to include business-related 

color images, such as corporate logos, 

company brand or trademarks, in the 

permit indicia area of First-Class Mail®

full-service automation letters and 

postcards, and all Standard Mail®

letters. 

DATES: Effective Date: June 24, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NiiKwashie Aryeetey 202–268–7442 or 

Suzanne Newman at 202–268–5581. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The use of 

picture permit imprint indicia is 

designed to improve the effectiveness of 

a mailpiece by including a businessrelated color image within the permit 

imprint indicia. When tested, indicia 

placed in the upper right corner of the 

mailpiece that contained color images 

did not impede the Postal Service’s 

ability to obtain the required postage 

payment information from the permit 

indicia. 

Additionally, market research shows 

that customers believe that picture 

permit imprint indicia will enhance the 

perception of mail. Mailers indicated 

that they would use picture permit 

imprints for existing mail volume and 

some said they would increase their 

mail volumes if picture permit imprint 

indicia were allowed. 

Therefore, this final rule expands 

current permit imprint standards to 

allow mailers to, subject to additional 

Postal Service standards, include a color 

image of a business-related design, such 

as corporate logos or trademarks, as part 

of their permit imprint indicia on full 

service automation IMbTM mailings, for 

a per piece fee in addition to postage. 

Mailers interested in picture permit 

imprint indicia may contact 

picturepermit@usps.com for more 

information. 

Pending favorable action by the Postal 

Regulatory Commission on the Postal 

Service’s March 28, 2012 filing of the 

price and classification changes related 

to charges for picture permit imprint 

indicia, the Postal Service adopts the 

following changes to Mailing Standards 

of 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) 

* * * * * 

600 Basic Standards for All Mailing 

Services 

* * * * * 

604 Postage Payment Methods 

* * * * * 

5.0 Permit Imprint (Indicia) 

5.1 General Standards 

5.1.1 Description 

[Revise 5.1.1 by adding a new last 

sentence to read as follows:] 

* * * A picture permit imprint 

indicia (5.4) may not be used on reply 

mail pieces. 

* * * * * 

5.1.4 Permit and Fees 

[Revise the text of 5.1.4 as follows:] 

A mailer may obtain a permit to use 

a permit imprint indicia by submitting 

PS Form 3615, Mailing Permit 

Application and Customer Profile, and 

the applicable fees to the Post Office 

where mailings are made. Except for 

mailpieces bearing picture permit 

imprint indicia (5.4), there are no other 

fees for the use of a permit imprint 

indicia but other fees (e.g., an annual 

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presort mailing fee) may be due 

depending on the class of mail to be 

prepared. 

* * * * * 

5.3 Indicia Design, Placement, and 

Content 

* * * * * 

5.3.4 Indicia Placement on Mailpiece 

[Revise the second sentence of 5.3.4 

and the text of 5.3.4a as follows:] 

* * * The indicia may not be placed 

below the address or encroach on 

reserved space (e.g., ACS participant 

code, delivery point barcode). The 

indicia can be placed in one of these 

four positions: 

a. Upper right corner of the mailpiece. 

(Also the recommended location for 

picture permit imprint indicia) 

* * * * * 

[Revise 5.3.4c as follows:] 

c. Upper right area (not lower than the 

address area) on an affixed address label 

or when printed in an address block. 

* * * * * 

5.3.11 Indicia Formats 

[Revise the text of 5.3.11 as follows:] 

Unless prepared under 5.3.12 or 5.4, 

permit imprint indicia on mailpieces 

must be prepared in one of the formats 

in Exhibit 5.3.11, as applicable to the 

price claimed or type of mail. (Not all 

permissible combinations of content 

elements are shown.) Specific markings 

may be required as applicable for the 

price claimed. 

* * * * * 

5.3.12 Optional Indicia Format 

[Revise the introductory text in 5.3.12 

as follows:] 

As options to the basic format under 

5.3.11, permit imprint indicia may be 

prepared as picture permit imprint 

indicia under 5.4 or in other formats 

subject to these conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Add new 5.4 as follows:] 

5.4 Picture Permit Imprint Indicia 

5.4.1 Description 

Picture permit imprint indicia may 

contain business-related color images, 

such as corporate logos, brand, 

trademarks and other pictorial business 

images (5.4.3 5.4.5). These images are 

known as picture permit imprints and 

may be used to pay postage and extra 

service fees on full service IMb mailings 

of First-Class Mail automation letters 

and postcards, and Standard Mail 

letters. 

5.4.2 Postage and Fees 

Picture permit imprint is charged a 

per piece fee, in addition to the postage 

applicable for the class of mail. See 

Notice 123—Price List. 

5.4.3 Prohibitions 

Color images used in picture permit 

imprint indicia must maintain 

neutrality on social or political issues in 

order to avoid the creation of a public 

forum for the debate or dissemination of 

political ideas by private parties and 

must also adhere to the following 

prohibitions: 

a. Must not resemble or imitate U.S. 

postage stamps, a postage evidencing 

system indicia (604.4), postcard postage, 

Customized Postage, postage printed 

from USPS Automated Postal Centers 

(APCs) and USPS Certified 3rd Party 

Kiosks, precancelled postage stamps or 

other postage payment methods. 

b. The color image used in picture 

permit imprint indicia must not include 

USPS-registered trademarks or words, 

symbols, or designs used by the USPS 

to identify a class of mail, price of 

postage, or level of service, unless such 

elements are correctly used under the 

applicable standards for the mailpiece 

on which they appear and the 

corresponding postage and fees have 

been paid. 

c. Two-toned, black and white images 

are not permitted. 

d. Only commercial images and/or 

text are eligible for inclusion. 

Commercial images and/or text means 

images and/or text that promote nothing 

other than a product or service available 

in commerce. Images and/or text that 

take a position, explicitly or implicitly, 

on government, public policy, morality, 

politics, or religion (whether or not they 

also convey a commercial message) are 

not eligible for inclusion. 

e. Eligible commercial images and/or 

text must not: (1) Be indecent or 

obscene; (2) depict violent or sexual 

material that would be harmful to 

minors; (3) be unlawful or legally 

actionable; (4) compete with a Postal 

Service product or service; or (5) 

promote alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or 

gambling. 

f. A picture permit imprint indicia 

(5.4) may not be used on reply mail 

pieces. 

5.4.4 Application 

A Picture Permit Imprint Application 

must be completed and Postal Service 

authorization must be obtained for 

individual picture permit imprint 

indicia prior to the acceptance of 

mailpieces bearing these indicia. 

Customers must sign an indemnification 

statement and, upon request, provide a 

valid addressed sample of mailpieces 

bearing the color images for testing. 

Contact the manager, Transaction and 

Correspondence (608.8.1) for more 

information. Additional information on 

the customer agreement is available at 

http://picturepermit.usps.com. 

5.4.5 Picture Permit Imprint Indicia 

Format 

As options to the basic format under 

5.3.11, permit imprint indicia may be 

prepared in Picture Permit Imprint 

format subject to these conditions: 

a. Indicia elements must be OCR 

readable (prefer sans serif) and no 

smaller than 8 point font. 

b. The class of mail must be printed 

in all capital letters. 

c. Indicia must not be placed in any 

location lower than the complete 

address information. The upper right 

corner of the mailpiece is the preferred 

location. 

d. A clear space of at least 1⁄4 inch 

must be maintained to the right and 

above the picture permit imprint 

indicia. 

e. A clear space of at least 0.050 inch 

must be maintained to the left and 

below the picture permit imprint 

indicia. 

f. Mailpieces bearing picture permit 

indicia must be presented as full service 

automation IMb mailings, under 705.24. 

g. All pieces in the mailing must bear 

a picture permit. 

h. Imprint (i.e.: image and text area) 

dimensions may be between 1.625′′ to 

2.00′′ in height and between 1.31′′ to 

1.50′′ in width. 

i. Image dimensions may be between 

.84′′ to 1.00′′ in height and between 

1.31′′ to 1.5′′ in width. 

j. A clear space of 5/32 inch (+/¥ 1/ 

32 inch) on all sides must be maintained 

between the color image and indicia 

text. 

k. Only color images are permitted in 

image area (two-tone, black and white 

print is prohibited). 

* * * * * 

We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect 

these changes. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice. 

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