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comments to Luis Aguilar, Regulatory 

Specialist at ONRR_

RegulationsMailbox@onrr.gov. Your 

comments should be as specific as 

possible. For example, you should 

identify the number of the sections or 

paragraphs that you find unclear, which 

sections or sentences are too long, the 

sections where you feel lists or tables 

would be useful, etc. 

M. Administrative Procedure Act (APA) 

The Inflation Adjustment Acts require 

agencies to publish annual inflation 

adjustments by January 15 of each year, 

notwithstanding section 553 of the APA. 

OMB has interpreted this direction to 

mean that the usual APA public 

procedure for rulemaking—which 

includes public notice of a proposed 

rule, an opportunity for public 

comment, and a delay in the effective 

date of a final rule—is not required 

when agencies issue regulations to 

implement the annual adjustments to 

CMPs required by the 2015 Act. See 

OMB Memorandum, M–22–07, at page 

3–4. Accordingly, ONRR is issuing the 

2022 annual adjustments as a final rule 

without prior notice or an opportunity 

for comment and with an effective date 

immediately upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Kimbra G. Davis, 

Director for the Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue. 

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 1241 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Penalties. 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Coal, Geothermal energy, 

Indian—lands, Mineral royalties, 

Natural gas, Oil and gas exploration, 

Penalties, Public lands—mineral 

resources. 

Authority and Issuance 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, ONRR amends 30 CFR part 

1241 as set forth below: 

PART 1241—PENALTIES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1241 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396 et seq., 396a et 

seq., 2101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., 351 

et seq., 1001 et seq., 1701 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 

1301 et seq., 1331 et seq., 1801 et seq. 

§ 1241.52 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 1241.52: 

■ a. In paragraph (a)(2), by removing 

‘‘$1,288’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$1,368’’. 

■ b. In paragraph (b) introductory text, 

by removing ‘‘$12,891’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘$13,693’’. 

§ 1241.60 [Amended] 

■ 3. Amend § 1241.60: 

■ a. In paragraph (b)(1) introductory 

text, by removing ‘‘$25,780’’ and adding 

in its place ‘‘$27,384’’. 

■ b. In paragraph (b)(2), by removing 

‘‘$64,452’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$68,462’’. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00165 Filed 1–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4335–30–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Plus One Permanent Product 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: On November 10, 2021, the 

Postal Service (USPS®) filed a notice of 

intent to implement Plus One as a 

permanent product with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission (PRC), effective 

January 9, 2022. This final rule contains 

the revisions to Mailing Standards of 

the United States Postal Service, 

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) to adopt 

Plus One mailpiece as a permanent 

product. 

DATES: Effective date: January 9, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elke 

Reuning-Elliott at (202) 268–4068 or 

Jacqueline Erwin at (202) 268–2158. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 10, 2021, the Postal Service 

filed a request to add Plus One as a new 

permanent product offering to USPS 

Marketing Mail saturation letters as a 

new optional feature. The Postal Service 

conducted a two-year market test of Plus 

One, beginning September 2019. 

Plus One is an advertising card 

mailed as an add-on mailpiece with a 

USPS Marketing Mail letters marriage 

mail envelope. The host mailpiece must 

be mailed as a commercial automation 

USPS Marketing Mail saturation 

marriage mail letter, with a minimum of 

90 percent of the mailing being 

saturation sorted. The remaining 10 

percent must be USPS Marketing Mail 

high density and/or high density plus 

letters. All mailpieces must be entered 

at the destinating sectional center 

facility, SCF, and the Plus One add-on 

card must be part of the same mailing 

as the host piece, addressed to the same 

delivery points. 

On January 4, 2022, the PRC favorably 

reviewed the addition of Plus One as a 

permanent Market Dominant product 

proposed by the Postal Service. The 

price and DMM revisions are scheduled 

to become effective on January 9, 2022. 

Final product information is available 

under Docket No. MC2022–20 (Order 

No. 6081) on the Postal Regulatory 

Commission’s website at www.prc.gov. 

* * * * * 

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. 

We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect 

these changes. 

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, 

401–404, 414, 416, 3001–3018, 3201–3220, 

3401–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631– 

3633, 3641, 3681–3685, 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) 

* * * * * 

200 Commercial Letters, Flats, and 

Parcels Design Standards 

* * * * * 

204 Barcode Standards 

* * * * * 

3.0 Standards for Barcoded Tray 

Labels, Sack Labels, and Container 

Labels 

* * * * * 

3.2 Specifications for Barcoded Tray 

and Sack Labels 

* * * * * 

3.2.4 3-Digit Content Identifier 

Numbers 

Exhibit 3.2.4 3-Digit Content Identifier 

Numbers 

CLASS AND MAILING 

* * * * * 

[Revise Exhibit 3.2.4; to read as 

follows:] 


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USPS MARKETING MAIL 

ECR Letters—Barcoded 

saturation price—(including Plus 

One) high density or high density plus 

price—(including Plus One) 

* * * * * 

600 Basic Standards for All Mailing 

Services 

* * * * * 

602 Addressing 

* * * * * 

[Add new section 11.0 to 602; to read 

as follows:] 

11.0 Commercial Plus One Mailpieces 

11.1 General 

11.1.1 Definition 

The commercial mail Plus One 

product is a bundled offering consisting 

of a host mailpiece and a Plus One card. 

Both the host mailpiece and the Plus 

One card must meet the applicable basic 

standards of a USPS Marketing mail 

saturation letter in 245.6.0, be entered at 

a destination sectional center facility 

(DSCF), and meet automation standards 

with a correct mailing address and 

intelligent mail barcode, (IMb). The Plus 

One mailpiece (card) must meet the 

following additional standards: 

• Have at least a six-month 

relationship with the host mailer. 

• Be addressed to the same delivery 

points as the host mailpiece. 

• Be sorted and presented separately 

from the host piece. 

• Must not exceed 6 inches long by 

9.5 inches high. 

• Must be at least 0.009 inches thick, 

card stock. 

• Must have ‘‘Plus One’’ marking 

directly below Permit indicia. 

11.1.2 Mail Preparation 

Each Plus One mailing must be trayed 

and labeled according to 245.6.7. 

Palletized mailings must be prepared 

according to 705.8.10.3. 

11.1.3 Documentation 

When requested by USPS, Plus One 

mailpiece mailers must provide 

standardized documentation according 

to 203.3.0, to establish that the 

applicable distribution standards are 

met. Spoilage of host pieces may affect 

eligibility to mail Plus One pieces in the 

following manner: 

a. File must show that at least 90% of 

host pieces are saturation mail, the 

remainder may be high density or high 

density plus. 

b. The total number of Plus One 

pieces must be less than or equal to the 

number of host pieces. 

11.1.4 Extra Services 

Items mailed with Plus One 

mailpieces may not be combined with 

any extra service. 

* * * * * 

Notice 123 (Price List) 

[Revise prices as applicable.] 

* * * * * 

Ruth B. Stevenson, 

Chief Counsel, Ethics and Legal Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00396 Filed 1–7–22; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Parts 233 and 273 

Inspection Service Authority; Civil 

Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Interim final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document updates postal 

regulations by implementing inflation 

adjustments to civil monetary penalties 

that may be imposed under consumer 

protection and mailability provisions 

enforced by the Postal Service pursuant 

to the Deceptive Mail Prevention and 

Enforcement Act and the Postal 

Accountability and Enhancement Act, 

as well as the civil monetary penalty 

that may be imposed by the Postal 

Service for false claims and statements 

under the Program Fraud Civil 

Remedies Act. These adjustments are 

required under the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 

1990, as amended by the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015. This 

document includes the adjustments for 

2022 for the statutory civil monetary 

penalties subject to the 2015 Act and all 

necessary updates authorized by the 

2015 Act for regulatory civil monetary 

penalties. 

DATES: Effective January 12, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Louis DiRienzo, (202) 268–3028, 

ljdirienzo@uspis.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 (2015 Act), Public Law 114–74, 

129 Stat. 584, amended the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 

1990 (1990 Act), Public Law 101–410, 

104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), to 

improve the effectiveness of civil 

monetary penalties and to maintain 

their deterrent effect. Section 3 of the 

1990 Act specifically includes the Postal 

Service in the definition of ‘‘agency’’ 

subject to its provisions. 

Beginning in 2017, the 2015 Act 

requires the Postal Service to make an 

annual adjustment for inflation to civil 

penalties that meet the definition of 

‘‘civil monetary penalty’’ under the 

1990 Act. The Postal Service must make 

the annual adjustment for inflation and 

publish the adjustment in the Federal 

Register by January 15 of each year. The 

Postal Service has not completed the 

annual adjustments for the civil 

monetary penalty that may be imposed 

under the Program Fraud Civil 

Remedies Act. In order to satisfy the 

annual adjustment requirement, the 

Postal Service is making all annual 

adjustments at this time. Each penalty 

will be adjusted as instructed by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) based on the Consumer Price 

Index (CPI–U) from the most recent 

October. OMB has furnished detailed 

instructions regarding the annual 

adjustment for 2022 in memorandum 

M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty 

Inflation Adjustments for 2022, 

Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (December 15, 2021), 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf. 

This year, OMB has advised that an 

adjustment multiplier of 1.06222 will be 

used. The new penalty amount must be 

rounded to the nearest dollar. 

The 2015 Act allows the interim final 

rule and annual inflation adjustments to 

be published without prior public 

notice or opportunity for public 

comment. 

Adjustments to Postal Service Civil 

Monetary Penalties 

Civil monetary penalties may be 

assessed for postal offenses under 

sections 106 and 108 of the Deceptive 

Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act, 

Public Law 106–168, 113 Stat. 1811, 

1814 (see, 39 U.S.C. 3012(a), (c)(1), (d), 

and 3017 (g)(2), (h)(1)(A)); and section 

1008 of the Postal Accountability and 

Enhancement Act, Public Law 109–435, 

120 Stat. 3259–3261 (see, 39 U.S.C. 3018 

(c)(1)(A)). The statutory civil monetary 

penalties subject to the 2015 Act and the 

amount of each penalty after 

implementation of the annual 

adjustment for inflation are as follows: 

39 U.S.C. 3012(a)—False 

Representations and Lottery Orders 

Under 39 U.S.C. 3005(a)(1)–(3), the 

Postal Service may issue administrative 

orders prohibiting persons from using 

the mail to obtain money through false 

representations or lotteries. Persons who 

evade, attempt to evade, or fail to 

comply with an order to stop such 

prohibited practices may be liable to the 


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