Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2023 / Proposed Rules 83055 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

25 CFR Part 1000 

[245A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Self-Governance PROGRESS Act 

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; 

Notice of Meetings 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

Self-Governance PROGRESS Act 

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 

(Committee), will hold public meetings 

to negotiate and advise the Secretary of 

the Interior (Secretary) on a proposed 

rule to implement the Practical Reforms 

and Other Goals To Reinforce the 

Effectiveness of Self-Governance and 

Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act 

of 2019 (PROGRESS Act). 

DATES: Meetings are open to the public 

and will be held: 

• December 20, 2023; 

• January 18, 2024; 

• February 8, 2024; and 

• February 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments, 

within 30 days following the meeting, to 

the Designated Federal Officer, Vickie 

Hanvey, using the following methods: 

• Preferred method: Email to 

comments@bia.gov with ‘‘PROGRESS 

Act’’ in subject line. 

• Alternate methods: Mail, handcarry or use an overnight courier service 

to the Designated Federal Officer, Ms. 

Vickie Hanvey, Office of SelfGovernance, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 

NW, Mail Stop 3624, Washington, DC 

20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vickie Hanvey, Designated Federal 

Officer, comments@bia.gov, (918) 931– 

0745. Individuals in the United States 

who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability may dial 711 

(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

All reasonable accommodation 

requests are managed on a case-by-case 

basis. Please make the request, at least 

seven (7) business days prior to the 

meeting, to the Designated Federal 

Officer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

meetings will be held under the 

authority of the PROGRESS Act (Pub. L. 

116–180), the Negotiated Rulemaking 

Act (5 U.S.C. 561 et seq.), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. Ch. 10). The Committee is to 

negotiate and reach consensus on 

recommendations for a proposed rule 

that will replace the existing regulations 

at 25 CFR part 1000. The Committee 

will be charged with developing 

proposed regulations for the Secretary’s 

implementation of the PROGRESS Act’s 

provisions regarding the Department of 

the Interior’s (DOI) Self-Governance 

Program. 

The PROGRESS Act amends 

subchapter I of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act (ISDEAA), 25 U.S.C. 

5301 et seq., which addresses Indian 

Self-Determination, and subchapter IV 

of the ISDEAA, which addresses DOI’s 

Tribal Self-Governance Program. The 

PROGRESS Act also authorizes the 

Secretary to adapt negotiated 

rulemaking procedures to the unique 

context of self-governance and the 

government-to-government relationship 

between the United States and Indian 

Tribes. The Federal Register (87 FR 

30256) notice published on May 18, 

2022, discussed the issues to be 

negotiated and the members of the 

Committee. 

Meeting Agenda 

These meetings are open to the 

public. Detailed information about the 

Committee, including meeting agendas 

can be accessed at https://www.bia.gov/ 

service/progress-act. Topics for these 

meetings will include Committee 

priority setting, subcommittee reports, 

negotiated rulemaking process, schedule 

and agenda setting for future meetings, 

Committee caucus, and public 

comment. 

For in-person meetings, members of 

the public are required to present a 

valid government-issued photo ID to 

enter the building; and are subject to 

security screening, including bag and 

parcel checks. 

Plenary Meeting (Number 10) 

• Meeting date: December 20, 2023. 

• Meeting time: Time: 1 to 5 p.m. ET. 

• Meeting location: Virtual. 

• Virtual link: https://

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• Comments: Submit by January 19, 

2024. 

Plenary Meeting (Number 11) 

• Meeting date: January 18, 2024. 

• Meeting time: 1 to 5 p.m. ET. 

• Meeting location: Virtual and inperson at the South Penthouse room, 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20240. 

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• Comments: Submit by February 17, 

2024. 

Plenary Meeting (Number 12) 

• Meeting date: February 8, 2024. 

• Meeting time: 1 to 5 p.m. ET. 

• Meeting location: Virtual and inperson at the North Penthouse room, 

Department of the Interior 1849 C Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20240. 

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• Comments: Submit by March 9, 

2024. 

Plenary Meeting (Number 13) 

• Meeting date: February 29, 2024. 

• Meeting time: 1 to 5 p.m. ET. 

• Meeting location: Virtual and inperson at the North Penthouse room, 

Department of the Interior 1849 C Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20240. 


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Public Comments 

Depending on the number of people 

who want to comment and the time 

available, the amount of time for 

individual oral comments may be 

limited. Requests to address the 

Committee during the meeting will be 

accommodated in the order the requests 

are received. Individuals who wish to 

expand upon their oral statements, or 

those who had wished to speak but 

could not be accommodated on the 

agenda, may submit written comments 

to the Designated Federal Officer up to 

30 days following the meeting. Written 

comments may be sent to Vickie Hanvey 

listed in the ADDRESSES section above. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10) 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26124 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Electronic Verification System 

Migrated to USPS Ship 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is 

proposing to amend Mailing Standards 

of the United States Postal Service, 

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) in 

various sections to require the use of 

USPS ShipTM (aka Package Platform) for 

the acceptance and payment of all 

commercial domestic and international 

parcel mailings and discontinue the use 

of the Electronic Verification System 

(eVS®). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 28, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written 

comments to the Director, Product 

Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 

L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446, 

Washington, DC 20260–5015. If sending 

comments by email, include the name 

and address of the commenter and send 

to PCFederalRegister@usps.gov, with a 

subject line of ‘‘eVS Migrated to USPS 

Ship.’’ Faxed comments are not 

accepted. 

You may inspect and photocopy all 

written comments, by appointment 

only, at USPS® Headquarters Library, 

475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, 11th Floor 

North, Washington, DC, 20260. These 

records are available for review on 

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

by calling 202–268–2906. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Smith at (202) 268–8091, Vicki 

Bosch (202) 268–4978 or Garry 

Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All 

submitted comments and attachments 

are part of the public record and subject 

to disclosure. Do not enclose any 

material in your comments that you 

consider to be confidential or 

inappropriate for public disclosure. 

Background 

The Postal ServiceTM currently has 

the following options/channels to pay 

and enter commercial parcel mailings: 

• Click-N-Ship®

• ePostage®

• PC Postage®

• eVS®

• non-eVS (BMEU entered permit 

imprint) 

• USPS Ship 

The Postal Service has streamlined, 

simplified, and improved the payment 

and acceptance processes for parcels. 

Most commercial shippers are currently 

enrolled in eVS for payment and 

acceptance of their commercial package 

mailings. eVS has enabled many 

companies to easily ship parcels with 

the Postal Service. Over the past 20 

years since eVS started, the Postal 

Service has upgraded equipment to 

automatically capture package attributes 

such as weight, dimensions, USPS 

packaging, zone, and entry. This robust 

infrastructure has enabled the 

simplification of verifications that 

currently require offline and manual 

processes. 

Proposal 

The Postal Service is proposing to 

require the use of USPS Ship for the 

acceptance and payment of all 

commercial domestic and international 

parcel mailings. 

USPS Ship combines the attributes 

captured from scan data and manifested 

attributes to ensure customers are 

charged accurate postage. For 

consolidators, if there are adjustments to 

inaccurate original postage, those 

individual package costs can be 

provided to the mail owners. 

USPS Ship is the next generation 

package platform for payment and 

acceptance. USPS Ship offers online 

enrollment, individual package pricing, 

automated adjustments, online reports, 

and data feeds via IV–MTR. The 

automated capture enables individual 

package attributes to be compared to 

manifest data to validate accurate 

postage. Shortpaid (postage due) or 

overpaid (refunds) will be assessed 

upon package delivery and applied to 

the Enterprise Payment Account (EPA) 

on file. This new platform automates 

and simplifies the acceptance and 

validation process. 

Requirements to participate in USPS 

Ship are as follows: 

• Customers must enroll in USPS 

Ship and be assigned a unique MID for 

use on packages. 

• Customers must submit valid rate 

ingredients for payment for each 

package within their shipment. 

• Customers must upload manifests 

to USPS using the Parcel Data Exchange 

or Electronic Interchange (SFTP or AS2) 

for payment as noted in eVS Pub 205. 

• Customers must pay postage 

through an Enterprise Payment 

Account. 

• Packages must include a Tracking 

Number that is unique for 120 days. 

• Customers must ship the following 

products: 

Æ Domestic Products—Priority Mail 

Express®, Priority Mail®, USPS Ground 

AdvantageTM (formerly First-Class 

Package® Service), Bound Printed 

Matter, Media Mail®, Library Mail, 

USPS Marketing Mail® parcels, USPS 

Marking Mail Nonprofit parcels, Parcel 

Select® Destination Entry, USPS 

ConnectTM Local, USPS Connect Local 

Mail, and USPS Returns®. 

Æ International Products—Global 

Express Guaranteed®, Priority Mail 

Express International®, Priority Mail 

International®, and First-Class Package 

International Service®. 


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