63946 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 3, 2004 / Rules and Regulations 

requester of the right to appeal the 

decision to the Interagency Security 

Classification Appeals Panel under 

§ 3.5(d) of E.O. 12958. 

(e) Procedures in Privacy Act 

amendment cases. (1) If the Panel’s 

decision is that a record shall be 

amended in accordance with the 

appellant’s request, the Chairman shall 

direct the office responsible for the 

record to amend the record, advise all 

previous recipients of the record of the 

amendment and its substance if an 

accounting of disclosure has been made, 

and so advise the individual in writing. 

(2) If the Panel’s decision is that the 

request of the appellant to amend the 

record is denied, in addition to the 

notification required by paragraph (d) of 

this section, the Chairman shall advise 

the appellant: 

(i) Of the right to file a concise 

statement of the reasons for disagreeing 

with the decision of the Department; 

(ii) Of the procedures for filing the 

statement of disagreement; 

(iii) That any statement of 

disagreement that is filed will be made 

available to anyone to whom the record 

is subsequently disclosed, together with, 

at the discretion of the Department, a 

brief statement by the Department 

summarizing its reasons for refusing to 

amend the record; 

(iv) That prior recipients of the 

disputed record will be provided a copy 

of any statement of disagreement, to the 

extent that an accounting of disclosures 

was maintained. 

(3) If the appellant files a statement 

under paragraph (e)(2) of this section, 

the Department will clearly annotate the 

record so that the fact that the record is 

disputed is apparent to anyone who 

may subsequently have access to the 

record. When information that is the 

subject of a statement of dispute filed by 

an individual is subsequently disclosed, 

the Department will note that the 

information is disputed and provide a 

copy of the individual’s statement. The 

Department may also include a brief 

summary of reasons for not amending 

the record when disclosing disputed 

information. Copies of the Department’s 

statement shall be treated as part of the 

individual’s record for granting access; 

however, it will not be subject to 

amendment by an individual under 

these regulations.

Dated: October 29, 2004. 

Lee R. Lohman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Records and 

Publishing Services, Bureau of 

Administration, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 04–24581 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–24–P

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20

Discontinuance of Volume Discount 

Availability for IPA and ISAL Mailers

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This final rule deletes 

International Mail Manual (IMM) 

292.212, 292.213, and 293.75, which 

authorized mailers who spent $2 

million or more combined on 

International Priority Airmail (IPA) and 

International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) in 

the preceding Postal Service fiscal year 

to receive discounted postage rates.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 3, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Klutts, 202–268–7268.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

28, 2004, the Postal Service published 

for comment in the Federal Register (69 

FR 45002–45003) a proposed rule to 

delete standards that authorize postage 

discounts for mailers who spend $2 

million or more combined on 

International Priority Airmail (IPA) and 

International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) in 

the preceding Postal Service fiscal year. 

The Postal Service proposed to 

discontinue these discounts due to 

recent Postal Service reviews of costs for 

providing these services. These cost 

reviews identified increases in 

transportation, terminal dues, and other 

costs that have all risen while published 

rates for IPA and ISAL have remained 

static since 2001. When costs rise above 

the rate we are charging, we are obliged 

to adjust prices and discounts (in this 

case IPA and ISAL) so they are not 

subsidized by other domestic or 

international product offerings. These 

changes do not affect the standards for 

existing or prospective customers who 

use IPA or ISAL mail and participate or 

would like to participate in the 

International Customized Mail (ICM) 

service agreement program as defined in 

IMM 297. 

The Postal Service requested 

comments on the proposed rule by 

August 18, 2004. Comments were 

received from two parties, one who 

voiced opposition to the proposal, and 

one whose comment was outside the 

scope of the proposed rule. 

An industry organization respondent 

questioned the rationale for the proposal 

and requested a more detailed cost 

analysis; this commenter also cited a 

1998 report to Congress that states there 

is adequate cost coverage for these 

products. In addition, the commenter 

suggested a correlation between the 

proposed discontinuance of volume 

discounts and International Customized 

Mail (ICM) agreements. As pointed out 

in the supplementary information, the 

Postal Service is obligated to offer its 

services at a rate that covers both 

average attributable cost and 

institutional cost. When costs rise above 

the rate we are charging, adjustments to 

prices and discounts (in this case IPA 

and ISAL) are required so they are not 

subsidized by other domestic or 

international product offerings. 

Moreover, since 1998, transportation 

costs, terminal dues costs, and other 

costs have risen while published rates 

for IPA and ISAL have remained static 

since 2001. 

The other comment was made by an 

international mailer who enters mail 

under an ICM agreement. The mailer 

stated that IPA was a very good service 

and they did not want to lose their 

current discount. Since this proposed 

rule does not address ICMs, this 

comment falls outside the scope of this 

rulemaking and therefore will not be 

addressed at this time. Additionally, 

nothing in this change precludes this 

mailer from entering IPA and ISAL 

mailings under their existing ICM 

agreement. 

For the reasons discussed above, the 

Postal Service adopts the following 

amendments to the International Mail 

Manual, which is incorporated by 

reference in the Code of Federal 

Regulations. See 39 CFR Part 20.1.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

International postal service, Foreign 

relations.

PART 20—[AMENDED]

■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 

part 20 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 401, 

404, 407 and 408.

■ 2. Amend the International Mail 

Manual as set forth below: 

International Mail Manual (IMM)

* * * * *

2 Conditions for Mailing

* * * * *

290 Commercial Services

* * * * *

292 International Priority Airmail 

Service

* * * * *

292.2 Postage 

292.21 Rates

* * * * *

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(Delete 292.212 and 292.213; renumber 

current 292.214 through 292.217 as new 

292.212 through 292.215.)

* * * * *

293 International Surface Air Lift 

(ISAL) Service

* * * * *

293.7 Postage

* * * * *

(Delete 293.75; renumber current 293.76 

as new 293.75.)

* * * * *

Neva R. Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 04–23997 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52

[R07–OAR–2004–IA–0004; FRL–7833–7] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; State of Iowa

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing it is 

approving a revision to the Iowa State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) for the 

purpose of revising open burning rules. 

This revision includes a provision that 

allows the Iowa Department of Natural 

Resources (IDNR) to require the 

submittal of additional information 

when a variance from open burning 

rules is requested, reemphasizes the 

state’s obligation to protect the National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) with regard to open burning, 

clarifies National Emissions Standards 

for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) 

guidance for disaster rubbish, updates 

guidance for training fires, and provides 

clarification to the existing open 

burning rules covering agricultural 

structures.

DATES: This direct final rule will be 

effective January 3, 2005, without 

further notice, unless EPA receives 

adverse comment by December 3, 2004. 

If adverse comment is received, EPA 

will publish a timely withdrawal of the 

direct final rule in the Federal Register

informing the public that the rule will 

not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Regional Material in 

EDocket (RME) ID Number R07–OAR–

2004–IA–0004, by one of the following 

methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Agency Web site: http://

docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. RME, EPA’s 

electronic public docket and comment 

system, is EPA’s preferred method for 

receiving comments. Once in the 

system, select ‘‘quick search;’’ then key 

in the appropriate RME Docket 

identification number. Follow the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

3. E-mail: hamilton.heather@epa.gov.

4. Mail: Heather Hamilton, 

Environmental Protection Agency, Air 

Planning and Development Branch, 901 

North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 

66101. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver 

your comments to Heather Hamilton, 

Environmental Protection Agency, Air 

Planning and Development Branch, 901 

North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 

66101. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

RME ID No. R07–OAR–2004–IA–0004. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http://

docket.epa.gov/rmepub/, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through RME, regulations.gov, 

or e-mail. The EPA RME Web site and 

the Federal regulations.gov Web site are 

‘‘anonymous access’’ systems, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through RME or 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the 

electronic docket are listed in the RME 

index at http://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/.

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

i.e., 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 either electronically in RME or 

in hard copy at the Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, 901 North 5th 

Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. The 

Regional Office’s official hours of 

business are Monday through Friday, 8 

to 4:30 excluding Federal holidays. The 

interested persons wanting to examine 

these documents should make an 

appointment with the office at least 24 

hours in advance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Heather Hamilton at (913) 551–7039, or 

by e-mail at hamilton.heather@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. This section provides additional 

information by addressing the following 

questions:

What is a SIP? 

What is the Federal approval process for a 

SIP? 

What does Federal approval of a state 

regulation mean to me? 

What is being addressed in this document? 

Have the requirements for approval of a 

SIP revision been met? 

What action is EPA taking?

What Is a SIP? 

Section 110 of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA) requires states to develop air 

pollution regulations and control 

strategies to ensure that state air quality 

meets the national ambient air quality 

standards established by EPA. These 

ambient standards are established under 

section 109 of the CAA, and they 

currently address six criteria pollutants. 

These pollutants are: carbon monoxide, 

nitrogen dioxide, ozone, lead, 

particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide. 

Each state must submit these 

regulations and control strategies to us 

for approval and incorporation into the 

Federally-enforceable SIP. 

Each Federally-approved SIP protects 

air quality primarily by addressing air 

pollution at its point of origin. These 

SIPs can be extensive, containing state 

regulations or other enforceable 

documents and supporting information 

such as emission inventories, 

monitoring networks, and modeling 

demonstrations.