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73Policy Statement on Discrimination in Lending, 

59 FR 18266, 18268 (Apr. 15, 1994). 

74See Interagency Fair Lending Examination 

Procedures, at ii (Aug. 2009), available at https:// 

go.usa.gov/xeY37. 

75Bureau of Consumer Fin. Prot., Equal Credit 

Opportunity Act Examination Procedures, at 1 (Oct. 

2015), available at https://go.usa.gov/xekcN. 

76See, e.g., In re American Express Centurion 

Bank and American Express Bank, FSB, No. 2017– 

CFPB–0016, 2017 WL 7520638 (Aug. 23, 2017) 

(consent order resolving claims that creditors 

discriminated against existing borrowers on the 

basis of race and national origin by, for example, 

subjecting certain borrowers to more aggressive 

collection practices). 

77 12 U.S.C. 5512(b)(1). The relevant provisions of 

ECOA and Regulation B form part of Federal 

consumer financial law. 12 U.S.C. 5481(12)(D), (14). 

78 15 U.S.C. 1691e(e). 

79 5 U.S.C. 553(b). 

80 5 U.S.C. 603(a), 604(a). 

81 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

82 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. 

the Board, previously published a 

statement confirming their view that 

ECOA prohibits discrimination in the 

treatment of existing borrowers, such as 

by ‘‘[t]reat[ing] a borrower differently in 

servicing a loan or invoking default 

remedies’’ or ‘‘[using] different 

standards for pooling or packaging a 

loan in the secondary market.’’ 73 The 

same view is reflected in the manual 

used by the Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation, Office of the Comptroller 

of the Currency, and other financial 

regulators to conduct examinations of 

financial institutions for compliance 

with fair lending laws.74 The Bureau has 

consistently taken the same view of 

‘‘applicant,’’ including by reissuing the 

Board’s original definition; issuing 

guidance that Regulation B ‘‘covers 

creditor activities before, during, and 

after the extension of credit’’; 75 and 

taking enforcement action to address 

violations of ECOA against existing 

borrowers.76 In short, the Bureau’s 

interpretation is longstanding and well 

established. 

II. Regulatory Matters 

This advisory opinion is an 

interpretive rule issued under the 

Bureau’s authority to interpret ECOA 

and Regulation B, including under 

section 1022(b)(1) of the Dodd-Frank 

Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act, which authorized 

guidance as may be necessary or 

appropriate to enable the Bureau to 

administer and carry out the purposes 

and objectives of Federal consumer 

financial laws.77

By operation of ECOA section 706(e), 

no provision of ECOA imposing any 

liability applies to any act done or 

omitted in good faith in conformity with 

this interpretive rule, notwithstanding 

that after such act or omission has 

occurred, the interpretive rule is 

amended, rescinded, or determined by 

judicial or other authority to be invalid 

for any reason.78

As an interpretive rule, this rule is 

exempt from the notice-and-comment 

rulemaking requirements of the 

Administrative Procedure Act.79

Because no notice of proposed 

rulemaking is required, the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act does not require an 

initial or final regulatory flexibility 

analysis.80 The Bureau also has 

determined that this interpretive rule 

does not impose any new or revise any 

existing recordkeeping, reporting, or 

disclosure requirements on covered 

entities or members of the public that 

would be collections of information 

requiring approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act.81

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act,82 the Bureau will submit a report 

containing this interpretive rule and 

other required information to the U.S. 

Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to the 

rule’s published effective date. The 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs has designated this interpretive 

rule as not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 

5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Rohit Chopra, 

Director, Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10453 Filed 5–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Domestic Competitive Products 

Pricing and Mailing Standards 

Changes 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is 

amending Mailing Standards of the 

United States Postal Service, Domestic 

Mail Manual (DMM®), to reflect changes 

to pricing and mailing standards for 

certain competitive products. 

DATES: Effective: July 10, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Jarboe at (202) 268–7690, 

Margaret Pepe (202) 268–3078, or Garry 

Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule describes new price and product 

features for competitive products, by 

class of mail, established by the 

Governors of the United States Postal 

Service®. New prices are available 

under Docket Number CP2022–62 on 

the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) 

website at https://www.prc.gov, and on 

the Postal Explorer® website at https:// 

pe.usps.com. 

The Postal Service will revise Mailing 

Standards of the United States Postal 

Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

to reflect changes to certain pricing and 

mailing standards for the following 

competitive products: 

• Priority Mail®. 

• Parcel Select®. 

• Return Services. 

• Other. 

Competitive price and product 

changes are identified by product as 

follows: 

Priority Mail 

Priority Mail Commercial Plus Cubic 

Currently, Commercial Plus cubic 

prices are available to Priority Mail 

customers whose account volumes 

exceeded 50,000 pieces in the previous 

calendar year and have a customer 

commitment agreement with the Postal 

Service. 

The Postal Service is revising the 

DMM to remove the volume 

requirements for Priority Mail 

Commercial Plus Cubic prices. The 

Postal Service will also eliminate the 

requirement to have a customer 

commitment agreement for cubic 

pricing. Priority Mail cubic prices will 

now be available to all commercial 

customers. 

Priority Mail Maximum Insurance 

Indemnity 

The Postal Service is proposing to 

make the maximum insurance 

indemnity included with retail and 

commercial priced Priority Mail limited 

to a maximum liability of $100.00. See 

Federal Register document, New 

Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing 

Services Products (87 FR 21601–21603), 

for additional information. 

Parcel Select 

Parcel Select Ground Cubic 

The Postal Service is implementing 

cubic pricing under the Parcel Select 

Ground price category. Parcel Select 

Ground cubic pricing will be available 

to eligible Parcel Select Ground 

customers for rectangular, 

nonrectangular, and soft pack 

mailpieces. Each mailpiece must 

measure 1 cubic foot or less, weigh 20 

pounds or less, and the longest 

dimension may not exceed 18 inches. 

Cubic-priced mailpieces may not be 

rolls or tubes. Parcel Select Ground 


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cubic pricing will be available in ten 

pricing tiers. 

Return Services 

USPS Returns Service 

The Postal Service is proposing to 

include $100.00 of insurance with 

Priority Mail Return service pieces. See 

Federal Register document, New 

Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing 

Services Products (87 FR 21601–21603), 

for additional information. 

Other 

Postal Zone Calculation Revision 

Currently, prices for certain 

subclasses of mail are based on the 

weight of the individual piece and the 

distance that the piece travels from 

origin to destination (i.e., the number of 

postal zones crossed). For the 

administration of these postal zones, the 

earth is divided into units of area 30 

minutes square, identical with a quarter 

of the area formed by the intersecting 

parallels of latitude and meridians of 

longitude. Postal zones are based on the 

distance between these units of area. 

The distance is measured from the 

center of the unit of area containing the 

SCF serving the origin Post Office to the 

SCF serving the destination Post Office. 

The Postal Service is revising the 

calculation method for postal zones. 

The administration of postal zones will 

be calculated based on the centroid of 

each 3-digit ZIP Code area or 

combination of 3-digit ZIP Code areas. 

Postal zones will now be based on the 

distance between these units of area. 

The distance is measured from the 

centroid of the 3-digit ZIP Code area 

serving the origin Post Office to the 

centroid of the 3-digit ZIP Code area 

serving the destination Post Office. The 

3-digit ZIP Code areas serving the origin 

and destination Post Offices will be 

determined by using Labeling List L002, 

Column A. 

* * * * * 

Resources 

The Postal Service provides 

additional resources to assist customers 

with this price change for competitive 

products. These tools include price lists, 

downloadable price files, and Federal 

Register Notices, which may be found 

on the Postal Explorer® website at 

https://pe.usps.com. 

The Postal Service adopts the 

following changes to Mailing Standards 

of the United States Postal Service, 

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

incorporated by reference in the Code of 

Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1. 

We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect 

these changes. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 111—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 

part 111 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– 

307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 

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

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

3633, 3641, 3681–3685, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the 

United States Postal Service, Domestic 

Mail Manual (DMM) as follows: 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM) 

* * * * * 

200 Commercial Letters, Flats, and 

Parcels 

201 Physical Standards 

* * * * * 

7.0 Physical Standards for Parcels 

* * * * * 

7.3 Maximum Weight and Size 

[Revise the first sentence of 7.3 to read 

as follows:] 

No mailpiece may weigh more than 

70 pounds. Lower weight limits apply to 

parcels mailed at cubic, Regional Rate 

Box, First-Class Package Service — 

Commercial, USPS Marketing Mail, 

Parcel Select Ground Cubic, and Bound 

Printed Matter prices. * * * 

* * * * * 

7.8 Measuring Parcels Prepared in 

Soft Packaging 

[Revise the introductory text of 7.8 to 

read as follows:] 

Except for Priority Mail Commercial 

Plus Cubic Soft Pack under 223.1.4 and 

Parcel Select Ground Cubic Soft Pack 

under 253., parcels prepared in soft 

packaging (poly, plastic, cloth, padded 

envelopes, or similar soft packaging) are 

measured to determine the dimensions 

(length, width, height) as follows: 

* * * * * 

8.0 Additional Physical Standards by 

Class of Mail 

* * * * * 

8.2 Priority Mail 

[Revise the text of 8.2 to read as 

follows:] 

The maximum weight is 70 pounds. 

Lower weight limits apply to parcels 

mailed at cubic (20 pounds); Regional 

Rate ‘‘Box A’’ (15 pounds); and Regional 

Rate ‘‘Box B’’ (20 pounds) prices. The 

combined length and girth of a piece 

(the length of its longest side plus the 

distance around its thickest part) may 

not exceed 108 inches. Lower size limits 

apply to parcels mailed at Flat Rate, 

Regional Rate, and cubic prices. Lower 

weight and size standards apply for 

some APO/FPO and DPO mail subject to 

703.2.0, and 703.4.0, and for 

Department of State mail subject to 

703.3.0. 

* * * * * 

202 Elements on the Face of a 

Mailpiece 

* * * * * 

3.0 Placement and Content of Mail 

Markings 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 3.4 to read as 

follows:] 

3.4 Priority Mail Cubic Markings 

3.4.1 Price Marking—Postage 

Evidencing Systems 

[Revise the first sentence of the 

introductory text of 3.4.1 to read as 

follows:] 

Priority Mail pieces claiming the 

cubic price must be marked ‘‘Priority 

Mail’’ and bear the applicable marking 

that reflects the correct price tier printed 

on the piece or produced as part of the 

postage indicia. * * * 

* * * * * 

[Renumber 3.8 and 3.9 as 3.9 and 

3.10. Add new 3.8 to read as follows:] 

3.8 Parcel Select Ground Cubic 

Markings 

3.8.1 Price Marking—Postage 

Evidencing Systems 

Parcel Select Ground pieces claiming 

the cubic price must be marked ‘‘Parcel 

Select Ground’’ and bear the applicable 

marking that reflects the correct price 

tier printed on the piece or produced as 

part of the postage indicia. The cubic 

tiers are determined by the cubic 

measurement of each mailpiece up to 

the defined threshold, (for example, 

measurements from .01 up to .10 for 

‘‘Cubic .10’’ and from .101 up to .20 for 

‘‘Cubic .20’’). Place the marking directly 

above, directly below, or to the left of 

the postage. Approved markings are as 

follows: 

a. ‘‘Cubic .10’’ 

b. ‘‘Cubic .20’’ 

c. ‘‘Cubic .30’’ 

d. ‘‘Cubic .40’’ 

e. ‘‘Cubic .50’’ 


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f. ‘‘Cubic .60’’ 

g. ‘‘Cubic .70’’ 

h. ‘‘Cubic .80’’ 

i. ‘‘Cubic .90’’ 

j. ‘‘Cubic 1.00’’ 

3.8.2 Price Marking—Permit Imprint 

Parcel Select Ground permit imprint 

pieces claiming the cubic price must be 

marked ‘‘Parcel Select Ground’’ and 

bear the ‘‘cubic’’ marking printed on the 

piece or produced as part of the permit 

imprint indicia. Place the marking 

directly above, directly below, or to the 

left of the postage. The approved 

marking is ‘‘Cubic’’ (or ‘‘CUBIC,’’ or 

‘‘cubic’’). 

3.8.3 Soft Pack and Padded Envelope 

Markings 

Regardless of the postage payment 

method used, soft pack and padded 

envelopes must be marked ‘‘Parcel 

Select Ground’’ in addition to the tier 

price markings in 3.8.1 and the 

dimensions (length and width) of the 

original packaging. Place the markings 

directly above, directly below, or to the 

left of the postage. 

* * * * * 

220 Commercial Mail Priority Mail 

223 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

1.1 Price Application 

The following price applications 

apply: 

[Revise the first sentence of item a to 

read as follows:] 

a. Except Commercial Plus items 

weighing up to 0.5 pound (see 1.1c) and 

cubic items (see 1.1d), Priority Mail 

mailpieces are charged per pound; any 

fraction of a pound is rounded up to the 

next whole pound. * * * 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item d to read as 

follows:] 

d. Cubic prices are not based on 

weight, but are charged by zone and 

cubic measurement of the mailpiece 

with any fraction of a measurement 

rounded down to the nearest 1⁄4 inch. 

For example, if a dimension of a piece 

measures 123⁄8 inches, it is rounded 

down to 121⁄4 inches. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 1.4 and 1.4.1 to 

read as follows:] 

1.4 Cubic 

1.4.1 Cubic Eligibility 

[Revise the text of 1.4.1 to read as 

follows:] 

Cubic prices are generally available to 

commercial Priority Mail customers. 

Each mailpiece must measure .50 cubic 

foot or less, weigh 20 pounds or less, 

and the longest dimension may not 

exceed 18 inches. Cubic-priced 

mailpieces may not be rolls or tubes. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of 1.4.2 to read as 

follows:] 

1.4.2 Cubic Tiers 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of Exhibit 1.4.4 to 

read as follows:] 

Exhibit 1.4.4 Cubic Pricing Tiers for 

Soft Pack & Padded Envelopes 

* * * * * 

[Delete the text of 1.4.5 in its entirety.] 

* * * * * 

3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for 

Priority Mail 

3.1 Description of Service 

[Revise the second sentence of 3.1 to 

read as follows:] 

* * * Lower weight limits apply to 

cubic pieces (see 1.4); Regional Rate 

Boxes (see 1.8); APO/FPO mail subject 

to 703.2.0 and 703.4.0 and Department 

of State mail subject to 703.3.0. 

* * * * * 

224 Postage Payment and 

Documentation 

1.0 Basic Standards for Postage 

Payment 

* * * * * 

[Delete the text of 1.1.3 in its entirety.] 

* * * * * 

225 Mail Preparation 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading and text of 4.0 to 

read as follows:] 

4.0 Preparing a Cubic Mailing 

Cubic mailpieces for multiple price 

tiers may be combined in the same 

container. 

* * * * * 

250 Commercial Mail Parcel Select 

253 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

[Revise the heading and text of 1.1 to 

read as follows:] 

1.1 Pricing 

1.1.1 Prices 

For prices, see Notice 123—Price List. 

1.1.2 Price Categories 

The price categories for Parcel Select 

are as follows: 

a. Destination Entry, including 

destination entry network distribution 

center (DNDC), destination entry 

sectional center facility (DSCF), and 

destination entry delivery unit (DDU). 

b. Ground, including Ground Cubic. 

c. Lightweight. 

d. USPS Connect Local. 

1.1.3 Price Application 

The following price applications 

apply: 

a. Prices for Destination Entry DNDC 

and Ground are based on the weight 

increment of each addressed piece, and 

on the zone to which the piece is 

addressed. The price is charged per 

pound or fraction thereof; any fraction 

of a pound is considered a whole 

pound. The minimum price per piece is 

the 1-pound price. 

b. Prices for Destination Entry DDU 

and DSCF, and USPS Connect Local are 

based on the weight increment of each 

addressed piece. The price is charged 

per pound or fraction thereof; any 

fraction of a pound is considered a 

whole pound. The minimum price per 

piece is the 1-pound price. 

c. Prices for USPS Connect Local Flat 

Rate packaging are based on a flat rate 

regardless of domestic destination and 

the actual weight (up to 25 pounds) of 

the mailpiece. 

d. Prices for Ground Cubic are based 

on the zone and cubic measurement of 

the mailpiece with any fraction of a 

measurement rounded down to the 

nearest 1⁄4 inch. For example, if a 

dimension of a Ground cubic piece 

measures 123⁄8 inches, it is rounded 

down to 121⁄4 inches. 

e. Prices for Parcel Select Lightweight 

are based on the weight increment and 

entry of each addressed piece. The price 

is charged per ounce or fraction thereof, 

with any fraction of an ounce being 

rounded to the next whole ounce. The 

minimum price per piece is the 1-ounce 

price. 

* * * * * 

[Delete 1.2, Parcel Select Prices, and 

add new 1.2 to read as follows:] 

1.2 Parcel Select Ground Cubic 

1.2.1 Eligibility 

Cubic prices are available to eligible 

Parcel Select Ground customers 

including Ground Return Service under 

505.3.0. Each mailpiece must measure 1 

cubic foot or less, weigh 20 pounds or 

less, and the longest dimension may not 

exceed 18 inches. Cubic-priced 

mailpieces may not be rolls or tubes. 

1.2.2 Tiers 

Cubic prices consist of the following 

ten tiers: 

a. Tier 0.10—mailpieces measuring up 

to .10 cubic foot 

b. Tier 0.20—mailpieces measuring 

more than .10 up to .20 cubic foot 


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c. Tier 0.30—mailpieces measuring 

more than .20 up to .30 cubic foot 

d. Tier 0.40—mailpieces measuring 

more than .30 up to .40 cubic foot 

e. Tier 0.50—mailpieces measuring 

more than .40 up to .50 cubic foot 

f. Tier 0.60—mailpieces measuring 

more than .50 up to .60 cubic foot 

g. Tier 0.70—mailpieces measuring 

more than .60 up to .70 cubic foot 

h. Tier 0.80—mailpieces measuring 

more than .70 up to .80 cubic foot 

i. Tier 0.90—mailpieces measuring 

more than .80 up to .90 cubic foot 

j. Tier 1.00—mailpieces measuring 

more than .90 up to 1.00 cubic foot 

1.2.3 Determining Cubic Tier 

Measurements for Rectangular and 

Nonrectangular Parcels 

Follow these steps to determine the 

cubic tier measurement for rectangular 

and nonrectangular parcels: 

a. Measure the length, width, and 

height at each dimension’s maximum 

point, in inches. Round down (see 

604.7.0) each measurement to the 

nearest 1⁄4 inch. For example, 61⁄8′′ × 

57⁄8′′ × 63⁄8′′ is rounded down to 6′′ x 

53⁄4′′ x 61⁄4′′. 

b. Multiply the length by the width by 

the height and divide by 1728. For 

example: 6′′ × 53⁄4′′ × 61⁄4′′ = 215.6 

divided by 1728 = 0.125 (This piece 

exceeds 0.10—Tier 1 threshold). It is 

calculated at Tier 2—0.101 to 0.20. 

1.2.4 Determining Cubic Tier 

Measurement for Soft Pack and Padded 

Envelopes 

Cubic tier measurements for soft pack 

(poly, plastic, cloth, or similar soft 

packaging) and padded envelopes are 

based on the outside dimensions of 

length plus width, in inches, of the 

original packaging material. Mailpieces 

that are pleated (e.g., expandable) must 

follow the measurement guidelines in 

1.4.3 to be eligible for cubic pricing. 

Determine cubic tier measurements as 

follows: 

a. Measure the length and width 

separately in inches. 

b. Round down (see 604.7.0) each 

measurement to the nearest 1⁄4 inch. For 

example, 101⁄8 inches is rounded down 

to 10 inches. 

c. Add the two measurements 

together. The maximum total of length 

plus width cannot exceed 36 inches. See 

Exhibit 1.2.4 for corresponding price 

tiers. 

Exhibit 1.2.4 Cubic Pricing Tiers for 

Soft Pack & Padded Envelopes 

Cubic price tiers Length plus width 

0.10 .................................... Mailpieces measuring from 0′′ up to 16′′. 

0.20 .................................... Mailpieces measuring more than 16′′ up to 21′′. 

0.30 .................................... Mailpieces measuring more than 21′′ up to 24′′. 

0.40 .................................... Mailpieces measuring more than 24′′ up to 26′′. 

0.50 .................................... Mailpieces measuring more than 26′′ up to 28′′. 

0.60 .................................... Mailpieces measuring more than 28′′ up to 30′′. 

0.70 .................................... Mailpieces measuring more than 30′′ up to 32′′. 

0.80 .................................... Mailpieces measuring more than 32′′ up to 34′′. 

0.90 .................................... Mailpieces measuring more than 34′′ up to 35′′. 

1.00 .................................... Mailpieces measuring more than 35′′ up to 36′′. 

* * * * * 

4.0 Price Eligibility for Parcel Select 

and Parcel Select Lightweight 

* * * * * 

4.2 Parcel Select Ground Price 

Eligibility 

[Revise the introductory text of 4.2 to 

read as follows:] 

To qualify for Parcel Select Ground 

prices including Parcel Select Ground 

cubic, mailings must meet one of the 

following volume thresholds: 

* * * * * 

254 Postage Payment and 

Documentation 

1.0 Basic Standards for Postage 

Payment 

1.1 Postage Payment Options 

1.1.1 Parcel Select Destination Entry 

and Ground 

[Revise the introductory text of 1.1.1 

to read as follows:] 

Parcel Select destination entry and 

ground postage (including cubic) may 

be paid as follows: 

* * * * * 

255 Mail Preparation 

* * * * * 

[Add new section 8.0 to read as 

follows:] 

8.0 Preparing a Cubic Mailing 

Cubic mailpieces for multiple price 

tiers may be combined in the same 

container. 

* * * * * 

600 Basic Standards for All Mailing 

Services 

* * * * * 

608 Postal Information and Resources 

* * * * * 

9.0 Postal Zones 

9.1 Basis 

[Revise the text of 9.1 to read as 

follows:] 

Postal prices for certain subclasses of 

mail are based on the weight of the 

individual piece and the distance that 

the piece travels from origin to 

destination (i.e., the number of postal 

zones crossed). For the administration 

of these postal zones, the centroid of 

each 3 digit ZIP Code area or 

combination of 3 digit ZIP Code areas 

are calculated. Postal zones are based on 

the distance between these units of area. 

The distance is measured from the 

centroid of the 3-digit ZIP Code area 

serving the origin Post Office to the 

centroid of the 3-digit ZIP Code area 

serving the destination Post Office. The 

3-digit ZIP Code areas serving the origin 

and destination Post Offices are 

determined by using Labeling List L002, 

Column A. 

9.2 Application 

[Revise the introductory text of 9.2 to 

read as follows:] 

Zones are used to compute postage on 

zoned mail sent between 3-digit ZIP 

Codes areas, including military Post 

Offices (MPOs), as follows: 

[Revise the text and footnote of item 

a to read as follows:] 

a. For the purposes of computing 

postal zone information, except for 

items 9.2b and 9.2c, the following table 

applies to MPOs listed in L002, Column 

A. 

3–Digit zip code prefix 

group 

SCF serving the destination office 

090–099 * .................. New York NY 100. 

340 ............................ Miami FL 331. 


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1 42 U.S.C. 7661a. 

2 40 CFR part 70. 

3 61 FR 2720 (Jan. 29, 1996). 

4 42 U.S.C. 7411(d), 7429(b)(2). 

5 42 U.S.C. 7429(a). 

6 Id. 7429(a)(4). 

7 Id. 7429(b)(2). 

3–Digit zip code prefix 

group 

SCF serving the destination office 

962–966 * .................. San Francisco CA 

940. 

* Priority Mail and First-Class Package 

Service destinating to these ZIP Codes is 

served by Chicago IL 606. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item c by deleting 

the last three sentences.] 

* * * * * 

9.4.2 Nonlocal Zone 

Nonlocal zones are defined as follows: 

[Revise the text of item a to read as 

follows:] 

a. The zone 1 price applies to pieces 

not eligible for the local zone in 9.4.1 

that are mailed between two Post 

Offices with the same 3-digit ZIP Code 

prefix identified in L002, Column A. 

Zone 1 includes all units of area outside 

the local zone lying in whole or in part 

within a radius of about 50 miles from 

the center of the area. 

* * * * * 

Index 

* * * * * 

P 

* * * * * 

Parcel Select 

[Revise the Parcel Select entry by 

adding ‘‘cubic 253.2.1’’ alphabetically.] 

* * * * * 

Notice 123 (Price List) 

[Revise Notice 123 (Price List) as 

applicable.] 

* * * * * 

Joshua J. Hofer, 

Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10245 Filed 5–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 60, 61, 62, and 70 

[EPA–R08–OAR–2021–0732; FRL–9829–02– 

R8] 

Approval of Clean Air Act Operating 

Permit Program Revisions; Negative 

Declaration of Existing Hospital/ 

Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators 

and Administrative Updates; South 

Dakota 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: With this direct final rule, the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA 

or the ‘‘Agency’’) is promulgating 

approval of revisions to the South 

Dakota operating permit program for 

stationary sources under Clean Air Act 

(CAA) title V (the ‘‘title V program’’), a 

Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d)/129 

negative declaration for incinerators 

subject to the Hospital/Medical/ 

Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) 

Emissions Guidelines, and making 

administrative updates. EPA is taking 

this final action in accordance with the 

CAA. 

DATES: This direct final rule is effective 

on July 18, 2022 without further notice, 

unless EPA receives adverse written 

comments on or before June 17, 2022. If 

adverse comments are received, EPA 

will publish a timely withdrawal of the 

direct final rule in the Federal Register 

informing the public that the rule will 

not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R08–OAR–2021–0732. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the www.regulations.gov index. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., CBI or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

electronically in www.regulations.gov. 

To reduce the risk of COVID–19 

transmission, for this action we do not 

plan to offer hard copy review of the 

docket. Please email or call the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section if you need to make 

alternative arrangements for access to 

the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carson Coate, Air and Radiation 

Division, EPA, Region 8, Mail code 

8ARD, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, 

Colorado, 80202–1129, telephone 

number: (406) 457–5042, email address: 

coate.carson@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ means EPA. 

I. Why is EPA using a direct final rule? 

EPA is publishing this rule without 

prior proposal because the Agency 

views this as a noncontroversial action 

and anticipates no adverse comments. 

However, elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register publication, EPA is 

publishing a separate document that 

will serve as the proposal to approve 

South Dakota’s title V program 

revisions, the negative declaration for 40 

CFR part 60, subpart Ce, and the 

administrative updates to 40 CFR 60.4 

and 61.04, if relevant adverse comments 

are filed. 

If EPA receives adverse comments, 

EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in 

the Federal Register informing the 

public that this direct final rule will not 

take effect. EPA will address all public 

comments in a subsequent final rule 

based on the proposed rule. EPA will 

not institute a second comment period 

on this action. Any parties interested in 

commenting must do so at this time. 

II. Background 

Title V of the CAA as amended (42 

U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) directs states to 

develop and submit to EPA programs for 

issuing operating permits to all major 

stationary sources and to certain other 

sources.1 As required under title V, EPA 

promulgated regulations establishing 

the minimum elements of an approvable 

state title V program and defined the 

corresponding procedures by which the 

EPA will approve, oversee and, when 

necessary, withdraw approval of a state 

title V program.2 South Dakota received 

final, full approval of its title V program 

effective on February 28, 1996.3

Sections 111(d) and 129 of the CAA 

require states to submit plans to control 

certain pollutants (designated 

pollutants) at existing solid waste 

combustor facilities (designated 

facilities) whenever standards of 

performance have been established 

under section 111(b) for new sources of 

the same type, and EPA has established 

emissions guidelines for such existing 

sources.4 CAA section 129 directs EPA 

to establish standards of performance 

for new sources (NSPS) and emissions 

guidelines for existing sources for each 

category of solid waste incineration 

unit.5 Under CAA section 129, NSPS 

and emissions guidelines must contain 

numerical emissions limitations for 

particulate matter, opacity (as 

appropriate), sulfur dioxide, hydrogen 

chloride, oxides of nitrogen, carbon 

monoxide, lead, cadmium, mercury, and 

dioxins and dibenzofurans.6 While 

NSPS are directly applicable to affected 

facilities, emissions guidelines for 

existing units are intended for states to 

use to develop a state plan to submit to 

EPA.7 When an affected facility is 

located in a state, the state must then 

develop and submit a plan for the 


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