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245 Mail Entry and Deposit 

[Revise 245.1 as follows:] 

245.1 Place of Mailing 

245.11 Items Requiring a Completed 

Customs Declaration 

Except as provided in 245.12, a mailer 

may not deposit a First-Class Mail 

International item that requires a 

completed customs declaration form 

into a collection box, Postal Service 

lobby drop, Automated Postal Center 

(APC) drop, Postal Service dock, 

customer mailbox, or other unattended 

location. Customers must present such 

items to an employee at a at a Post 

Office retail service counter. The Postal 

Service will return improperly 

presented items to the sender for proper 

entry and acceptance. 

245.12 Items Bearing a Completed 

Customs Declaration With an Electronic 

Round Date 

First-Class Mail International items 

that have the mailing label, customs 

form (including an electronic round 

stamp), and postage prepared and paid 

online through the eBay integrated 

shipping solution, or an authorized PC 

Postage vendor Web site may be 

deposited by one of the following 

methods: 

a. At a Postal Service retail counter. 

b. Into a Postal Service lobby drop. 

c. Into an Automated Postal Center 

(APC) drop. 

d. In a collection box. 

e. In a customer mailbox. 

245.13 Items Not Requiring a Customs 

Declaration 

245.131 Items Weighing 13 Ounces or 

Less—Paid With Postage Stamps 

A First-Class Mail International lettersize or flat-size item bearing only 

postage stamps, weighing 13 ounces or 

less and not requiring a customs 

declaration (see 123.6) may be deposited 

by one of the following methods: 

a. At a Postal Service retail counter. 

b. Into a Postal Service lobby drop. 

c. Into an Automated Postal Center 

(APC) drop. 

d. In a collection box. 

e. In a customer mailbox. 

245.132 Items Weighing More Than 13 

Ounces—Paid With Postage Stamps 

A customer may not deposit a FirstClass Mail International letter-size or 

flat-size items weighing more than 13 

ounces bearing only postage stamps and 

not requiring a customs declaration (see 

123.6) into a collection box, Postal 

Service lobby drop, Automated Postal 

Center (APC) drop, Postal Service dock, 

customer mailbox, or other unattended 

location. Customers must present such 

items to an employee at a at a Post 

Office retail service counter. The Postal 

Service will return improperly 

presented items to the sender for proper 

entry and acceptance. 

245.14 Payment Methods Other Than 

Postage Stamps 

First-Class Mail International lettersize or flat-size items paid with online 

postage, postage meters or informationbased indicia (IBI) weighing under 16 

ounces and not requiring a customs 

declaration (see 123.6) may be deposited 

by one of the following methods: 

a. At a Postal Service retail counter. 

b. Into a Postal Service lobby drop 

c. Into an Automated Postal Center 

(APC) drop. 

d. In a collection box. 

e. In a customer mailbox. 

* * * * * 

Neva R. Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. E9–24331 Filed 10–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Stamped Mail Over 13 Ounces Must Be 

Presented at a Retail Service Counter 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final Rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising 

the Mailing Standards of the United 

States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 

Manual (DMM®) to require all 

mailpieces weighing more than 13 

ounces bearing only postage stamps be 

presented to a Postal Service employee 

at a retail service counter in a Post 

OfficeTM. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 4, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bert 

Olsen 202–268–7276 or Evans King 

202–268–4982. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

These revisions ensure compliance 

with safety and security directives as 

required by the Postal Inspection 

Service. 

The Postal Service hereby 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); 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: 

100 Retail Mail, Letters, Cards, Flats, 

and Parcels 

* * * * * 

110 Express Mail 

* * * * * 

116 Deposit 

1.0 Express Mail Next Day and 

Second Day Delivery 

1.1 Deposit of Next Day and Second 

Day Delivery 

Express Mail Next Day and Second 

Day Delivery items: 

[Revise the first sentence in 1.1a, 

delete item b in its entirety, and rename 

current item c as item b as follows] 

a. Weighing more than 13 ounces and 

paid only with postage stamps, must 

present such items to an employee at a 

retail service counter at a Postal Service 

facility.* * * 

* * * * * 

120 Priority Mail 

* * * * * 

126 Deposit 

1.0 Deposit 

* * * * * 

1.2 Pieces Weighing More Than 13 

Ounces 

[Revise the text of 1.2, as follows:] 

Priority Mail weighing more than 13 

ounces bearing only postage stamps as 

postage may not be deposited into a 

collection box, Postal Service lobby 

drop, Automated Postal Center (APC) 

drop, Postal Service dock, customer 

mailbox, or other unattended location. 

These mailpieces are also precluded 

from pickup service. The sender must 

present such items to an employee at a 

retail service counter in a Postal Service 

facility. The Postal Service will return 

improperly presented items to the 

sender for proper entry and acceptance. 

* * * * * 

150 Parcel Post 

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1.0 Deposit for Parcel Post 

* * * * * 

[Add new item 1.6 as follows:] 

1.6 Stamped Pieces over 13 Ounces 

Parcel Post weighing more than 13 

ounces bearing only postage stamps as 

postage may not be deposited into a 

collection box, Postal Service lobby 

drop, Automated Postal Center (APC) 

drop, Postal Service dock, customer 

mailbox, or other unattended location. 

These mailpieces are also precluded 

from pickup service. The sender must 

present such items to an employee at a 

retail service counter in a Postal Service 

facility. The Postal Service will return 

improperly presented items to the 

sender for proper entry and acceptance. 

* * * * * 

170 Media Mail 

* * * * * 

176 Deposit 

1.0 Deposit for Media Mail 

* * * * * 

[Add new item 1.2 as follows:] 

1.2 Stamped Pieces over 13 Ounces 

Media Mail weighing more than 13 

ounces bearing only postage stamps as 

postage may not be deposited into a 

collection box, Postal Service lobby 

drop, Automated Postal Center (APC) 

drop, Postal Service dock, customer 

mailbox, or other unattended location. 

These mailpieces are also precluded 

from pickup service. The sender must 

present such items to an employee at a 

retail service counter in a Postal Service 

facility. The Postal Service will return 

improperly presented items to the 

sender for proper entry and acceptance. 

* * * * * 

180 Library Mail 

* * * * * 

186 Deposit 

1.0 Deposit for Library Mail 

1.1 Single-Piece Price Mailing 

[Add new item 1.2 as follows:] 

1.2 Stamped Pieces Over 13 Ounces 

Library Mail weighing more than 13 

ounces bearing only postage stamps as 

postage may not be deposited into a 

collection box, Postal Service lobby 

drop, Automated Postal Center (APC) 

drop, Postal Service dock, customer 

mailbox, or other unattended location. 

These mailpieces are also precluded 

from pickup service. The sender must 

present such items to an employee at a 

retail service counter in a Postal Service 

Facility. The Postal Service will return 

improperly presented items to the 

sender for proper entry and acceptance. 

* * * * * 

400 Commercial Parcels 

* * * * * 

420 Priority Mail 

* * * * * 

426 Enter and Deposit 

[Delete 1.1 and 1.2 in their entirety, 

and add new item 1.0 as follows:] 

1.0 Time and Location of Deposit 

Commercial Parcels at the Presorted 

price must be deposited at locations and 

items designated by the postmaster. 

Permit imprint mail must be presented 

at a Post Office under 604.5.0, Permit 

Imprint (Indicia), or 705, Advanced 

Preparation and Special Postage 

Payment Systems. 

* * * * * 

507 Mailer Services 

* * * * * 

6.0 Pickup on Demand Service 

* * * * * 

6.2 Basic Standards 

6.2.1 Availability 

[Renumber current items 6.2.2 thru 

6.2.8 as 6.2.3 thru 6.2.9, and add new 

item as 6.2.2 and as follows:] 

6.2.2. Stamped Pieces Over 13 Ounces 

Mailpieces weighing more than 13 

ounces bearing only postage stamps as 

postage must be presented to an 

employee at a retail service counter in 

a Postal Service facility. Letter carriers 

may not pick up or accept mail 

weighing more than 13 ounces bearing 

only stamps as postage. If this mail is 

discovered in collection boxes, Postal 

Service lobby drop, Automated Postal 

Center (APC) drops, Postal Service dock, 

or customer mailbox it will be returned 

to the sender for proper presentation at 

a retail counter. 

* * * * * 

600 Basic Standards for All Mailing 

Services 

601 Mailability 

* * * * * 

11.0 Other Restricted and 

Nonmailable Matter 

* * * * * 

[Add new item 11.21 as follows:] 

11.21 Mail Weighing More Than 13 

Ounces 

A mailpiece weighing more than 13 

ounces bearing only postage stamps as 

postage may not be deposited into a 

collection box, Postal Service lobby 

drop, Automated Postal Center (APC) 

drop, Postal Service dock, customer 

mailbox, or other unattended location. 

These mailpieces are also precluded 

from pickup service. The sender must 

present such items to an employee at a 

retail service counter in a Postal Service 

Facility. The Postal Service will return 

improperly presented items to the 

sender for proper entry and acceptance. 

* * * * * 

700 Special Standards 

703 Nonprofit Standard Mail and 

Other Unique Eligibility 

* * * * * 

2.0 Overseas Military Mail 

2.1 Basic Standards 

* * * * * 

2.1.7 Restrictions 

[Revise 2.1.7 to read as follows:] 

Regardless of postage payment 

method, single-piece Priority Mail and 

single-piece Package Services weighing 

more than 13 ounces may not be 

deposited into a collection box, Postal 

Service lobby drop, Automated Postal 

Center (APC) drop, Postal Service dock, 

customer mailbox, or other unattended 

location. These mailpieces are also 

precluded from pickup service. The 

sender must present such items to an 

employee at a retail service counter in 

a Postal Service facility. The Postal 

Service will return improperly 

presented items to the sender for proper 

entry and acceptance 

* * * * * 

Neva R. Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. E9–24332 Filed 10–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0601; FRL–8794–1] 

Inert Ingredients; Extension of 

Effective Date of Revocation of Certain 

Tolerance Exemptions with Insufficient 

Data for Reassessment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document moves the 

effective date of the revocation of six 

inert ingredient tolerance exemptions as 


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