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process the refund, with a minimum

charge of $25.

[Add new 2.6 (subsequent sections are

renumbered) to read as follows:]

2.6 Refunds for Information-Based

Indicia (IBI)

A refund for complete and legible

valid, unused IBI on unmailed

envelopes or labels is made when they

are submitted to the authorized provider

within 10 days from the date of mailing

shown in the indicia. The provider may

charge a service fee of no more than 10

percent of the face value of the IBI.

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[Replace current 2.8 and 2.9 with new

2.9 and 2.10 to add references to postage

evidencing systems that print

information-based indicia to read as

follows:]

2.9 Applying for Refund

Except for refunds for unused IBI and

unused postage value remaining on a

postal security device (see 4.0), the

customer must apply for a refund on

Form 3533, Application and Voucher

for Refund of Postage and Fees,

submitted to the postmaster, and must

provide the envelope, wrapper, or a part

of it showing the names and addresses

of the sender and addressee, canceled

postage and postal markings, or other

evidence of postage and fees paid for

which the refund is requested. For IBI,

the product service provider processes

requests for refunds.

2.10 Ruling on Refund Request

Except for refunds for IBI under 2.6,

the local postmaster grants or denies

other requests for refunds under 2.0.

The customer may appeal an adverse

decision through the postmaster to the

RCSC. A mailer’s request for a refund

for an Optional Procedure (OP) mailing

must be submitted to the RCSC

manager.

For IBI, the product service provider

grants or denies requests for refunds

(see 4.0). The registered user may appeal

an adverse decision through the

manager of Postage Technology

Management (PTM), USPS

Headquarters.

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[Add new 4.0 (subsequent sections are

renumbered) to read as follows:]

4.0 REFUND REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION-BASED INDICIA (IBI)

4.1 Unused Postage Value Remaining

on a Postal Security Device (PSD)

The unused postage value remaining

on a postal security device (PSD) that is

surrendered and withdrawn from

service can be refunded. The registered

user must notify the product service

provider of the intent to withdraw the

PSD. The refund will be issued through

the registered user’s provider. To

determine the remaining postage value

on the PSD, the registered user has the

postage evidencing system generate a

refund request indicium for transmittal

to the provider for verification. A refund

can be issued only when the PSD is in

the provider’s possession. If the PSD is

withdrawn from service for faulty or

misregistering operation, a final postage

adjustment or refund may be withheld

pending the product service provider’s

report to the Postal Service of the cause

of the faulty operation. If the PSD is

damaged, postage is refunded only if the

registers are legible, or can be

reconstructed by the provider.

4.2 Unused Information-Based Indicia

(IBI)

Unused IBI are considered for refund

only if they are complete, legible, and

valid, and are submitted to the

authorized provider for verification with

Postal Service Form 3533–PCP–X,

Refund Request for Unused IBI Postage,

within 10 days of the date of mailing

shown in the indicia. Form 3533–PCP–

X lists the indicia submitted for refund

and must be signed and dated by the

registered user. In support of the refund

request, IBI printed on an envelope or

wrapper are submitted with the part of

the envelope or wrapper showing the

addressee’s name and address

(including the window in a window

envelope). For IBI printed on a label that

is not affixed to an envelope or wrapper,

the complete label is submitted loose.

The registered user shall use the U.S.

mail to send the unused postage to the

provider.

4.3 Rounding

Any fraction of a cent in the total to

be refunded is rounded in favor of the

USPS (e.g., $4.187 is rounded to $4.18).

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Appropriate amendments to 39 CFR

part 111 to reflect these changes will be

published if the proposal is adopted.

Dated:

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 00–25091 Filed 9–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[AZ 063–0029b; FRL–6876–5]

Revisions to the Arizona State

Implementation Plan, Pinal County Air

Quality Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve

revisions to the Pinal County Air

Quality Control District portion of the

Arizona State Implementation Plan

(SIP). These revisions concern sulfur

dioxide (SO2) emissions from fuel

burning installations, sulfite pump

mills, and fossil fuel fired generators.

We are proposing to approve local rules

to regulate these emission sources under

the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990

(CAA or the Act), and to remove one

rule from the SIP.

DATES: Any comments on this proposal

must arrive by October 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Andy

Steckel, Rulemaking Office Chief (AIR–

4), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.

You can inspect copies of the

submitted SIP revisions and EPA’s

technical support documents (TSDs) at

our Region IX office during normal

business hours. You may also see copies

of the submitted SIP revisions at the

following locations: Arizona

Department of Environmental Quality,

3033 North Central, Phoenix, AZ 95012.

Pinal County Air Quality Control

District, Building F, 31 North Pinal

Street, Florence, AZ 85232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christine Vineyard, Rulemaking Office

(Air–4), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region IX, (415) 744–1197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

proposal addresses the following local

rules:

Air pollution agency Rule No. Rule title Submitted

PCAQCD ...................................... 5–22–950 Fossil Fuel Fired Steam Generator Standard Applicability .............. 11/27/95

PCAQCD ...................................... 5–22–960 Fossil Fuel Fired Steam General Sulfur Dioxide Emission Limitation.11/27/95

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Air pollution agency Rule No. Rule title Submitted

PCAQCD ...................................... 5–24–1024 Sulfite pulp mills—sulfur compound emissions ................................ 11/27/95

PCAQCD ...................................... 7–3–2.5 Other Industries (repealed) ............................................................... 10/07/98

In the Rules and Regulations section

of this Federal Register, we are

approving these local rules and remove

one rule in a direct final action without

prior proposal because we believe these

SIP revisions are not controversial. If we

receive adverse comments, however, we

will publish a timely withdrawal of the

direct final rule and address the

comments in subsequent action based

on this proposed rule. We do not plan

to open a second comment period, so

anyone interested in commenting

should do so at this time. If we do not

receive adverse comments, no further

activity is planned. For further

information, please see the direct final

action.

Dated: August 21, 2000.

Carl Kohnert,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 00–24569 Filed 9–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[Region 2 Docket No. NY43b–212, FRL–

6873–1]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; New York State

Implementation Plan Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to

approve a revision to the New York

State Implementation Plan (SIP) for

ozone concerning the control of volatile

organic compounds and oxides of

nitrogen. This revision was submitted to

comply with provisions of the Clean Air

Act (CAA) relating to the adoption of

vehicle refueling controls or comparable

measure(s) in the upstate portion of

New York State. The intended effect of

this action is to approve a program

required by the CAA which will result

in emission reductions that will help

achieve attainment of the national

ambient air quality standard for ozone.

In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section

of this Federal Register, EPA is

approving New York’s SIP revision as a

direct final rule without prior proposal

because the Agency views this as a

noncontroversial submittal and

anticipates no adverse comments. A

detailed rationale for the approval is set

forth in the direct final rule. If EPA

receives no adverse comments, EPA will

not take further action on this rule. If

EPA receives adverse comments, EPA

will withdraw the direct final rule and

it will not take effect. EPA will address

all public comments in a subsequent

final rule based on this proposed rule.

The EPA will not institute a second

comment period on this action. Any

parties interested in commenting on this

action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before October 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to: Raymond Werner, Chief,

Air Programs Branch, Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, 290

Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New

York 10007–1866.

Copies of the State submittal are

available at the following addresses for

inspection during normal business

hours:

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, 25th

Floor, New York, New York 10007–

1866.

New York State Department of

Environmental Conservation, Division

of Air Resources, 50 Wolf Road,

Albany, New York 12233.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk

J. Wieber, Air Programs Branch,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, 25th

Floor, New York, New York 10278,

(212) 637–4249.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: August 21, 2000.

William J. Muszynski,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[I.D. 091900B]

RIN 0648-A027

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Rebuilding

Overfished Fisheries

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an

amendment to a fishery management

plan; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) has

submitted for Secretarial review

Amendment 14 to the Fishery

Management Plan for the Bering Sea/

Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs

(FMP). This amendment contains a

rebuilding plan for the overfished stock

of Bering Sea snow crab. It is an action

intended to ensure that conservation

and management measures continue to

be based upon the best scientific

information available and enhance the

Council’s ability to achieve, on a

continuing basis, optimum yield from

fisheries under its authority.

DATES: Comments on the amendment

must be submitted on or before

November 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted to Sue Salveson, Assistant

Regional Administrator, Sustainable

Fisheries Division, Alaska Region,

NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK

99802-1668, Attn: Lori Gravel.

Comments also may be sent via

facsimile (fax) to 907-586-7465.

Comments will not be accepted if

submitted via e-mail or Internet. Courier

or hand delivery of comments may be

made to NMFS in the Federal Building,

Room 453, Juneau, AK 99801. Copies of

Amendment 14 to the FMP, and the

Environmental Assessment prepared for

the amendment are available from the

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council, 605 West 4th Ave., Suite 306,

Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone

907-271-2809.