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propeller hub for cracks within the 

compliance time specified in Table 1 of this 

AD. Use Appendix A or Appendix D of the 

applicable Dowty Alert Service Bulletin (SB) 

listed in Table 1 of this AD to do the 

inspection. 

TABLE 1—APPLICABLE ALERT SB FOR PROPELLER TYPE

Propeller assembly 

type Initial inspection within . . . Repeat inspection within . . . Applicable SB 

(1) R334/4–82–F/13 10 flight hours (FH) time-in-service 

(TIS) after the effective date of this 

AD.

300 FH time-since-last-inspection 

(TSLI) or 300 flight cycles-since-last 

inspection, whichever occurs sooner.

Alert SB No. 61–1119, Revision 5, 

dated July 1, 2009. 

(2) R321/4–82–F/8 .. 50 FH TIS after the effective date of 

this AD.

1,000 FH TSLI ...................................... Alert SB No. 61–A1125, Revision 2, 

dated August 25, 2010. 

(3) R324/4–82–F/9 .. 50 FH TIS after the effective date of 

this AD.

1,000 FH TSLI ...................................... Alert SB No. 61–A1126, Revision 2, 

dated August 25, 2010. 

(4) R333/4–82–F/12 50 FH TIS after the effective date of 

this AD.

1,000 FH TSLI ...................................... Alert SB No. 61–A1124, Revision 2, 

dated August 25, 2010. 

(g) For hubs and propellers in storage, 

perform an initial ultrasonic inspection of the 

rear wall of the rear half of the propeller hub 

for cracks, before placing in service. Use 

Appendix A or Appendix D of the applicable 

Dowty Alert SB listed in Table 1 of this AD 

to do the inspection. 

Initial Inspection—Previous Credit 

(h) Propeller hubs, P/N 660709201, that 

previously passed inspection using Dowty 

Alert SBs listed in Table 1 of this AD or an 

earlier issue of those SBs, have satisfied the 

initial inspection requirements of this AD. 

However, you must comply with the 

repetitive inspection requirements found in 

this AD. 

Repetitive Ultrasonic Inspections 

(i) Thereafter, perform a repetitive 

ultrasonic inspection of the rear wall of the 

rear half of the propeller hub for cracks 

within the compliance time specified in 

Table 1 of this AD. Use Appendix A or 

Appendix D of the applicable Dowty Alert SB 

listed in Table 1 of this AD to do the 

inspection. 

Optional Terminating Action 

(j) As optional terminating action for the 

repetitive inspections required by this AD, 

replace propeller hub, P/N 660709201, with 

a new propeller hub, P/N 660717226. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(k) The Manager, Boston Certification 

Office, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Related Information 

(l) For more information about this AD, 

contact Michael Schwetz, Aerospace 

Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, 

FAA, 12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781–238– 

7761; fax: 781–238–7170; e-mail: 

michael.schwetz@faa.gov. 

(m) European Aviation Safety Agency 

2010–0196R1, dated November 12, 2010, 

pertains to the subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference (IBR) 

(n) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference (IBR) under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 of the 

following service information on the date 

specified: 

(1) Dowty Propellers Alert SB No. 61–1119, 

Revision 5, dated July 1, 2009, approved for 

IBR as of October 11, 2011. 

(2) Dowty Propellers Alert SB No. 61– 

A1124, Revision 2, dated August 25, 2010, 

approved for IBR as of October 11, 2011. 

(3) Dowty Propellers Alert SB No. 61– 

A1125, Revision 2, dated August 25, 2010, 

approved for IBR as of October 11, 2011. 

(4) Dowty Propellers Alert SB No. 61– 

A1126, Revision 2, dated August 25, 2010, 

approved for IBR as of October 11, 2011. 

(5) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dowty Propellers, Anson 

Business Park, Cheltenham Road East, 

Gloucester GL 29QN, UK; phone: 44 (0) 1452 

716000; fax: 44 (0) 1452 716001. 

(6) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

781–238–7125. 

(7) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

August 15, 2011. 

Peter A. White, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22566 Filed 9–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Parts 738, 740, 745, and 748 

[Docket No. 110802457–1467–01] 

RIN 0694–AF18 

Export Administration Regulations: 

Netherlands Antilles, Curac ̧ao, Sint 

Maarten and Timor-Leste 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Netherlands Antilles 

dissolved on October 10, 2010. This rule 

removes the Netherlands Antilles from 

all places where it is mentioned in the 

Export Administration Regulations 

(EAR), e.g., the Commerce Country 

Chart, the Country Groups, and License 

Exception APP. Curac ̧ao and Sint 

Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the 

island of Saint Martin) became semiautonomous entities within the 

Kingdom of the Netherlands. Therefore, 

Curac ̧ao and Sint Maarten are added to 

the Commerce Country Chart. 

The territories and dependencies of a 

country are treated as the parent country 

under the EAR. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint 

Eustatius now fall under the direct 

administration of the Netherlands. 

Therefore, these dependencies are 

treated like the Netherlands and will not 

be listed on the Commerce Country 

Chart. 

This rule also revises the name ‘‘East 

Timor’’ to read ‘‘Timor-Leste’’ 

throughout the EAR, because this is the 

proper name of the country. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is 

effective: September 6, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions contact Sharron Cook, Office 

of Exporter Services, Bureau of Industry 

and Security, U.S. Department of 

Commerce at 202–482–2440 or by 

e-mail: Sharron.Cook@bis.doc.gov. 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Netherlands Antilles, consisting 

of Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, 

and Sint Eustatius, dissolved on October 

10, 2010. Curac ̧ao and Sint Maarten (the 

Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint 

Martin) became semi-autonomous 

entities within the Kingdom of the 

Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint 

Eustatius now fall under the direct 

administration of the Netherlands. In 

addition, BIS has recognized that the 

country previously referred to in the 

Commerce Country Chart as ‘‘East 

Timor’’ should instead be referred to by 

its proper name, which is ‘‘TimorLeste.’’ 

Revisions to the Export Administration 

Regulations (EAR) 

This rule corrects the third sentence 

in Section 738.3 paragraph (b) removing 

the phrase ‘‘territory, possession, or 

department’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘territory, possession, dependency or 

department’’ in two places. The 

Commerce Country Chart (Supplement 

No. 1 to part 738) generally does not list 

territories, possessions, dependencies or 

departments of countries, because they 

are treated the same as the parent 

country for export control purposes. The 

State Department has a Web site that 

lists ‘‘Dependencies and Areas of 

Special Sovereignty’’ at http:// 

www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/10543.htm. 

This rule removes the Netherlands 

Antilles from the Commerce Country 

Chart (Supplement No. 1 to part 738 of 

the EAR), because it has dissolved and 

all the territories and dependencies 

previously under the Netherlands 

Antilles, except Curac ̧ao and Sint 

Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the 

island of Saint Martin), are now treated 

in the same manner as the parent 

country—the Netherlands. Curac ̧ao and 

Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the 

island of Saint Martin) became semiautonomous entities within the 

Kingdom of the Netherlands. Therefore, 

Curac ̧ao and Sint Maarten (the Dutch 

two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) 

are added to the Commerce Country 

Chart with license requirements (Xs) 

that are the same as the license 

requirements were for the Netherlands 

Antilles. In addition, this rule replaces 

the country name of ‘‘East Timor’’ with 

the proper name of ‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in the 

Commerce Country Chart and moves the 

resulting row to its appropriate 

alphabetic location. 

This rule also removes the 

Netherlands Antilles from the list of 

countries in Computer Tier 1 of License 

Exception APP in Section 740.7(c)(1). 

There is no change in eligibility for 

exports or reexports to Bonaire, Saba, 

and Sint Eustatius of computers under 

License Exception APP, because the 

Netherlands is already in Computer Tier 

1. However, there is expanded eligibility 

for exports and reexports to Bonaire, 

Saba, and Sint Eustatius of computer 

technology and software under License 

Exception APP, because the Netherlands 

is listed in Section 740.7(c)(3)(i) of 

License Exception APP. Curac ̧ao and 

Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the 

island of Saint Martin) are added to 

Computer Tier 1 of License Exception 

APP. In addition, this rule replaces the 

country name of ‘‘East Timor’’ with the 

proper name of ‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in 

Section 740.7(c)(1) and moves it to its 

new alphabetic location in Computer 

Tier 1. 

This rule also makes changes to the 

Country Groups in Supplement No. 1 to 

part 740. A country may appear in one 

or more of the Country Groups, or not 

at all, depending upon, among other 

things, its affiliation or membership in 

a multilateral export control regime. 

This rule removes the Netherlands 

Antilles from the list of countries in 

Country Group B of the Country Groups 

(Supplement No. 1 to part 740), and 

adds Curac ̧ao and Sint Maarten (the 

Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint 

Martin) to Country Group B. The 

Netherlands is listed in Country Group 

B, and therefore this revision does not 

alter the export controls or exemptions 

that apply to Bonaire, Saba, and Sint 

Eustatius. However, the Netherlands is 

also listed in Country Group A and 

therefore all exemptions, e.g., License 

Exceptions APR and GOV, that apply to 

the Netherlands now apply to its 

dependencies, territories and 

possessions. Additionally, this rule 

removes ‘‘East Timor’’ and adds in its 

place ‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in alphabetic order 

in the list of countries of Country Group 

B. 

This rule revises Supplement No. 2 to 

part 745 ‘‘States Parties to the 

Convention on the Prohibition of the 

Development, Production, Stockpiling, 

and use of Chemical Weapons and on 

Their Destruction’’ by removing ‘‘Timor 

Leste (East Timor)’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘Timor-Leste’’. This rule also 

removes ‘‘Netherlands **’’ and adds in 

its place ‘‘Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 

**’’ for clarification purposes and 

because of the recent changes to these 

entities. In addition, this rule removes 

the phrase ‘‘the Netherlands includes 

Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.’’ in 

the two asterisk footnote and adds in its 

place ‘‘the Netherlands (Kingdom of) 

includes the following dependencies: 

Aruba, Curac ̧ao, and Sint Maarten (the 

Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint 

Martin).’’ 

This rule revises paragraph (a)(1) of 

Section 748.9 ‘‘Support documents for 

license applications’’ by removing 

‘‘Netherlands Antilles’’ and adding 

‘‘Leeward Antilles’’. This change will 

maintain the support document 

exemption for Aruba, Bonaire and 

Curac ̧ao, and add a support document 

exemption for the Venezuelan 

archipelago. The Leeward Antilles 

consists of: 

ABC islands: 

Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands), 

Bonaire (Kingdom of the 

Netherlands), 

Curac ̧ao (Kingdom of the 

Netherlands). 

Venezuelan archipelago: 

Las Aves, 

Los Roques, 

La Orchilla, 

La Blanquilla, 

Los Hermanos, 

Los Testigos. 

The support documentation exemption 

for Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint 

Maarten will continue as they are part 

of the Leeward Islands, which is already 

listed in Section 748.9(a)(1). 

Export Administration Act 

Since August 21, 2001, the Export 

Administration Act of 1979, as 

amended, has been in lapse. However, 

the President, through Executive Order 

13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 

Comp. 783 (2002)), which has been 

extended by successive Presidential 

Notices, the most recent being that of 

August 12, 2010, 75 FR 50681 (August 

16, 2010) has continued the EAR in 

effect under the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

Rulemaking Requirements 

1. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, of 

reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, 

and of promoting flexibility. This rule 

has been designated a ‘‘not significant 

regulatory action,’’ under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866. 

2. Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, no person is required 

to respond to, nor shall any person be 

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subject to a penalty for failure to comply 

with a collection of information, subject 

to the requirements of Paperwork 

Reduction Act, unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

Control Number. This rule involves 

three collections of information subject 

to the PRA. One of the collections has 

been approved by OMB under control 

number 0694–0088, ‘‘Multi-Purpose 

Application,’’ and carries a burden hour 

estimate of 43.8 minutes for a manual or 

electronic submission. The second of 

the collections has been approved by 

OMB under control number 0694–0017, 

‘‘International Import Certificate,’’ and 

carries a burden hour estimate of 15 

minutes for a manual or electronic 

submission. The last of the collections 

has been approved by OMB under 

control number 0694–0021, ‘‘Statement 

by Ultimate Consignee and Purchaser,’’ 

and carries a burden hour estimate of 15 

minutes for a manual or electronic 

submission Send comments regarding 

these burden estimates or any other 

aspect of these collections of 

information, including suggestions for 

reducing the burden, to OMB Desk 

Officer, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503; and to Jasmeet 

Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, by e-mail at 

Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov or by 

fax to (202) 395–7285; and to the Office 

of Administration, Bureau of Industry 

and Security, Department of Commerce, 

14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Room 6622, Washington, DC 20230. 

This rule does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined under E.O. 13132. 

3. The Department finds that there is 

good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to 

waive the provisions of the 

Administrative Procedure Act requiring 

prior notice and the opportunity for 

public comment because it is 

unnecessary. The revisions made by this 

rule are administrative in nature and 

minimally affect the rights and 

obligations of the public. Because these 

revisions are not substantive changes to 

the EAR, it is unnecessary to provide 

notice and opportunity for public 

comment. In addition, the 30-day delay 

in effectiveness required by 5 U.S.C. 

553(d) is not applicable because this 

rule is not a substantive rule. Notice of 

proposed rulemaking and opportunity 

for public comment are not required for 

this rule under the Administrative 

Procedure Act or by any other law, and 

the analytical requirements of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C 601 

et seq.) are not applicable. 

List of Subjects 

15 CFR Part 738 

Exports. 

15 CFR Parts 740 and 748 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Exports, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

15 CFR Part 745 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Chemicals, Exports, Foreign 

trade, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Accordingly, parts 738, 740, 745, and 

748 of the Export Administration 

Regulations (15 CFR Parts 730 through 

774) are amended as follows: 

PART 738—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 15 CFR 

part 738 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C. 

7430(e); 22 U.S.C. 287c; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et 

seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s), 185(u); 

42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 

1354; 15 U.S.C. 1824a; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; 22 

U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 

13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 

228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 

Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 12, 2011, 76 

FR 50661 (August 16, 2011). 

§ 738.3 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 738.3 is amended by 

removing the phrase ‘‘territory, 

possession, or department’’ and adding 

in its place ‘‘territory, possession, 

dependency or department’’ in two 

places in the third sentence of 

paragraph (b). 

■ 3. Supplement No. 1 to part 738 is 

amended by: 

■ a. Adding in alphabetic order rows for 

‘‘Curac ̧ao’’ and ‘‘Sint Maarten (the 

Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint 

Martin)’’, as set forth below: 

■ b. Removing the row for ‘‘Netherlands 

Antilles’’; and 

■ c. Removing the country name ‘‘Timor 

East’’ and adding (in alphabetic order) 

in its place ‘‘Timor-Leste’’ 

SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO PART 738— 

COMMERCE COUNTRY CHART 

REASON FOR CONTROL

Countries 

Chemical & biological weapons Nuclear nonproliferation National 

security 

Missile 

tech 

Regional 

stability 

Firearms 

convention 

Crime 

control 

Antiterrorism 

CB 

1 

CB 

2 

CB 

3 NP 1 NP 2 NS 1 

NS 

2 MT 1 RS 1 

RS 

2 FC 1 CC 1 

CC 

2 

CC 

3 AT 1 AT 2 

*******

Curac ̧ao ........................................................ X X ........ X .......... X X X X X .................. X ..... X ........ ........

*******

Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) ................................. X X ........ X .......... X X X X X .................. X ..... X ........ ........

*******

PART 740—[AMENDED] 

■ 4. The authority citation for 15 CFR 

part 740 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 

E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., 

p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 

Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 12, 2011, 76 

FR 50661 (August 16, 2011). 

§ 740.7 [Amended] 

■ 5. Section 740.7 is amended by: 

■ a. Removing ‘‘Netherlands Antilles’’ 

from the list of countries in paragraph 

(c)(1); 

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■ b. Adding in alphabetic order 

‘‘Curac ̧ao’’ and ‘‘Sint Maarten (the 

Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint 

Martin)’’ to paragraph (c)(1); 

■ c. Removing ‘‘East Timor’’ and adding 

‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in alphabetic order to 

paragraph (c)(1). 

Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 

[Amended] 

■ 6. Supplement No. 1 to part 740 is 

amended by: 

■ a. Removing ‘‘Netherlands Antilles’’ 

from the list of countries in Country 

Group B; 

■ b. Adding in alphabetic order 

‘‘Curac ̧ao’’ and ‘‘Sint Maarten (the 

Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint 

Martin)’’ to the list of countries in 

Country Group B; and 

■ c. Removing ‘‘East Timor’’ and adding 

‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in alphabetic order in the 

list of countries of Country Group B. 

PART 745—[AMENDED] 

■ 7. The authority citation for 15 CFR 

part 745 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 

12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 

950; Notice of November 4, 2010, 75 FR 

68673 (November 8, 2010). 

Supplement No. 2 to Part 745 

[Amended] 

■ 8. Supplement No. 2 to part 745 is 

amended by: 

■ a. Removing ‘‘Netherlands * * *’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘Netherlands 

(Kingdom of the) * * *’’ 

■ b. Removing ‘‘Timor Leste (East 

Timor)’’ and adding in its place ‘‘TimorLeste’’; 

■ c. Removing the phrase ‘‘the 

Netherlands includes Aruba and the 

Netherlands Antilles.’’ in the two 

asterisk footnote and adding in its place 

‘‘the Netherlands (Kingdom of) 

includes: Aruba, Curac ̧ao, and Sint 

Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the 

island of Saint Martin).’’ 

PART 748—[AMENDED] 

■ 9. The authority citation for 15 CFR 

part 748 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 

3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 

FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice 

of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 16, 

2011). 

§ 748.9 [Amended] 

■ 10. Section 748.9 is amended in the 

list of countries in paragraph (a)(1) by 

removing ‘‘Netherlands Antilles’’ and 

adding in alphabetical order ‘‘Leeward 

Antilles’’. 

Dated: August 30, 2011. 

Kevin J. Wolf, 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22678 Filed 9–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Post Office (PO) Box Fee Groups for 

Merged Locations 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service will revise 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM®) 508.4 to allow Post Office 

BoxTM (PO BoxTM) fee groups to be 

merged due to Post OfficeTM mergers 

and to have the ability to change a fee 

group more than one higher or lower 

level at a time in limited circumstances. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 7, 

2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nan 

McKenzie at 202–268–3089, David 

Rubin at 202–268–2986, or Richard 

Daigle at 202–268–6392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

12, 2011, the Federal Register published 

our proposed rule (76 FR 40849–40850), 

requesting comments to allow the Postal 

Service to change the fee group 

assignment for PO Boxes by more than 

one level (higher or lower) when boxes 

move to a different ZIP CodeTM location 

because of a merger of two or more ZIP 

Code locations into a single location. 

Current mailing standards limit 

changes for a PO Box fee group 

assignment for a 5-digit ZIP Code to one 

level higher or lower, and only once per 

calendar year. Absent this change, 

where a box section is merged with a 

location whose box section is more than 

one fee group level different, the 

location would need to charge two 

different fee groups. This final rule will 

allow the fee group of the merged 

(receiving) location to apply to all 

customers receiving PO Box service in 

that location. This rule does not affect 

the standards for Group E PO Box 

eligibility. 

Also, prior to any such merger, 

existing PO Box customers will have the 

option to renew their box rentals at their 

current fees for another period, even if 

the resulting fee will have been paid for 

more than one year in advance. 

No comments were received on the 

proposed rule. 

The Postal Service adopts the 

following changes to the Mailing 

Standards of the United States Postal 

Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

which is 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, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201– 

3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 

3633, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the following sections of 

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) 

* * * * * 

500 Additional Mailing Services 

* * * * * 

508 Recipient Services 

* * * * * 

4.0 Post Office Box Service 

* * * * * 

4.5 Basis of Fees and Payment 

* * * * * 

4.5.3 Fee Changes 

[Revise 4.5.3 as follows:] 

A change in Post Office Box service 

fees applicable to a 5-digit ZIP Code can 

arise from a general fee change. In 

addition, the USPS may assign a fee 

group to a new ZIP Code, may reassign 

one or more 5-digit ZIP Codes to the 

next higher or lower fee group if fee 

group assignments were in error, or may 

regroup 5-digit ZIP Codes. Except when 

boxes from two or more ZIP Codes are 

being merged into one location, a ZIP 

Code may be moved only into the next 

higher or lower fee group. If boxes in 

two or more ZIP Codes merge, the fee 

group will be that of the receiving 

location, even if one of the fee groups 

changes by more than one level. No ZIP 

Code may be moved into a different fee 

group more than once a calendar year. 

A change in Post Office Box service fees 

takes effect on the date of the action that 

caused the change unless an official 

announcement specifies another date. If 

Post Office Box service fees are 

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