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■ 6. Amend § 663.21 by: 

■ a. Revising paragraphs (c) 

introductory text and (c)(3); 

■ b. Redesignating paragraph (c)(4) as 

(c)(5); and 

■ c. Adding a new paragraph (c)(4). 

The revisions and addition read as 

follows: 

§ 663.21 What criteria does the Secretary 

use to evaluate an application for a 

fellowship? 

* * * * * 

(c) Qualifications of the applicant. 

The Secretary reviews each application 

to determine the qualifications of the 

applicant. In coordination with any 

priorities established under paragraph 

(d) of this section, the Secretary 

considers one or more of the 

following— 

* * * * * 

(3) The applicant’s proficiency in one 

or more of the languages (other than 

English) of the host country or countries 

of research; 

(4) The extent to which the 

applicant’s academic record 

demonstrates steps taken to further 

improve advanced language proficiency 

to overcome any anticipated language 

barriers relative to the proposed 

research project; 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

New Mailing Standards for Domestic 

Mailing Services Products 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: On October 6, 2023, the Postal 

Service (USPS®) filed a notice of 

mailing services price adjustments with 

the Postal Regulatory Commission 

(PRC), effective January 21, 2024. This 

final rule contains the revisions to 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM®) to implement the changes 

coincident with the price adjustments 

and other minor DMM changes. 

DATES: Effective January 21, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doriane Harley at (202) 268–2537 or 

Dale Kennedy at (202) 268–6592. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 22, 2023, the PRC favorably 

reviewed the price adjustments 

proposed by the Postal Service. The 

price adjustments and DMM revisions 

are scheduled to become effective on 

January 21, 2024. Final prices are 

available under Docket No. R2024–1 

(Order No. 6814) on the Postal 

Regulatory Commission’s website at 

www.prc.gov. 

Certificate of Mailing—Automated 

Solution 

Currently, Certificate of Mailing is 

processed manually at the BMEU for 

individual pieces of Priority Mail®, 

First-Class Mail®, USPS Marketing 

Mail®, and Package Services. Certificate 

of Mailing provides evidence of mailing 

only and does not provide a record of 

delivery. 

The Postal Service is adding an 

automated option for processing forms 

3606–D Certificate of Bulk Mailing; 

3665 Certificate of Mailing; and 3877 

Firm Mailing Book for Accountable Mail 

at the BMEU when electronically 

uploaded to PostalOne! and payment 

via EPS (Enterprise Payment System). 

Promotion Eligible Product 

Identification 

Currently, mailers are unable to see 

the discount breakdown at product level 

for each promotion; in addition, when a 

new promotion is added or an existing 

promotion is enhanced, changes applied 

to the product line is not readily 

available to mailers. 

The Postal Service will implement an 

update that will enable mailers to see 

promotion discounts at the product 

level for each promotion as well as 

ensure all updates are applied to 

applicable systems in sync. 

These revisions will provide 

consistency within postal products and 

add value for customers. 

Market Dominant comments on 

Proposed changes and USPS responses. 

The Postal Service did not receive any 

formal comments on the October 2023 

proposed rule (88 FR 71329–71332). 

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: 

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 the Mailing Standards of the 

United States Postal Service, Domestic 

Mail Manual (DMM) as follows: 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM) 

* * * * * 

203 Basic Postage Statement, 

Documentation, and Preparation 

Standards 

* * * * * 

3.0 Standardized Documentation for 

First-Class Mail, Periodicals, USPS 

Marketing Mail, and Flat-Size Bound 

Printed Matter 

* * * * * 

3.2 Format and Content 

For First-Class Mail, Periodicals, 

USPS Marketing Mail, and Bound 

Printed Matter, standardized 

documentation includes: 

* * * * * 

c. For mail in trays or sacks, list these 

required elements: 

* * * * * 

[Revise item 203.3.2c(6) to read as 

follows:] 

6. For all Periodicals mailings, 

include a separate ‘‘Entry’’ column 

showing the applicable destination 

entry discount for those copies using the 

entry abbreviations in 3.6.3. 

* * * * * 

d. For bundles on pallets, list these 

required elements: 

* * * * * 

[Revise item 203.3.2d(6) to read as 

follows:] 

6. For all Periodicals mailings, 

include a separate ‘‘Entry’’ column 

showing the entry discount for those 

copies using the abbreviations in 

207.17.4.3. Report foreign copies 

separately. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the first sentence of the 

introductory text of 203.3.2(e) to read as 

follows:] 

e. At the end of the documentation, a 

summary report of the number of pieces 

mailed at each price for each mailing by 

postage payment method and the 

number of pieces in each mailing.* * * 

* * * * * 

[Revise the first sentence of item 

203.3.2e(4) to read as follows:] 

4. A summary of the number of copies 

for each entry price.* * * 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 3.6 to read as 

follows:] 


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3.6 Detailed Entry Listing for 

Periodicals 

3.6.1 Definition and Retention 

[Revise the text of 3.6.1 to read as 

follows:] 

The publisher must be able to present 

documentation to support the number of 

copies of each edition of an issue mailed 

by entry point at In-County and 

Outside-County prices. This listing is 

separate from the standardized 

documentation required to support 

presort and may be submitted with each 

mailing, or a publisher may keep these 

records for 2 months after the mailing 

date. A publisher must be able to submit 

detailed entry listings for specific 

mailings upon request by the USPS. 

3.6.2 Characteristics 

Report the number of copies mailed to 

each 3-digit ZIP Code area using either 

one of the following formats: 

[Revise the text of 203.3.6.2(a) and (b) 

to read as follows:] 

a. Report copies by each 3-digit ZIP 

Code in ascending numeric order. 

Include columns for: 3-digit ZIP Code, 

entry, and number of copies per entry. 

Include a summary of the number of 

copies at each entry price at the end of 

the report. A 3-digit ZIP Code may 

appear more than once if there are 

copies at different entry prices (e.g., InCounty and Outside-County copies) for 

that 3-digit ZIP Code. 

b. Report copies by each entry and by 

3-digit ZIP Code in ascending numeric 

order. For each entry, include columns 

for: 3-digit ZIP Code and number of 

copies. Include a summary of the total 

number of copies for each entry at the 

end of each entry listing. A 3-digit ZIP 

Code may appear under more than one 

entry if there are copies at different 

entry prices for that 3-digit ZIP Code. 

[Revise the heading of 3.6.3 to read as 

follows:] 

3.6.3 Entry Abbreviations 

[Revise the text of 3.6.3 to read as 

follows:] 

Use the actual price name or the 

authorized entry abbreviation in the 

listings in 3.0 and 207.17.4.2: 

Entry 

abbreviation Price equivalent 

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

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

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

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

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

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

* * * * * 

207 Periodicals 

* * * * * 

2.0 Price Application and 

Computation 

2.1 Price Application 

* * * * * 

2.1.4 Applying Pound Price 

Apply pound prices to the weight of 

the pieces in the mailing as follows: 

[Revise items a and b to read as 

follows:] 

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

on the weight of the advertising portion 

sent to each destination entry and the 

weight of the nonadvertising portion to 

a destination entry. 

b. In-County pound prices consist of 

a DDU entry price and a Non-DDU entry 

price for eligible copies delivered to 

addresses within the county of 

publication. 

* * * * * 

2.1.5 Computing Weight of 

Advertising and Nonadvertising 

Portions 

[Revise the text of 2.1.5 to read as 

follows:] 

The pound price charge is the sum of 

the charges for the computed weight of 

the advertising portion of copies to each 

destination entry, plus the sum of the 

charges for the computed weight of the 

nonadvertising portion of copies to each 

destination entry. The following 

standards apply: 

a. The minimum pound price charge 

for any entry level to which copies are 

mailed is the 1-pound price. For 

example, three 2-ounce copies for an 

entry are subject to the minimum 1- 

pound charge. 

b. Authorized Nonprofit and 

Classroom publications with an 

advertising percentage that is 10% or 

less are considered 100% 

nonadvertising. When computing the 

pound prices and the nonadvertising 

adjustment, use ‘‘0’’ as the advertising 

percentage. Authorized Nonprofit and 

Classroom publications claiming 0% 

advertising must pay the nonadvertising 

pound price for the entire weight of all 

copies. 

* * * * * 

2.2 Computing Postage 

* * * * * 

2.2.3 Computing Other Weights 

[Revise the text of 2.2.3 to read as 

follows:] 

To find the total weight of mailed 

copies per entry level, multiply the 

corresponding number of copies by the 

computed weight per copy. Round off 

each result to the nearest whole pound, 

except that when the result is under 0.5 

pound, round to 1 pound. To find the 

weight of the advertising portion for 

each entry, where applicable, multiply 

the total weight of copies for that entry 

by the percentage of advertising. Round 

off each result to the nearest whole 

pound, except that when the result is 

under 0.5 pound, round to 1 pound. To 

find the weight of the nonadvertising 

portion, subtract the total weight of the 

advertising portion to all entry levels 

from the total weight of copies to all 

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

number of copies by the weight per 

copy and round off the total weight to 

the nearest whole pound, except that 

when the result is less than 0.5 pound, 

round to 1 pound. 

* * * * * 

5.0 Applying for Periodicals 

Authorization 

* * * * * 

5.2 Mailing While Application 

Pending 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 5.2.2 to read as 

follows:] 

5.2.2 Pending Periodicals Prices 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 5.2.3 to read as 

follows:] 

5.2.3 Pending Periodicals Postage 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of Exhibit 5.2.3 to 

read as follows:] 

Exhibit 5.2.3 Pending Periodicals 

Postage 

* * * * * 

8.0 Record Keeping Standards for 

Publishers 

8.1 Basic Standards 

* * * * * 

8.1.2 Information Required 

Records must be available so that the 

USPS can determine: * * * 

[Delete item c and renumber items (d 

and e) as (c and d)] 

* * * * * 

8.2 Verification 

8.2.1 Purpose 

[Revise the text of 8.2.1 to read as 

follows] 

A publisher must make records 

available for USPS review and 

verification on a periodic basis to 

evaluate indications of ineligibility for 

Periodicals entry, to verify that the 

postage statement shows the correct 

number of copies mailed and the correct 


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postage, and to confirm that 

publications authorized to carry general 

advertising meet the applicable 

circulation standards. 

* * * * * 

11.0 Basic Eligibility 

11.1 Outside-County Prices 

11.1.1 General 

[Revise the text of 11.1.1 to read as 

follows:] 

Outside-County prices apply to copies 

of an authorized Periodicals publication 

mailed by a publisher or news agent that 

are not eligible for In-County prices 

under 11.3. Outside-County prices 

consist of an addressed per piece 

charge, an entry level charge for the 

weight of the advertising portion of the 

publication, an entry level charge for the 

weight of the nonadvertising portion, 

and a bundle and container charge. 

* * * * * 

17.0 Documentation 

* * * * * 

17.2 Additional Standards for Postage 

Statements 

* * * * * 

17.2.3 Waiving Nonadvertising Prices 

[Revise the first sentence of 17.2.3 to 

read as follows:] 

Instead of marking a copy of each 

issue to show the advertising portion, 

the publisher may pay postage at the 

advertising prices on both portions of all 

issues or editions of a Periodicals 

publication (except a requester 

publication).* * * 

* * * * * 

[Revise 17.2.7 to read as follows:] 

17.2.7 News Agent’s Statement 

A news agent presenting Periodicals 

matter subject to ‘‘All Other’’ prices 

must provide a statement showing the 

percentages of such matter devoted to 

advertising and nonadvertising. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 17.4 to read as 

follows:] 

17.4 Detailed Entry Listing for 

Periodicals 

17.4.1 Basic Standards 

[Revise the text of 17.4.1 to read as 

follows:] 

The publisher must be able to present 

documentation to support the actual 

number of copies of each edition of an 

issue, by entry level, at DDU, DSCF, 

DADC, All Others, and In-County 

prices. This listing is separated from the 

standardized presort documentation 

required under 17.3. This listing may be 

submitted with each mailing, or a 

publisher may keep such records for 

each mailing for 2 months after the 

mailing date. A publisher must be able 

to submit detailed entry listings for 

specific mailings when requested by the 

USPS. 

17.4.2 Format 

[Revise the text of 17.4.2 to read as 

follows:] 

Report the number of copies mailed to 

each 3-digit ZIP Code area at entry 

prices using one of the following 

formats: 

a. Report copies by 3-digit ZIP Code, 

in ascending numeric order, for all ZIP 

Codes in the mailing. The listing must 

include these columns: 3-digit ZIP 

Code, entry level, and number of copies. 

Include a summary of the number of 

copies at each entry price at the end of 

the report. A 3-digit ZIP Code may 

appear more than once if there are 

copies at different entry prices for that 

ZIP Code (for example, In-County and 

Outside-County copies). 

b. Report copies by zone (In-County 

DDU, In-County others, Outside-County 

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

Others) and by 3-digit ZIP Code, in 

ascending numeric order, for each entry 

level. For each entry level, the listing 

must include these columns: 3-digit ZIP 

Code and number of copies in the 

mailing. Include a summary of the total 

number of copies for each entry level at 

the end of each entry listing. A 3-digit 

ZIP Code may appear under more than 

one entry level if there are copies at 

different entry prices for that ZIP Code. 

[Revise the heading of 17.4.3 to read 

as follows:] 

17.4.3 Entry Abbreviations 

[Revise the text of 17.4.3 to read as 

follows:] 

Use the actual price name or the 

authorized entry abbreviation in the 

listings in 17.3 and 17.4.2. 

Entry 

abbreviation Price equivalent 

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

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

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

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

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

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

* * * * * 

26.0 Physical Criteria for 

Nonmachinable Flat-Size Periodicals 

* * * * * 

26.2 Weight and Size 

[Revise to first sentence of 26.2 to 

read as follows:] 

The maximum weight is 4.4 pounds 

for pieces prepared in 5-digit bundles 

only.* * * 

* * * * * 

28.0 Enter and Deposit 

* * * * * 

28.3 Exceptional Dispatch 

* * * * * 

28.3.2 Intended Use 

[Revise the first sentence of 28.3.2 to 

read as follows:] 

The provision for exceptional 

dispatch is intended for local 

distribution (In-County and DDU) of 

publications with total circulation of no 

more than 25,000 and is not to be used 

to circumvent additional entry 

standards.* * * 

* * * * * 

500 Additional Mailing Services 

503 Extra Services 

* * * * * 

1.0 Basic Standards for All Extra 

Services 

* * * * * 

1.10 Receipts 

[Add a sentence after the fourth 

sentence to read as follows:] 

* * * When used for commercial 

mailings, Form 3877 (firm sheet) may be 

submitted electronically to PostalOne! 

and processed at the BMEU.* * * 

* * * * * 

5.0 Certificates of Mailing 

5.1 Basic Standards 

5.1.1 Description—Individual Pieces 

[Add a sentence at the end of 5.1.1 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * Form 3665 (firm sheet) may be 

submitted electronically to PostalOne! 

and processed at the BMEU. 

5.1.2 Paying Fees 

[Add a sentence at the end of 5.1.2 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * When electronically submitted, 

postage for Form 3665-Firm must be 

paid with an EPS (Electronic Payment 

System) account. 

* * * * * 

5.1.6 Acceptance 

[Revise the last sentence of 5.1.6 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * Certificate of Mailing Form 

3665 (including USPS-approved 

privately printed versions and 


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1Proposed rule, Air Plan Approval and 

Disapproval; Colorado; Serious Attainment Plan 

Elements and Related Revisions for the 2008 8-Hour 

Ozone Standard for the Denver Metro/North Front 

Range Nonattainment Area, 88 FR 54975; the 

response to comments document is in the docket. 

2Final rule, Air Plan Approval and Disapproval; 

Colorado; Serious Attainment Plan Elements and 

Related Revisions for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone 

Standard for the Denver Metro/North Front Range 

Nonattainment Area, 88 FR 76676. 

electronic Form 3665) with mailings of 

at least 50 pieces or 50 pounds of 

corresponding articles presented at one 

time must be presented to a Post Office 

business mail entry unit (BMEU) or 

authorized detached mail unit (DMU). 

* * * * * 

5.2 Other Bulk Quantities—Certificate 

of Bulk Mailing 

5.2.1 Description 

[Add text at the end of 5.2.1 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * Mailers must upload the 

electronic Form 3606–D prior to 

presenting the mailing at the BMEU for 

processing. Each electronic Form 3606– 

D will receive a watermark date 

stamped receipt after finalization of the 

mailing. 

5.2.2 Paying Fees 

[Add a sentence at the end of 5.2.2 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * Mailers submitting electronic 

Form 3606–D must pay certificate of 

mailing fees, at the time of mailing, 

using an EPS account. 

5.2.3 Acceptance 

[Revise the last sentence of 5.2.3 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * Certificate of Bulk Mailing 

Form 3606–D (including USPSapproved facsimiles and electronic 

Form 3606–D) with identical-weight 

mailings of at least 50 pieces or 50 

pounds must be presented to a business 

mail entry unit (BMEU) or authorized 

detached mail unit (DMU). 

* * * * * 

700 Special Standards 

* * * * * 

705 Advanced Preparation and 

Special Postage Payment Systems 

* * * * * 

15.0 Combining USPS Marketing Mail 

Flats, Bound Printed Matter Flats, and 

Periodicals Flats 

15.1 Basic Standards 

* * * * * 

15.1.3 Documentation 

Mailers must present standardized 

electronic documentation according to 

203.3.0. This documentation must 

accurately reflect the final piece count 

in the combined mailing. In addition, 

mailers must provide: 

* * * * * 

[Revise item (e) to read as follows:] 

e. Documentation to support entry 

and bundle totals, if requested. 

* * * * * 

Notice 123 (Price List) 

[Revise prices as applicable.] 

* * * * * 

Sarah Sullivan, 

Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R08–OAR–2023–0272; FRL–11237– 

03–R8] 

Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; RACT 

Elements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone 

Standard for the Denver Metro/North 

Front Range Nonattainment Area 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is disapproving portions 

of a state implementation plan (SIP) 

revision submitted by the State of 

Colorado to meet Clean Air Act (CAA) 

requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone 

national ambient air quality standards 

(NAAQS) in the Denver Metro/North 

Front Range nonattainment area 

(DMNFR Area). Specifically, the EPA is 

disapproving certain reasonably 

available control technology (RACT) SIP 

submittals. 

DATES: This rule is effective on January 

8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R08–OAR–2023–0272. All 

documents in the dockets are listed on 

the https://www.regulations.gov 

website. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available through https://

www.regulations.gov, or please contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section for 

additional availability information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Abby Fulton, Air and Radiation 

Division, EPA, Region 8, Mailcode 

8ARD–IO, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, 

telephone number: (303) 312–6563, 

email address: fulton.abby@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ means the EPA. 

I. Background 

The background and rationale for this 

action are discussed in detail in our 

August 14, 2023 proposed rule and our 

Response to Comments document for 

this action.1 In the proposed rule, we 

proposed to disapprove certain 

provisions submitted by the State to 

meet reasonably available control 

technology (RACT) requirements in SIP 

submissions from March 22, 2021, and 

May 20, 2022. Specifically, we proposed 

disapproval of the categorical RACT 

rules for refinery fueled process heaters 

as well as landfill or biogas fired 

reciprocating internal combustion 

engines and the State’s RACT 

determination for the Golden 

Aluminum facility. We also proposed to 

approve the enhanced monitoring 

element and to disapprove the 

contingency measures element of the 

March 22, 2021 8-hour ozone attainment 

plan SIP submission from the State of 

Colorado for the DMNFR Area. Final 

action on the enhanced monitoring and 

contingency measures elements was 

taken on November 07, 2023.2 In this 

action, we are finalizing action on the 

remaining RACT provisions. 

II. Comments 

We received comments on the August 

14, 2023 proposal from several 

commenters: the Center for Biological 

Diversity, the Air Pollution Control 

Division of the Colorado Department of 

Public Health and Environment, 

William Weese Pepple & Ferguson on 

behalf of Suncor Energy Inc., and one 

citizen. All comments received are in 

the docket for this action. The 

comments included views concerning 

the timing, process, and approach for 

EPA to act on Colorado’s SIP submittals; 

supportive and adverse comments 

related to our proposed action on the 

contingency measures element; and 

adverse comments related to our 

proposed action on certain RACT 

elements. A summary of the comments 

that are relevant to this final action and 

the EPA’s responses are provided in the 

Response to Comments document, 

which is in the docket for this action. 


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