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paragraph (b) to require the Route 52

(Ship Channel) Bridge, mile 0.5, Great

Egg Harbor Bay, to open on signal

except that openings will be limited to

on the hour and half hour from

Memorial Day to Labor Day from 8 a.m.

to 8 p.m.

The Coast Guard is also amending

Section 117.753 by deleting

subparagraphs (a)(1) and (b)(1) to

remove the requirement to open for

public vessels of the United States, state

and local vessels used for public safety,

a vessel in distress, or a vessel with a

tow. The regulatory requirements for

opening in these and emergency

situations are provided in 33 CFR

117.31.

Discussion of Comments and Changes

The Coast Guard received one

comment on the NRPM. The comment

stated that the proposed rule is unfair

since the majority of vessels requiring

bridge openings for the Route 52 (Ship

Channel) Bridge do not use the Route 52

(Beach Thorofare) Bridge, and the tidal

currents are extremely fast at the Route

52 (Ship Channel) Bridge which could

cause problems for vessels awaiting a

bridge opening. The Coast Guard

considered the comment received, but

has not changed the final rule. The

Coast Guard believes that synchronizing

the opening schedules of the Beach

Thorofare and Ship Channel bridges

will enhance the flow of vehicular

traffic along Route 52 without

unnecessarily impeding vessel traffic,

particularly if, as the comment suggests,

vessels transiting under one bridge do

not usually transit under the other.

Further, the Coast Guard believes that

limiting openings to twice per hour

during summer months will not cause

an unsafe accumulation of vessels

waiting for openings, as demonstrated

by the limited number of openings

required from 1993 to 1995. A

predictable schedule of openings on the

hour and half hour will only require

vessel operators to plan their transits in

order to minimize delays while waiting

for a bridge opening.

Regulatory Evaluation

This final rule is not a significant

regulatory action under section 3(f) of

Executive Order 12866 and does not

require an assessment of potential costs

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that

order. It has been exempted from review

by the Office of Management and

Budget under that order. It is not

significant under the regulatory policies

and procedures of the Department of

Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040;

February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard

expects the economic impact of this

final rule to be so minimal that a full

Regulatory Evaluation, under paragraph

10e of the regulatory policies and

procedures of DOT is unnecessary.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Coast Guard

considered whether this rule will have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

‘‘Small entities’’ include small

businesses, not-for-profit organizations

that are independently owned and

operated and are not dominant in their

fields, and governmental jurisdictions

with populations of less than 50,000.

This final rule does not restrict vessel

navigation, but merely limits the bridge

openings to on the hour and half hour,

from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., from Memorial

Day through Labor Day. Therefore, the

Coast Guard certifies under section

605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), that this final rule

will not have a significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

entities.

Collection of Information

This final rule does not provide for a

collection of information under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

The Coast Guard has analyzed this

rule under the principles and criteria

contained in Executive Order 12612 and

has determined that this rule will not

have sufficient federalism implications

to warrant preparation of a Federalism

Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this rule and

concluded that under section

2.B.2.e.(32)(e) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1B (as amended, 59

FR 38654, 29 July 1994), this final rule

is categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation. A

Categorical Exclusion Determination

statement has been prepared and placed

in the rulemaking docket.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

Bridges.

Regulations

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33

CFR Part 117 as follows:

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE

REGULATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 117

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 49 CFR 1.46; 33

CFR 1.05–1(g); Section 117.255 also issued

under the authority of Pub. L. 102–587, 106

Stat. 5039.

2. Section 117.753 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 117.753 Ship Channel, Great Egg Harbor

Bay.

The draw of the S52 (Ship Channel)

bridge, mile 0.5 between Somers Point

and Ocean City, shall open:

(a) From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., on signal,

if at least 24 hours advance notice is

given.

(b) From Memorial Day through Labor

Day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., on the hour

and half hour.

(c) At all other times, on signal, for

any vessel.

Dated: August 8, 1997.

Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,

Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

Fifth Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 97–22674 Filed 8–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–P/M

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20

Implementation of Global Package Link

Service

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Interim rule with request for

comments.

SUMMARY: Global Package Link Service

is an international mail service designed

for companies sending merchandise to

other countries. To implement

agreements previously entered into with

the postal administrations of Mexico

and Singapore, those two countries are

now being added as destination

countries. This action is consistent with

the Postal Service’s original plan to add

destination countries as customer needs

dictate (59 FR 65961; December 22,

1994). Global Package Link Service has

previously been made available to

Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Germany,

Japan, and the United Kingdom (U.K.).

To use Global Package Link (GPL)

Service, a customer must mail at least

10,000 GPL packages a year and agree to

link its information systems with the

Postal Service’s so that the Postal

Service can extract certain information

about the contents of the customer’s

packages for customs clearance and

other purposes. Initially two levels of

service to Mexico and Singapore will be

offered to customers. Interim regulations

have been developed and are set forth

below for comment and suggested

revision prior to adoption in final form.
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DATES: The interim regulations take

effect August 26, 1997. Comments must

be received on or before September 25,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed or delivered to Global

Package Link Service, U.S. Postal

Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room

370 IBU, Washington, DC 20260–6500.

Copies of all written comments will be

available for public inspection and

photocopying at the above address

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Michelson at the above address.

Telephone: (202) 268–5731.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

One of the most important goals of the

Postal Service’s international mission is

the development of services that

enhance the ability of U.S. companies to

do business in other countries. This

responsibility was delineated in 39

U.S.C. 403(b)(2) which makes it the

obligation of the Postal Service ‘‘to

provide types of mail service to meet the

needs of different categories of mail and

mail users.’’ Global Package Link is

designed to more closely meet the needs

of customers who send merchandise

packages from the United States to

multiple international addressees by

simplifying the process companies use

to prepare their packages for mailing

and by reducing the costs those

companies incur in mailing

merchandise to other countries.

GPL benefits all Postal Service

customers because revenues collected

contribute to fixed costs, thereby

decreasing the total revenue that the

Postal Service needs to generate from

other services. At the same time, GPL

makes it easier and more economical for

businesses in the United States to export

their products to international markets.

In late 1994, with implementation of

International Package Consignment

Service, later renamed Global Package

Link, to Japan (59 FR 65961; December

22, 1994), the Postal Service announced

that, when feasible, it would expand the

service to other destination countries

based on customer requests. Consistent

with this policy, the Postal Service later

expanded GPL by adding Canada and

the United Kingdom as destination

countries for qualifying customers (61

FR 13765; March 28, 1996),

subsequently expanded GPL further by

announcing Brazil, Chile, and Germany

as GPL destinations (62 FR 17072; April

9, 1997), and added the People’s

Republic of China as a GPL destination

(62 FR 25515; May 9, 1997). The USPS

is hereby further expanding GPL by

adding Mexico and Singapore as

destination countries for qualifying

customers. This action implements

agreements previously entered into with

the postal administrations of those

countries on September 26, 1996, and

May 22, 1997, respectively.

II. GPL to Mexico and Singapore

A. Qualifying Criteria

A customer who wants to use GPL to

Mexico or Singapore will be required to

enter into a service agreement with the

Postal Service providing for the

following. First, the customer must

commit to mail at least 10,000 GPL

packages per year (volumes to any GPL

country may be counted toward this

minimum). Second, the customer must

designate the Postal Service as its carrier

of choice to Mexico or Singapore. Third,

the customer must agree to link its

information systems with the Postal

Service’s so that the Postal Service and

the customer can exchange data on the

customer’s packages, and the Postal

Service can extract, on an as-needed

basis, certain information about the

package by scanning the customerprovided barcode on each package.

In general, the information that must

be made available to the Postal Service

includes: the order number; the package

identification number; the buyer’s name

and address; the recipient’s name and

address; the total weight of the package;

the total value of the package contents;

the number of items in the package; and,

for each item in the package, its SKU

number, its value, and its country of

origin. In practice, this requirement

means that the customer will have to

begin the necessary systems work by the

time it begins using GPL, and then will

have to assist the Postal Service in

completing and maintaining the

information systems linkages. The

Postal Service will use the extracted

information to prepare the necessary

customs forms and package labels and

to provide user-friendly tracking and

tracing.

In addition to these required

commitments, which must appear in all

GPL service agreements, arrangements

between the Postal Service and the

customer that are technical in nature

also may appear in the GPL service

agreement. For instance, the service

agreement may describe the electronic

data interface (EDI) or proprietary file

format that will be used to transmit data

between the customer and the Postal

Service, as well as the frequency and

schedule of transmissions. Similarly,

the service agreement may describe the

formats and frequencies for any

exception and performance reports that

the Postal Service will provide to the

customer.

B. Processing and Acceptance

If the plant at which the customer’s

Global Package Link packages originate

is located within 500 miles of a Global

Package Link processing facility, the

Postal Service will verify and accept the

packages at the customer’s plant and

transport them to the Global Package

Link processing facility according to a

schedule agreed upon by the Postal

Service and the mailer.

If the customer’s plant from which the

Global Package Link packages will

originate is located more than 500 miles

from a Global Package Link processing

facility, the customer may choose one of

two processing options:

Option One: The customer will be

required to present the packages to the

Postal Service for verification at the

customer’s plant and transport them as

a drop shipment to a Global Package

Link processing facility according to a

schedule agreed upon by the Postal

Service and the customer.

Option Two: The customer will

process the packages using Postal

Service-provided computer system

workstations and sort and prepare the

packages as required by the Postal

Service. Then, the Postal Service will

verify and accept the packages at the

customer’s plant according to a

schedule agreed upon by the Postal

Service and the mailer and will

transport the packages to a designated

Global Package Link processing facility

for dispatch.

C. Customs Forms

Normally, all customs forms will be

automatically generated by the Postal

Service computer workstations.

Packages mailed to Mexico and or

Singapore through a GPL facility are not

required to bear customs forms when

they are tendered to the Postal Service.

After scanning the customer-printed

barcode on each package and correlating

it with the package-specific information

transmitted by the customer, the Postal

Service will print the necessary customs

forms and then affix them to the

customer’s packages as part of the

processing operation at the GPL

processing facility. If the customer is

more than 500 miles from a designated

GPL facility and chooses option two,

then the customs/GPL label will be

affixed by the customer using Postal

Service-provided workstations.

D. Customs Clearance

The Postal Service has developed the

Customs Pre-Advisory System (CPAS)
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as part of GPL processing. This

electronic system collects packagespecific data to satisfy customs

requirements as packages are processed

using the USPS computer workstations

located at a GPL facility. The system

electronically advises the USPS delivery

agent and customs of the contents of

each package mailed.

Since this advisory information

arrives before the mail, CPAS facilitates

and simplifies customs clearance.

Electronic pre-notification of the

package contents and automatic

preparation of required customs

declarations assures the fastest

clearance through customers in Mexico

and Singapore and reduces costs for the

customer and the Postal Service. To use

CPAS, recipients of merchandise must

designate the Postal Service and its

customs broker as their agents for

customs clearance.

Initially, customs duties and taxes for

Singapore will be collected from the

package recipient upon delivery in

Singapore.

E. Delivery Options

Mexico

The Postal Service will offer two

delivery options in Mexico, but both

options will initially be limited to the

Metropolitan Mexico City Area.

Premium Service will include secure,

expedited home delivery by courier

service, and Standard Service will

require customer pickup at selected,

secure customer service centers

strategically located throughout Mexico

City. Both options include insurance, as

provided under DMM S500, at no

additional cost.

The Postal Service will transport

Premium Service packages from the

customer’s plant or from the designated

GPL processing facility to Mexico City

overnight where they will receive

expeditious customs clearance and be

released to the delivery agent. From

there, the packages will receive courier

service and be delivered overnight.

Premium Service includes individual

package track and trace from origin to

home delivery. Normal delivery times

will be 2 to 3 business days from

dispatch in the U.S. to final delivery.

The Postal Service will transport

Standard Service packages from the

customer’s plant or from the designated

GPL processing facility to Mexico City

overnight, where they will receive

expeditious customs clearance. From

there, they will be securely transferred

to designated customer service centers

for customer pickup. Standard Service

includes individual package track and

trace from origin to final customer

pickup. Normal delivery times will be 2

to 3 business days from dispatch in the

U.S. to availability for customer pickup

in Mexico City.

Singapore

The Postal Service will offer two

delivery options to Singapore. Premium

Service shall receive a level of service

comparable to Express Mail

International Service (EMS) service in

Singapore. It will include track and

trace for individual packages and

delivery throughout Singapore within 1

to 2 business days after clearing

customs.

Standard Service shall receive normal

postal handling and delivery throughout

Singapore within 3 business days after

clearing customs, and shall include

electronic proof of delivery for

individual packages.

The Postal Service will transport

Premium Service and Standard Service

packages from the customer’s plant or

designated GPL processing facility to

Singapore via airlift. Packages will be

dispatched to flights either the evening

that processing is complete or the next

morning. Arrival in Singapore is

expected within 36 hours after dispatch.

F. Rates

Mexico

The base rates for GPL service to

Mexico are set forth below. The Postal

Service will charge the base rates, in 1-

pound increments, for the first 100,000

packages mailed in a 12-month period.

Once the customer has mailed 100,000

packages, postage for the next packages

mailed by the customer in the same 12-

month period will be reduced by 3%

from the base rates.

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK SERVICE TO

MEXICO

Weight not over

(pounds)

Annual volume—first

100,000 packages—no

discount

Premium Standard

1 ...................... $7.50 $5.00

2 ...................... 9.00 6.00

3 ...................... 10.50 7.00

4 ...................... 12.00 8.00

5 ...................... 13.50 9.00

6 ...................... 15.00 10.50

7 ...................... 16.00 11.50

8 ...................... 17.50 12.50

9 ...................... 19.00 13.50

10 ...................... 20.50 14.50

11 ...................... 22.00 15.50

12 ...................... 23.00 16.50

13 ...................... 24.50 17.50

14 ...................... 26.00 18.50

15 ...................... 27.00 19.50

16 ...................... 28.50 20.50

17 ...................... 30.00 21.50

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK SERVICE TO

MEXICO—Continued

Weight not over

(pounds)

Annual volume—first

100,000 packages—no

discount

Premium Standard

18 ...................... 31.00 22.50

19 ...................... 32.50 23.50

20 ...................... 33.50 24.50

21 ...................... 35.00 25.00

22 ...................... 36.00 26.00

23 ...................... 37.50 27.00

24 ...................... 38.50 28.00

25 ...................... 40.00 29.00

26 ...................... 41.00 30.00

27 ...................... 42.50 31.00

28 ...................... 43.50 32.00

29 ...................... 44.50 32.50

30 ...................... 46.00 33.50

31 ...................... 47.00 34.50

32 ...................... 48.00 35.50

33 ...................... 49.00 36.50

34 ...................... 50.50 37.00

35 ...................... 51.50 38.00

36 ...................... 52.50 39.00

37 ...................... 53.50 40.00

38 ...................... 54.50 40.50

39 ...................... 55.50 41.50

40 ...................... 56.50 42.50

41 ...................... 58.00 43.50

42 ...................... 59.00 44.00

43 ...................... 60.00 45.00

44 ...................... 61.00 46.00

45 ...................... 62.00 46.50

46 ...................... 62.50 47.50

47 ...................... 63.50 48.50

48 ...................... 64.50 49.00

49 ...................... 65.50 50.00

50 ...................... 66.50 50.50

51 ...................... 67.50 51.50

52 ...................... 68.50 52.50

53 ...................... 69.00 53.00

54 ...................... 70.00 54.00

55 ...................... 71.00 54.50

56 ...................... 72.00 55.50

57 ...................... 72.50 56.00

58 ...................... 73.50 57.00

59 ...................... 74.50 57.50

60 ...................... 75.00 58.50

61 ...................... 76.00 59.00

62 ...................... 76.50 60.00

63 ...................... 77.50 60.50

64 ...................... 78.50 61.50

Number of pieces in

contract year Discount

1–100,000 ................. None.

100,001+ ................... 3% of base rate.

Singapore

The base rates for GPL service to

Singapore are set forth below. The

Postal Service will charge the base rates,

in 1-pound increments, for the first

100,000 packages mailed in a 12-month

period. Once the customer has mailed

100,000 packages, postage for the next

packages mailed by the customer in the

same 12-month period will be reduced

by 3% from the base rates.
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Global Package Link to Singapore

Weight not over

(pounds)

Annual volume—first

100,000 packages—no

discount

Premium Standard

1 ...................... $13.50 $10.50

2 ...................... 17.00 14.00

3 ...................... 20.50 17.00

4 ...................... 24.00 20.50

5 ...................... 28.50 24.50

6 ...................... 32.00 28.00

7 ...................... 36.00 31.50

8 ...................... 39.50 35.00

9 ...................... 44.00 38.50

10 ...................... 47.50 42.00

11 ...................... 51.00 45.50

12 ...................... 55.00 49.00

13 ...................... 59.00 52.50

14 ...................... 63.00 56.50

15 ...................... 66.50 60.00

16 ...................... 70.50 63.50

17 ...................... 74.50 67.00

18 ...................... 78.50 70.50

19 ...................... 82.00 74.00

20 ...................... 86.00 78.00

21 ...................... 90.00 81.00

22 ...................... 93.50 84.50

23 ...................... 101.50 90.50

24 ...................... 105.50 94.00

25 ...................... 109.00 97.00

26 ...................... 112.50 100.50

27 ...................... 116.50 104.00

28 ...................... 120.00 107.50

29 ...................... 123.50 110.50

30 ...................... 127.00 114.00

31 ...................... 131.00 117.50

32 ...................... 134.50 121.00

33 ...................... 138.00 124.00

34 ...................... 146.50 130.00

35 ...................... 150.00 133.50

36 ...................... 153.50 137.00

37 ...................... 157.50 140.00

38 ...................... 161.00 143.50

39 ...................... 164.50 147.00

40 ...................... 168.50 150.50

41 ...................... 172.00 153.50

42 ...................... 175.50 157.00

43 ...................... 179.00 160.50

44 ...................... 183.00 163.50

45 ...................... 191.00 169.50

46 ...................... 194.50 173.00

47 ...................... 198.50 176.50

48 ...................... 202.00 179.50

49 ...................... 205.50 183.00

50 ...................... 209.50 186.50

51 ...................... 213.00 190.00

52 ...................... 216.50 193.00

53 ...................... 220.00 196.50

54 ...................... 224.00 200.00

55 ...................... 227.50 203.50

56 ...................... 235.50 209.00

57 ...................... 239.50 212.50

58 ...................... 243.00 216.00

59 ...................... 246.50 219.50

60 ...................... 250.50 222.50

61 ...................... 254.00 226.00

62 ...................... 257.50 229.50

63 ...................... 261.00 233.00

64 ...................... 265.00 236.00

65 ...................... 268.50 239.50

66 ...................... 272.00 243.00

Number of pieces in

contract year Discount

1–100,000 ................. None

100,001+ ................... 3% of base rate.

III. Conclusion

Accordingly, the Postal Service

hereby adopts GPL service to Mexico

and Singapore, on an interim basis, at

the rates set forth in the schedules

above. Although 39 U.S.C. 407 does not

require advance notice and opportunity

for submission of comments, and the

Postal Service is exempted by 39 U.S.C.

410(a) from the advance notice

requirements of the Administrative

Procedure Act regarding proposed

rulemaking (5 U.S.C. 553), the Postal

Service invites interested persons to

submit written data, views, or

arguments concerning this interim rule.

The Postal Service adopts the

following amendments to the

International Mail Manual, which is

incorporated by reference in the Code of

Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

International postal service, Foreign

relations.

PART 20—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 39 CFR

part 20 continues to read as follows:

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

404, 407, 408.

2. Effective August 26, 1997,

subchapter 620 and the Individual

Country Listing pages for Mexico and

Singapore in the International Mail

Manual are amended as follows:

6 Special Programs

* * * * *

621.3 Availability

Global Package Link service is

available only to Brazil, Canada, Chile,

China, People’s Republic of, Germany,

Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom,

and Singapore.

* * * * *

622 Qualifying Mailers

* * * * *

622.2 Linking Information Systems

[Add item n. to list of package specific

information.]

n. Postage and handling charge per

order.

* * * * *

623 General

* * * * *

623.3 Size and Weight Limits

[Replace first sentence in paragraph

with: ‘‘The weight limits for Global

Package Link service are 70 pounds for

Chile, China, and Germany; 66 pounds

for Brazil, Canada, Singapore, and the

United Kingdom; 64 pounds for Mexico;

and 44 pounds for Japan.’’]

* * * * *

626 Services Available

* * * * *

626.12 Standard Service

Standard service is available to Japan,

Canada (Ground Courier for Canada),

Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

Packages sent through standard service

are transported to the destination

country by air (or a combination of air/

ground to Canada) for delivery. The

mailer can track standard service

packages through dispatch from the

Global Package Link processing facility

for Japan and through delivery for

Canada and the United Kingdom. In

Mexico, standard service provides for

customer pickup of parcels at selected,

secured, customer service centers with

tracking to pickup.

* * * * *

Insurance and Indemnity

* * * * *

626.322 Mexico and the United

Kingdom

Packages sent through Standard

service to the Mexico and United

Kingdom are insured against loss,

damage, or rifling at no additional cost.

Indemnity payments are subject to the

provisions of DMM S500. Standard

service packages are not insured against

delay in delivery. Neither indemnity

payments nor postage refunds will be

made in the event of delay.

626.323 Singapore

Packages sent through Standard

service to Singapore may be insured at

an additional cost (see 320). Standard

service packages to Singapore are not

insured against delay in delivery.

Neither indemnity payments nor

postage refunds will be made in the

event of delay.

* * * * *

626.4 Customs

* * * * *

Payment of Customs Duty

626.431 All Countries Except Japan,

the People’s Republic of China, and

Singapore

For all countries except Japan, the

People’s Republic of China, and
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Singapore, the Postal Service will

arrange payment of customs duty on

behalf of the recipient at the time the

merchandise enters the country of

destination. Any banking costs or

foreign exchange fees applicable to the

customs payments will be charged back

to the mailer. The Postal Service will

notify the mailer electronically of the

amount of duty and fees paid and the

mailer will reimburse the Postal Service

in a manner and within a time frame

agreed to by the mailer and the Postal

Service. Because of the need to have

funds available for customs at the time

of clearance in Brazil, Chile, and

Mexico, mailers must make an advance

deposit prior to first mailing to cover

anticipated duties and taxes in addition

to postage. For subsequent mailings, this

account must be replenished by the

mailer after the actual amount of duties

and taxes are assessed. The mailer is

responsible for collecting duties and

taxes from the recipient (this can be

done when payment for the order is

made). For Mexico, GPL mailers will

pay customs the day after the shipments

arrive in customs, through a preauthorized Automated Clearing House

debit program (ACH). GPL mailers must

agree to allow the USPS to debit their

designated bank account through the

ACH debit program to pay these

charges.

626.432 Japan, the People’s Republic

of China, and Singapore In Japan, the

People’s Republic of China, and

Singapore, any customs duties and fees

will be collected from the recipient at

the time of delivery.

* * * * *

Individual Country Listing for

Mexico: [Add the rate chart below.]

Global Package Link Service to Mexico

Weight not over

(pounds)

Annual volume—first

100,000 packages—no

discount

Premium Standard

1 ...................... $7.50 $5.00

2 ...................... 9.00 6.00

3 ...................... 10.50 7.00

4 ...................... 12.00 8.00

5 ...................... 13.50 9.00

6 ...................... 15.00 10.50

7 ...................... 16.00 11.50

8 ...................... 17.50 12.50

9 ...................... 19.00 13.50

10 .................... 20.50 14.50

11 .................... 22.00 15.50

12 .................... 23.00 16.50

13 .................... 24.50 17.50

14 .................... 26.00 18.50

15 .................... 27.00 19.50

16 .................... 28.50 20.50

17 .................... 30.00 21.50

18 .................... 31.00 22.50

Weight not over

(pounds)

Annual volume—first

100,000 packages—no

discount

Premium Standard

19 .................... 32.50 23.50

20 .................... 33.50 24.50

21 .................... 35.00 25.00

22 .................... 36.00 26.00

23 .................... 37.50 27.00

24 .................... 38.50 28.00

25 .................... 40.00 29.00

26 .................... 41.00 30.00

27 .................... 42.50 31.00

28 .................... 43.50 32.00

29 .................... 44.50 32.50

30 .................... 46.00 33.50

31 .................... 47.00 34.50

32 .................... 48.00 35.50

33 .................... 49.00 36.50

34 .................... 50.50 37.00

35 .................... 51.50 38.00

36 .................... 52.50 39.00

37 .................... 53.50 40.00

38 .................... 54.50 40.50

39 .................... 55.50 41.50

40 .................... 56.50 42.50

41 .................... 58.00 43.50

42 .................... 59.00 44.00

43 .................... 60.00 45.00

44 .................... 61.00 46.00

45 .................... 62.00 46.50

46 .................... 62.50 47.50

47 .................... 63.50 48.50

48 .................... 64.50 49.00

49 .................... 65.50 50.00

50 .................... 66.50 50.50

51 .................... 67.50 51.50

52 .................... 68.50 52.50

53 .................... 69.00 53.00

54 .................... 70.00 54.00

55 .................... 71.00 54.50

56 .................... 72.00 55.50

57 .................... 72.50 56.00

58 .................... 73.50 57.00

59 .................... 74.50 57.50

60 .................... 75.00 58.50

61 .................... 76.00 59.00

62 .................... 76.50 60.00

63 .................... 77.50 60.50

64 .................... 78.50 61.50

Number of pieces in

contract year Discount

1–100,000 ................. None.

100,001+ ................... 3% of base rate.

GPL Service to Mexico is limited to

metropolitan Mexico City.

* * * * *

Individual Country Listing for Singapore

[Add the rate chart below]

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO SINGAPORE

Weight not over

(pounds)

Annual volume—first

100,000 packages—no

discount

Premium Standard

1 ...................... $13.50 $10.50

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO

SINGAPORE—Continued

Weight not over

(pounds)

Annual volume—first

100,000 packages—no

discount

Premium Standard

2 ...................... 17.00 14.00

3 ...................... 20.50 17.00

4 ...................... 24.00 20.50

5 ...................... 28.50 24.50

6 ...................... 32.00 28.00

7 ...................... 36.00 31.50

8 ...................... 39.50 35.00

9 ...................... 44.00 38.50

10 ...................... 47.50 42.00

11 ...................... 51.00 45.50

12 ...................... 55.00 49.00

13 ...................... 59.00 52.50

14 ...................... 63.00 56.50

15 ...................... 66.50 60.00

16 ...................... 70.50 63.50

17 ...................... 74.50 67.00

18 ...................... 78.50 70.50

19 ...................... 82.00 74.00

20 ...................... 86.00 78.00

21 ...................... 90.00 81.00

22 ...................... 93.50 84.50

23 ...................... 101.50 90.50

24 ...................... 105.50 94.00

25 ...................... 109.00 97.00

26 ...................... 112.50 100.50

27 ...................... 116.50 104.00

28 ...................... 120.00 107.50

29 ...................... 123.50 110.50

30 ...................... 127.00 114.00

31 ...................... 131.00 117.50

32 ...................... 134.50 121.00

33 ...................... 138.00 124.00

34 ...................... 146.50 130.00

35 ...................... 150.00 133.50

36 ...................... 153.50 137.00

37 ...................... 157.50 140.00

38 ...................... 161.00 143.50

39 ...................... 164.50 147.00

40 ...................... 168.50 150.50

41 ...................... 172.00 153.50

42 ...................... 175.50 157.00

43 ...................... 179.00 160.50

44 ...................... 183.00 163.50

45 ...................... 191.00 169.50

46 ...................... 194.50 173.00

47 ...................... 198.50 176.50

48 ...................... 202.00 179.50

49 ...................... 205.50 183.00

50 ...................... 209.50 186.50

51 ...................... 213.00 190.00

52 ...................... 216.50 193.00

53 ...................... 220.00 196.50

54 ...................... 224.00 200.00

55 ...................... 227.50 203.50

56 ...................... 235.50 209.00

57 ...................... 239.50 212.50

58 ...................... 243.00 216.00

59 ...................... 246.50 219.50

60 ...................... 250.50 222.50

61 ...................... 254.00 226.00

62 ...................... 257.50 229.50

63 ...................... 261.00 233.00

64 ...................... 265.00 236.00

65 ...................... 268.50 239.50

66 ...................... 272.00 243.00
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 165 / Tuesday, August 26, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 45165

Number of pieces in

contract year Discount

1–100,000 ................. None.

100,001+ ................... 3% of base rate.

* * * * *

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 97–22696 Filed 8–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MO 032–1032; FRL–5877–3]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; State of

Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA is approving

revisions to Missouri’s federally

enforceable operating permit (FESOP)

program contained in Missouri rule 10

CSR 10–6.065. These revisions are

designed to ease the administrative

burden on the state and on affected

sources without relaxing environmental

requirements.

DATES: This rule is effective on

September 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the documents

relevant to this action are available for

public inspection during normal

business hours at the: Environmental

Protection Agency, Air Planning and

Development Branch, 726 Minnesota

Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101; and

the EPA Air & Radiation Docket and

Information Center, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joshua A. Tapp at (913) 551–7606.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

13, 1996, Missouri submitted a request

to amend the State Implementation Plan

(SIP) to incorporate revisions to the

FESOP program which generally affect

intermediate sources. These revisions

include a provision which delays the

permit application deadlines by ten

months for smaller intermediate

sources, and a provision which allows

qualifying intermediate sources to apply

for general permits. Both of these

revisions are designed to ease the

administrative burden on the state and

on intermediate sources without

relaxing environmental requirements.

Additional revisions were made to

clarify the meaning of the rule and

improve its enforceability. Specifically,

these revisions clarify: (1) That public

participation requirements are

applicable; and (2) that sources are

subject to enforcement action if they

inappropriately apply for and obtain a

general intermediate permit and it is

later determined that they do not

qualify. The revisions also clarify the

meaning of the term ‘‘threshold level’’

by referencing a definition contained in

a separate Missouri regulation.

Other revisions were

contemporaneously made to rule 10

CSR 10–6.065. Most of these revisions

affect Missouri’s basic operating permit

program for small sources. This program

is not a federally approved program;

therefore, the EPA is not acting on the

revisions to the basic program.

Additional revisions affect Missouri’s

Title V operating permit program. These

revisions were addressed in a separate

action.

The EPA received no comments on its

proposed approval of these revisions.

For more information, the reader may

refer to the EPA’s proposed approval

published in the Federal Register on

August 21, 1996 at 61 FR 43202.

I. Final Action

The EPA is approving revisions to

Missouri rule 10 CSR 10–6.065.

Specifically, the EPA is approving

sections (1), (2), (3), (5), and (7), and

subsections (4)(C)-(4)(G) and (4)(I)-(4)(Q)

which pertain to the intermediate

permit program. The EPA is taking no

action on subsections (4)(A), (4)(B), and

(4)(H) of Missouri rule 10 CSR 10–6.065

which pertain to Missouri’s basic

operating permit program. The EPA has

taken separate action on revisions to

sections of rule 10 CSR 10–6.065 which

pertain to Missouri’s Title V operating

permit program including sections (1),

(2), (3), (6), and (7).

Subsequent to the revision approved

here, Missouri has revised rule 10 CSR

10–6.065 to update references to its

‘‘Definitions’’ rule, and to modify

insignificant activity provisions in its

intermediate operating permit program

which is contained in rule 10 CSR 10–

6.065. The EPA approved these

revisions and incorporated them by

reference into the SIP in a Federal

Register document dated May 14, 1997

(see 62 FR 26405). This action is now

codified in 40 CFR 52.1320(c)(96).

Rather than incorporate by reference

into the SIP this earlier version of the

Missouri Code of State Regulations

which also contains the revisions

approved today, the EPA is amending

40 CFR 52.1320(c)(96) to clarify that the

state rules incorporated by reference at

40 CFR 52.1320(c)(96) include the

revisions approved today.

Nothing in this action should be

construed as permitting or allowing or

establishing a precedent for any future

request for revision to any SIP. Each

request for revision to the SIP shall be

considered separately in light of specific

technical, economic, and environmental

factors, and in relation to relevant

statutory and regulatory requirements.

II. Administrative Requirements

A. Executive Order 12866

The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) has exempted this regulatory

action from Executive Order 12866

review.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

SIP approvals under section 110 and

subchapter I, part D of the CAA do not

create any new requirements but simply

approve requirements that the state is

already imposing. Therefore, because

the Federal SIP approval does not

impose any new requirements, the

Administrator certifies that it does not

have a significant impact on any small

entities affected. Moreover, due to the

nature of the Federal-state relationship

under the CAA, preparation of a

regulatory flexibility analysis would

constitute Federal inquiry into the

economic reasonableness of state action.

The CAA forbids the EPA to base its

actions concerning SIPs on such

grounds (Union Electric Co. v. U.S.

E.P.A., 427 U.S. 246, 256–66 (S.Ct.

1976); 42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2)).

C. Unfunded Mandates

Under section 202 of the Unfunded

Mandates Reform Act of 1995

(‘‘Unfunded Mandates Act’’), signed

into law on March 22, 1995, the EPA

must prepare a budgetary impact

statement to accompany any proposed

or final rule that includes a Federal

mandate that may result in estimated

costs to state, local, or tribal

governments in the aggregate; or to

private sector, of $100 million or more.

Under section 205, the EPA must select

the most cost-effective and least

burdensome alternative that achieves

the objectives of the rule and is

consistent with statutory requirements.

Section 203 requires the EPA to

establish a plan for informing and

advising any small governments that

may be significantly or uniquely

impacted by the rule.

The EPA has determined that the

approval action promulgated does not

include a Federal mandate that may

result in estimated costs of $100 million

or more to either state, local, or tribal