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under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

The Coast Guard has analyzed this

proposal under the principles and

criteria contained in Executive Order

12612, and it has been determined that

this rule does not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this rule and

concluded that under paragraph

2.B.2.g(5) of Commandant Instruction

M16475.1B, this temporary final rule is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation. A

‘‘Categorical Exclusion Determination’’

is available in the docket for inspection

or copying where indicated under

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

Bridges.

Regulation

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, the Coast Guard is amending

33 CFR Part 117 as follows:

PART 117—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 117

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499, 49 CFR 1.46; and

33 CFR 1.05–1(g); section 117.255 also issued

under the authority of Public Law 102–587,

106 Stat. 5039.

§ 117.458 [Amended]

2. Effective April 14, 1997, through

August 15, 1997, § 117.458 is amended

by suspending paragraph (b) and adding

a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:

§ 117.458 Inner Harbor Navigation Canal.

* * * * *

(d) The draw of the Leon C. Simon

Blvd. (Seabrook) bridge, mile 4.6 shall

open on signal except that between the

hours of 7 a.m. and noon and between

the hours of 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, from April 14,

1997 to August 15, 1997, the draw need

not be opened for the passage of vessels.

Dated: April 1, 1997.

T.W. Josiah,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Eighth Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 97–9055 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 17

RIN 2900–AI37

Medical; Nonsubstantive

Miscellaneous Changes

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document amends the

medical regulations in 38 CFR part 17

by removing references to provisions

that no longer exist, by correcting a

number of citations, and by updating a

position title. These are nonsubstantive

changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 9, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LeRoy E. Cossette, Chief, Policies and

Operations, Health Administration

Service (161A1), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420; (202) 273–

8300. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final

rule consists of nonsubstantive changes

and, therefore, is not subject to the

notice and comment and effective date

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553.

The Secretary hereby certifies that

this rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities as they are

defined in the Regulatory Flexibility

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612. This rule merely

consists of nonsubstantive changes.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance numbers for the programs affected

by this rule are 64.005, 64.007, 64.008,

64.009, 64.010, 64.011, 64.012, 64.013,

64.014, 64.015, 64.016, 64.018, 64.019,

64.022, 64.024, and 64.025.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 17

Administrative practice and

procedure, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism,

Claims, Day care, Dental health, Drug

abuse, Foreign relations, Government

contracts, Grant programs-health, Grant

programs-veterans, Health care, Health

facilities, Health professions, Health

records, Homeless, Medical and dental

schools, Medical devices, Medical

research, Mental health programs,

Nursing homes, Philippines, Reporting

and record-keeping requirements,

Scholarships and fellowships, Travel

and transportation expenses, Veterans.

Approved: March 31, 1997.

Jesse Brown,

Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

For the reasons set forth above, 38

CFR part 17 is amended as set forth

below:

PART 17—MEDICAL

1. The authority citation for part 17

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1721, unless

otherwise noted.

§ 17.30 [Amended]

2. In § 17.30, paragraph (a)(1) is

amended by removing ‘‘§§ 17.60(f),

17.120, 17.123, and 17.123a’’ and

adding, in its place, ‘‘§§ 17.160 through

17.166’’, and by removing ‘‘and except

for veterans authorized outpatient care

under § 17.60(e),’’; paragraph (a)(2)(i) is

amended by removing ‘‘§ 17.60(a) and

(b)’’ and adding, in its place,

‘‘§ 17.93(a)’’; paragraph (a)(2)(ii) is

amended by removing ‘‘§ 17.54(c)’’ each

time it appears, and adding, in each

place, ‘‘§ 17.84(c)’’; and paragraphs

(a)(3) and (b) are amended by removing

‘‘§ 17.142’’ and adding, in its place,

‘‘§ 17.143’’.

§§ 17.44, 17.47, 17.49, 17.52, 17.55, 17.82,

17.101, 17.128, 17.142, 17.155, 17.156,

17.180, 17.240, 17.241, and 17.251

[Amended]

3. Sections 17.44(b), 17.47(a)(2),

17.49, 17.52(b) introductory text,

17.55(e), 17.82(a) introductory text,

17.101(a) and (b) introductory text,

17.128(e), 17.142 introductory text,

17.155(a) and (b)(2), 17.156 introductory

text and (b), 17.180 introductory text,

17.240 introductory text (2 places),

17.241(a) and (e), and 17.251 are

amended by removing ‘‘Chief Medical

Director’’ wherever it appears and

adding, in its place, ‘‘Under Secretary

for Health’’.

§ 17.103 [Amended]

4. In § 17.103, paragraph (c)(2) is

amended by removing ‘‘17.62(b)’’ and

adding, in its place, ‘‘17.101(b)’’.

§ 17.145 [Amended]

5. In § 17.145, paragraph (a)

introductory text is amended by

removing ‘‘§ 17.100(a)’’ and adding, in

its place, ‘‘§ 17.143(a)’’.

[FR Doc. 97–9027 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20

Implementation of Global Package Link

Service

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Interim rules with request for

comments.

SUMMARY: Global Package Link Service

(GPL, formerly known as International
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Package Consignment Service) is an

international mail service designed for

companies sending merchandise to

other countries. Brazil, Chile, and

Germany are now being added as

additional destination countries. The

Postal Service is also announcing

changes in the minimum annual

volumes required for GPL. Instead of

minimum volume requirements for each

country to which service is available,

the Postal Service is establishing an

annual minimum volume of 10,000

packages to all countries. An interim

rule is being announced for

merchandise return services for

customers using GPL service to Japan

and the United Kingdom. Finally, the

Postal Service is reorganizing and

simplifying the GPL regulations. Interim

regulations have been developed and

are set forth below for comment and

suggested revision prior to adoption in

final form.

DATES: The interim regulations take

effect April 9, 1997. Comments must be

received on or before May 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed or delivered to Global

Package Link Service, U.S. Postal

Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room

370 IBU, Washington, DC 20260–6500.

Copies of all written comments will be

available for public inspection and

photocopying at the above address

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Michelson at the above address.

Telephone: (202) 268–5731.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

In late 1994, with implementation of

International Package Consignment

Service (later renamed Global Package

Link) to Japan (59 FR 65961, December

22, 1994), the Postal Service announced

that, when feasible, it would expand the

service to other destination countries

based on customer requests. The Postal

Service later expanded GPL by adding

Canada and the United Kingdom as

destination countries for qualifying

customers, and is hereby further

expanding GPL by adding Brazil, Chile,

and Germany as destination countries

for qualifying customers. The Postal

Service is also changing other features

of GPL. First, it is changing the annual

minimum volumes per country to a

single minimum volume of 10,000

packages to all countries. It is also

establishing a merchandise return

service for items sent to the United

Kingdom and Japan. The Postal Service

has also simplified the regulations

governing GPL to make use of the

service to multiple countries more

uniform. Each of these changes is

described below.

II. GPL to Brazil, Chile, and Germany

A. Qualifying Criteria

A customer who wants to use GPL to

Brazil, Chile, and Germany will be

required to enter into a service

agreement with the Postal Service

agreeing to meet each of the

requirements for using GPL service.

First, the customer must mail at least

10,000 GPL packages a year. (Volumes

to all GPL countries may be counted

toward this minimum. See part IV

below.) Second, the customer must

designate the Postal Service as its carrier

of choice to each country for which it

uses GPL service. Third, the customer

must link its information systems with

those of the Postal Service so that the

Postal Service and the customer can

exchange data transmissions concerning

the customer’s packages, and the Postal

Service can extract, on an as-needed

basis, certain information about the

package by scanning the customerprovided barcode on each package.

In general, the information that must

be made available to the Postal Service

includes the order number; the package

identification number; the buyer’s name

and address; the recipient’s name and

address; the total weight of the package;

the total value of the package contents;

the number of items in the package; and,

for each item in the package, its SKU

number, its value, and its country of

origin. In practice, this requirement

means that the customer will have to

begin the necessary systems work by the

time it begins using GPL, and then will

have to assist the Postal Service in

completing and maintaining the

information systems linkages. The

Postal Service will use the extracted

information to prepare the necessary

customs forms and package labels and

to provide user-friendly tracking and

tracing.

Arrangements between the Postal

Service and the customer that are

technical in nature also may appear in

the GPL service agreement. For instance,

the service agreement may describe the

electronic data interface (EDI) or

proprietary file format that will be used

to transmit data between the customer

and the Postal Service, as well as the

frequency and schedule of

transmissions. Similarly, the service

agreement may describe the formats and

frequencies for any exceptions, and

performance reports that the Postal

Service will provide to the customer.

B. Processing and Acceptance

If the plant at which the customer’s

GPL packages originate is located within

500 miles of a GPL processing facility,

the Postal Service will verify and accept

the packages at the customer’s plant and

transport them to the GPL processing

facility according to a schedule agreed

upon by the Postal Service and the

mailer.

If the customer’s plant from which the

GPL packages will originate is located

more than 500 miles from a Global

Package Link processing facility, the

customer can choose one of two

processing options:

Option One

The customer will be required to

present the packages to the Postal

Service for verification at the customer’s

plant and transport them as a drop

shipment to a GPL processing facility

according to a schedule agreed upon by

the Postal Service and the customer.

Option Two

The customer will process the

packages using Postal Service-provided

computer system workstations and sort

and prepare the packages as required by

the Postal Service. Then, the Postal

Service will verify and accept the

packages at the customer’s plant

according to a schedule agreed upon by

the Postal Service and the mailer, and

will transport the packages to a

designated GPL processing facility for

dispatch.

C. Customs Forms

Normally, all necessary customs

forms will be automatically generated

by the Postal Service computer

workstations. Packages mailed to Brazil,

Chile, and Germany through a GPL

facility will not be required to bear

customs forms when they are tendered

to the Postal Service. The Postal Service

will verify, accept, and transport these

packages to a designated GPL processing

facility. After scanning the customerprinted barcode on each package and

correlating it with the package-specific

information transmitted by the

customer, the Postal Service will print

the necessary customs forms and affix

them to the customer’s packages as part

of the processing operation at the GPL

Processing Facility. If the customer is

more than 500 miles from a designated

GPL facility and chooses option two,

then the customs/GPL label will be

affixed by the customer using Postal

Service provided workstations.

D. Customs Clearance

The Postal Service has developed A

Customs Pre-Advisory System (CPAS)
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as part of GPL processing. This

electronic system collects packagespecific data to satisfy customs

requirements as packages are processed

using the USPS computer workstations

located at a GPL facility. The system

electronically advises the USPS delivery

agent and customs of the contents of

each package mailed. Since this

advisory information arrives before the

mail, CPAS facilitates and simplifies

customs clearance. Electronic prenotification of the package contents and

automatic preparation of required

customs declarations assures the fastest

clearance through Brazilian, Chilean, or

German customs and reduces costs for

the customer and the Postal Service. To

use CPAS, recipients of merchandise

must designate the Postal Service and

its customs broker as their agents for

customs clearance.

Because of customs regulations in

these countries concerning payment of

duties at the time of clearance, the

mailer may be asked to pre-fund a

designated amount of duties before the

first shipment, to be replenished after

each subsequent shipment.

E. Delivery Options

(1) Brazil

The Postal Service will initially offer

one delivery option in Brazil. This

option will include home delivery, but

will initially be limited to addresses in

the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de

Janeiro. The weight limit for packages

will be 66 pounds, and the service will

provide tracking and tracing.

The Postal Service will transport GPL

packages from the customer’s plant or

from the designated GPL processing

facility to Brazil overnight, where they

will receive expeditious customs

clearance and be released to the delivery

agent. From there, the packages will

receive courier service and be delivered

overnight. Normal delivery times will be

two to three business days from

dispatch from the U.S. to final delivery.

Insurance, as provided under DMM

S500, is included at no additional cost.

The Postal Service intends to expand

this service to other areas in Brazil

outside the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio

de Janeiro, as the delivery agent

expands its ability to provide an

expedited, secure delivery service with

tracking for individual packages. The

Postal Service requests comments from

customers regarding destination areas

needed in Brazil.

(2) Chile

The Postal Service will initially offer

one delivery option in Chile. This

option will include home delivery, but

will initially be limited to addresses in

the cities of Santiago, Valparaiso, and

Vina del Mar. The weight limit for

packages will be 70 pounds, and the

service will provide tracking and

tracing.

The Postal Service will transport GPL

packages from the customer’s plant or

from the designated GPL processing

facility to Chile overnight, where they

will receive expeditious customs

clearance and be released to the delivery

agent. From there, the packages will

receive courier service and be delivered

overnight. Normal delivery times will be

two to three business days from

dispatch from the U.S. to final delivery.

Insurance, as provided under DMM

S500, is included at no additional cost.

The Postal Service intends to expand

this service to other areas in Chile

outside the cities of Santiago,

Valparaiso, and Vina del Mar, as the

delivery agent expands its ability to

provide an expedited, secure delivery

service with tracking for individual

packages. The Postal Service requests

comments from customers regarding

destination areas needed in Chile.

(3) Germany

The Postal Service will initially offer

one delivery option in Germany. This

option will include home delivery. The

weight limit for packages will be 70

pounds, and the service will provide

tracking and tracing.

The Postal Service will transport GPL

packages from the customer’s plant or

from the designated GPL processing

facility to Germany, where they will

receive expeditious customs clearance

and be released to the delivery agent.

From there, the packages will receive

courier service and be delivered in one

to two days. Normal delivery times will

be three to four business days from

dispatch from the U.S. to final delivery.

Insurance, as provided under DMM

S500, is included at no additional cost.

F. Rates

The base rates for GPL service to

Brazil, Chile and Germany are set forth

below. The Postal Service will charge

the base rates, in one pound increments,

for the first 100,000 packages mailed by

a customer in a 12-month period. Once

the customer has mailed 100,000

packages to a country, postage for the

rest of the customer’s packages to that

country (except Germany) in the

remainder of that 12-month period will

be reduced by 3 percent from the base

rates.

III. Merchandise Return Service

A merchandise return service will be

available to GPL customers mailing to

Japan. The mail order company (MOC)

or the Japanese recipient will be

responsible for payment of shipping

costs to the designated Japanese return

center. The return center will open each

box, inspect the contents, process the

returns, and consolidate for shipment

back to the United States. MOC will

receive electronic notification of returns

on a daily basis. The consolidated

returns will be shipped on a mutually

agreed upon schedule. The parcels will

be uniquely identified and upon arrival

in the U.S. will be sent to the MOC via

the domestic parcel network. The return

prices, per parcel, are detailed in the

rate chart.

MERCHANDISE RETURN RATES

Pounds to Price

per item

1 ...................................................... $7.20

2 ...................................................... 9.80

3 ...................................................... 12.40

4 ...................................................... 15.00

5 ...................................................... 17.60

6 ...................................................... 20.20

7 ...................................................... 22.80

8 ...................................................... 25.40

9 ...................................................... 28.00

10 .................................................... 30.60

11 .................................................... 33.20

12 .................................................... 35.80

13 .................................................... 38.40

14 .................................................... 41.00

15 .................................................... 43.70

16 .................................................... 48.00

17 .................................................... 50.70

18 .................................................... 53.50

19 .................................................... 56.20

20 .................................................... 58.90

21 .................................................... 63.90

22 .................................................... 66.70

23 .................................................... 69.50

24 .................................................... 72.30

25 .................................................... 75.10

26 .................................................... 77.90

27 .................................................... 80.70

28 .................................................... 83.50

29 .................................................... 86.30

30 .................................................... 89.10

31 .................................................... 91.90

32 .................................................... 94.70

33 .................................................... 97.50

34 .................................................... 100.40

35 .................................................... 103.20

36 .................................................... 106.00

37 .................................................... 108.80

38 .................................................... 111.60

39 .................................................... 114.40

40 .................................................... 117.20

41 .................................................... 120.00

42 .................................................... 122.80

43 .................................................... 125.60

44 .................................................... 128.40

A return merchandise service will be

available to GPL customers mailing to

the U.K. The returns agent will open

each box, inspect the contents, and

process it for return to the U.S. The

returns agent will apply for a refund of
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duties and taxes from U.K. Customs.

The packages will then be sent to the

mailer’s designated center for returns in

the U.S. The return prices, per parcel,

are detailed in the rate chart.

Weight not over (pounds) Return

price

1 ...................................................... $6.93

2 ...................................................... 7.40

3 ...................................................... 8.79

4 ...................................................... 9.26

5 ...................................................... 10.66

6 ...................................................... 11.12

7 ...................................................... 12.52

8 ...................................................... 12.99

9 ...................................................... 14.38

10 .................................................... 14.85

11 .................................................... 15.32

12 .................................................... 16.72

13 .................................................... 17.18

14 .................................................... 18.58

15 .................................................... 19.05

16 .................................................... 20.44

17 .................................................... 20.91

18 .................................................... 22.31

19 .................................................... 22.77

20 .................................................... 24.17

21 .................................................... 24.64

22 .................................................... 25.10

23 .................................................... 26.50

24 .................................................... 26.97

25 .................................................... 28.37

26 .................................................... 28.83

27 .................................................... 30.23

28 .................................................... 30.70

29 .................................................... 32.09

30 .................................................... 32.56

31 .................................................... 33.96

32 .................................................... 34.42

33 .................................................... 34.89

34 .................................................... 36.29

35 .................................................... 36.75

36 .................................................... 38.15

37 .................................................... 38.62

38 .................................................... 40.02

39 .................................................... 40.48

40 .................................................... 41.88

41 .................................................... 42.35

42 .................................................... 43.74

43 .................................................... 44.21

44 .................................................... 44.68

45 .................................................... 46.07

46 .................................................... 46.54

47 .................................................... 47.94

48 .................................................... 48.40

49 .................................................... 49.80

50 .................................................... 50.27

51 .................................................... 51.67

52 .................................................... 52.13

53 .................................................... 53.53

54 .................................................... 54.00

55 .................................................... 54.46

56 .................................................... 55.86

57 .................................................... 56.33

58 .................................................... 57.72

59 .................................................... 58.19

60 .................................................... 59.59

61 .................................................... 60.05

62 .................................................... 61.45

63 .................................................... 61.92

64 .................................................... 63.32

65 .................................................... 63.78

66 .................................................... 64.25

IV. Minimum Volumes

Minimum volumes to all GPL

countries are now being set at a uniform

level of 10,000 packages during a 12-

month time period. In addition,

volumes to any or all GPL destination

countries will be applied toward

fulfillment of this minimum. This is

being done because the rationale for a

minimum is that there are fixed costs

involved in linking mailers to the GPL

system and in providing transportation.

Because these fixed costs do not vary

depending upon the destination

country, a uniform minimum is

justifiable.

V. Reorganization of Global Package

Link Regulations

The present GPL regulations are

found in part 620 of the International

Mail Manual and in the Country Pages

of the IMM. Particularly with respect to

the regulations in the Country Pages, the

regulations are redundant and could be

consolidated. All regulations that can be

consolidated will now be found in 620.

Only the GPL rate schedules and

associated information will be included

in the Country Pages. No substantive

changes are made in this consolidation.

VI. Conclusion

Accordingly, the Postal Service

hereby adopts GPL service to Brazil,

Chile, and Germany, and merchandise

return service from Japan and the

United Kingdom, on an interim basis, at

the rates set forth in the schedules

below. The Postal Service also adopts

on an interim basis the reorganization of

the GPL regulations set forth below.

Although 39 U.S.C. 407 does not require

advance notice and opportunity for

submission of comments, and 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

interested persons to submit written

data, views, or arguments concerning

this interim rule.

The Postal Service adopts the

following amendments to 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

International postal service, Foreign

relations.

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. Effective May 9, 1997, subchapter

620 of the International Mail Manual,

Issue 17, is amended as follows:

6 Special Programs

* * * * *

621.3 Availability

Global Package Link service is

available only to Brazil, Canada, Chile,

Germany, Japan and the United

Kingdom.

622 Qualifying Mailers

622.1 General

To qualify for Global Package Link

service, a mailer must

a. Send a minimum of 10,000

packages a year;

b. Link its information system with

that of the Postal Service;

c. Meet the general and specific

preparation requirements for each

country;

d. Designate the Postal Service as its

carrier of choice to each country for

which it uses Global Package Link

service; and

e. Enter into a service agreement with

the Postal Service.

Each service agreement must contain

the following:

The customer’s commitment to send

at least 10,000 packages to any one or

more Global Package Link destination

country(s) by Global Package Link

during the next 12 months. Combined

volumes to any GPL destination country

will count toward this 12-month

minimum. A customer’s failure to meet

original volume requirements may

result in termination, by the Postal

Service, of the right to mail to other

destination countries.

If the combined volume of packages to

any or all Global Package Link

Destination country(s) does not meet the

minimum volume for the first 12

months following the effective date of

the agreement, the USPS may terminate

this agreement by giving the mailer 60

days written notice that it intends to

terminate, unless the mailer can

demonstrate how it will meet the

minimum volume by country within the

next year. If the volume frequently fails

to meet the minimum volume

requirement, this agreement shall be

terminated by the USPS upon written

notice 30 days in advance of the

termination.

622.2 Linking Information Systems

The mailer must link its information

system to that of the Postal Service so

that (1) The Postal Service and the

mailer can exchange data transmissions

concerning the mailer’s packages, and

(2) by scanning the mailer provided
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barcode on each package, the Postal

Service can extract, on an as-needed

basis, the following information about

each package to produce necessary

customs forms and package labels and

to provide tracking and tracing:

a. Order number.

b. Package identification number.

c. Delivery option used for package if

more than one level of service is

available.

d. Buyer’s name and address.

e. Recipient’s name and address.

f. Total weight of package.

g. Total value of the package’s

contents.

h. Total number of items in each

package.

i. Numbers of each item in package.

j. SKU or key-word description of

each item.

k. Value of each item.

l. Country of origin of each item.

623 General

623.1 Special Services

[No change.]

623.2 Customs Documentation

Except for the acceptance option in

625.22, customs documentation will be

produced by the Postal Service from

data transmitted by the mailer. Mailers

using the procedures in 625.22 are

required to produce and affix customs

documentation using the workstation

provided by the Postal Service.

623.3 Size and Weight Limits

The weight limits for Global Package

Link service are 70 pounds for Chile and

Germany; 66 pounds for Brazil, Canada,

and the United Kingdom; and 44

pounds for Japan. The Japan Economy

Service maximum is 4 pounds. Japan

Standard and Economy packages

weighing less than 1 pound must bear

the ‘‘SMALL PACKET’’ marking.

The maximum length of GPL packages

is 60 inches and the maximum length

and girth combined is 108 inches with

the following exceptions: Maximum size

for Germany is length 47 inches, height

23 inches, width 23 inches. Japan

Economy maximum length is 24 inches;

height, depth, and length combined is

36 inches. Japan Standard packages

weighing less than 1 pound must adhere

to the Economy size limitations. All

packages must be large enough to

accommodate the necessary labels and

customs forms on the address side.

623.4 Postage

* * * * *

623.44 Base Rates

The Postal Service will charge the

base rates, in 1-pound increments, for

the first 100,000 packages mailed by the

customer during a 12-month period.

RATE REDUCTIONS

Number of packages Percent discount

Up to 100,000 ........... Base Rate.

Over 100,000 ............ 3% off base rates

(except Germany

and U.K.: Germany, no discount;

U.K., 2%). For

Japan discounts

see rate table in

Japan Country

page.

624 Preparation Requirements

[No change.]

625 Acceptance

625.1 Within 500 Miles of a Global

Package Link Processing Facility

If the plant from which the customer’s

Global Package Link packages originate

is located within 500 miles of a Global

Package Link processing facility, the

Postal Service will accept the packages

at the customer’s plant and transport

them by truck to the Global Package

Link processing facility according to a

schedule agreed upon by the Postal

Service and the customer.

625.2 More Than 500 Miles From a

Global Package Link Processing Facility

If the customer’s plant from which the

Global Package Link packages will

originate is located more than 500 miles

from an Global Package Link processing

facility, the customer may choose one of

two processing options.

625.21

The customer will present the

packages to the Postal Service for

verification at the customer’s plant and

transport them as a drop shipment to a

Global Package Link processing facility

according to a schedule agreed upon by

the Postal Service and the customer.

625.22

The customer will process the

packages using Postal Service-provided

computer system workstations and will

sort and prepare the packages as

required by the Postal Service. The

Postal Service accepts the packages at

the customer’s plant and transports

them to a designated air mail facility or

air exchange office for onward

conveyance according to a schedule

agreed upon by the Postal Service and

the customer.

626 Services Available

626.1 Delivery Options

Delivery options vary according to

destination country, as set forth below.

626.11 Premium Service

Premium service is available to all

countries (Air Courier for Canada).

Packages sent through premium service

are transported to the destination

country by air where they receive

special handling and expedited

delivery. The mailer can track premium

service packages through delivery.

Reports of delivery performance are

furnished to the mailer in the formats

and at the frequencies agreed upon by

the Postal Service and the mailer.

626.12 Standard Service

Standard service is available to Japan,

Canada (Ground Courier for Canada),

and the United Kingdom. Packages sent

through standard service are transported

to the destination country by air (or a

combination of air/ground to Canada)

for delivery. The mailer can track

standard service packages through

dispatch from the Global Package Link

processing facility for Japan and through

delivery for Canada and the United

Kingdom.

626.13 Economy Service

Economy service is available to Japan

and the United Kingdom. Packages sent

through economy service are

transported to the destination country

by air for delivery. Tracking for

Economy Service is not available in

Japan and available only through the

hand-over to the global partner in the

United Kingdom.

626.14 Canada Ground Service

Ground Gateway Service will offer

ground service to Canada from the

designated Ground Gateway facilities

and ground transportation to final

destination in Canada. It will receive the

same expeditious customs clearance as

the Ground Courier Service (Standard).

For details on special requirements of

the Ground Gateway Service, see the

Canada Country Page.

626.15 Processing Facilities

Global Package Link packages are

processed at a designated Global

Package Link processing facility. The

Postal Service currently operates Global

Package Link processing facilities at JFK

International Airport in NYC and near

or at airports in Dallas-Fort Worth,

Chicago, Miami, Seattle, and San

Francisco. Buffalo, NY serves as a

facility for Ground Gateway-Canada

service only. Seattle also serves as a
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Ground Gateway-Canada facility. Other

satellite facilities may be used as

needed.

626.2 Merchandise Return Service

626.21 Japan

Merchandise return service is

available from Japan. The mailer or the

recipient is responsible for returning

merchandise to the designated Japanese

return center where packages will be

opened and the contents consolidated

for return to the United States. The

mailer will receive a daily electronic

notification of returns. Returned

merchandise will be shipped to the

mailer on a mutually agreed upon

schedule.

626.22 United Kingdom

A return merchandise service will be

available to Global Package Link

customers mailing to the United

Kingdom. The returns agent will open

and inspect the contents of each box

and process for return back to the U.S.

The returns agent may apply for a

refund of duties and taxes from United

Kingdom Customs. The packages will

then be sent to the mailer’s designated

center for returns in the U.S. The return

prices, per parcel, are detailed in the

Global Package Link rate charts in the

Country Pages.

626.23 Canada

A return merchandise service will be

available to GPL—Canada customers.

The mailer or the Canadian recipient

will be responsible for shipment costs

back to the designated Canadian return

center. The return center will open each

box, inspect the contents, and process it

for return back to the U.S., including

applying to Revenue Canada for a

refund of duties and taxes to. Upon

arrival in the U.S., the parcels will be

sent back to the mailer via the domestic

parcel network. The return prices, per

parcel, are detailed in the Canada

Country page.

Insurance and Indemnity

626.31 Premium Service

Packages sent through premium

service are insured against loss, damage,

or rifling at no additional cost.

Indemnity will be paid by the Postal

Service in accordance with Domestic

Mail Manual S500. Premium service

packages are not insured against delay

in delivery. Neither indemnity

payments nor postage refunds will be

made in the event of delay.

626.32 Standard Service

626.321 Japan and Canada

Packages sent through standard

service to Japan that weigh more than

one pound may be insured at an

additional cost (See 320). Packages sent

through standard service and Ground

Gateway service to Canada are insured

for the declared value, up to $100

Canadian. Standard service packages are

not insured against delay in delivery.

Neither indemnity payments nor

postage refunds will be made in the

event of delay.

626.322 United Kingdom

Packages sent through standard

service to the United Kingdom are

insured against loss, damage, or rifling

at no additional cost. Indemnity up to

$500.00 will be paid by the Postal

Service in accordance with Domestic

Mail Manual S500. Standard service

packages are not insured against delay

in delivery. Neither indemnity

payments nor postage refunds will be

made in the event of delay.

626.33 Economy Service

626.331 Japan

Packages sent through economy

service to Japan may not be insured.

626.332 United Kingdom

Packages sent through economy

service to the United Kingdom may be

insured at an additional cost (see 320).

Economy service packages are not

insured against delay in delivery.

Neither indemnity payments nor

postage refunds will be made in the

event of delay.

626.4 Customs Clearance

626.41 Customs Forms

Normally all necessary customs forms

will be automatically generated by the

Postal Service computer workstations.

Packages mailed through a Global

Package Link processing facility will not

be required to bear customs forms when

they are tendered to the Postal Service.

After scanning the customer-printed

barcode on each package and correlating

it with the package-specific information

transmitted by the customer, the Postal

Service will print the necessary customs

forms and affix them to the customer’s

packages as part of the processing

operation at the Global Package Link

processing facility. A customer utilizing

the Global Package Link work station at

a location more than 500 miles from a

Global Package Link processing facility

will be required to affix the customs

documentation produced by the Global

Package Link work station to each

package.

626.42 Customs Clearance

The Postal Service has developed the

Customs Pre-Advisory System (CPAS)

as part of Global Package Link

processing. This electronic system

collects package-specific data to satisfy

customs requirements as packages are

processed using the USPS computer

workstations located at Global Package

Link processing facilities. The system

electronically advises agents in the

destination country of the contents of

each package mailed. Mailers must

provide the Postal Service with the

harmonized customs codes for their

merchandise for assessing duty. Mailers

may obtain harmonized codes

themselves or the Postal Service will

obtain codes for them. Recipients of

merchandise must designate the Postal

Service and its agents as the recipients

agents for customs clearance.

626.421 Catalog Harmonization

Services

[Move from 626.9 to 626.421.]

All catalog harmonization services

performed for the Global Package Link

mailer by the Postal Service will be

billed to the mailer at a rate of $1.25 per

catalog item. If the catalog is changed in

the future, the new items will also be

charged at $1.25 per item. Mailers have

the option of performing their own

harmonization, provided it is done in a

format compatible with the Postal

Service’s Customs Pre-Advisory System

(CPAS) software.

626.43 Payment of Customs Duty

626.431 All Countries Except Japan

For all countries except Japan, the

Postal Service will arrange payment of

customs duty on behalf of the recipient

at the time the merchandise enters the

country of destination. Any banking

costs or foreign exchange fees applicable

to the customs payments will be

charged back to the mailer. The Postal

Service will notify the mailer

electronically of the amount of duty and

fees paid and the mailer will reimburse

the Postal Service in a manner and

within a time agreed between the mailer

and the Postal Service. Because of the

need to have funds available for

customs at the time of clearance in

Brazil, Chile and Germany, mailers must

make an advance deposit prior to first

mailing to cover anticipated duties and

taxes in addition to postage. For

subsequent mailings, this account must

be replenished by the mailer after the

actual amount of duties and taxes are

assessed. The mailer is responsible for

collecting duties and taxes from the

recipient (this can be effected when

payment for the order is made).
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626.432 Japan

In Japan, any customs duties and fees

will be collected from the recipient at

the time of delivery.

[Delete 626.5 through 627. Section

629.9, Catalog Harmonization, moves to

626.421.]

3. Effective April 9, 1997, the

Individual Country Listing for Brazil in

the International Mail Manual Issue 17

is amended by adding the following

information about Global Package Link

to the end of the listing.

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO BRAZIL

RATE CHART (PREMIUM SERVICE)

Weight not to exceed

(pounds)

Annual volumes

No discount

under

100,000

More

than

100,000

1 .................................... 12.45 12.08

2 .................................... 14.32 13.89

3 .................................... 17.01 16.50

4 .................................... 18.87 18.31

5 .................................... 21.59 20.94

6 .................................... 23.45 22.75

7 .................................... 26.14 25.36

8 .................................... 28.01 27.17

9 .................................... 30.70 29.78

10 .................................. 32.56 31.59

11 .................................. 34.43 33.39

12 .................................. 37.14 36.02

13 .................................. 39.00 37.83

14 .................................. 41.70 40.44

15 .................................. 43.56 42.25

16 .................................. 46.25 44.86

17 .................................. 48.12 46.67

18 .................................. 50.17 48.67

19 .................................. 52.04 50.47

20 .................................. 54.67 53.03

21 .................................. 56.53 54.84

22 .................................. 58.40 56.65

23 .................................. 61.05 59.22

24 .................................. 62.92 61.03

25 .................................. 65.57 63.60

26 .................................. 67.43 65.41

27 .................................. 70.07 67.97

28 .................................. 71.93 69.77

29 .................................. 74.59 72.35

30 .................................. 76.45 74.16

31 .................................. 79.10 76.73

32 .................................. 80.97 78.54

33 .................................. 82.83 80.35

34 .................................. 85.49 82.92

35 .................................. 87.35 84.73

36 .................................. 90.00 87.30

37 .................................. 91.87 89.11

38 .................................. 94.52 91.69

39 .................................. 96.39 93.49

40 .................................. 99.04 96.07

41 .................................. 100.90 97.88

42 .................................. 103.56 100.45

43 .................................. 105.42 102.26

44 .................................. 107.29 104.07

45 .................................. 109.94 106.64

46 .................................. 111.80 108.45

47 .................................. 114.46 111.02

48 .................................. 116.32 112.83

49 .................................. 118.98 115.41

50 .................................. 120.84 117.21

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO BRAZIL

RATE CHART (PREMIUM SERVICE)—

Continued

Weight not to exceed

(pounds)

Annual volumes

No discount

under

100,000

More

than

100,000

51 .................................. 123.49 119.79

52 .................................. 125.36 121.60

53 .................................. 128.01 124.17

54 .................................. 129.87 125.98

55 .................................. 131.74 127.79

56 .................................. 134.39 130.36

57 .................................. 136.26 132.17

58 .................................. 138.91 134.74

59 .................................. 140.77 136.55

60 .................................. 143.43 139.13

61 .................................. 145.29 140.93

62 .................................. 147.95 143.51

63 .................................. 149.81 145.32

64 .................................. 152.46 147.89

65 .................................. 154.33 149.70

66 .................................. 156.19 151.51

* * * * *

4. Effective April 9, 1997, the

Individual Country Listing for Chile in

the International Mail Manual Issue 17

is amended by adding the following

information about Global Package Link

to the end of the listing.

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO CHILE RATE

CHART (PREMIUM SERVICE)

Weight not to exceed

(pounds)

Annual volumes

No discount

under

100,000

More

than

100,000

1 .................................... 9.70 9.41

2 .................................... 11.74 11.39

3 .................................... 13.97 13.56

4 .................................... 16.02 15.53

5 .................................... 18.25 17.70

6 .................................... 20.29 19.68

7 .................................... 22.52 21.85

8 .................................... 24.56 23.83

9 .................................... 26.80 25.99

10 .................................. 28.84 27.97

11 .................................. 30.88 29.95

12 .................................. 33.11 32.12

13 .................................. 35.15 34.10

14 .................................. 37.39 36.26

15 .................................. 39.43 38.24

16 .................................. 41.66 40.41

17 .................................. 43.70 42.39

18 .................................. 45.93 44.56

19 .................................. 47.98 46.54

20 .................................. 50.21 48.70

21 .................................. 52.25 50.68

22 .................................. 54.29 52.66

23 .................................. 56.52 54.83

24 .................................. 58.56 56.81

25 .................................. 60.80 58.97

26 .................................. 62.84 60.95

27 .................................. 65.07 63.12

28 .................................. 67.11 65.10

29 .................................. 69.35 67.27

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO CHILE RATE

CHART (PREMIUM SERVICE)—Continued

Weight not to exceed

(pounds)

Annual volumes

No discount

under

100,000

More

than

100,000

30 .................................. 71.39 69.25

31 .................................. 73.62 71.41

32 .................................. 75.66 73.39

33 .................................. 77.70 75.37

34 .................................. 79.94 77.54

35 .................................. 81.98 79.52

36 .................................. 84.21 81.68

37 .................................. 86.25 83.66

38 .................................. 88.48 85.83

39 .................................. 90.52 87.81

40 .................................. 92.76 89.98

41 .................................. 94.80 91.95

42 .................................. 97.03 94.12

43 .................................. 99.07 96.10

44 .................................. 101.11 98.08

45 .................................. 103.35 100.25

46 .................................. 105.39 102.23

47 .................................. 107.62 104.39

48 .................................. 109.66 106.37

49 .................................. 111.89 108.54

50 .................................. 113.94 110.52

51 .................................. 116.17 112.68

52 .................................. 118.21 114.66

53 .................................. 120.44 116.83

54 .................................. 122.48 118.81

55 .................................. 124.52 120.79

56 .................................. 126.76 122.96

57 .................................. 128.80 124.93

58 .................................. 131.03 127.10

59 .................................. 133.07 129.08

60 .................................. 135.31 131.25

61 .................................. 137.35 133.23

62 .................................. 139.58 135.39

63 .................................. 141.62 137.37

64 .................................. 143.85 139.54

65 .................................. 145.90 141.52

66 .................................. 147.94 143.50

67 .................................. 150.17 145.66

68 .................................. 152.21 147.64

69 .................................. 154.44 149.81

70 .................................. 156.48 151.79

5. Effective April 9, 1997, the

Individual Country Listing for Germany

in the International Mail Manual Issue

17 is amended by adding the following

information about Global Package Link

to the end of the listing.

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO GERMANY

RATE CHART

Weight not to exceed (pounds) Rate all

volumes

1 ...................................................... 10.74

2 ...................................................... 12.35

3 ...................................................... 13.96

4 ...................................................... 15.57

5 ...................................................... 17.18

6 ...................................................... 18.80

7 ...................................................... 20.41

8 ...................................................... 22.02

9 ...................................................... 23.63
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GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO GERMANY

RATE CHART—Continued

Weight not to exceed (pounds) Rate all

volumes

10 .................................................... 25.24

11 .................................................... 26.86

12 .................................................... 28.47

13 .................................................... 30.08

14 .................................................... 31.69

15 .................................................... 33.30

16 .................................................... 34.92

17 .................................................... 36.53

18 .................................................... 38.14

19 .................................................... 39.75

20 .................................................... 41.36

21 .................................................... 42.98

22 .................................................... 44.59

23 .................................................... 46.20

24 .................................................... 47.81

25 .................................................... 49.42

26 .................................................... 51.04

27 .................................................... 52.65

28 .................................................... 54.26

29 .................................................... 55.87

30 .................................................... 57.48

31 .................................................... 59.10

32 .................................................... 60.71

33 .................................................... 62.32

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO GERMANY

RATE CHART—Continued

Weight not to exceed (pounds) Rate all

volumes

34 .................................................... 63.93

35 .................................................... 65.54

36 .................................................... 67.16

37 .................................................... 68.77

38 .................................................... 70.38

39 .................................................... 71.99

40 .................................................... 73.60

41 .................................................... 75.22

42 .................................................... 76.83

43 .................................................... 78.44

44 .................................................... 80.05

45 .................................................... 81.66

46 .................................................... 83.28

47 .................................................... 84.89

48 .................................................... 86.50

49 .................................................... 88.11

50 .................................................... 89.72

51 .................................................... 91.34

52 .................................................... 92.95

53 .................................................... 94.56

54 .................................................... 96.17

55 .................................................... 97.78

56 .................................................... 99.40

57 .................................................... 101.01

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO GERMANY

RATE CHART—Continued

Weight not to exceed (pounds) Rate all

volumes

58 .................................................... 102.62

59 .................................................... 104.23

60 .................................................... 105.84

61 .................................................... 107.46

62 .................................................... 109.07

63 .................................................... 110.68

64 .................................................... 112.29

65 .................................................... 113.90

66 .................................................... 115.52

67 .................................................... 117.13

68 .................................................... 118.74

69 .................................................... 120.35

70 .................................................... 121.96

6. Effective April 9, 1997, the

Individual Country Listing for Great

Britain in the International Mail Manual

Issue 17 is amended by deleting all

Global Package Link regulations and

replacing the rate chart for Global

Package Link with the following rate

chart, including rates for merchandise.

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND RATE CHART

[Replace current rate table with the following:]

Weight not over (pounds)

Price per item

Premium Standard Economy Returns

1 ........................................................................................................................................ $13.87 $11.17 $9.95 $6.93

2 ........................................................................................................................................ 15.21 12.46 11.19 7.40

3 ........................................................................................................................................ 16.54 13.75 12.43 8.79

4 ........................................................................................................................................ 17.88 15.04 13.67 9.26

5 ........................................................................................................................................ 19.21 16.32 14.91 10.66

6 ........................................................................................................................................ 20.55 17.61 16.15 11.12

7 ........................................................................................................................................ 21.88 18.90 17.39 12.52

8 ........................................................................................................................................ 23.71 20.18 18.63 12.99

9 ........................................................................................................................................ 25.08 21.47 19.87 14.38

10 ...................................................................................................................................... 26.63 22.76 21.11 14.85

11 ...................................................................................................................................... 28.00 24.05 22.35 15.32

12 ...................................................................................................................................... 29.37 25.33 23.59 16.72

13 ...................................................................................................................................... 30.96 26.62 24.82 17.18

14 ...................................................................................................................................... 32.34 27.91 26.06 18.58

15 ...................................................................................................................................... 33.96 29.20 27.30 19.05

16 ...................................................................................................................................... 35.35 30.48 28.54 20.44

17 ...................................................................................................................................... 36.99 31.77 29.78 20.91

18 ...................................................................................................................................... 38.66 33.06 31.02 22.31

19 ...................................................................................................................................... 40.61 34.35 32.26 22.77

20 ...................................................................................................................................... 42.04 35.63 33.50 24.17

21 ...................................................................................................................................... 43.47 36.92 34.74 24.64

22 ...................................................................................................................................... 44.90 38.21 35.98 25.10

23 ...................................................................................................................................... 46.33 39.49 37.22 26.50

24 ...................................................................................................................................... 47.76 40.78 38.46 26.97

25 ...................................................................................................................................... 49.19 42.07 39.70 28.37

26 ...................................................................................................................................... 50.62 43.36 40.94 28.83

27 ...................................................................................................................................... 53.44 44.64 42.18 30.23

28 ...................................................................................................................................... 54.91 45.93 43.42 30.70

29 ...................................................................................................................................... 56.38 47.22 44.66 32.09

30 ...................................................................................................................................... 57.85 48.51 45.90 32.56

31 ...................................................................................................................................... 59.31 49.79 47.14 33.96

32 ...................................................................................................................................... 60.78 51.08 48.38 34.42

33 ...................................................................................................................................... 62.25 52.37 49.62 34.89

34 ...................................................................................................................................... 63.72 53.65 50.86 36.29

35 ...................................................................................................................................... 65.19 54.94 52.10 36.75

36 ...................................................................................................................................... 66.66 56.23 53.34 38.15

37 ...................................................................................................................................... 68.13 57.52 54.58 38.62

38 ...................................................................................................................................... 69.59 58.80 55.82 40.02
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GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND RATE CHART—Continued

[Replace current rate table with the following:]

Weight not over (pounds)

Price per item

Premium Standard Economy Returns

39 ...................................................................................................................................... 72.45 60.09 57.06 40.48

40 ...................................................................................................................................... 73.94 61.38 58.30 41.88

41 ...................................................................................................................................... 75.44 62.67 59.54 42.35

42 ...................................................................................................................................... 76.94 63.95 60.77 43.74

43 ...................................................................................................................................... 78.44 65.24 62.01 44.21

44 ...................................................................................................................................... 79.93 66.53 63.25 44.68

45 ...................................................................................................................................... 81.43 67.82 64.49 46.07

46 ...................................................................................................................................... 82.93 69.10 65.73 46.54

47 ...................................................................................................................................... 84.42 70.39 66.97 47.94

48 ...................................................................................................................................... 85.92 71.68 68.21 48.40

49 ...................................................................................................................................... 87.42 72.96 69.45 49.80

50 ...................................................................................................................................... 88.91 74.25 70.69 50.27

51 ...................................................................................................................................... 90.41 75.54 71.93 51.67

52 ...................................................................................................................................... 91.91 76.83 73.17 52.13

53 ...................................................................................................................................... 93.41 78.11 74.41 53.53

54 ...................................................................................................................................... 94.90 79.40 75.65 54.00

55 ...................................................................................................................................... 96.40 80.69 76.89 54.46

56 ...................................................................................................................................... 97.90 81.98 78.13 55.86

57 ...................................................................................................................................... 99.39 83.26 79.37 56.33

58 ...................................................................................................................................... 100.89 84.55 80.61 57.72

59 ...................................................................................................................................... 102.39 85.84 81.85 58.19

60 ...................................................................................................................................... 103.89 87.13 83.09 59.59

61 ...................................................................................................................................... 105.38 88.41 84.33 60.05

62 ...................................................................................................................................... 106.88 89.70 85.57 61.45

63 ...................................................................................................................................... 108.38 90.99 86.81 61.92

64 ...................................................................................................................................... 109.87 92.27 88.05 63.32

65 ...................................................................................................................................... 111.37 93.56 89.29 63.78

66 ...................................................................................................................................... 112.87 94.85 90.53 64.25

7. Effective April 9, 1997, the Individual Country Listing for Japan in the International Mail Manual Issue 17 is

amended by adding the following rate chart for Global Package Link, including rates for merchandise return service.

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO JAPAN

Weight not over (pounds)

Price per item ($)

Premium Standard Economy Returns

1 ........................................................................................................................................ 14.35 6.64 5.43 7.20

2 ........................................................................................................................................ 15.69 9.23 9.35 9.80

3 ........................................................................................................................................ 17.80 13.63 13.27 12.40

4 ........................................................................................................................................ 19.91 15.74 17.20 15.00

5 ........................................................................................................................................ 22.02 20.14 .................... 17.60

6 ........................................................................................................................................ 27.03 24.93 .................... 20.20

7 ........................................................................................................................................ 29.39 29.86 .................... 22.80

8 ........................................................................................................................................ 31.76 32.22 .................... 25.40

9 ........................................................................................................................................ 34.12 37.15 .................... 28.00

10 ...................................................................................................................................... 36.49 39.52 .................... 30.60

11 ...................................................................................................................................... 38.85 41.88 .................... 33.20

12 ...................................................................................................................................... 41.21 46.81 .................... 35.80

13 ...................................................................................................................................... 43.58 49.17 .................... 38.40

14 ...................................................................................................................................... 45.94 54.10 .................... 41.00

15 ...................................................................................................................................... 48.31 56.47 .................... 43.70

16 ...................................................................................................................................... 54.29 65.78 .................... 48.00

17 ...................................................................................................................................... 56.82 68.32 .................... 50.70

18 ...................................................................................................................................... 59.36 73.60 .................... 53.50

19 ...................................................................................................................................... 61.89 76.13 .................... 56.20

20 ...................................................................................................................................... 64.42 81.42 .................... 58.90

21 ...................................................................................................................................... 71.42 89.55 .................... 63.90

22 ...................................................................................................................................... 74.12 92.25 .................... 66.70

23 ...................................................................................................................................... 76.83 97.88 .................... 69.50

24 ...................................................................................................................................... 79.53 100.58 .................... 72.30

25 ...................................................................................................................................... 82.23 106.22 .................... 75.10

26 ...................................................................................................................................... 84.93 108.92 .................... 77.90

27 ...................................................................................................................................... 87.63 114.56 .................... 80.70

28 ...................................................................................................................................... 90.34 117.26 .................... 83.50

29 ...................................................................................................................................... 93.04 122.89 .................... 86.30

30 ...................................................................................................................................... 95.74 125.59 .................... 89.10

31 ...................................................................................................................................... 104.59 139.43 .................... 91.90
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 68 / Wednesday, April 9, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 17081

GLOBAL PACKAGE LINK TO JAPAN—Continued

Weight not over (pounds)

Price per item ($)

Premium Standard Economy Returns

32 ...................................................................................................................................... 107.47 142.30 .................... 94.70

33 ...................................................................................................................................... 110.34 145.17 .................... 97.50

34 ...................................................................................................................................... 113.21 151.16 .................... 100.40

35 ...................................................................................................................................... 116.08 154.03 .................... 103.20

36 ...................................................................................................................................... 118.95 160.02 .................... 106.00

37 ...................................................................................................................................... 121.82 162.89 .................... 108.80

38 ...................................................................................................................................... 124.69 168.88 .................... 111.60

39 ...................................................................................................................................... 127.56 171.75 .................... 114.40

40 ...................................................................................................................................... 130.43 177.73 .................... 117.20

41 ...................................................................................................................................... 141.15 191.23 .................... 120.00

42 ...................................................................................................................................... 144.19 197.57 .................... 122.80

43 ...................................................................................................................................... 147.23 200.61 .................... 125.60

44 ...................................................................................................................................... 150.27 203.65 .................... 128.40

Discounts for GPL service to Japan are

as follows:

a. 25,000 to 100,000 packages: 0%

b. 100,001 to 250,000 packages: 4.75%

c. 250,001 to 500,000 packages:

additional 5.75%

d. 500,001 to 1,000,000 packages:

additional 6.00%

e. More than 1,000,000 packages:

additional 6.25%

8. Effective April 9, 1997, the

individual country listing for Canada is

amended by removing the following

Global Package Link information:

DESCRIPTION, DELIVERY OPTIONS,

PROCESSING FACILITIES,

PROCESSING AND ACCEPTANCE

[Only the part not referring to Ground

Gateway Acceptance], REQUIRED

PACKAGE SPECIFIC INFORMATION,

INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY,

CATALOG HARMONIZATION,

POSTAGE, SIZE AND WEIGHT

LIMITS, CUSTOMS and

PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS.

[The following items will be retained in

the country page:]

PROCESSING AND ACCEPTANCE

[Only the part explaining the Ground

Gateway acceptance, including within

500 Miles and More than 500 miles.]

The Rate Chart [With the three levels of

service, Air Courier, Ground Courier,

Ground Gateway and return service

rates.]

* * * * *

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel Legislative.

[FR Doc. 97–8861 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MN40–01–6988a; FRL–5694–4]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plan; Minnesota;

Enhanced Monitoring

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: This final action approves the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

submitted by the State of Minnesota.

The State’s revision expands the types

of testing and monitoring data,

including stack and process monitoring,

which can be used directly for

compliance certifications and

enforcement.

DATES: This ‘‘direct final’’ rule is

effective June 9, 1997 unless

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

receives adverse or critical comments by

May 9, 1997. If the effective date is

delayed, timely notice will be published

in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the documents

relevant to this action are available at

the above address for public inspection

during normal business hours.

Comments may be mailed to: Carlton

T. Nash, United States Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and

Radiation Division, Air Programs

Branch (AR–18J), 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad

J. Beeson at (312) 353–4779.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

In 1990, Section 114 of the Clean Air

Act (Act) was amended to require the

Administrator of EPA to promulgate

rules implementing an enhanced

monitoring and compliance program for

major stationary sources of air pollution.

EPA determined that certain SIPs may

preclude EPA and the States from

implementing such a program because

the SIPs may be interpeted to limit the

types of testing and monitoring data that

may be used for determining

compliance and establishing violations.

Therefore, EPA issued a SIP call to those

States whose SIPs may have limited the

types of testing and monitoring data that

may be used for determining

compliance and establishing violations.

On March 24, 1994, EPA issued a SIP

call to the State of Minnesota to revise

its SIP. As part of the SIP call EPA

provided draft SIP language to the State.

The SIP call clarified that any

monitoring approved for the source (and

included in a federally enforceable

operating permit) may form the basis of

the compliance certification, and that

any credible evidence may be used for

purposes of enforcement in Federal

court.

II. State Submittal

On March 14, 1995, the Minnesota

Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) made

an official plan submission in response

to the EPA’s SIP call. The submittal

included the State’s public notice

requesting comments or a public

hearing on the proposed rule changes.

No public comments were received nor

was there a request for a public hearing.

The submittal also included

Minnesota Statute §§ 7007.0800 Subpart

6 and 7017.0100 Subpart 1 and 2. These

rules were amended to comply with the

new enhanced monitoring requirements.

III. Analysis of State Submittal

The model rule provided by the EPA

consisted of two parts. The first part of

the model rule concerned compliance

certification, while the second part

concerns enforcement.