Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 22 / Tuesday, February 3, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 5691 

Areas Served: All. 

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We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to reflect 

these changes. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Attorney, Federal Requirements. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02006 Filed 2–2–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Domestic Competitive Products 

Pricing and Mailing Standards 

Changes 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is 

amending Mailing Standards of the 

United States Postal Service, Domestic 

Mail Manual (DMM®), to reflect changes 

to prices and mailing standards for 

certain competitive products. 

DATES: Effective date: April 26, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Dixon Jr. (202) 268–2308, or 

Garry Rodriguez (202) 268–7281. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule describes new prices and product 

features for competitive products, by 

class of mail, established by the 

Governors of the United States Postal 

Service. New prices are available under 

Docket Number CP2015–33 on the 

Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) 

Web site at http://www.prc.gov, and also 

located on the Postal Explorer® Web site 

at http://pe.usps.com. 

The Postal Service will revise the 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM), to reflect changes to prices and 

mailing standards for the following 

competitive products: 

• Priority Mail Express®. 

• Priority Mail®. 

• First-Class Package Service®. 

• Parcel Select®. 

• Standard PostTM. 

• Extra Services. 

• Return Services. 

• Mailer Services. 

• Recipient Services. 

Competitive product prices and 

changes are identified by product as 

follows: 

Priority Mail Express 

Prices 

All Priority Mail Express Retail, 

Commercial BaseTM, and Commercial 

PlusTM prices will remain the same. 

Priority Mail 

Prices 

All Priority Mail Retail, Commercial 

BaseTM, and Commercial PlusTM prices 

will remain the same. 

First-Class Package Service 

Prices 

Overall, First-Class Package Service 

prices will increase 5.1 percent. The 

Intelligent Mail® package barcode 

(IMpb) will continue to provide free 

USPS TrackingTM and confirmation of 

delivery with these parcels and the 

$0.20 per piece fee will continue to be 

assessed on packages not having an 

IMpb. 

First-Class Package Service Surcharge 

The Postal Service will revise the 

DMM to clarify that unless a parcel is 

prepared in a 5-digit/scheme container, 

a surcharge will apply to each 

irregularly shaped Commercial Base 

parcel (i.e., rolls, tubes, triangles). 

Transfer of Retail First-Class Mail 

Parcels 

First-Class Mail® parcels were 

recently petitioned for transfer to 

competitive products and will become 

part of First-Class Package Service, if 

approved. Information on the transfer of 

First-Class Mail parcels can be found in 

the Domestic Mailing Services Federal 

Register Notice. 

Parcel Select 

Prices 

Overall, Parcel Select prices will 

increase an average of 9.4 percent. The 

average price increase for Parcel Select 

Destination Entry destination delivery 

unit (DDU) is 9.2 percent, destination 

sectional center facility (DSCF) is 6.7 

percent, and destination network 

distribution center (DNDC) is 7.2 

percent. 

The average price increase for Parcel 

Select non-destination parcels (NDC, 

ONDC, and Nonpresort) is 8.7 percent. 

The prices for Parcel Select 

LightweightTM (PSLW) will increase an 

average of 9.8 percent. 

The IMpb will continue to provide 

free USPS Tracking and confirmation of 

delivery with Parcel Select, including 

PSLW, and the $0.20 per piece fee will 

continue to be assessed on packages not 

having an IMpb. 

Standard Post 

Overall, Standard Post prices will 

increase an average of 11.4 percent. 

Extra Services 

Adult Signature Service 

Adult Signature Service prices will be 

increasing. The price for Adult 

Signature Required will be $5.50 and 

Adult Signature Restricted Delivery 

$5.75. 

Adult Signature Service Expanded 

As a result of the simplification of 

Extra Services initiative, the eligible 

classes of mail for Adult Signature 

Service will be expanded to include 

First-Class Package Service and Parcel 

Select Lightweight pieces. Information 

on the expansion of eligible classes of 

mail under Adult Signature Services can 

be found in the Domestic Mailing 

Services Federal Register Notice. 

Return Services 

Parcel Return Service 

Parcel Return Service (PRS) prices 

will have an overall price increase of 4.8 

percent. Return Network Distribution 

Center (RNDC) will increase an average 

of 5.7 percent and Return Sectional 

Center Facility (RSCF) prices will 

increase an average of 5.0 percent. 

Return Delivery Unit (RDU) prices will 

increase an average of 4.7 percent. 

The Parcel Return Service annual 

permit fee and annual account 

maintenance fee are increasing. 

Information on fees can be found in the 

Domestic Mailing Services Federal 

Register Notice. 

Parcel Return Service—Full Network 

(PRS—Full Network) 

The Postal Service has decided to 

discontinue Parcel Return Service—Full 

Network (PRS—Full Network) to 

simplify product offerings as part of the 

Return Services simplification. 

Information on the Return Services 

simplification initiative can be found in 

the Domestic Mailing Services Federal 

Register Notice. 

Mailer Services 

Premium Forwarding Service 

The enrollment fee for Retail and 

online applications for Premium 

Forwarding Service ® (PFS®) will be 

increasing. The enrollment fee paid at 

the Retail Counter will increase to 

$18.00 per application and the 

enrollment fee paid online will increase 

to $16.50 per application. The price of 

the weekly reshipment charge will 

increase to $18.00. 

USPS Package Intercept 

The USPS Package InterceptTM fee 

will increase 5.7 percent to $12.15. 


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Pickup on Demand Service 

The Pickup on Demand ® service 

daily fee will remain at $20.00. 

Recipient Services 

Post Office Box Service 

The competitive Post Office BoxTM

service prices will increase an average 

of 3.5 percent within the existing price 

groups. 

Resources 

The Postal Service provides 

additional resources to assist customers 

with this price change for competitive 

products. These tools include price lists, 

downloadable price files, and Federal 

Register Notices, which may be found 

on the Postal Explorer Web site at 

pe.usps.com. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

The Postal Service adopts the 

following changes to Mailing Standards 

of the United States Postal Service, 

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

incorporated by reference in the Code of 

Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1. 

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: 

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Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM) 

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200 Commercial Letters, Cards, Flats, 

and Parcels 

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280 First-Class Package Service 

283 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Price and Fees for First-Class 

Package Service 

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1.5 Surcharge 

[Revise the text of 1.5 as follows:] 

Unless prepared in 5-digit/scheme 

containers, a surcharge applies for 

Commercial Base parcels that are 

irregularly shaped, such as rolls, tubes, 

and triangles. 

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500 Additional Mailing Services 

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505 Return Services 

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6.0 Parcel Return Service-Full Network 

[Delete 505.6.0 in its entirety. 

Renumber 7.0, Bulk Parcel Return 

Service, as 6.0.] 

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We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect 

these changes. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Attorney, Federal Requirements. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02008 Filed 2–2–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 131021878–4158–02] 

RIN 0648–XD747 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for Atka mackerel in critical 

habitat of the Central Aleutian district 

(CAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Island management area (BSAI) by 

vessels participating in the BSAI trawl 

limited access fishery. This action is 

necessary to prevent exceeding the A 

season allowance of the 2015 Atka 

mackerel total allowable catch (TAC) in 

critical habitat of the CAI allocated to 

vessels participating in the BSAI trawl 

limited access fishery. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), January 29, 2015, through 

1200 hrs, A.l.t., June 10, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

BSAI exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea 

and Aleutian Islands Management Area 

(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council under 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. Regulations governing fishing by 

U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP 

appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 

and 50 CFR part 679. 

The A season allowance of the 2015 

Atka mackerel TAC, in critical habitat of 

the CAI, allocated to vessels 

participating in the BSAI trawl limited 

access fishery was established as a 

directed fishing allowance of 453 metric 

tons by the final 2014 and 2015 harvest 

specifications for groundfish in the 

BSAI (79 FR 12108, March 4, 2014), 

Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for 

the BSAI Groundfish Fisheries Off 

Alaska (79 FR 70286, November 25, 

2014), and as adjusted by an inseason 

adjustment (80 FR 188, January 5, 2015). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii), 

the Administrator, Alaska Region, 

NMFS, finds that this directed fishing 

allowance has been reached. 

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for Atka mackerel in 

critical habitat of the CAI by vessels 

participating in the BSAI trawl limited 

access fishery. 

After the effective dates of this 

closure, the maximum retainable 

amounts at § 679.20(e) and (f) apply at 

any time during a trip. 

Classification 

This action responds to the best 

available information recently obtained 

from the fishery. The Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, 

(AA) finds good cause to waive the 

requirement to provide prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment 

pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such a requirement 

is impracticable and contrary to the 

public interest. This requirement is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest as it would prevent NMFS from 

responding to the most recent fisheries 

data in a timely fashion and would 

delay the directed fishing closure of the 

Atka mackerel fishery in critical habitat 

of the CAI for vessels participating in 

the BSAI trawl limited access fishery. 

NMFS was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of January 28, 

2015. The AA also finds good cause to 

waive the 30-day delay in the effective 

date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3). This finding is based upon 

the reasons provided above for waiver of 

prior notice and opportunity for public 

comment. 


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