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on locating the docket, see the 

ADDRESSES section of this preamble. 

We seek any comments or information 

that may lead to the discovery of a 

significant environmental impact from 

this proposed rule. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to call or email the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places, or vessels. 

V. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We view public participation as 

essential to effective rulemaking, and 

will consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period. 

Your comment can help shape the 

outcome of this rulemaking. If you 

submit a comment, please include the 

docket number for this rulemaking, 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. 

Submitting comments. We encourage 

you to submit comments through the 

Federal Decision Making Portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, 

go to https://www.regulations.gov, type 

USCG–2022–0135 in the search box and 

click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, look for this 

document in the ‘‘Search Results’’ 

column, and click on it. Then click on 

the ‘‘Comment option.’’ If you cannot 

submit your material by using https://

www.regulations.gov, call or email the 

person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this proposed rule 

for alternate instructions. 

Viewing material in docket. To view 

documents mentioned in this proposed 

rule as being available in the docket, 

find the docket as described in the 

previous paragraph, and then select 

‘‘Supporting & Related Material’’ in the 

Document Type column. Public 

comments will also be placed in our 

online docket and can be viewed by 

following instructions on the https://

www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked 

Questions web page. We review all 

comments received, but we will only 

post comments that address the topic of 

the proposed rule. We may choose not 

to post off-topic, inappropriate, or 

duplicate comments that we receive. 

Personal information. We accept 

anonymous comments. Comments we 

post to https://www.regulations.gov will 

include any personal information you 

have provided. For more about privacy 

and submissions to the docket in 

response to this document, see DHS’s 

eRulemaking System of Records notice 

(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 

Marine safety, Navigation (water), 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend33 CFR part 100 as follows: 

PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON 

NAVIGABLE WATERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70041; 33 CFR 1.05– 

1 

■ 2. Add § 100.T799–0135 to read as 

follows: 

§ 100. T799–0135 Special Local 

Regulation: Luminsea Offshore Powerboat 

Race; Atlantic Ocean, Miami Beach, FL. 

(a) Location. The following regulated 

area is established as a SLR in the 

Atlantic Ocean; Miami Beach, FL. 

Coordinates are based on North 

American Datum 1983. 

(1) Regulated area. All waters of the 

Atlantic Ocean encompassed within the 

following points. Commence at Point A 

in position 25°46′11′′ N, 080°07′06′′ W; 

thence northwest to Point B in position 

25°46′56′′ N, 080°07′41′′ W; thence 

north-northeast to Point C in position 

25°48′44′′ N, 080°07′17′′ W; thence 

northeast to Point D in position 

25°49′10′′ N, 080°05′58′′ W; thence 

southeast to Point E in position 

25°48′40′′ N, 080°05′04′′ W; thence 

southwest to Point A. 

(2) [Reserved] 

(b) Definitions. (1) The term 

‘‘designated representative’’ means 

Coast Guard Patrol Commanders, 

including Coast Guard coxswains, petty 

officers, and other officers operating 

Coast Guard vessels, and Federal, State, 

and Local officers designated by or 

assisting the COTP Miami in the 

enforcement of the regulated areas. 

(2) The term ‘‘Patrol Commander’’ 

means a commissioned, warrant, or 

petty officer of the Coast Guard who has 

been designated by the respective Coast 

Guard Sector Commander to enforce 

these regulations. 

(3) The term ‘‘spectators’’ means all 

persons and vessels not registered with 

the event sponsor as participants or 

official patrol vessels. 

(c) Regulations. (1) All nonparticipant vessels or persons are 

prohibited from entering, transiting 

through, anchoring in, or remaining 

within the regulated area unless 

authorized by the COTP or a designated 

representative. 

(2) Persons and vessels desiring to 

enter, transit through, anchor in, or 

remain within the regulated area may 

contact the COTP Miami by telephone at 

(305) 535–4472 or a designated 

representative via VHF–FM radio on 

channel 16, to request authorization. If 

authorization is granted, all persons and 

vessels receiving such authorization 

must comply with the instructions of 

the COTP Miami or a designated 

representative. 

(3) The Coast Guard will provide 

notice of the regulated area through 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF– 

FM channel 16, on-scene designated 

representatives, and Local Notice to 

Mariners. 

(d) Enforcement period. This rule will 

be enforced from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., on 

May 6, 2022 and May 7, 2022. 

Dated: March 21, 2022. 

J.F. Burdian, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Miami. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06251 Filed 3–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Parcels Prepared in Soft Packaging 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The United States Postal 

Service (Postal Service) is proposing to 

amend Mailing Standards of the United 

States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 

Manual (DMM®) by adding new 

subsections to establish parcel selvage 

standards and to clarify how to measure 

parcels prepared in soft packaging. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 25, 2022. 

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 ‘‘Parcels Prepared in Soft 

Packaging’’. Faxed comments are not 

accepted. 

Confidentiality 

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. 


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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 available for review on 

Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., 

by calling 202–268–2906. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen F. Key at (202) 268–7492 or Garry 

Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal 

Service continues to experience 

operational impacts with parcels not 

properly prepared in soft packaging 

(poly, plastic, cloth, padded envelopes, 

or similar soft packaging). Parcels 

prepared in soft packaging containing 

contents that are not right-sized leads to 

an excess of selvage that can cause 

damage to the parcel or make the parcel 

nonmachinable, resulting in the parcel 

ending up in manual processing which 

is costly to both the customer and the 

Postal Service. Parcels that become 

nonmachinable are not processed 

through parcel sorting equipment and 

lose visibility for the customer and the 

Postal Service. 

The Postal Service is proposing to 

implement a two-inch maximum of 

selvage on the length and the width of 

a parcel prepared in soft packaging. The 

two-inch maximum for the length 

would be determined by holding the 

parcel horizontally/landscape and with 

the contents totally positioned at the 

bottom of the soft packaging, the selvage 

must not exceed two inches at the top 

of the mailpiece. The two-inch 

maximum for the width would be 

determined by holding the parcel 

horizontally/landscape and with the 

contents totally positioned to the left or 

to the right side of the soft packaging, 

the selvage must not exceed two inches 

on the opposite side of the mailpiece. 

In addition, the Postal Service is also 

proposing to provide a clarification 

defining how to measure parcels 

prepared in soft packaging to generally 

determine the length, width, and height 

of the mailpiece. 

These revisions will not affect the 

standards for parcels claiming the 

Priority Mail® Commercial Plus cubic 

prices. 

As a result of the proposed two-inch 

maximum selvage requirement for 

parcels prepared in soft packaging, the 

Postal Service would delete Customer 

Support Ruling (CSR) PS–340, 

Measuring Priority Mail Dimensions to 

Determine Dimensional Weight. 

The Postal Service is proposing to 

implement this change effective July 10, 

2022. 

We believe the proposed revisions 

will provide customers with a more 

efficient, consistent, and easier process. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

Although exempt from the notice and 

comment requirements of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 

553(b), (c)) regarding proposed 

rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the 

Postal Service invites public comment 

on the following proposed revisions 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 

proposed to be 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) 

* * * * * 

100 Retail Mail Letters, Cards, Flats, 

and Parcels 

101 Physical Standards 

* * * * * 

3.0 Physical Standards for Parcels 

* * * * * 

[Add new 3.4 and 3.5 to read as 

follows:] 

3.4 Measuring Parcels Prepared in 

Soft Packaging 

Parcels prepared in soft packaging 

(poly, plastic, cloth, padded envelopes, 

or similar soft packaging) are measured 

to determine the dimensions (length, 

width, height) as follows: 

■ a. Place the piece with its largest side 

on a flat surface. 

■ b. Measure the length, width, and 

height of the piece as it appears, 

including any selvage of the soft 

packaging material. Measure the length, 

width, and height at each dimension’s 

maximum point. 

3.5 Soft Packaging Selvage 

3.5.1 General 

Selvage is the overhang of the soft 

packaging material beyond the contents 

of the mailpiece. 

3.5.2 Maximum Selvage 

Parcels mailed under 3.0 in soft 

packaging material must not exceed 2 

inches of selvage on either the length or 

the width of the mailpiece. 

3.5.3 Measuring Selvage 

Measure selvage on parcels in soft 

packaging as follows: 

■ a. With the parcel held horizontally/ 

landscape and the contents totally 

positioned at the bottom of the soft 

packaging, the selvage must not exceed 

2 inches at the top of the mailpiece. 

■ b. With the parcel held horizontally/ 

landscape and the contents totally 

positioned to the left or to the right side 

of the soft packaging, the selvage must 

not exceed 2 inches on the opposite side 

of the mailpiece. 

* * * * * 

200 Commercial Letters, Flats, and 

Parcels Design Standards 

201 Physical Standards 

* * * * * 

7.0 Physical Standards for Parcels 

* * * * * 

[Add new 7.8 and 7.9 to read as 

follows:] 

7.8 Measuring Parcels Prepared in 

Soft Packaging 

Except for Priority Mail Commercial 

Plus Cubic Soft Pack under 223.1.4, 

parcels prepared in soft packaging (poly, 

plastic, cloth, padded envelopes, or 

similar soft packaging) are measured to 

determine the dimensions (length, 

width, height) as follows. 

■ a. Place the piece with its largest side 

on a flat surface. 

■ b. Measure the length, width, and 

height, as it appears, including any 

selvage of the soft packaging material. 

Measure the length, width, and height at 

each dimension’s maximum point. 

7.9 Soft Packaging Selvage 

7.9.1 General 

Selvage is the overhang of the soft 

packaging material beyond the contents 

of the mailpiece. 

7.9.2 Maximum Selvage 

Parcels mailed under 7.0 in soft 

packaging material must not exceed 2 

inches of selvage on either the length or 

the width of the mailpiece. 


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7.9.3 Measuring Selvage 

Measure selvage on soft packaging 

parcels as follows: 

■ a. With the parcel held horizontally/ 

landscape and the contents totally 

positioned at the bottom of the soft 

packaging, the selvage must not exceed 

2 inches at the top of the mailpiece. 

■ b. With the parcel held horizontally/ 

landscape and the contents totally 

positioned to the left or to the right side 

of the soft packaging, the selvage must 

not exceed 2 inches on the opposite side 

of the mailpiece. 

* * * * * 

Sarah E. Sullivan, 

Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05600 Filed 3–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Periodicals Requester Records 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes 

to amend Mailing Standards of the 

United States Postal Service, Domestic 

Mail Manual (DMM®) to revise 

verification requirements for authorized 

audit bureaus. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed 

or delivered to Dale Kennedy (Director, 

Product Classification), United States 

Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, 

Washington, DC 20260–1101; or 

submitted to pcfederalregister@

usps.gov. Faxed comments will not be 

accepted. 

All written comments may be 

inspected and photocopied, by 

appointment only, at Postal Service 

Headquarters Library, 475 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW, 11th Floor North, 

Washington, DC. These records will be 

available for review Monday through 

Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., by calling 202– 

268–2906. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

Kennedy at (202) 268–6592. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal 

Service is publishing this notice of 

proposed rulemaking to enact new 

procedures for auditing compliance 

with circulation standards for 

Periodicals requester publications and 

standardize existing procedures across 

Postal Service publications. The Postal 

Service is also using this opportunity to 

update its listing of authorized audit 

bureaus for Periodicals verification and 

requests each authorized audit bureau 

notify the Postal Service to confirm its 

status. 

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) 

207.6.4.2a provides that a Periodicals 

requester publication must have a 

legitimate list of persons who have 

requested the publication and 50% or 

more of the copies must be distributed 

to persons making such requests. 

Publishers can use a variety of records 

to verify each publication sent at the 

Periodicals rate is distributed to a 

legitimate list of requesters, including 

‘‘Individual and bulk orders for 

subscriptions and nonsubscriber 

copies.’’ DMM 207.8.1.4b. The Postal 

Service interprets DMM 207.8.1.4b to 

encompass written proof in the form of 

email communications, telephone, or 

internet. Customer Support Ruling 

(CSR) PS–054 (207.6.4). The Postal 

Service now proposes to clarify that it 

will extend that interpretation to text 

messages as well, given the growth in 

text message communication. 

If, after public comment, the Postal 

Service decides to extend the 

interpretation in such manner, it will 

update CSR PS–054 to add procedures 

for the evaluation of text message 

requests. In addition, the Postal Service 

will make conforming changes in a new 

section E–0.4 to Appendix E of DM–204 

to notify audit bureaus of its verification 

requirements for text messages and 

throughout DM–203 to standardize 

records retention requirements and to 

add Text Message requests. Finally, the 

Postal Service plans to remove a 

reference to Form 3845 in CSR PS–054, 

which is no longer in use. 

The Postal Service also authorizes 

audit bureaus to conduct verifications of 

circulation for applications for 

Periodicals mailing privileges. DMM 

207.8.2.2. The list of audit bureaus 

authorized to verify circulation of 

Periodicals publication are listed in CSR 

PS–054. However, the Postal Service 

currently has limited visibility into each 

audit bureau’s procedures for 

verification of publisher records. 

Because disparate practices between 

different authorized audit bureaus could 

lead to inconsistent enforcement of the 

Postal Service’s verification 

requirements, the Postal Service 

proposes an update to the DMM 

explicitly reserving to the Postal Service 

the right to review each authorized 

audit bureau’s policies and procedures 

and periodically inspect each bureau for 

compliance. 

The Postal Service also proposes an 

update to DMM 207.8.1.3 to add record 

retention requirements for authorized 

audit bureaus. Publishers are required to 

keep circulation records for 3 years 

following the issue date of the 

publication. DMM 207.8.1.3. The Postal 

Service’s proposed update to DMM 

207.8.1.3 would impose a similar 

requirement on authorized audit 

bureaus and require publishers to retain 

records for paid subscribers for 12 

months. 

If the Postal Service adopts the 

proposed DMM changes, it will make 

conforming updates in CSR PS–054 and 

Handbook DM–204 (Applying for 

Periodicals Mailing Privilege) to add 

minimum requirements for acceptance 

of text (SMS and MMS) messages for the 

purpose of auditing Periodicals 

requests. The Postal Service will also 

publish an appropriate amendment to 

39 CFR part 111 to reflect these changes 

if this proposal is adopted. 

Finally, the Postal Service believes 

that its agreements with authorized 

independent audit bureaus are out of 

date and is therefore reviewing those 

agreements. Once this rulemaking is 

concluded, the Postal Service will 

decide whether to renegotiate the 

agreements to bring them up to date and 

would then publish a new list of 

authorized audit bureaus in CSR PS– 

054. 

The Postal Service proposes 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. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

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) 

* * * * * 


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