Document headings vary by document type but may contain
                    the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document
the number of the CFR title and the number of each part
                      the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly
                      related to
the agency docket number / agency internal file number
the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in
                      the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory
                      Actions See the
                    Document Drafting Handbook
                    for more details.
 Postal Service 39 CFR Part 20
 AGENCY: Postal Service.
 ACTION: Interim rule with request for comment.
 SUMMARY: The Postal Service is changing the rates for Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) Document service and Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document service and announcing the inclusion of GXG in the current U.S. Postal Service collection pickup service.
 EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date will be concurrent with the effective date for the new domestic rates, tentatively set for January 7, 2001. Comments on the interim rule must be received on or before January 6, 2001.
 ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed or delivered to Business Initiatives, Expedited/Package Services, U.S. Postal Service, 200 E. Mansell Court, Suite 300, Roswell, GA 30076-4850. Copies of all written comments will be available for public inspection between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, in the Expedited/Package Services office, 200 E. Mansell Court, Suite 300, Roswell, GA.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Malcolm E. Hunt, 770-360-1104.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Global Express Guaranteed is the U.S. Postal Service's premium international mail service. GXG is an expedited delivery service that is the product of a business alliance between the U.S. Postal Service and DHL Worldwide Express, Inc. It provides time-definite service from designated U.S. ZIP Code areas to locations in over 200 destination countries and territories. Global Express Guaranteed consists of two mail classifications: Global Express Guaranteed Document Service and Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document Service. Regulations for Global Express Guaranteed service are currently set forth in section 215 of the International Mail Manual (IMM). These regulations were moved to IMM 210 pursuant to the notice published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     on September 26, 2000. Numerous and successive expansions and changes to the service have been listed in previous 
                    **Federal Register**
                     notices and are summarized in the final rule, which will be published in early December. The Postal Service is changing the rates for Global Express Guaranteed service and is announcing the inclusion of this service in the current collection pickup service. The revised set of rates, set forth below, is based on experience gained with providing the service and more accurately reflects the actual costs of providing this service across the various rate groups. Additionally, the rate lanes for the Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document service are changed to an alpha character designation for clarity between the Document and Non-Document services. Although 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 public comment on the interim rule at the above address. The Postal Service is implementing the following rates and amending 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 Foreign relations
International postal services
 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.Chapter 2 of the International Mail Manual is amended as follows to provide for the new rates and to include pickup service: 2 CONDITIONS FOR MAILING 
 210 Global Express Guaranteed 
 213.2
  [The Individual Country Listings for Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) service rates will be amended to reflect the rate changes.] 213.3 Pickup Service Collection service pickup is available for delivery addresses within the participating Global Express Guaranteed ZIP Codes. GXG collection service will be provided when a postal employee goes to a customer's location specifically to deliver or collect mail other than Global Express Guaranteed shipments and the employee is handed a Global Express Guaranteed shipment in addition to other mail to be collected. No pickup fee will be charged when Global Express Guaranteed shipments are picked up during a delivery stop or during a scheduled stop made to collect other mail not subject to a pickup fee. On-call or scheduled pickup services are currently not available for GXG Service.
 216.1 Document Service Rates/Groups Weight not over 
                                 (lbs.)
Rate group 
                                 1
Rate group 
                                 2
Rate group 
                                 3
Rate group 
                                 40.5
24.00
25.00
32.00
32.001
33.00
34.00
39.00
45.002
38.00
40.00
46.00
52.003
40.00
46.00
53.00
59.004
43.00
50.00
60.00
66.005
46.00
55.00
67.00
73.006
48.00
58.00
72.00
80.007
51.00
61.00
76.00
86.008
53.00
65.00
80.00
93.009
55.00
68.00
85.00
100.0010
58.00
70.00
89.00
104.0011
60.00
73.00
92.00
109.00( print page 77303)12
62.00
76.00
96.00
115.0013
65.00
79.00
99.00
120.0014
67.00
81.00
103.00
125.0015
69.00
84.00
106.00
130.0016
72.00
87.00
109.00
136.0017
74.00
89.00
113.00
141.0018
76.00
92.00
116.00
146.0019
79.00
95.00
120.00
151.0020
81.00
97.00
123.00
156.0021
83.00
100.00
126.00
161.0022
85.00
102.00
130.00
166.0023
87.00
105.00
133.00
171.0024
90.00
108.00
137.00
176.0025
92.00
110.00
140.00
181.0026
94.00
113.00
143.00
186.0027
96.00
115.00
147.00
190.0028
98.00
118.00
150.00
195.0029
100.00
120.00
153.00
200.0030
103.00
124.00
158.00
207.0031
105.00
127.00
162.00
212.0032
107.00
129.00
165.00
217.0033
109.00
131.00
169.00
222.0034
112.00
132.00
172.00
227.0035
114.00
134.00
175.00
232.0036
116.00
136.00
179.00
236.0037
118.00
138.00
182.00
241.0038
120.00
140.00
186.00
246.0039
122.00
142.00
189.00
251.0040
124.00
144.00
192.00
256.0041
126.00
146.00
196.00
261.0042
130.00
148.00
199.00
266.0043
132.00
150.00
203.00
271.0044
134.00
151.00
206.00
276.0045
137.00
153.00
210.00
280.0046
139.00
155.00
213.00
285.0047
141.00
156.00
216.00
290.0048
143.00
158.00
220.00
295.0049
146.00
160.00
223.00
300.0050
148.00
163.00
229.00
308.0051
152.00
165.00
232.00
313.0052
154.00
167.00
236.00
318.0053
156.00
169.00
239.00
323.0054
159.00
170.00
243.00
328.0055
160.00
172.00
246.00
333.0056
162.00
173.00
250.00
338.0057
163.00
175.00
253.00
343.0058
164.00
176.00
256.00
348.0059
166.00
178.00
260.00
353.0060
167.00
180.00
263.00
358.0061
169.00
181.00
267.00
363.0062
170.00
182.00
270.00
367.0063
171.00
184.00
274.00
372.0064
172.00
185.00
277.00
377.0065
173.00
187.00
281.00
382.0066
174.00
188.00
284.00
387.0067
175.00
190.00
287.00
392.0068
176.00
192.00
291.00
397.0069
177.00
193.00
294.00
402.0070
178.00
194.00
298.00
407.00
 Weight not over 
                                 (lbs.)
Rate group 
                                 5
Rate group 
                                 6
Rate group 
                                 7
Rate group 
                                 80.5
45.00
33.00
34.00
65.001
52.00
47.00
46.00
75.002
65.00
55.00
52.00
89.003
79.00
62.00
60.00
101.004
93.00
68.00
68.00
112.005
106.00
75.00
75.00
124.006
119.00
80.00
82.00
136.007
131.00
86.00
89.00
148.00( print page 77304)8
143.00
91.00
96.00
160.009
156.00
96.00
103.00
172.0010
165.00
102.00
110.00
180.0011
175.00
105.00
116.00
191.0012
185.00
109.00
122.00
203.0013
195.00
113.00
127.00
215.0014
205.00
117.00
132.00
226.0015
214.00
121.00
137.00
238.0016
223.00
125.00
142.00
249.0017
231.00
129.00
147.00
260.0018
238.00
133.00
153.00
271.0019
246.00
137.00
159.00
282.0020
253.00
141.00
165.00
293.0021
260.00
144.00
171.00
302.0022
268.00
148.00
176.00
311.0023
275.00
152.00
181.00
318.0024
283.00
156.00
186.00
325.0025
290.00
160.00
191.00
333.0026
298.00
164.00
196.00
340.0027
305.00
168.00
201.00
347.0028
313.00
172.00
206.00
355.0029
320.00
176.00
211.00
362.0030
331.00
182.00
216.00
373.0031
338.00
186.00
221.00
381.0032
346.00
190.00
226.00
388.0033
353.00
194.00
231.00
396.0034
361.00
198.00
236.00
403.0035
369.00
202.00
241.00
411.0036
376.00
206.00
246.00
418.0037
384.00
210.00
251.00
426.0038
391.00
214.00
256.00
433.0039
398.00
218.00
261.00
440.0040
404.00
222.00
266.00
448.0041
411.00
226.00
271.00
455.0042
418.00
230.00
276.00
463.0043
425.00
234.00
281.00
470.0044
432.00
238.00
286.00
478.0045
439.00
242.00
291.00
485.0046
446.00
246.00
296.00
492.0047
452.00
250.00
301.00
500.0048
459.00
254.00
306.00
507.0049
466.00
258.00
311.00
515.0050
478.00
264.00
316.00
528.0051
485.00
264.00
321.00
543.0052
492.00
272.00
326.00
543.0053
499.00
276.00
331.00
559.0054
506.00
280.00
336.00
559.0055
513.00
283.00
341.00
572.0056
520.00
288.00
346.00
572.0057
527.00
291.00
351.00
584.0058
533.00
296.00
356.00
584.0059
540.00
299.00
361.00
597.0060
547.00
304.00
366.00
597.0061
554.00
307.00
371.00
612.0062
560.00
313.00
376.00
612.0063
568.00
315.00
381.00
627.0064
571.00
321.00
386.00
627.0065
582.00
323.00
391.00
642.0066
582.00
329.00
396.00
642.0067
593.00
331.00
401.00
657.0068
595.00
337.00
406.00
657.0069
604.00
339.00
411.00
672.0070
604.00
345.00
416.00
672.00
 216.2 Non-Document Service Rates/Groups Weight not over 
                                 (lbs.)
Rate group
                                 A
Rate group
                                 B
Rate group
                                 C
Rate group
                                 D0.51
36.00
38.00
44.00
48.00( print page 77305)2
41.00
45.00
51.00
55.003
44.00
51.00
58.00
64.004
47.00
55.00
65.00
71.005
50.00
60.00
72.00
78.006
52.00
63.00
77.00
85.007
55.00
66.00
81.00
91.008
57.00
71.00
86.00
98.009
59.00
74.00
91.00
105.0010
62.00
77.00
95.00
111.0011
64.00
80.00
100.00
116.0012
66.00
83.00
104.00
122.0013
69.00
86.00
107.00
127.0014
71.00
88.00
111.00
132.0015
73.00
91.00
114.00
137.0016
76.00
94.00
117.00
143.0017
78.00
97.00
121.00
148.0018
80.00
100.00
124.00
153.0019
83.00
103.00
128.00
158.0020
87.00
107.00
131.00
165.0021
89.00
110.00
134.00
170.0022
91.00
112.00
138.00
175.0023
93.00
115.00
141.00
180.0024
96.00
118.00
145.00
185.0025
98.00
120.00
148.00
190.0026
100.00
122.00
153.00
195.0027
102.00
123.00
157.00
199.0028
104.00
126.00
160.00
204.0029
106.00
128.00
163.00
209.0030
109.00
132.00
168.00
216.0031
111.00
135.00
172.00
221.0032
113.00
137.00
175.00
226.0033
115.00
139.00
179.00
231.0034
118.00
141.00
182.00
236.0035
120.00
143.00
185.00
241.0036
122.00
145.00
189.00
245.0037
124.00
147.00
192.00
250.0038
126.00
149.00
196.00
255.0039
128.00
151.00
199.00
260.0040
130.00
153.00
202.00
268.0041
132.00
155.00
206.00
273.0042
136.00
157.00
209.00
278.0043
138.00
159.00
213.00
283.0044
140.00
160.00
216.00
288.0045
143.00
162.00
220.00
295.0046
145.00
164.00
223.00
300.0047
147.00
165.00
226.00
305.0048
149.00
167.00
230.00
310.0049
151.00
169.00
233.00
315.0050
152.00
172.00
239.00
320.0051
156.00
174.00
242.00
325.0052
158.00
176.00
246.00
330.0053
160.00
178.00
249.00
335.0054
163.00
179.00
253.00
340.0055
164.00
181.00
256.00
345.0056
166.00
182.00
260.00
350.0057
167.00
184.00
263.00
355.0058
168.00
185.00
266.00
360.0059
170.00
187.00
270.00
365.0060
170.00
189.00
273.00
370.0061
172.00
193.00
277.00
375.0062
173.00
194.00
280.00
379.0063
174.00
196.00
284.00
384.0064
175.00
197.00
287.00
389.0065
176.00
199.00
291.00
394.0066
177.00
200.00
294.00
399.0067
178.00
202.00
297.00
404.0068
179.00
204.00
301.00
409.0069
180.00
205.00
304.00
414.0070
181.00
206.00
308.00
419.00
 
 
 Weight not over 
                                 (lbs.)
Rate group
                                 E
Rate group
                                 F
Rate group
                                 G
Rate group
                                 H0.5
59.00
52.00
55.00
82.001
59.00
52.00
55.00
82.002
72.00
60.00
58.00
96.003
86.00
67.00
63.00
109.004
100.00
73.00
70.00
120.005
113.00
80.00
77.00
134.006
126.00
85.00
84.00
146.007
138.00
91.00
91.00
158.008
150.00
96.00
98.00
170.009
163.00
101.00
105.00
182.0010
177.00
107.00
112.00
190.0011
187.00
112.00
118.00
206.0012
197.00
116.00
123.00
218.0013
207.00
120.00
129.00
230.0014
217.00
124.00
134.00
241.0015
229.00
131.00
139.00
253.0016
238.00
135.00
144.00
264.0017
246.00
139.00
149.00
275.0018
253.00
143.00
155.00
286.0019
261.00
147.00
161.00
297.0020
268.00
151.00
167.00
308.0021
275.00
154.00
173.00
317.0022
283.00
158.00
178.00
326.0023
290.00
162.00
183.00
333.0024
298.00
166.00
188.00
340.0025
305.00
170.00
193.00
348.0026
313.00
174.00
198.00
355.0027
320.00
178.00
203.00
362.0028
328.00
182.00
208.00
370.0029
335.00
186.00
213.00
377.0030
346.00
192.00
218.00
388.0031
353.00
196.00
223.00
396.0032
361.00
200.00
228.00
403.0033
368.00
204.00
233.00
411.0034
376.00
208.00
238.00
418.0035
384.00
212.00
243.00
431.0036
391.00
216.00
248.00
438.0037
399.00
220.00
253.00
446.0038
406.00
224.00
258.00
453.0039
413.00
228.00
263.00
460.0040
419.00
232.00
268.00
468.0041
426.00
236.00
273.00
475.0042
433.00
240.00
278.00
483.0043
440.00
244.00
283.00
490.0044
447.00
248.00
288.00
498.0045
454.00
252.00
293.00
505.0046
461.00
256.00
298.00
507.0047
467.00
260.00
303.00
515.0048
474.00
264.00
308.00
522.0049
481.00
268.00
313.00
530.0050
493.00
274.00
318.00
543.0051
498.00
276.00
323.00
558.0052
505.00
282.00
328.00
558.0053
512.00
286.00
333.00
574.0054
519.00
290.00
338.00
574.0055
526.00
293.00
343.00
587.0056
533.00
298.00
348.00
587.0057
540.00
301.00
353.00
599.0058
546.00
306.00
358.00
599.0059
553.00
309.00
363.00
612.0060
560.00
314.00
368.00
612.0061
567.00
317.00
373.00
627.0062
573.00
323.00
378.00
627.0063
581.00
325.00
383.00
642.0064
584.00
331.00
388.00
642.0065
595.00
333.00
393.00
657.0066
595.00
339.00
398.00
657.0067
606.00
341.00
403.00
672.0068
608.00
347.00
408.00
672.0069
617.00
349.00
413.00
687.0070
617.00
355.00
418.00
687.00
 
 
 
 Stanley F. Mires, Chief Counsel, Legislative.


[FR Doc. 00-31358 Filed 12-8-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-12-P