51372 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 190 / Wednesday, October 1, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111

Classification Changes; Bound Printed

Matter

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule sets forth the

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) standard

to increase the weight of Bound Printed

Matter from 10 pounds to 15 pounds

adopted by the Postal Service to

implement the Decision of the

Governors of the Postal Service on

Postal Rate Commission Docket No.

MC97–3.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia A. Bennett, (202) 268–6350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

response to requests from Bound

Printed Matter customers, the Postal

Service proposed to increase the

maximum weight limit for Bound

Printed Matter from 10 to 15 pounds in

Docket No. MC97–2, Parcel

Classification Reform. This increase was

to include single-piece, carrier route

bulk, and basic bulk Bound Printed

Matter. No change in existing rates was

proposed for the subclass. Rather, the

existing per-piece and per-pound rate

elements were to remain in place, with

the per-pound elements applied to the

additional pounds. After the Postal

Service withdrew its request in Docket

No. MC97–2, a joint motion was filed by

the Advertising Mail Marketing

Association (AMMA), the Association of

American Publishers (AAP), and the

Direct Marketing Association (DMA),

requesting that the PRC initiate the

current proceeding in order to consider

extending the weight limit for Bound

Printed Matter.

Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3624 on

September 4, 1997, the PRC issued its

Recommended Decision in Docket No.

MC97–3 to increase the weight limit for

Bound Printed Matter from 10 pounds

to 15 pounds, to the Governors of the

Postal Service. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C.

3625, the Governors approved the PRC’s

recommendation, and the Board of

Governors set an implementation date of

October 5, 1997, for the increase in

weight limit for Bound Printed Matter to

take effect.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

Postal Service.

PART 111—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 39 CFR

part 111 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,

401, 403, 404, 3001–3011, 3201–3219, 3403–

3406, 3621, 5001.

2. Amend the Domestic Mail Manual

as set forth below:

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

C CHARACTERISTICS AND CONTENT

* * * * *

C600 Standard Mail

1.0 DIMENSIONS

* * * * *

1.2 Standard Mail (B)

[Amend 1.2a by replacing ‘‘10 pounds’’

with ‘‘15 pounds’’ to read as follows:]

These dimensional standards apply to

Standard Mail (B):

a. No piece may weigh more than 70

pounds, except matter at Bound Printed

Matter rates may not weigh more than

15 pounds.

* * * * *

E ELIGIBILILTY

* * * * *

E600 Standard Mail

* * * * *

E620 Nonautomation Nonpresort

Rates

* * * * *

3.0 BOUND PRINTED MATTER

3.1 Description

[Amend 3.1 by replacing ‘‘10 pounds’’

with ‘‘15 pounds’’ to read as follows:]

Bound Printed Matter is Standard

Mail weighing at least 1 pound but not

more than 15 pounds and meeting the

standards in E611 and E613. Bound

Printed Matter rates are based on zones

and on the weight of the piece.

* * * * *

P POSTAGE AND PAYMENT

METHODS

P000 Basic Information

P010 General Standards

* * * * *

P013 Rate Application and

Computation

* * * * *

5.0 RATE APPLICATION—

STANDARD MAIL (B)

* * * * *

5.3 Single-Piece Bound Printed Matter

[Amend 5.3 by replacing ‘‘10 pounds’’

with ‘‘15 pounds’’ to read as follows:]

The single-piece Bound Printed

Matter rate is charged per half-pound

from 1.5 through 5 pounds, and per

pound from more than 5 through 15

pounds. For pieces weighing 1 through

5 pounds or less, any fraction of a halfpound is considered a whole halfpound. For pieces weighing more than

5 but not more than 15 pounds, any

fraction of a pound is considered a

whole pound. * * *

* * * * *

R RATES AND FEES

* * * * *

R600 Standard Mail

* * * * *

7.0 BOUND PRINTED MATTER

[Amend 7.0 by adding the rates for 11

pounds through 15 pounds in 7.1b, 7.3a,

and 7.3b to read as follows:]

7.1 Single-Piece

* * * * *

b. Computed Bound Printed Matter

Single-Piece:

Weight not over (pounds)

Zone

Local 1 & 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

11.0 .................................... $1.40 $2.00 $2.24 $2.62 $3.21 $3.83 $4.58 $5.22

12.0 .................................... 1.43 2.06 2.31 2.73 3.38 4.05 4.87 5.56

13.0 .................................... 1.46 2.11 2.39 2.84 3.54 4.27 5.15 5.91

14.0 .................................... 1.49 2.17 2.46 2.95 3.71 4.49 5.44 6.25

15.0 .................................... 1.53 2.22 2.54 3.06 3.87 4.71 5.73 6.60

* * * * * 7.3 Bulk Rate Computed Postage

Amount With Postage Affixed

a. Basic Bulk Bound Printed Matter:
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Weight not over (pounds)

Zone

Local 1 & 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

11.0 .................................... $0.783 $1.173 $1.393 $1.789 $2.372 $2.999 $3.747 $4.385

12.0 .................................... .806 1.216 1.456 1.888 2.524 3.208 4.024 4.720

13.0 .................................... .829 1.259 1.519 1.987 2.676 3.417 4.301 5.055

14.0 .................................... .852 1.302 1.582 2.086 2.828 3.626 4.578 5.390

15.0 .................................... .875 1.345 1.645 2.185 2.980 3.835 4.855 5.725

b. Carrier Route Bulk Bound Printed Matter:

Weight not over (pounds)

Zone

Local 1 & 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

11.0 .................................... $0.720 $1.110 $1.330 $1.726 $2.309 $2.936 $3.684 $4.322

12.0 .................................... .743 1.153 1.393 1.825 2.461 3.145 3.961 4.657

13.0 .................................... .766 1.196 1.456 1.924 2.613 3.354 4.238 4.992

14.0 .................................... .789 1.239 1.519 2.023 2.765 3.563 4.515 5.327

15.0 .................................... .812 1.282 1.582 2.122 2.917 3.772 4.792 5.662

* * * * *

An appropriate amendment to 39 CFR

111.3 will be published to reflect these

changes.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 97–26031 Filed 9–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

42 CFR Part 57

RIN 0906–AA47

Grants for Residency Training and

Advanced Education in the General

Practice of Dentistry

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This technical amendment

revises the regulations governing the

program for Grants for Residency

Training and Advanced Education in

the General Practice of Dentistry,

authorized by section 749 of the Public

Health Service Act (the Act), to modify

the application and review criteria to be

consistent with current Agency

streamlining efforts.

DATES: These regulations are effective

October 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernice Parlak, Acting Director,

Division of Associated, Dental, and

Public Health Professions, Bureau of

Health Professions, Health Resources

and Services Administration, 5600

Fishers Lane, Room 8–101, Rockville,

Maryland 20857; telephone: (301) 443–

6853.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final

rule amends the existing regulations for

Grants for Residency Training and

Advanced Education in the General

Practice of Dentistry, governed by

section 749 of the Public Health Service

(PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 293m) to remove

redundant application and project

requirements, and to revise the

evaluation criteria to eliminate

duplication and bring the language into

compliance with current grants policy.

Specific changes are discussed below

according to the section numbers and

headings of the regulations affected.

Section 57.1104 How must an entity

apply for a grant?

Section 57.1104 is revised to remove

the phrase ‘‘in particular the

requirements of § 57.1105’’ because this

language is unnecessary and redundant.

Section 57.1105 What requirements

must a project meet?

The project requirements listed in

paragraphs (a), (c), (d), and (f) of this

section are being removed because they

are redundant to the accreditation

standards published by the American

Dental Association Commission on

Dental Accreditation. Compliance with

these accreditation standards is an

eligibility requirement of the grant

program, as described in § 57.1103. The

paragraphs (a), (c), (d) and (f) in

§ 57.1105 that are being removed are as

follows:

(a) The project staff must plan,

develop, and/or operate an approved

residency or advanced educational

program in the general practice of

dentistry.

(c) If the training site provides

medical care, then the medical and

dental care of patients must be

coordinated.

(d) If a primary care medical

residency program is conducted by the

applicant, then joint training

experiences must be provided. For

purposes of this paragraph, primary care

means internal medicine, family

medicine, or pediatrics.

(f) The training program, the

performance of each participant, and the

quality of patient care must be

evaluated.

Section 57.1106 What are the criteria

for deciding which applications are to

be funded?

The heading of the section is being

revised to read, ‘‘How will applications

be evaluated?’’

Further, the evaluation criteria are

being revised to reflect current Agency

initiatives to streamline and standardize

the review of health professions

education grant applications. The

revision shifts the language of the

criteria from passive to active voice, and

reflects increased attention to

measurable performance goals and

outcomes. The introductory text of the

section will be designated as paragraph

(a). The following paragraphs (1)

through (8) list the revised evaluation

criteria:

(1) The proposal addresses the legislative

intent of the program and has a welldocumented rationale;

(2) The objectives of the proposed project

are consistent with the program’s rationale,

and are measurable and achievable within

the project period;

(3) The proposed project’s methodology is

consistent with the objectives and explained

in appropriate detail;

(4) The evaluation is linked to the

objectives and addresses the project

outcomes;