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(xviii)(A) Amount per ton.

Salinomycin, 40 to 60 grams; bacitracin

methylene disalicylate, 50 grams; and

roxarsone, 22.7 to 45.4 grams.

(B) Indications for use. For the

prevention of coccidiosis caused by E.

tenella, E. necatrix, E. acervulina, E.

brunetti, E. mivati, and E. maxima, as an

aid in the prevention of necrotic

enteritis caused or complicated by

Clostridium spp. or other organisms

susceptible to bacitracin, for increased

rate of weight gain, improved feed

efficiency, and improved pigmentation.

(C) Limitations. Feed continuously as

sole ration. Do not feed to laying

chickens. Use as sole source of organic

arsenic. Poultry should have access to

drinking water at all times. Drug

overdosage or lack of water intake may

result in leg weakness or paralysis. May

be fatal if fed to adult turkeys or to

horses. Withdraw 5 days before

slaughter. Salinomycin as provided by

Nos. 063238; bacitracin methylene

disalicylate and roxarsone as provided

by No. 046573 in § 510.600(c) of this

chapter.

(xix)(A) Amount per ton.

Salinomycin, 40 to 60 grams; bacitracin

methylene disalicylate, 100 to 200

grams; and roxarsone, 22.7 to 45.4

grams.

(B) Indications for use. For the

prevention of coccidiosis caused by E.

tenella, E. necatrix, E. acervulina, E.

brunetti, E. mivati, and E. maxima, as an

aid in the control of necrotic enteritis

caused or complicated by Clostridium

spp. or other organisms susceptible to

bacitracin, for increased rate of weight

gain, improved feed efficiency, and

improved pigmentation.

(C) Limitations. Feed continuously as

sole ration. To control necrotic enteritis,

start medication at first clinical signs of

disease; vary dosage based on the

severity of infection; administer

continuously for 5 to 7 days or as long

as clinical signs persist, then reduce

bacitracin to prevention level (50 g/ton).

Do not feed to laying chickens. Use as

sole source of organic arsenic. Poultry

should have access to drinking water at

all times. Drug overdosage or lack of

water intake may result in leg weakness

or paralysis. May be fatal if fed to adult

turkeys or to horses. Withdraw 5 days

before slaughter. Salinomycin as

provided by No. 063238; bacitracin

methylene disalicylate and roxarsone as

provided by No. 046573 in § 510.600(c)

of this chapter.

* * * * *

(3) * * *

(ii)(A) Amount per ton. Salinomycin,

40 to 60 grams; bacitracin methylene

disalicylate, 50 grams; and roxarsone,

22.7 to 45.4 grams.

(B) Indications for use. For the

prevention of coccidiosis caused by E.

tenella, E. necatrix, E. acervulina, E.

brunetti, E. mivati, and E. maxima, as an

aid in the prevention of necrotic

enteritis caused or complicated by

Clostridium spp. or other organisms

susceptible to bacitracin, for increased

rate of weight gain, improved feed

efficiency, and improved pigmentation.

(C) Limitations. Feed continuously as

sole ration. Discontinue use prior to

sexual maturity. Do not feed to laying

chickens. Use as sole source of organic

arsenic. Poultry should have access to

drinking water at all times. Drug

overdosage or lack of water intake may

result in leg weakness or paralysis. May

be fatal if fed to adult turkeys or to

horses. Withdraw 5 days before

slaughter. Salinomycin as provided by

No. 063238; bacitracin methylene

disalicylate and roxarsone as provided

by No. 046573 in § 510.600(c).

(iii)(A) Amount per ton. Salinomycin,

40 to 60 grams; bacitracin methylene

disalicylate, 100 to 200 grams; and

roxarsone, 22.7 to 45.4 grams.

(B) Indications for use. For the

prevention of coccidiosis caused by E.

tenella, E. necatrix, E. acervulina, E.

brunetti, E. mivati, and E. maxima, as an

aid in the control of necrotic enteritis

caused or complicated by Clostridium

spp. or other organisms susceptible to

bacitracin, for increased rate of weight

gain, improved feed efficiency, and

improved pigmentation.

(C) Limitations. Feed continuously as

sole ration. To control necrotic enteritis,

start medication at first clinical signs of

disease; vary dosage based on the

severity of infection; administer

continuously for 5 to 7 days or as long

as clinical signs persist, then reduce

bacitracin to prevention level (50 g/ton).

Discontinue use prior to sexual

maturity. Do not feed to laying chickens.

Use as sole source of organic arsenic.

Poultry should have access to drinking

water at all times. Drug overdosage or

lack of water intake may result in leg

weakness or paralysis. May be fatal if

fed to adult turkeys or to horses.

Withdraw 5 days before slaughter.

Salinomycin as provided by No. 063238;

bacitracin methylene disalicylate and

roxarsone as provided by No. 046573 in

§ 510.600(c).

* * * * *

Dated: June 26, 2000.

Stephen F. Sundlof,

Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.

[FR Doc. 00–17196 Filed 7–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111

Presentation of First-Class Mail and

Standard Mail (A) Automation Letters

and Cards for Verification Under New

SAVE Verification Procedures and

Revisions to Combined Mailing

Standards

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: On December 9, 1999 (64 FR

68965), the Postal Service published a

proposed rule amending the Domestic

Mail Manual (DMM) to enable adoption

of new mail verification procedures,

now in the process of being

implemented. The Postal Service also

proposed one DMM change specific to

combined mailings. This notice

announces the adoption of these

changes. They support the new

Standardized Acceptance and

Verification (SAVE) procedures for

First-Class Mail and Standard Mail (A)

automation letters and cards, and limit

the weight of First-Class Mail with

precanceled stamps in combined

mailings. This notice also responds to

several comments received.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 13, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Hamel, (703) 329–3660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

summary, as of July 13, 2000, the

following Domestic Mail Manual

changes are being adopted to implement

the new verification procedures for

automation letter mailings and to revise

the requirements for combined mailings:

(1) For First-Class Mail and Standard

Mail (A) automation letter and card

mailings, mixed AADC trays must be

physically separated from other trays

when the mail is presented to the USPS

for verification.

(2) For all First-Class Mail and

Standard Mail (A) automation letter and

card mailings containing 10,000 or more

pieces, documentation must be

submitted on paper in a standardized

format in accordance with DMM P012.

Alternatively, if authorized by the Postal

Service, the standardized

documentation may be submitted in an

easily accessible electronic format.

(3) For combined mailings, mailers

may not include First-Class Mail pieces

that weigh over 1 ounce and are paid

with precanceled stamps.

Comments Received

The Postal Service received three

comments in response to the December

9, 1999, Proposed Rule. One came from

a professional mailer and two were from

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mailer associations. None were received

directly from Postal Service customers.

The comments fell into two broad

categories: those relating to the

published policy proposals, and those

relating to the actual procedures to be

used by Postal Service mail acceptance

personnel in the verification process.

The procedures were not included in

the published notice but instead have

been made available to mailers and their

associations upon request. In addition,

the Manager, Northern Virginia Rates

and Classification Service Center has

contacted mailer associations directly to

discuss them. The procedures were not

published with the policy proposals

because the procedures do not impact

the way mailers prepare mail. They

change only the way the Postal Service

verifies mail. Nonetheless, mailers did

participate in the development of SAVE

from its inception. In fact, several of its

salient features were introduced by

mailers. SAVE continues to evolve as

we gain experience and evaluate and

apply mailer suggestions.

One of the primary purposes of SAVE

is to create a comprehensive, exact

description of the procedures for postal

clerks to use to verify automation letter

and card mailings. The Postal Service

committed to make the procedures

available to mailers as well. In this way,

the process can be monitored for

integrity by mailers themselves.

The current version of the SAVE

procedures (for MLOCR and barcode

sorter mailers) is available from the

Postal Service’s Web site at

www.usps.com/mptqm/downloads.htm.

Very minor modifications may be made

for other automation letter and card

mailers as the result of current field

testing. Any resulting changes will

appear on the same Web site in late July

2000. The following paragraphs address

mailers’ comments to the proposed

DMM changes.

Segregation of Mixed AADC Trays

Two comments were concerned that

the Postal Service planned to scrutinize

trays that tend to be error prone and

then draw unfair conclusions about a

mailing as a whole. A third comment

questioned the value of the proposal to

the Postal Service, but felt strongly that

we needed to be clear in what is

intended by ‘‘physically segregated.’’

Regarding the fairness issue, the

procedures address the comment by

introducing a new ‘‘weight factor’’ when

computing error percentages. This

approach accomplishes the joint goals of

encouraging mailers to improve the

admitted lower quality of mixed AADC

trays while not unduly penalizing other

sort levels for these mixed level errors.

Because mailers helped develop this

weighting process, we are confident

other mailers will agree to its fairness in

operation. The Postal Service remains

open to ideas for improving SAVE.

The value of this policy proposal is

that SAVE requires the postal clerk to be

able to locate all of the mixed AADC

trays presented in a mailing so that

verification can be performed. If these

trays are spread throughout the mailing

as presented, verification of the mail

might be slowed due to the need to

search to retrieve them. We do agree

with the comment that our proposal, as

initially worded, might cause confusion

about what the mailer is required to do.

Accordingly, we reworded the

requirement to make it clearer. The

language in DMM M810.1.8 was

clarified and appears in this notice. For

the purposes of reading that language, a

‘‘mailing’’ is defined as those

automation rate pieces that are

represented by a single postage

statement.

Standardized Documentation for

Mailings With 10,000 or More Pieces

One comment supports this change

without reservation. Another believes

the Postal Service is making it more

difficult to present mail; that the old

way of mailers segregating identical

piece weight mail by rate category for

weigh verifications should be

continued.

As a general matter, the Postal Service

intends to eliminate weigh verification

as a means of verifying piece counts,

whenever possible. This process is time

consuming. Piece counts can be

confirmed with documentation. Since

all large mailings are computer driven,

the needed documentation is available.

Standardization of documentation

content and format will contribute to

more consistent verification methods

and results throughout the postal

system. All mailers’ computer files

contain the necessary data already so

that, in some cases, the mailer may

simply need to reprogram the mail

qualification report to meet DMM

standardized formats. Accordingly, the

Postal Service is adopting the

requirement that mailers provide

standardized documentation for

automation letter mailings having

10,000 or more pieces.

Eliminating Precanceled Stamped

Pieces

The only comment on this portion of

the proposal questioned its inclusion.

This proposal was included because the

Postal Service is striving to simplify

mailing processes. Allowing

precanceled stamp pieces that weigh

more than 1 ounce in combined

mailings adds complexity and makes

verification extremely difficult. To make

SAVE consistent universally, we believe

it is important to eliminate this option.

The crucial considerations in making

this decision were that (1) business

mailers have both metered and permit

imprint options for this mail, and (2)

few mailers are impacted because use of

other than 1 ounce precanceled stamps

in combined mailings is extremely rare.

The Postal Service plans to go forward

with this change.

General Comment

In conclusion, one comment

suggested a six-month delay in

implementing SAVE, so that more

mailers can be educated. As it is, this

final notice comes a full seven months

after the initial notice. In lieu of

delaying implementation, the Postal

Service will further evaluate and

promote awareness of SAVE by:

(1) Addressing national mailer

association conferences.

(2) Providing its district offices with

PowerPoint presentations to be used at

local Postal Customer Council (PCC)

meetings.

(3) Offering presentations at the

Nashville and Anaheim Postal Forums.

(4) Making the SAVE procedures

available to the mailing community via

the Postal Service Web site. (MLOCR/

barcode sorter procedures are available

now; modifications for other automation

letter and card mailers will be available

in July 2000.)

(5) Testing SAVE at several list mailer

sites in June 2000.

This approach recognizes that the bulk

of SAVE educational efforts will be

borne by the Postal Service. The impact

on mailers will be minimal. Mailers

need only begin presenting mixed

AADC trays together, and many already

do this. Some mailers may need to

reprogram mail qualification reports to

conform to current DMM standardized

formats, although all MLOCR/barcode

sorter mailers and most list mailers

already meet this standard because they

use conforming software from

equipment and software vendors.

Although exempt from the notice and

comment requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act (5

U.S.C.553 (b),(c)) regarding proposed

rulemaking by 39 U.S.C.410 (a), the

Postal Service adopts the following

revisions to the Domestic Mail Manual

(DMM), incorporated by reference in the

Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR

part 111.

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List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

Administrative practice and

procedure, Postal Service.

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, 3001–3011, 3201–3219,

3403–3406, 3621, 3626, 5001.

2. Amend the following sections of

the Domestic Mail Manual as set forth

below:

M Mail Preparation and Sortation

* * * * *

M800 All Automation Mail

M810 Letter-Size Mail

Mail 1.0 BASIC STANDARDS

* * * * *

1.3 Documentation

[Amend 1.3 to read as follows:]

A complete, signed postage statement,

using the correct USPS form or an

approved facsimile, must accompany

each mailing and must be supported by

documentation produced by PAVEcertified (or, except for Periodicals,

MAC-certified) software or by

standardized documentation under

P012. Exception: For mailings of fewer

than 10,000 pieces, presort and rate

documentation is not required if postage

at the correct rate is affixed to each

piece or if each piece is of identical

weight and the pieces are separated by

rate when presented for acceptance.

Mailers may use a single postage

statement and a single documentation

report for all rate levels in a single

mailing. Standard Mail (A) mailers may

use a single postage statement and a

single documentation report for both an

automation carrier route mailing and a

mailing containing pieces prepared at 5-

digit, 3-digit, and basic automation rates

as applicable, submitted for entry at the

same time. Documentation of postage is

not required if the correct rate is affixed

to each piece or if each piece is of

identical weight and the pieces are

separated by rate when presented for

acceptance. Combined mailings of

Periodicals publications also must also

be documented under M200. First-Class

and Standard Mail (A) mailings

prepared under the value added refund

procedures or as combined mailings of

different postage payment methods or

different rates of postage affixed must

meet additional standardized

documentation requirements under

P014 and P760.

* * * * *

[Add new 1.8 to read as follows:]

1.8 Presentation

Upon presentation of letter-size

automation rate First-Class Mail and

Standard Mail (A) mailings to the Postal

Service for verification, mailers must

present all mixed AADC trays together,

and such trays must either be adjacent

to one another or side by side, and must

be placed as the top layer(s) on any

given container. Containerization

instructions for First-Class Mail letters

and cards may be established by local

Postal Service managers.

* * * * *

P Postage and Payment Methods

* * * * *

P700 Special Postage Payment

Systems

* * * * *

P760 First-Class or Standard Mail (A)

Mailings With Different Payment

Methods

* * * * *

2.0 POSTAGE

* * * * *

2.3 Precanceled Pieces—First-Class

Mail

[Amend 2.3 by revising the first

sentence to read as follows:]

Pieces with precanceled stamps in a

combined mailing must not weigh more

than 1 ounce and must bear postage in

any denomination of precanceled

stamps permitted in a Presorted or

automation rate mailing. Additional

postage due for precanceled stamp

pieces in a combined mailing is

deducted from the mailer’s postage due

advance deposit account. Full postage at

single-piece First-Class Mail rates must

be paid on accompanying single-piece

rate mail using one of the methods

under P100. Additional preparation to

verify postage due may be required by

the Postal Service.

* * * * *

An appropriate amendment to 39 CFR

111.3 will be published to reflect these

changes.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 00–17094 Filed 7–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–U

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

45 CFR Part 1635

Timekeeping Requirement

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This final rule revises the

Legal Services Corporation’s rule on

timekeeping to assure that allocations of

expenditures of LSC funds are

supported by accurate records. The final

rule requires that recipient time records

for attorneys and paralegals reflect the

date as well as the amount of time spent

on each case, matter or supporting

activity. The final rule also requires that

part-time attorneys and paralegals who

also work for organizations that engage

in restricted activities certify that they

have not worked on such restricted

activities (except for de minimis actions)

during any time for which they are

compensated with LSC funds nor used

recipient resources for restricted

activities. Finally, the final rule adds a

definition for the term restricted

activities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is

effective on August 7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mattie C. Condray, Senior Assistant

General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs,

Legal Services Corporation, 750 First

Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20002–

4250; 202–336–8817;

mcondray@lsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

publication of this final rule completes

a process dating back to early 1998. In

February of that year, the LSC’s Office

of Inspector General (OIG) issued a

Summary Report on Audits of Selected

Grantees for Compliance with Selected

Regulations which found that

timekeeping records could not

demonstrate that recipients’ part-time

attorneys and paralegals do not work on

restricted activities during any time for

which they are compensated by the

recipient for their services. The OIG

recommended that the LSC revise its

timekeeping rule to require that parttime attorneys and paralegals maintain

timekeeping records for all hours

worked for the recipient by date and

time of day. The Operations and

Regulations Committee (Committee) of

the LSC Board of Directors (Board) met

in September 1998, to consider the OIG

recommendation and other proposed

revisions to the existing timekeeping

rule. Following that meeting, LSC

published a Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (NPRM) for public

comment on October 22, 1998 (63 FR

56594).

Under the existing rule, all recipients

are required to keep contemporaneous

records of the amount of time their

attorneys and paralegals spend on each

case, matter or supporting activity. The

NPRM proposed three changes to this