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Lakeland, FL. From Seminole, FL; Wiregrass, 

AL; INT Wiregrass 333° and Montgomery, 

AL, 129° radials; Montgomery; to Vulcan, AL. 

From Pocket City, IN; INT Pocket City 016° 

and Terre Haute, IN, 191° radials; Terre 

Haute; Boiler, IN; Chicago Heights, IL; to INT 

Chicago Heights 358° and Badger, WI, 117° 

radials. 

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V–35 [Amended] 

From Dolphin, FL; INT Dolphin 266° and 

Cypress, FL, 110° radials; INT Cypress 110° 

and Lee County, FL, 138° radials; Lee 

County; INT Lee County 326° and St. 

Petersburg, FL, 152° radials; to St. Petersburg; 

From INT Dublin, GA, 309° and Athens, GA, 

195° radials; Athens; Electric City, SC; 

Sugarloaf Mountain, NC; Holston Mountain, 

TN; Glade Spring, VA; Charleston, WV; INT 

Charleston 051° and Elkins, WV, 264° radials; 

Clarksburg, WV; to Morgantown, WV. From 

Philipsburg, PA; to Stonyfork, PA. 

* * * * * 

V–157 [Amended] 

From Key West, FL; INT Key West 038° 

and Dolphin, FL, 244° radials; Dolphin; INT 

Dolphin 331° and La Belle, FL, 113° radials; 

La Belle; Lakeland, FL; Ocala, FL; Gators, FL; 

INT Gators 343° T/347° M and Waycross, GA 

180° T/180° M radials; Waycross; to Dublin, 

GA. From Florence, SC; Fayetteville, NC; 

Kinston, NC; to Tar River, NC. From 

Robbinsville, NJ; INT Robbinsville 044° and 

LaGuardia, NY, 213° radials; LaGuardia; INT 

LaGuardia 032° and Deer Park, NY, 326° 

radials; INT Deer Park 326° and Kingston, 

NY, 191° radials; Kingston; to Albany, NY. 

* * * * * 

V–159 [Amended] 

From Virginia Key, FL: INT Virginia Key 

344° and Treasure, FL, 178° radials; Treasure; 

INT Treasure 318° and Orlando, FL, 140° 

radials; Orlando; to Ocala, FL. From 

Greenville, FL; Pecan, GA; Eufaula, AL; INT 

Eufaula 320° and Vulcan, AL 139° radials to 

Vulcan. From Holly Springs, MS; Gilmore, 

AR; Walnut Ridge, AR; Dogwood, MO; 

Springfield, MO; Napoleon, MO; INT 

Napoleon 005° and St. Joseph, MO, 122° 

radials; St. Joseph; to Omaha, IA. 

* * * * * 

V–198 [Amended] 

From San Simon, AZ; Columbus, NM; El 

Paso, TX; 6 miles wide INT El Paso 109° and 

Hudspeth, TX, 287° radials; 6 miles wide 

Hudspeth; INT Hudspeth 109° and Fort 

Stockton, TX, 284° radials; Fort Stockton; 

Junction, TX; to San Antonio, TX. From 

Sabine Pass, TX; White Lake, LA; Tibby, LA; 

Harvey, LA; Brookley, AL; INT Brookley 056° 

and Crestview, FL, 266° radials; Crestview; 

Marianna, FL; Seminole, FL; Greenville, FL; 

INT Greenville 092° T/091° M and Craig, FL, 

287° T/290° M radials; to Craig. 

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Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

20, 2024. 

Richard Lee Parks, 

Manager (A), Rules and Regulations Group. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27560 Filed 11–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Parts 111 and 211 

Cremated Remains Packaging 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is 

proposing to amend Publication 52, 

Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable 

Mail (Pub 52) by requiring mailers to 

solely use the Cremated Remains 

shipping supplies provided by the 

Postal Service when mailing human or 

animal cremated remains, also referred 

to as cremains or ashes, domestically or 

internationally. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 26, 2024. 

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 ‘‘Cremated Remains 

Packaging Requirements.’’ Faxed 

comments will not be 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 generally available for 

review Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. 

to 4 p.m., by calling 202–268–2906. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

Kennedy, (202) 268–6592, or Jennifer 

Cox, (202) 268–2108. 

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. 

The Postal Service proposes to amend 

Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, 

and Perishable Mail (Pub 52), with the 

provisions set forth herein. While not 

codified in title 39 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), Publication 

52 is a regulation of the Postal Service, 

and changes to it may be published in 

the Federal Register. 39 CFR 211.2(a)(2). 

Moreover, Publication 52 is 

incorporated by reference into Mailing 

Standards of the United States Postal 

Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) 

section 601.8.1, which is incorporated 

by reference, in turn, into the Code of 

Federal Regulations. 39 CFR 111.1 and 

111.3. Publication 52 is publicly 

available, in a read-only format, via the 

Postal Explorer® website at https://

pe.usps.com. In addition, links to Postal 

Explorer are provided on the landing 

page of USPS.com, the Postal Service’s 

primary customer-facing website, and 

on Postal Pro, an online informational 

source available to postal customers. 

Proposal 

The Postal Service will require 

mailers shipping human or animal 

cremated remains in any state (e.g. 

ashes, keepsakes and jewelry) to be 

shipped in the Cremated Remains 

packaging supplied by the Postal 

Service. Previously, mailers were 

permitted to use any box if it was 

marked with Label 139—Cremated 

Remains. 

The Postal Service understands the 

mailing of cremated remains is a 

sensitive matter and believes this will 

improve visibility and enhance 

handling methods throughout 

processing and transportation. 

Accordingly, for the reasons stated in 

the preamble, the Postal Service 

proposes to amend Publication 52 as 

follows: 

Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted 

and Perishable Mail 

* * * * * 

4 Restricted Matter 

* * * * * 

45 Other Restricted Materials 

* * * * * 

451.22 Cremated Remains 

[Revise section as follows:] 

Human or animal cremated remains 

in any state (e.g. ashes, keepsakes and 

jewelry) are permitted for mailing as 

follows: 

a. Domestic: 

1. Must be sent via Priority Mail 

Express Service. 

2. Must be packaged according to 

451.3b and Packaging Instruction 10C. 

3. Mailers must use one of the special 

Priority Mail Express cremated remains 

branded boxes available on usps.com. 

4. Extra Services permitted with 

mailpieces containing cremated remains 

are additional insurance and return 

receipt only. 

5. Shipping labels may be printed and 

affixed through Click-N-Ship or other 

USPS-approved methods or at a Post 

Office location. Mailer generated labels 

must bear an Intelligent Mail package 


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barcode (IMpb) with the proper 

cremated remains Service Type Code 

(STC) and include the proper Extra 

Services Code (ESC) in the Shipping 

Services File (see Publication 199 on 

PostalPro at postalpro.usps.com). 

b. International: 

1. When permitted by the destination 

country, cremated remains must be sent 

via Priority Mail Express International 

service. Mailers must verify that the 

destination country accepts Priority 

Mail Express International and cremated 

remains before mailing. 

2. Mailers must use one of the special 

Priority Mail Express cremated remains 

branded boxes available on usps.com. 

3. The item must be packaged as 

required in 451.3b and Packaging 

Instruction 10C. 

4. The contents ‘‘cremated remains’’ 

must be indicated on the applicable 

customs declaration form. 

* * * * * 

451.3 Packaging and Marking 

[Revise item b. as follows:] 

b. Powders and Cremated Remains. 

Dry materials that could cause soiling, 

damage, discomfort or destruction, upon 

escape (leakage) must be packaged in 

sift proof or other sealed primary 

containers and placed into sealed, 

durable, outer containers. 

Appendix C 

* * * * * 

USPS Packaging Instructions 10C 

[Revise opening paragraph as follows:] 

Cremated Remains 

Human or animal cremated remains 

in any state (e.g. ashes, keepsakes and 

jewelry) are permitted for mailing with 

restrictions, provided they are 

appropriately prepared according to 

section 451 and the following 

instructions. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the following sections as 

follows:] 

Mailability 

• International Mail: Permitted via 

Priority Mail Express International 

Service when permitted by the 

destination country (see the Individual 

Country Listings in the IMM). 

• Domestic Mail: Permitted via 

Priority Mail Express service only. 

Required Packaging 

Primary Container 

• International: A funeral urn is 

required as the inner container. It must 

be sealed and sift proof. 

• Domestic: The inner container must 

be strong and durable and be 

constructed in such a manner as to 

protect and securely contain the 

contents inside and it must be properly 

sealed so that it is sift proof. 

Note: A sift proof container is any vessel 

that does not allow loose powder to leak or 

sift out during transit. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the following sections as 

follows:] 

Outer Container 

All cremated remains mailings must 

utilize the USPS-produced Cremated 

Remains outer packaging, found on 

usps.com. 

Insert your inner container into a 

sealed plastic bag, then place in the 

shipping box and add padding to the 

bottom, sides, and top to ensure there is 

no movement of contents during transit. 

Note: It is recommended that you attach a 

slip of paper to the sealed plastic bag with 

the complete return and delivery addresses 

and the words ‘‘Cremated Remains’’ in the 

event the mailing label becomes detached 

from the outer container after acceptance. 

Marking 

Domestic: A complete return address 

and delivery address must be used. 

International: A complete return 

address and delivery address must be 

used. The mailer must indicate the 

contents (Cremated Remains) on the 

applicable customs declaration form. 

Documentation 

International: If available, and when 

required by the destination post, the 

cremation certificate should be attached 

to the outer packaging or made easily 

accessible. The sender is responsible for 

obtaining all the necessary 

documentation and permissions 

required by the national laws in the 

country of origin and the country of 

destination prior to dispatching these 

items.*** 

* * * * * 

Christopher Doyle, 

Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27537 Filed 11–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R02–OAR–2024–0042; FRL 12249–01– 

R2] 

Air Plan Approval; New York; 

Knowlton Technologies LLC 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a 

revision to the State of New York’s State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) for the ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS) related to a Source-specific 

SIP (SSSIP) revision for Knowlton 

Technologies LLC, located at 213 

Factory Street, Watertown, New York 

(the Facility). The EPA is proposing to 

find that the control options in this 

SSSIP revision implement Reasonably 

Available Control Technology (RACT) 

with respect to volatile organic 

compound (VOC) emissions from the 

relevant Facility sources, which are 

identified as two underground storage 

tanks holding virgin methanol. This 

SSSIP revision is intended to implement 

VOC RACT for the relevant Facility 

sources in accordance with the 

requirements for implementation of the 

2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS. This 

proposed action will not interfere with 

ozone NAAQS requirements and meets 

all applicable requirements of the Clean 

Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 10, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket Number EPA–R02– 

OAR–2024–0042, at https://

www.regulations.gov. Although listed in 

the index, some information is not 

publicly available, e.g., Confidential 

Business Information (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 electronically 

through https://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. Once submitted, 

comments cannot be edited or 

withdrawn. The EPA may publish any 

comment received to its public docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. The EPA will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, such as 

the full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 


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