82264 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 225 / Friday, November 24, 2023 / Rules and Regulations 

Regulation and the Regulatory Impact 

Analysis (RIA) associated with the 

Regulation. 

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 3 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Claims, Veterans. 

Signing Authority 

Denis McDonough, Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, signed and approved 

this document on November 16, 2023, 

and authorized the undersigned to sign 

and submit the document to the Office 

of the Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Luvenia Potts, 

Regulation Development Coordinator, Office 

of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 

of General Counsel, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Department of Veterans 

Affairs amends 38 CFR part 3 as set 

forth below: 

PART 3—ADJUDICATION 

Subpart A—Pension, Compensation, 

and Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 3, 

subpart A, continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), unless 

otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Remove the undesignated center 

heading ‘‘General’’ following § 3.32 and 

add § 3.33 to read as follows: 

§ 3.33 Reevaluation of Claims for 

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation 

Involving Presumptions of Service 

Connection Following Enactment of Public 

Law 117–168. 

(a) Purpose. This section states 

effective date and election rules based 

on amendments made under Public Law 

117–168, which provides for the 

reevaluation of certain previously 

denied dependency and indemnity 

compensation (DIC) claims when a law 

establishes or modifies a presumption of 

service connection. 

(b) Definitions. For purpose of this 

section: 

(1) Law means any law, regulation, or 

Federal court decision or settlement 

establishing or modifying a presumption 

of service connection. 

(2) Relevant claimant means an 

individual who submitted a claim for 

DIC to VA that was evaluated and 

denied by VA before the date on which 

such a provision of law went into effect 

and might have been evaluated 

differently had the establishment or 

modification of the service connection 

presumption been applicable to the 

claim. 

(c) Election of review—(1) General. 

VA will not reevaluate under this 

section any previously denied claim for 

DIC prior to election by the relevant 

claimant. 

(2) Form of election. Reevaluation of 

a previously denied DIC claim must be 

at the election of the relevant claimant 

on a prescribed form pursuant to 

§ 3.152(a). 

(d) Effective date of award. If a 

relevant claimant is found entitled to 

DIC based on the establishment or 

modification of a presumption of service 

connection, the effective date of the 

award will be as follows: 

(1) If VA denied a claim for DIC prior 

to a law defined under (b)(1) of this 

section that establishes or modifies a 

presumption of service connection on or 

after August 10, 2022 (the date of 

enactment of Pub. L. 117–168), the 

effective date of the award will be 

determined as if the establishment or 

modification of the presumption of 

service connection had been in effect on 

the date of the submission of the 

original claim. 

(2) If the requirements of paragraph 

(d)(1) are not met, the effective date of 

the award shall be determined in 

accordance with §§ 3.114 and 3.400. 

(e) Outreach and identification of 

relevant claimants. (1) VA will conduct 

the following efforts to inform relevant 

claimants that they may elect to have a 

claim reevaluated in light of the 

establishment or modification of a 

presumption of service connection: 

(i) Publish on the internet website of 

the Department a notice that such 

claimants may elect to have a claim so 

reevaluated; 

(ii) Notify, in writing or by electronic 

means, veterans service organizations of 

the ability of such claimants to elect to 

have a claim so reevaluated; and 

(iii) Notify each such claimant in the 

same manner that the Department last 

provided notice of a decision. 

(Authority 38 U.S.C. 501, 1305) 

[FR Doc. 2023–25836 Filed 11–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Domestic Competitive Products 

Pricing and Mailing Standards 

Changes 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is 

amending Mailing Standards of the 

United States Postal Service, Domestic 

Mail Manual (DMM®), to reflect changes 

to prices and mailing standards for 

competitive products. 

DATES: Effective January 21, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Jarboe at (202) 268–7690, 

Catherine Knox (202) 268–5636, or 

Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule describes new prices and product 

features for competitive products, by 

class of mail, established by the 

Governors of the United States Postal 

Service®. New prices are available 

under Docket Number CP2024–52 on 

the Postal Regulatory Commission PRC 

website at http://www.prc.gov, and on 

the Postal Explorer® website at http://

pe.usps.com. 

The Postal Service will revise Mailing 

Standards of the United States Postal 

Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

to reflect changes to certain prices and 

mailing standards for the following 

competitive products: 

• Priority Mail Express®. 

• Priority Mail®. 

• USPS Ground AdvantageTM. 

• Parcel Select®. 

• Extra Services. 

• Return Services. 

• Mailer Services. 

• Recipient Services. 

• Other. 

Competitive product prices and 

changes are identified by product as 

follows: 

Priority Mail Express 

Prices 

Overall, Priority Mail Express prices 

will increase 5.9 percent. Priority Mail 

Express will continue to offer zoned and 

Flat Rate, Retail and Commercial 

pricing. 

Retail prices will increase an average 

of 5.9 percent. The Flat Rate Envelope 

price will increase to $30.45, the Legal 

Flat Rate Envelope will increase to 

$30.65, and the Padded Flat Rate 

Envelope will increase to $31.20. 

Commercial prices will increase an 

average of 5.9 percent. 

Priority Mail 

Prices 

Overall, Priority Mail prices will 

increase 5.7 percent. Priority Mail will 

continue to offer zoned and Flat Rate, 

Retail and Commercial pricing. 

Retail prices will increase an average 

of 5.6 percent. The Flat Rate Envelope 

price will increase to $9.85, the Legal 

Flat Rate Envelope will increase to 


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$10.15, and the Padded Flat Rate 

Envelope will increase to $10.60. The 

Small Flat Rate Box price will increase 

to $10.40, and the Medium Flat Rate 

Boxes will increase to $18.40. The Large 

Flat Rate Box will increase to $24.75 

and the APO/FPO/DPO Large Flat Rate 

Box will increase to $23.00. 

Commercial prices will increase an 

average of 5.8 percent. 

USPS Ground Advantage 

Prices 

Overall, USPS Ground Advantage 

prices will increase 5.4 percent. 

USPS Ground Advantage—Retail 

prices will increase 5.2 percent. 

USPS Ground Advantage— 

Commercial prices will increase 5.4 

percent. 

Parcel Select 

Prices 

The prices for Parcel Select 

Destination Entry will increase an 

average of 5.9 percent. 

The prices for USPS Connect® Local 

will remain the same. 

Parcel Select Destination Entry Pricing 

Enhancement 

The Postal Service is revising the 

Parcel Select Destination Entry pricing 

structure to add ounce pricing 

increments. Parcel Select Destination 

Entry pricing will have 4-ounce, 8- 

ounce, and 12-ounce price increments 

(e.g., if an item weighs 12.1 ounces, the 

next weight (price) increment is 1 

pound). 

Parcel Select Lightweight Discontinued 

As a result of the July 9, 2023, 

structural price change to Parcel Select 

Destination Entry and Parcel Select 

Lightweight to have the same four 

pricing entry components, Destination 

Delivery Unit (DDU), Destination Hub 

(DHub), Destination Sectional Center 

Facility (DSCF), and Destination 

Network Distribution Center (DNDC), 

and the new enhancement to Parcel 

Select Destination Entry to add 4-ounce, 

8-ounce, and 12-ounce pricing 

increments, the Postal Service is 

discontinuing the Parcel Select 

Lightweight product. 

Parcel Select Destination Entry 

Nonmachinable Parcel 

The Postal Service is updating the 

dimensions (22′′ x 18′′ x 15′′) and weight 

(25 lbs.) of when a parcel becomes a 

nonmachinable parcel under Parcel 

Select Destination Entry that was 

inadvertently omitted. 

Extra Services 

Adult Signature Service 

Adult Signature Required and Adult 

Signature Restricted Delivery service 

prices are increasing 3.3 and 3.2 percent 

respectively. The price for Adult 

Signature Required will increase to 

$9.35 and Adult Signature Restricted 

Delivery will increase to $9.65. 

Return Services 

USPS Returns 

USPS Returns Intelligent Mail Package 

Barcode and Label Compliance 

The Postal Service is providing a 

clarification on Intelligent Mail®

package barcode (IMpb®) compliance 

regarding USPS Returns, and a 

correction to USPS Returns label 

noncompliance. 

The DMM currently provides that all 

commercial, Priority Mail Express, 

Priority Mail, and USPS Ground 

Advantage, pieces must bear a correct 

IMpb or will be assessed an IMpb 

noncompliance fee. The Postal Service 

is providing notice that the assessment 

of the IMpb noncompliance fee will be 

activated for USPS Returns effective 

January 21, 2024, but will delay the 

implementation of the collection of the 

IMpb noncompliance fee until May 31, 

2024. 

In addition, DMM subsection 

505.3.1.5, Noncompliant Labels, 

currently provides that when 

noncompliant labels, including 

discontinued labels, are affixed to USPS 

Returns service packages, the permit 

holder will be assessed the appropriate 

retail USPS Ground Advantage price. 

With the July 9, 2023, introduction of 

Priority Mail Express Return service, the 

retail USPS Ground Advantage pricing 

is no longer applicable. As a result, the 

Postal Service is revising this subsection 

to provide the permit holder may be 

assessed the appropriate USPS Returns 

class of mail retail price (i.e., a Priority 

Mail Express Return piece will be 

assessed the retail Priority Mail Express 

price) or the IMpb noncompliance fee. 

Mailer Services 

Pickup on Demand Service 

The Pickup on Demand® service fee 

will remain the same. 

USPS Tracking Plus Service 

The USPS Tracking Plus® service 

prices will remain the same. 

USPS Label Delivery Service 

The USPS Label Delivery ServiceTM

prices will remain the same. 

Recipient Services 

Post Office Box Service 

The competitive Post Office BoxTM

service prices will increase an average 

of 3.0 percent within the updated price 

ranges. 

Premium Forwarding Service 

Premium Forwarding Service® (PFS®) 

prices will increase between 2.9 and 3.0 

percent depending on the specific price 

element. The enrollment fee paid at the 

retail counter for PFS-Residential will 

increase to $26.20 and the PFSResidential, PFS-Commercial, and PFSLocal enrollment fee paid online will 

increase to $24.10 per application. The 

price of the weekly shipment charge for 

PFS-Residential and per container 

charge for PFS-Local will increase to 

$26.20. 

USPS Package Intercept 

The USPS Package Intercept® fee will 

increase 2.9 percent to $17.50. 

Other 

Address Enhancement Service 

Address Enhancement Service 

competitive product prices will increase 

between 2.9 and 3.1 percent. 

Small Parcel Forwarding Fee 

The small parcel forwarding fee will 

remain the same. 

eVS Unmanifested Fee 

The Postal Service is renaming the 

‘‘eVS Unmanifested Fee’’ as 

‘‘Unmanifested Fee’’ under the 

applicable products. 

Resources 

The Postal Service provides 

additional resources to assist customers 

with this price change for competitive 

products. These tools include price lists, 

downloadable price files, and Federal 

Register Notices, which may be found 

on the Postal Explorer® website at 

http://pe.usps.com. 

The Postal Service adopts the 

described changes 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 

amended as follows: 


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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 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) 

* * * * * 

200 Commercial Letters, Cards, Flats, 

and Parcels 

201 Physical Standards 

* * * * * 

8.0 Additional Physical Standards by 

Class of Mail 

* * * * * 

8.5 Parcel Select 

* * * * * 

8.5.2 Nonmachinable Parcel Select 

[Revise the text of 8.5.2 to read as 

follows:] 

Parcel Select Destination Entry 

mailpieces are nonmachinable if they 

meet any of the following criteria: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item a to read as 

follows:] 

a. A parcel more than 22 inches long, 

18 inches wide, or 15 inches high. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item c to read as 

follows:] 

c. A parcel that weighs less than 6 

ounces or more than 25 pounds, except 

under 7.5.2 for lightweight parcels. 

* * * * * 

[Delete item g and renumber items h 

through j as items g through i.] 

* * * * * 

[Delete 8.5.3, Parcel Select 

Lightweight, in its entirety and 

renumber 8.5.4 as 8.5.3.] 

* * * * * 

202 Elements on the Face of a 

Mailpiece 

* * * * * 

3.0 Placement and Content of Mail 

Markings 

* * * * * 

3.7 Parcel Select, Bound Printed 

Matter, Media Mail, and Library Mail 

Markings 

3.7.1 Basic Markings 

[Revise the first sentence in the 

introductory text of 3.7.1 to read as 

follows:] 

The basic required marking (i.e., 

‘‘Parcel Select’’, ‘‘USPS Connect Local’’, 

‘‘Bound Printed Matter’’, ‘‘Media Mail’’, 

‘‘Library Mail’’) must be printed on each 

piece claimed at the respective price. 

* * * 

* * * * * 

3.7.2 Parcel Select Markings 

* * * The following product 

markings are required: 

* * * * * 

[Delete item b and renumber item c as 

item b.] 

* * * * * 

204 Barcode Standards 

* * * * * 

3.0 Standards for Barcoded Tray 

Labels, Sack Labels, and Container 

Labels 

* * * * * 

3.2.4 3-Digit Content Identifier 

Numbers 

* * * * * 

Exhibit 3.2.4 [1–22–23] 3-Digit Content 

Identifier Numbers 

Class and mailing CIN Human-readable content line 

* * * * * 

Parcel Select 

* * * * * 

[Delete the ‘‘Parcel Select Lightweight 

Machinable Parcels’’ and ‘‘Parcel Select 

Lightweight Irregular Parcels’’ entries in 

their entirety.] 

* * * * * 

210 Commercial Mail Priority Mail 

Express 

213 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading and text of 1.7 to 

read as follows:] 

1.7 Unmanifested Fee 

Eligible Priority Mail Express pieces 

omitted from the manifest are subject to 

the unmanifested fee (see Notice 123— 

Price List), unless the piece is subject to 

the IMpb noncompliance fee specified 

in 3.2. 

* * * * * 

3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for 

Priority Mail Express 

* * * * * 

3.2 IMpb Standards 

[Revise the first sentence of 3.2 to read 

as follows:] 

All Priority Mail Express pieces 

(outbound and returns), unless inducted 

through a retail transaction or a USPS 

self-service kiosk, or those bearing 

postage meter imprints and using Label 

11–B, must bear an Intelligent Mail 

package barcode (IMpb) prepared under 

204.2.0. * * * 

* * * * * 

220 Commercial Mail Priority Mail 

223 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading and text of 1.9 to 

read as follows:] 

1.9 Unmanifested Fee 

Eligible Priority Mail pieces omitted 

from the manifest are subject to the 

unmanifested piece fee (see Notice 

123—Price List), unless the piece is 

subject to the IMpb noncompliance fee 

specified in 3.2. 

* * * * * 

3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for 

Priority Mail 

* * * * * 

3.2 IMpb Standards 

[Revise the first sentence of 3.2 to read 

as follows:] 

Unless authorized to use a unique 

IMb on Priority Mail letters and flats 

prepared in high-speed environments, 

all Priority Mail pieces (outbound and 

returns) must bear an Intelligent Mail 


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package barcode prepared under 

204.2.0. * * * 

* * * * * 

250 Commercial Mail Parcel Select 

253 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.1.2 Price Categories 

Parcel Select mail price categories are 

as follows: 

* * * * * 

[Delete item b and renumber item c as 

item b.] 

* * * * * 

1.1.3 Price Application 

The following price applications 

apply: 

[Revise the text of 1.1.3 to read as 

follows:] 

a. Prices for Destination Entry DNDC 

and Ground are based on the weight 

increment of each addressed piece, and 

the zone to which the piece is addressed 

as follows: 

1. The price is charged at the 4-ounce, 

8-ounce, 12-ounce increments. Any 

fraction of an ounce over the 4-ounce, 

8-ounce, 12-ounce increments is 

rounded to the next price increment. 

For example, if an item weighs 4.1 

ounces, the next weight (price) 

increment is 8 ounces, if an item weighs 

12.1 ounces, the next weight (price) 

increment is 1 pound. 

2. Per pound from 1 pound through 

70 pounds. Any fraction of a pound is 

considered a whole pound. For 

example, if an item weighs 1.25 pounds, 

the weight (postage) increment is 2 

pounds. 

* * * * * 

[Delete item d in its entirety,] 

* * * * * 

1.3 Computing Postage 

1.3.1 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

[Revise the third sentence of 1.3.1 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * Except for mailers using eVS, 

when determining single-piece weight 

for Parcel Select mailpieces, express all 

weights in decimal pounds rounded off 

to two decimal places. * * * 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading and text of 1.4 to 

read as follows:] 

1.4 Unmanifested Fee 

Eligible Parcel Select pieces omitted 

from the manifest are subject to the 

unmanifested fee (see Notice 123—Price 

List), unless the piece is subject to the 

IMpb noncompliance fee specified in 

3.3. 

* * * * * 

1.7 Nonstandard Fees 

[Revise the text of 1.7 to read as 

follows:] 

A Parcel Select Destination Entry or 

USPS Connect Local mailpiece is 

subject to a nonstandard fee (see Notice 

123—Price List) as follows: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 4.0 to read as 

follows:] 

4.0 Price Eligibility for Parcel Select 

* * * * * 

[Delete 4.2, Parcel Select Lightweight, 

in its entirety and renumber 4.3 through 

4.5 as 4.2 through 4.4.] 

* * * * * 

[Delete renumbered 4.4, Hold For 

Pickup, in its entirety.] 

* * * * * 

254 Postage Payment and 

Documentation 

* * * * * 

[Delete 1.1.2, Parcel Select 

Lightweight, in its entirety and 

renumber 1.1.3 as 1.1.2.] 

* * * * * 

255 Mail Preparation 

* * * * * 

[Delete 6.0, Preparing Parcel Select 

Lightweight, in its entirety.] 

* * * * * 

256 Enter and Deposit 

* * * * * 

2.0 Deposit 

* * * * * 

2.18 DNDC Parcel Select—Acceptance 

at Designated SCF 

* * * The following standards apply: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item b to read as 

follows:] 

b. Bound Printed Matter machinable 

parcels under 266.4.4, and USPS 

Marketing Mail machinable parcels 

under 705.6.0 may be included. 

* * * * * 

260 Commercial Mail Bound Printed 

Matter 

* * * * * 

266 Enter and Deposit 

* * * * * 

4.0 Destination Network Distribution 

Center (DNDC) Entry 

* * * * * 

4.3 Acceptance at Designated SCF— 

Mailer Benefit 

* * * The following standards apply: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item c to read as 

follows:] 

c. Parcel Select machinable parcels 

under 256.2.6, and USPS Marketing 

Mail machinable parcels under 705.6.0 

may be included. 

* * * * * 

280 Commercial Mail USPS Ground 

Advantage—Commercial 

283 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading and text of 1.6 to 

read as follows:] 

1.6 Unmanifested Fee 

Eligible USPS Ground Advantage— 

Commercial pieces omitted from the 

manifest are subject to the unmanifested 

fee (see Notice 123—Price List), unless 

the piece is subject to the IMpb 

noncompliance fee specified in 3.4. 

* * * * * 

3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for 

USPS Ground Advantage—Commercial 

* * * * * 

3.4 IMpb Standards 

[Revise the first sentence of 3.4 to read 

as follows:] 

All USPS Ground Advantage— 

Commercial parcels (outbound and 

returns) must bear an Intelligent Mail 

package barcode (IMpb) prepared under 

204.2.0. * * * 

* * * * * 

500 Additional Mailing Services 

503 Extra Services 

* * * * * 

1.4 Eligibility for Extra Services 

* * * * * 

1.4.1 Eligibility—Domestic Mail 

* * * * * 

Exhibit 1.4.1 Eligibility—Domestic 

Mail 

Extra service Eligible mail Additional combined extra services 


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* * * * * 

Insurance 

[Under ‘‘Insurance’’ delete Parcel 

Select Lightweight in the ‘Eligible Mail’’ 

column.] 

* * * * * 

Certificate of Bulk Mailing 

[Under ‘‘Certificate of Bulk Mailing’’ 

delete Parcel Select Lightweight in the 

‘Eligible Mail’’ column.] 

* * * * * 

Return Receipt 

[Under ‘‘Return Receipt’’ delete Parcel 

Select Lightweight in the ‘Eligible Mail’’ 

column.] 

* * * * * 

Signature Confirmation 

[Under ‘‘Signature Confirmation’’ 

delete Parcel Select Lightweight in the 

‘Eligible Mail’’ column.] 

* * * * * 

Signature Confirmation Restricted 

Delivery 

[Under ‘‘Signature Confirmation 

Restricted Delivery’’ delete Parcel Select 

Lightweight in the ‘Eligible Mail’’ 

column.] 

* * * * * 

Adult Signature Required 

[Under ‘‘Adult Signature Required’’ 

delete Parcel Select Lightweight in the 

‘Eligible Mail’’ column.] 

* * * * * 

4.0 Insured Mail 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 4.4 to read as 

follows:] 

4.4 Bulk Insurance for USPS 

Marketing Mail 

4.4.1 Eligibility 

[Revise the introductory text of 4.4.1 

to read as follows:] 

To mail at the bulk insurance prices, 

for USPS Marketing Mail (except 

Marketing Parcels) mailers must obtain 

an authorization under 4.4.2 and meet 

the following criteria: 

* * * * * 

505 Return Services 

* * * * * 

3.0 USPS Returns Service 

3.1 Basic Standards 

* * * * * 

3.1.5 Noncompliant Labels 

[Revise the text of 3.1.5 to read as 

follows:] 

USPS Returns service account holders 

must use USPS-certified labels meeting 

the standards in 3.1.4. When 

noncompliant labels, including 

discontinued labels, are affixed to USPS 

Returns service packages, the permit 

holder may be assessed the appropriate 

USPS Returns class of mail retail price 

(i.e., Priority Mail Express Return will 

be assessed the retail Priority Mail 

Express price) calculated from the 

package’s initial entry point (first 

physical scan) in the USPS network to 

its delivery address or the IMpb 

noncompliance fee. 

* * * * * 

5.0 Bulk Parcel Return Service 

* * * * * 

5.2 Basic Standards 

5.2.1 Description 

[Revise the first sentence of 5.2.1 to 

read as follows:] 

Bulk parcel return service (BPRS) 

allows mailers of large quantities of 

USPS Marketing Mail machinable 

parcels that are either undeliverable-asaddressed or un-opened and refused by 

addressees to be returned to designated 

postal facilities. * * * 

5.2.2 Availability 

A mailer may be authorized to use 

BPRS when the following conditions 

apply: 

[Revise the text of items a and b to 

read as follows:] 

a. All returned parcels are initially 

prepared as regular or Nonprofit USPS 

Marketing Mail, and are machinable 

parcels as defined in 201.7.5. 

b. At least 10,000 USPS Marketing 

Mail machinable parcels will be 

returned to a designated postal facility 

during a 12-month period. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item i to read as 

follows:] 

i. USPS Marketing Mail parcels that 

qualify for a Media Mail or Library Mail 

price under the applicable standards, 

and that contain the name of the 

Package Service price in the mailer’s 

ancillary service endorsement 

(507.1.5.3d), are not eligible for BPRS. 

* * * * * 

5.2.4 Application Process 

To obtain a BPRS permit, a mailer 

must send a written request to the 

Postmaster at each Post Office where 

parcels are to be returned that includes 

the following: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item b to read as 

follows:] 

b. Information pertinent to each 

requested delivery point that document 

either the receipt of, or that there are 

reasonable grounds to expect, at least 

10,000 machinable parcels originally 

mailed at regular or non-profit USPS 

Marketing Mail prices during the past, 

or next, 12 months. 

* * * * * 

507 Mailer Services 

* * * * * 

1.0 Treatment of Mail 

* * * * * 

1.5 Treatment for Ancillary Services 

by Class of Mail 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading and introductory 

text of 1.5.3 to read as follows:] 

1.5.3 USPS Marketing Mail 

Undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) 

USPS Marketing Mail pieces are treated 

as described in Exhibit 1.5.3, with these 

additional conditions: 

[Revise the text in item a to read as 

follows:] 

a. USPS Marketing Mail pieces are 

forwarded only to domestic addresses. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text in items c through f 

to read as follows:] 

c. The endorsement ‘‘Change Service 

Requested’’ is not permitted for USPS 

Marketing Mail pieces containing 

hazardous materials under 601.8.0. 

USPS Marketing Mail pieces containing 

hazardous materials must bear the 

endorsement ‘‘Address Service 

Requested,’’ ‘‘Forwarding Service 

Requested,’’ or ‘‘Return Service 

Requested.’’ 

d. USPS Marketing Mail pieces can be 

forwarded or returned at the appropriate 

Media Mail or Library Mail price if the 

content of the mail qualifies as Media 

Mail or Library Mail under 173 or 273 

and the mail is marked ‘‘Media Mail’’ or 

‘‘Library Mail’’ directly below the 

ancillary service endorsement. 

e. If a USPS Marketing Mail piece 

including any attachment to that piece 

is not opened by the addressee and the 

piece is endorsed ‘‘Address Service 

Requested,’’ ‘‘Forwarding Service 

Requested,’’ or ‘‘Return Service 

Requested,’’ the addressee may refuse 

delivery of the piece and have it 

returned to the sender without affixing 

postage. If a USPS Marketing Mail piece, 

or any attachment to that piece, is 

opened by the addressee, the addressee 

must affix the required postage to return 

the piece to the sender, except for Bulk 

Parcel Return Service (BPRS) pieces 

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f. USPS Marketing Mail pieces with 

bulk insurance must be endorsed 

‘‘Address Service Requested,’’ 

‘‘Forwarding Service Requested,’’ or 

‘‘Return Service Requested.’’ USPS 

Marketing Mail pieces, except for 

Marketing parcels, with USPS Tracking 

must be endorsed ‘‘Address Service 

Requested,’’ ‘‘Forwarding Service 

Requested,’’ ‘‘Return Service 

Requested,’’ or ‘‘Change Service 

Requested’’. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of Exhibit 1.5.3 to 

read as follows:] 

Exhibit 1.5.3 Treatment of 

Undeliverable USPS Marketing Mail 

Mailer endorsement USPS treatment of 

UAA pieces 

No Endorsement 1 .... In all cases: 

[Revise the ‘‘Restrictions’’ under ‘‘No 

Endorsement’’ to read as follows:] 

RESTRICTIONS: 

USPS Marketing Mail pieces 

containing hazardous materials must 

bear a permissible endorsement (see 

507.1.5.3c). 

* * * * * 

‘‘Change Service Requested’’ 1 4.OPTION 1 .............. (Valid for all pieces, including ACS participating pieces) 

If no change-of-address order on file, or if change-of-address order is on file: 

* * * * * 

Restrictions: 

The following restrictions apply: 

[Revise item 2 under ‘‘Change Service 

Requested Option 1’’ ‘‘Restrictions’’ to 

read as follows’’] 

(2) This endorsement is not permitted 

for USPS Marketing Mail pieces 

containing hazardous materials. 

[Revise the parenthetical across from 

the ‘‘Option 2’’ heading to read as 

follows:] 

OPTION 2 (Available via ACS only; 

for USPS Marketing Mail (all shapes)) 

If change-of-address order on file: 

[Revise the first bullet under ‘‘Change 

Service Requested’’, ‘‘Option 2’’, ‘‘If 

change-of-address order on file:’’ to read 

as follows:] 

D Months 1 through 12: Piece 

forwarded; postage due charged to the 

mailer at applicable Forwarding Fee 

based on the piece shape for USPS 

Marketing Mail; separate notice of new 

address provided (electronic ACS fee 

charged). 

* * * * * 

1.5.4 Package Services, and Parcel 

Select 

[Revise the introductory text of 1.5.4 

to read as follows:] 

Undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) 

Package Services, and Parcel Select 

mailpieces are treated as described in 

Exhibit 1.5.4, with these additional 

conditions: 

* * * * * 

2.0 Forwarding 

* * * * * 

2.3 Postage for Forwarding 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 2.3.5 to read as 

follows:] 

2.3.5 USPS Marketing Mail 

[Revise the first and second sentence 

of 2.3.5 to read as follows:] 

Generally, USPS Marketing Mail is 

subject to collection of additional 

postage from the mailer when 

forwarding service is provided by 

charging the USPS Marketing Mail 

weighted fee on all returns. Shipper 

Paid Forwarding/Return (under 4.2.9) 

provides mailers of USPS Marketing 

Mail parcels an option of paying 

forwarding postage on those parcels, or 

return postage if undeliverable, at the 

applicable single-piece First-Class Mail, 

USPS Ground Advantage—Retail, or 

Priority Mail price, instead of the 

addressee paying postage due charges. 

* * * 

2.3.6 Package Services, and Parcel 

Select 

[Delete the second sentence of 2.3.6 

referencing Parcel Select Lightweight.] 

* * * * * 

3.0 Hold For Pickup 

* * * * * 

3.2 Basic Information 

* * * * * 

3.2.2 Basic Eligibility 

[Revise the last sentence in the 

introductory text of 3.2.2 to read as 

follows:] 

* * * It is also available with 

commercial mailings of Priority Mail 

Express presented under 213.4.2 or 

213.4.3, Priority Mail, USPS Ground 

Advantage—Commercial, and Bound 

Printed Matter parcels, when: 

* * * * * 

3.2.3 Additional Eligibility Standards 

Parcels must meet these additional 

physical requirements: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of 3.2.3 by deleting 

item b in its entirety and renumbering 

item c as item b.] 

* * * * * 

4.0 Address Correction Services 

* * * * * 

4.2 Address Change Service (ACS) 

* * * * * 

4.2.9 Shipper Paid Forwarding/Return 

[Revise the first sentence of 4.2.9 to 

read as follows:] 

Shipper Paid Forwarding/Return is an 

ACS fulfillment vehicle which allows 

mailers of USPS Marketing Mail, 

Package Services and Parcel Select 

parcels to pay forwarding and/or return 

charges via approved ACS participant 

code(s) when used with ‘‘Address 

Service Requested’’ or ‘‘Change Service 

Requested’’ endorsements. * * * 

* * * * * 

508 Recipient Services 

* * * * * 

7.0 Premium Forwarding Services 

* * * * * 

7.2 Premium Forwarding Service 

Residential 

* * * * * 

7.2.6 Weekly Priority Mail Shipments 

* * * * * 

b. Mailpieces that do not fit in the 

shipment container, or that require a 

scan or signature at delivery, are 

scanned (when applicable) and then 

rerouted separately to the temporary 

address, subject to the following: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item b2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. USPS Marketing Mail parcels are 

rerouted separately and charged postage 

due at the appropriate 1-pound USPS 

Ground Advantage—Retail price. 

* * * * * 

600 Basic Standards for All Mailing 

Services 

* * * * * 


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* * * * * 

5.0 Move Update Standards 

5.1 Basic Standards 

[Revise the last sentence in the 

introductory text of 5.1 to read as 

follows:] 

* * * Each address, except for mail 

bearing an alternative address format 

(under 3.0), in a mailing at commercial 

First-Class Mail presorted or automation 

prices, or USPS Marketing Mail, prices 

is subject to the Move Update standard 

and must meet these requirements: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item b to read as 

follows:] 

b. The Move Update standard is met 

when an address used on a mailpiece in 

a mailing at any class of mail is updated 

under 5.2, and the same address is used 

in a First-Class Mail, or USPS Marketing 

Mail, mailing within 95 days after the 

address has been updated. 

* * * * * 

6.0 ZIP Code Accuracy Standards 

6.1 Basic Standards 

[Revise the introductory text of 6.1 to 

read as follows:] 

Except for mail bearing a simplified 

address, addresses used on pieces in a 

mailing at all commercial First-Class 

Mail, nonbarcoded presorted 

Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail, and 

Bound Printed Matter presorted and 

carrier route prices are subject to the ZIP 

Code accuracy standard and must meet 

these requirements: 

* * * * * 

604 Postage Payment Methods and 

Refunds 

* * * * * 

5.0 Permit Imprint (Indicia) 

* * * * * 

5.3 Indicia Design, Placement, and 

Content 

* * * * * 

5.3.7 USPS Marketing Mail, Parcel 

Select and Package Services Format 

[Revise the first sentence of 5.3.7 to 

read as follows:] 

A USPS Marketing Mail, Parcel 

Select, or Package Services permit 

imprint indicia must contain the same 

information required in 5.3.6, except 

that the USPS Marketing Mail (Standard 

Mail), the Parcel Select, or the 

applicable Package Services (Bound 

Printed Matter, Media Mail or Library 

Mail) marking must be used instead of 

‘‘First-Class Mail.’’ * * * 

* * * * * 

5.3.11 Indicia Formats 

* * * * * 

Exhibit 5.3.11 Indicia Formats for 

Official Mail and Other Classes 

* * * * * 

Parcel Select 

[Delete the ‘‘Parcel Select 

Lightweight’’ indicia example.] 

* * * * * 

608 Postal Information and Resources 

* * * * * 

7.0 Trademarks and Copyrights of the 

USPS 

7.1 USPS Trademarks 

[Delete ‘‘Parcel Select Lightweight’’ 

from the list of trademarks in 7.1.] 

* * * * * 

700 Special Standards 

* * * * * 

705 Advanced Preparation and 

Special Postage Payment Systems 

* * * * * 

6.0 Combining Mailings of USPS 

Marketing Mail, Package Services, and 

Parcel Select Parcels 

6.1 Basic Standards for Combining 

Parcels 

6.1.1 Basic Standards 

[Revise the introductory text of 6.1.1 

to read as follows:] 

USPS Marketing Mail parcels, 

Package Services parcels, and Parcel 

Select parcels in combined mailings 

must meet the following standards: 

* * * * * 

6.2 Combining Parcels—DNDC Entry 

[Revise the text of 6.2 to read as 

follows:] 

Mailers may combine USPS 

Marketing Mail machinable parcels, and 

USPS Marketing Mail Marketing parcels 

weighing 6 or more ounces, with 

Package Services and Parcel Select 

machinable parcels for entry at a NDC 

when authorized by the USPS under 

6.1.4. 

6.2.1 Eligible Prices 

[Revise the first sentence of 6.2.1 to 

read as follows:] 

Combined parcels may be eligible for 

USPS Marketing Mail, Parcel Select 

DNDC/ASF, single-piece and Presorted 

Media Mail, single-piece and Presorted 

Library Mail, Bound Printed Matter 

DNDC, and Nonpresorted and Presorted 

Bound Printed Matter prices. * * * 

6.2.2 Additional Standards 

[Revise the introductory text of 6.2.2 

to read as follows:] 

USPS Marketing Mail machinable 

parcels, USPS Marketing Mail 

Marketing parcels (6 ounces or more), 

and Package Services and Parcel Select 

machinable parcels prepared for DNDC 

entry must meet the following 

conditions in addition to the basic 

standards in 6.1: 

* * * * * 

6.3 Combining Parcels—DSCF and 

DDU Prices 

6.3.1 Qualification 

Combination requirements for specific 

discounts and prices are as follows: 

[Revise the text of items a and b to 

read as follows:] 

a. When claiming DSCF prices, Parcel 

Select, USPS Marketing Mail, and 

Bound Printed Matter parcels may be 

combined with other Package Services 

parcels under 6.3. 

b. All USPS Marketing Mail parcels 

may be combined with Package 

Services, and Parcel Select, parcels 

prepared for DDU prices under 6.3. 

6.3.2 Preparation and Prices 

Combined parcels must be prepared 

as follows: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the last sentence in the 

introductory text of 6.3.2b to read as 

follows:] 

b. Parcel Select or Bound Printed 

Matter Qualifying for DSCF Prices. 

* * * All other requirements for Parcel 

Select DSCF prices, and USPS 

Marketing Mail prices, as applicable, 

must be met. 

[Revise the last sentence of item b1 to 

read as follows:] 

1. * * * After the minimum sack 

volume has been met, USPS Marketing 

Mail parcels may be included in the 

sack or in overflow sacks. 

[Revise the last sentence of item b2 to 

read as follows:] 

2. * * * After the minimum pallet 

volume has been met, USPS Marketing 

Mail parcels may be included on the 

pallet or in overflow sacks. 

[Revise the text of items b3 and b4 to 

read as follows:] 

3. If palletized under the alternate 

pallet preparation where no pallet may 

contain fewer than 35 pieces and 200 

pounds provided the average number of 

pieces on pallets qualifying for the 

DSCF price is at least 50, USPS 

Marketing Mail parcels may not be 

combined with Package Services and 

Parcel Select parcels. 

4. If palletized under the option to 

prepare 5-digit scheme or 5-digit pallets 


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under the 36-inch-high (mail only) 

pallet minimum, any combination of 

USPS Marketing Mail, Package Services, 

and Parcel Select parcels may be used 

to meet the minimum pallet height 

requirement. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item b6 to read as 

follows:] 

6. USPS Marketing Mail parcels are 

eligible for presorted prices according to 

243 and 253.4.3 respectively. 

[Revise the introductory text of item c 

to read as follows:] 

c. Package Services, Parcel Select, and 

USPS Marketing Mail, parcels 

qualifying for DDU prices: 

* * * * * 

6.4 Combining Package Services, 

Parcel Select, and USPS Marketing 

Mail—Optional 3-Digit SCF Entry 

6.4.1 Entry at Designated SCFs 

[Revise the text of 6.4.1 to read as 

follows:] 

Mailers may deposit pieces otherwise 

eligible for the Package Services, Parcel 

Select, and USPS Marketing Mail, prices 

and the USPS Marketing Mail DSCF 

price at an SCF designated by the USPS 

for destination ZIP Codes listed in 

labeling list L607. 

6.4.2 Qualification and Preparation 

[Revise the introductory text of 6.4.2 

to read as follows:] 

Parcel Select and Bound Printed 

Matter machinable parcels, and USPS 

Marketing Mail parcels, may be 

prepared for entry at designated SCFs 

under these standards: 

[Revise the text of item a to read as 

follows:] 

a. USPS Marketing Mail parcels that 

weigh less than 2 ounces or that are 

tubes, rolls, triangles, and similar pieces 

may not be included. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item d to read as 

follows:] 

d. USPS Marketing Mail machinable 

parcels, and USPS Marketing Mail 

Marketing parcels weighing 6 ounces or 

more are eligible for the NDC presort 

level, DNDC price; USPS Marketing 

Mail Marketing parcels weighing less 

than 6 ounces and irregular USPS 

Marketing Mail parcels are eligible for 

the 3-digit presort level, DSCF price. 

* * * * * 

8.0 Preparing Pallets 

* * * * * 

8.6 Pallet Labels 

* * * * * 

8.6.5 Line 2 (Content Line) 

* * * * * 

b. Codes. The codes shown below 

must be used as appropriate on Line 2 

of sack, tray, and pallet labels. 

Content type Code 

[Delete the Parcel Select Lightweight 

entry in its entirety.] 

* * * * * 

8.10 Pallet Presort and Labeling 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 8.10.3 to read 

as follows:] 

8.10.3 USPS Marketing Mail— 

Bundles, Sacks, or Trays 

[Delete the sixth sentence in the 

introductory text of 8.10.3 referencing 

Parcel Select Lightweight.] 

* * * * * 

[Revise the first sentence of item f to 

read as follows:] 

f. SCF, required, permitted for 

bundles, trays, and sacks (irregular 

parcels only). The pallet may contain 

carrier route, automation price, and/or 

Presorted price mail for the 3-digit ZIP 

Code groups in L005. * * * * * 

Labeling: 

[Revise the text of item f1 to read as 

follows:] 

1. Line 1: L002, Column C. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 8.10.7 to read 

as follows:] 

8.10.7 Machinable Parcels—USPS 

Marketing Mail, Including Marketing 

Parcels 6 Ounces or More 

* * * Label pallets under applicable 

standards in 8.6 and according to Line 

1 and Line 2 information below: 

a. 5-digit scheme, required. * * * 

Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item a2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD 5D.’’ 

b. 5-digit, required. * * * Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item b2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD 5D.’’ 

c. SCF, optional. * * * Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item c2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD MACH SCF.’’ 

d. ASF, optional. * * * Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item d2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD MACH ASF.’’ 

e. NDC, required. * * * Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item e2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD MACH NDC.’’ 

f. Origin NDC, required. * * * 

Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item f2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD MACH NDC.’’ 

g. Mixed NDC, optional. * * * 

Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item g2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD MACH WKG.’’ 

[Revise the heading of 8.10.8 to read 

as follows:] 

8.10.8 Irregular Parcels Weighing 2 

Ounces or More—USPS Marketing 

Mail, Including Marketing Parcels 

[Delete the sixth sentence in the 

introductory text of 8.10.8 referencing 

Parcel Select Lightweight.] 

* * * Preparation sequence and 

labeling: 

a. 5-digit scheme, required. * * * 

Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item a2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD IRREG 5D’’; followed 

by ‘‘SCHEME’’ (or ‘‘SCH’’).’’ 

b. 5-digit, required. * * * Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item b2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD IRREG 5D.’’ 

c. SCF, required. * * * Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of items c1 and c2 to 

read as follows:] 

1. For Line 1, L002, Column C. 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD IRREG SCF.’’ 

d. ASF, optional. * * * Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item d2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD IRREG ASF.’’ 

e. NDC, required. * * * Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item e2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD IRREG NDC.’’ 

f. Origin NDC, required. * * * 

Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item f2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD IRREG NDC.’’ 

g. Mixed NDC, optional. * * * 

Labeling: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item g2 to read as 

follows:] 

2. Line 2: ‘‘STD IRREG WKG.’’ 

* * * * * 


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21.0 Optional Combined Parcel 

Mailings 

21.1 Basic Standards for Combining 

Parcel Select, Package Services, and 

USPS Marketing Mail Parcels 

21.1.1 Basic Standards 

[Revise the introductory text of 21.1.1 

to read as follows:] 

Package Services parcels, Parcel 

Select parcels, and USPS Marketing 

Mail parcels in a combined parcel 

mailing must meet the following 

standards: 

* * * * * 

d. Combined mailings must meet the 

following minimum volume 

requirements: 

[Revise the text of item d1 to read as 

follows:] 

1. USPS Marketing Mail—Minimum 

200 pieces or 50 pounds of parcels per 

class. 

* * * * * 

21.3 Mail Preparation 

21.3.1 Basic Standards 

Prepare combined mailings as 

follows: 

a. Different parcel types must be 

prepared separately for combined parcel 

mailings as indicated below: 

[Revise the text of items a1 through a3 

to read as follows:] 

1. USPS Marketing Mail, Parcel 

Select, and Package Services 

machinable parcels. Use ‘‘STD/PSVC 

MACH’’ for line 2 content labeling. 

2. USPS Marketing Mail, Parcel 

Select, and Package Services irregular 

parcels at least 2 ounces and up to (but 

not including) 6 ounces, except for 

tubes, rolls, triangles, and other 

similarly irregularly-shaped pieces. Use 

‘‘STD/PSVC’’ for line 2 content labeling. 

3. USPS Marketing Mail, Parcel 

Select, and Package Services tubes, 

rolls, triangles, and similarly irregularlyshaped parcels; and all parcels weighing 

less than 2 ounces. Use ‘‘STD/PSVC 

IRREG’’ for line 2 content labeling. 

* * * * * 

21.3.2 Combining USPS Marketing 

Mail, Parcel Select, and Package 

Services Machinable Parcels 

[Revise the introductory text of 21.3.2 

to read as follows:] 

Prepare and enter USPS Marketing 

Mail, Parcel Select, and Package 

Services machinable parcels, and USPS 

Marketing Mail Marketing parcels 6 

ounces or more, as combined 

machinable parcels as shown in the 

table below. 

* * * * * 

21.3.3 Combining USPS Marketing 

Mail, Parcel Select, and Package 

Services APPS-Machinable Parcels 

[Revise the introductory text of 21.3.3 

to read as follows:] 

Prepare and enter USPS Marketing 

Mail, Parcel Select, and Package 

Services irregular parcels, and USPS 

Marketing Mail Marketing parcels 

(weighing at least 2 ounces, but less 

than 6 ounces, that are not tubes, rolls, 

triangles, or similarly irregularly shaped 

parcels) as combined APPS-machinable 

parcels as shown in the table below. 

* * * * * 

21.3.4 Combining USPS Marketing 

Mail, Parcel Select, and Package 

Services Parcels (Not APPSMachinable) 

[Revise the introductory text of 21.3.4 

to read as follows:] 

Prepare and enter USPS Marketing 

Mail, Parcel Select, and Package 

Services, and USPS Marketing Mail 

Marketing parcels under 2 ounces, as 

combined not APPS-machinable parcels 

as shown in the table below. 

* * * * * 

Index 

* * * * * 

P 

* * * * * 

Parcel Select 

* * * * * 

[Delete the ‘‘Lightweight, 253.4.0’’ 

entry.] 

* * * * * 

Notice 123 (Price List) 

[Revise competitive prices as 

applicable.] 

* * * * * 

Sarah Sullivan, 

Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25648 Filed 11–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0597; FRL–11426–01– 

OCSPP] 

Oxathiapiprolin; Pesticide Tolerances 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes a 

tolerance for residues of oxathiapiprolin 

in or on peanut, hay. Syngenta Crop 

Protection requested this tolerance 

under the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

November 24, 2023. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before January 23, 2024, and must 

be filed in accordance with the 

instructions provided in 40 CFR part 

178 (see also Unit I.C. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0597, is 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room and the OPP 

Docket is (202) 566–1744. For the latest 

status information on EPA/DC services 

and docket access, visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Director, Registration 

Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; main 

telephone number: (202) 566–1030; 

email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of EPA’s tolerance 

regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through 

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