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(3) Notification to owner. The IRS will 

respond in writing to a request for sale 

of seized property as soon as practicable 

after receipt of such request and in no 

event later than 60 days after receipt of 

the request, or, if later, the date 

specified by the owner for the sale. 

(f) Applicability date. The rules of this 

section apply to sales of property seized 

on or after [DATE OF PUBLICATION 

OF FINAL RULE]. 

Douglas W. O’Donnell, 

Deputy Commissioner for Services and 

Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22621 Filed 10–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 1903 

[Docket No. OSHA–2023–0008] 

RIN 1218–AD45 

Worker Walkaround Representative 

Designation Process 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: On August 30, 2023, OSHA 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) titled ‘‘Worker 

Walkaround Representative Designation 

Process.’’ The period for submitting 

public comments is being extended by 

two weeks to allow stakeholders 

additional time to comment. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rule published in the Federal 

Register on August 30, 2023 (88 FR 

59825), is extended. Submit comments 

to the proposed rule and other 

information by November 13, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted as follows: 

Written comments: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency’s name and docket 

number for this rulemaking (Docket No. 

OSHA–2023–0008). All comments, 

including any personal information you 

provide, are placed in the public docket 

without change and may be made 

available online at http://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

information that they do not want made 

available to the public or submitting 

materials that contain personal 

information (either about themselves or 

others), such as Social Security numbers 

and birthdates. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other information in the 

docket, go to Docket No. OSHA–2023– 

0008 at http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments and submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index; 

however, some information (e.g., 

copyrighted material) is not publicly 

available to read or download through 

that website. All comments and 

submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

through the OSHA Docket Office. 

Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 

693–2500 (TDY number 877–889–5627) 

for assistance in locating docket 

submissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Press inquiries: Frank Meilinger, 

Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications, telephone: (202) 693– 

1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

General and technical inquiries: 

Donald Klienback, OSHA Directorate of 

Construction, telephone: (202) 693– 

2020; email: klienback.donald.w@

dol.gov. 

Copies of this Federal Register 

notice and news releases: Electronic 

copies of these documents are available 

at OSHA’s web page at http://

www.osha.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

On August 30, 2023, OSHA published 

a NPRM titled ‘‘Worker Walkaround 

Representative Designation Process.’’ 

(88 FR 59825). In the NPRM, OSHA 

proposed to amend its Representatives 

of Employers and Employees regulation 

to clarify that the representative(s) 

authorized by employees may be an 

employee of the employer or a third 

party; such third-party employee 

representative(s) may accompany the 

OSHA Compliance Safety and Health 

Officer (CSHO) when they are 

reasonably necessary to aid in the 

inspection. OSHA also proposed 

clarifications of the relevant knowledge, 

skills, or experience with hazards or 

conditions in the workplace or similar 

workplaces, or language skills of thirdparty representative(s) authorized by 

employees who may be reasonably 

necessary to the conduct of a CSHO’s 

physical inspection of the workplace. 

The public comment period for this 

NPRM was to conclude on October 30, 

2023, 60 days after publication of the 

NPRM. However, OSHA received 

requests from stakeholders for a 60-day 

extension of the public comment period 

(Document ID 0015; 0018). OSHA agrees 

to an extension of the public comment 

period and believes that a two-week 

extension is sufficient and appropriate 

in order to balance the agency’s need for 

timely input with the stakeholders’ 

request. Accordingly, the comment 

period for this NPRM is being extended 

and will now conclude on November 

13, 2023. 

Authority and Signature 

Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary 

of Labor for Occupational Safety and 

Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 

authorized the preparation of this 

document pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657; 5 

U.S.C. 553; Secretary of Labor’s Order 

8–2020, 85 FR 58393 (2020). 

Signed at Washington, DC. 

Douglas L. Parker, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

New Mailing Standards for Domestic 

Mailing Services Products 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: On October 6, 2023, the Postal 

Service (USPS®) filed a notice of 

mailing services price adjustments with 

the Postal Regulatory Commission 

(PRC), effective January 21, 2024. This 

proposed rule contains the revisions to 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM®) that we would adopt to 

implement the changes coincident with 

the price adjustments. Additionally, 

various portions of DMM section 207 

will be revised to implement the 

changes coincident with collapsing 

zones for Periodicals which was 

effective as of July 9, 2023. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written 

comments to the Manager, Product 

Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 

L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446, 

Washington, DC 20260–5015. If sending 

comments by email, include the name 

and address of the commenter and send 

to PCFederalRegister@usps.gov, with a 

subject line of ‘‘January 2024 Domestic 

Mailing Services Proposal.’’ Faxed 

comments are not accepted. 

All submitted comments and 

attachments are part of the public record 


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and subject to disclosure. Do not 

enclose any material in your comments 

that you consider to be confidential or 

inappropriate for public disclosure. 

You may inspect and photocopy all 

written comments, by appointment 

only, at USPS® Headquarters Library, 

475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, 11th Floor 

North, Washington, DC 20260. These 

records are available for review on 

Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., 

by calling 202–268–2906. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Mills at (202) 268–7433, Lynne 

Hallett at (202) 268–2213, or Doriane 

Harley at (202) 268–2537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed prices will be available 

under Docket No. R2024–1 on the Postal 

Regulatory Commission’s website at 

www.prc.gov. 

The Postal Service’s proposed rule 

includes: changes to prices, mail 

classification updates, product 

simplification efforts, and minor 

revisions to the DMM. 

Certificate of Mailing—Automated 

Solution 

Currently, Certificate of Mailing is 

processed manually at the BMEU for 

individual pieces of First-Class Mail®, 

USPS Marketing Mail®, and Package 

Services. Certificate of Mailing provides 

evidence of mailing only and does not 

provide a record of delivery. 

The Postal Service is proposing to add 

an automated option for processing 

forms 3606–D Certificate of Bulk 

Mailing; 3665 Certificate of Mailing; and 

3877 Firm Mailing Book for 

Accountable Mail at the BMEU when 

electronically uploaded to PostalOne! 

and payment via EPS (Enterprise 

Payment System). 

Promotion Eligible Product 

Identification 

Currently, mailers are unable to see 

the discount breakdown at product level 

for each promotion; in addition, when a 

new promotion is added or an existing 

promotion is enhanced, changes applied 

to the product line is not readily 

available to mailers. 

The Postal Service is proposing an 

update that will enable mailers to see 

promotion discounts at the product 

level for each promotion as well as 

ensure all updates are applied to 

applicable systems in sync. 

These proposed revisions will provide 

consistency within postal products and 

add value for customers. 

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 invites public comments 

on the following proposed revisions to 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM), incorporated by reference in the 

Code of Federal Regulations. We will 

publish an appropriate amendment to 

39 CFR part 111 to reflect these changes. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is 

proposed to be amended as follows: 

PART 111—GENERAL INFORMATION 

ON POSTAL SERVICE 

■ 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, 

401–404, 414, 416, 3001–3018, 3201–3220, 

3401–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631– 

3633, 3641, 3681–3685, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the 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) 

* * * * * 

207 Periodicals 

* * * * * 

2.0 Price Application and 

Computation 

2.1 Price Application 

* * * * * 

2.1.4 Applying Pound Price 

Apply pound prices to the weight of 

the pieces in the mailing as follows: 

[Revise items a and b to read as 

follows:] 

a. Outside-County (including Scienceof-Agriculture) pound prices are based 

on the weight of the advertising portion 

sent to each destination entry and the 

weight of the nonadvertising portion to 

a destination entry. 

b. In-County pound prices consist of 

a DDU entry price and a Non-DDU entry 

price for eligible copies delivered to 

addresses within the county of 

publication. 

* * * * * 

2.1.5 Computing Weight of 

Advertising and Nonadvertising 

Portions 

[Revise the text of 2.1.5 to read as 

follows:] 

The pound price charge is the sum of 

the charges for the computed weight of 

the advertising portion of copies to each 

destination entry, plus the sum of the 

charges for the computed weight of the 

nonadvertising portion of copies to each 

destination entry. The following 

standards apply: 

a. The minimum pound price charge 

for any entry level to which copies are 

mailed is the 1-pound price. For 

example, three 2-ounce copies for an 

entry are subject to the minimum 1- 

pound charge. 

b. Authorized Nonprofit and 

Classroom publications with an 

advertising percentage that is 10% or 

less are considered 100% 

nonadvertising. When computing the 

pound prices and the nonadvertising 

adjustment, use ‘‘0’’ as the advertising 

percentage. Authorized Nonprofit and 

Classroom publications claiming 0% 

advertising must pay the nonadvertising 

pound price for the entire weight of all 

copies. 

* * * * * 

2.2 Computing Postage 

* * * * * 

2.2.3 Computing Other Weights 

To find the total weight of mailed 

copies per entry level, multiply the 

corresponding number of copies by the 

computed weight per copy. Round off 

each result to the nearest whole pound, 

except that when the result is under 0.5 

pound, round to 1 pound. To find the 

weight of the advertising portion for 

each entry, where applicable, multiply 

the total weight of copies for that entry 

by the percentage of advertising. Round 

off each result to the nearest whole 

pound, except that when the result is 

under 0.5 pound, round to 1 pound. To 

find the weight of the nonadvertising 

portion, subtract the total weight of the 

advertising portion to all entry levels 

from the total weight of copies to all 

entry levels. To find the weight of InCounty price copies, multiply the 

number of copies by the weight per 

copy and round off the total weight to 

the nearest whole pound, except that 

when the result is less than 0.5 pound, 

round to 1 pound. 

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8.0 Record Keeping Standards for 

Publishers 

8.1 Basic Standards 

* * * * * 

8.1.2 Information Required 

Records must be available so that the 

USPS can determine: * * * 

[Delete item c and renumber items (d 

and e) as (c and d)] 

* * * * * 

8.2 Verification 

8.2.1 Purpose 

[Revise the text of 8.2.1 to read as 

follows:] 

A publisher must make records 

available for USPS review and 

verification on a periodic basis to 

evaluate indications of ineligibility for 

Periodicals entry, to verify that the 

postage statement shows the correct 

number of copies mailed and the correct 

postage, and to confirm that 

publications authorized to carry general 

advertising meet the applicable 

circulation standards. 

* * * * * 

11.0 Basic Eligibility 

11.1 Outside-County Prices 

11.1.1 General 

[Revise the text of 11.1.1 to read as 

follows:] 

Outside-County prices apply to copies 

of an authorized Periodicals publication 

mailed by a publisher or news agent that 

are not eligible for In-County prices 

under 11.3. Outside-County prices 

consist of an addressed per piece 

charge, an entry level charge for the 

weight of the advertising portion of the 

publication, an entry level charge for the 

weight of the nonadvertising portion, 

and a bundle and container charge. 

* * * * * 

17.0 Documentation 

* * * * * 

17.2 Additional Standards for Postage 

Statements 

* * * * * 

17.2.3 Waiving Nonadvertising Prices 

[Revise the first sentence of 17.2.3 to 

read as follows:] 

Instead of marking a copy of each 

issue to show the advertising portion, 

the publisher may pay postage at the 

advertising prices on both portions of all 

issues or editions of a Periodicals 

publication (except a requester 

publication). * * * 

* * * * * 

[Revise 17.2.7 to read as follows:] 

17.2.7 News Agent’s Statement 

A news agent presenting Periodicals 

matter subject to ‘‘All Other’’ prices 

must provide a statement showing the 

percentages of such matter devoted to 

advertising and nonadvertising. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the title of 17.4 to read as 

follows:] 

17.4 Detailed Entry Listing for 

Periodicals 

17.4.1 Basic Standards 

[Revise the text of 17.4.1 to read as 

follows:] 

The publisher must be able to present 

documentation to support the actual 

number of copies of each edition of an 

issue, by entry level, at DDU, DSCF, 

DADC, All Others, and In-County 

prices. This listing is separated from the 

standardized presort documentation 

required under 17.3. This listing may be 

submitted with each mailing, or a 

publisher may keep such records for 

each mailing for 2 months after the 

mailing date. A publisher must be able 

to submit detailed entry listings for 

specific mailings when requested by the 

USPS. 

17.4.2 Format 

[Revise the text of 17.4.2 to read as 

follows:] 

Report the number of copies mailed to 

each 3-digit ZIP Code area at entry 

prices using one of the following 

formats: 

a. Report copies by 3-digit ZIP Code, 

in ascending numeric order, for all ZIP 

Codes in the mailing. The listing must 

include these columns: 3-digit ZIP 

Code, entry level, and number of copies. 

Include a summary of the number of 

copies at each entry price at the end of 

the report. A 3-digit ZIP Code may 

appear more than once if there are 

copies at different entry prices for that 

ZIP Code (for example, In-County and 

Outside-County copies). 

b. Report copies by zone (In-County 

DDU, In-County others, Outside-County 

DDU, Outside-County DSCF, OutsideCounty DADC and Outside-County All 

Others) and by 3-digit ZIP Code, in 

ascending numeric order, for each entry 

level. For each entry level, the listing 

must include these columns: 3-digit ZIP 

Code and number of copies in the 

mailing. Include a summary of the total 

number of copies for each entry level at 

the end of each entry listing. A 3-digit 

ZIP Code may appear under more than 

one entry level if there are copies at 

different entry prices for that ZIP Code. 

17.4.3 Zone Abbreviations 

[Revise the text of 17.4.3 to read as 

follows:] 

Use the actual price name or the 

authorized entry abbreviation in the 

listings in 17.3 and 17.4.2. 

Zone 

abbreviation Price equivalent 

ICD ................. In-County, DDU. 

IC ................... In-County, Others. 

DDU ............... Outside-County, DDU. 

SCF ................ Outside-County, DSCF. 

ADC ............... Outside-County, DADC. 

OC .................. Outside-County, All Others. 

* * * * * 

500 Additional Mailing Services 

503 Extra Services 

* * * * * 

1.0 Basic Standards for All Extra 

Services 

* * * * * 

1.10 Receipts 

[Add a sentence after the fourth 

sentence to read as follows:] 

* * * When used for commercial 

mailings, Form 3877 (firm sheet) may be 

submitted electronically to PostalOne! 

and processed at the BMEU. * * * 

* * * * * 

5.0 Certificates of Mailing 

5.1 Basic Standards 

5.1.1 Description—Individual Pieces 

[Add a sentence at the end of 5.1.1 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * Form 3665 (firm sheet) may be 

submitted electronically to PostalOne! 

and processed at the BMEU. 

5.1.2 Paying Fees 

[Add a sentence at the end of 5.1.2 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * When electronically submitted, 

postage for Form 3665-Firm must be 

paid with an EPS (Electronic Payment 

System) account. 

* * * * * 

5.1.6 Acceptance 

[Revise the last sentence of 5.1.6 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * Certificate of Mailing Form 

3665 (including USPS-approved 

privately printed versions and 

electronic Form 3665) with mailings of 

at least 50 pieces or 50 pounds of 

corresponding articles presented at one 

time must be presented to a Post Office 

business mail entry unit (BMEU) or 

authorized detached mail unit (DMU). 

* * * * * 


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5.2 Other Bulk Quantities—Certificate 

of Bulk Mailing 

5.2.1 Description 

[Add text at the end of 5.2.1 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * Mailers must upload the 

electronic Form 3606–D prior to 

presenting the mailing at the BMEU for 

processing. Each electronic Form 3606– 

D will receive a watermark date 

stamped receipt after finalization of the 

mailing. 

5.2.2 Paying Fees 

[Add a sentence at the end of 5.2.2 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * Mailers submitting electronic 

Form 3606–D must pay certificate of 

mailing fees, at the time of mailing, 

using an EPS account. 

5.2.3 Acceptance 

[Revise the last sentence of 5.2.3 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * Certificate of Bulk Mailing 

Form 3606–D (including USPSapproved facsimiles and electronic 

Form 3606–D) with identical-weight 

mailings of at least 50 pieces or 50 

pounds must be presented to a business 

mail entry unit (BMEU) or authorized 

detached mail unit (DMU). 

* * * * * 

[END DOCUMENT] 

Notice 123 (Price List) 

[Revise prices as applicable.] 

* * * * * 

Colleen Hibbert-Kapler, 

Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22606 Filed 10–13–23; 8:45 am] 

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