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(4) Principle 4. Access to and 

exchange of veteran data should be 

transparent and consistent. Access to 

and the exchange of veteran data should 

be transparent and consistent, and in 

accordance with all applicable 

standards. For the Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), this includes 

practices described in VHA’s Notice of 

Privacy Practices. Data should only be 

shared or accessed for approved and 

specified purposes; there should be no 

unspecified use, or re-use of veteran 

data without VA agreement or approval. 

The release of veteran data for purposes 

other than those which were originally 

approved or specified, such as in an 

agreement, requires a separate approval 

and commitment of all parties to follow 

these principles. Failure to ensure such 

protections is a breach of veteran trust 

and confidentiality. 

(5) Principle 5. De-identified veteran 

data should not be reidentified without 

authorization. Parties who receive deidentified veteran data must not attempt 

to re-identify the data in any manner 

without prior VA agreement or 

approval. VA considers unauthorized 

re-identification a breach of veteran 

trust and confidentiality. 

(6) Principle 6. There is an obligation 

of reciprocity for gains made using 

veteran data. A financial or other gain 

from innovation by non-VA parties that 

uses veteran data obtained from VA 

creates a moral and tangible obligation 

of reciprocity to share this gain with 

veterans, veterans’ service 

organizations, and/or veterans’ causes. 

For example, parties could fulfill this 

obligation by giving back to the veteran 

community through support of veteran 

causes or organizations, by facilitating 

veteran access to innovations to which 

veteran data contributed, or, at a 

minimum, by publicly recognizing 

veteran contributions to the gain or 

innovation. Veteran data must not be 

sold by VA or its partners. 

(7) Principle 7. All parties are 

obligated to ensure data security, 

quality and integrity of veteran data. All 

parties who send, receive, or use VA 

veteran data must ensure data security, 

quality, and integrity. In other words, 

that the data remain secure; accurate; 

complete; and representative of the data 

quality, meaning, and integrity when it 

was received or accessed from VA. 

Access to data by VA and its partners 

should be limited to the minimum 

amount needed to accomplish the stated 

purpose and should be terminated when 

no longer required. Data that are not 

necessary to accomplish the purpose for 

which it was obtained should not be 

retained longer than legally required. 

Transparency about breaches in data 

security, quality or integrity is also 

essential to promote trust and minimize 

impacts to veterans. 

(8) Principle 8. Veterans should be 

able to access to their own information. 

Veterans must have user-friendly access 

to their own information. Access may be 

through electronic means such as 

mobile applications, web portals, or 

through convenient written or in-person 

processes. 

(9) Principle 9. Veterans have the 

right to request amendments to their 

own information. Veterans must be able 

to request amendments to information 

in their VA records if they feel it is 

untimely, inaccurate, incomplete, or not 

relevant. 

(d) As used in this section, deidentified veteran data means 

information that does not identify an 

individual and with respect to which 

there is no reasonable basis to believe 

that the information is individually 

identifiable information or can be used 

by any means to identify an individual. 

For protected health information (PHI), 

veteran data is not de-identified unless 

in compliance with 45 CFR parts 160 

and 164. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14437 Filed 7–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Periodicals Requester Records 

Requirements 

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 revise 

verification requirements for authorized 

audit bureaus. 

DATES: Effective July 7, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

Kennedy at (202) 268–6592. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

24, 2022, the Postal Service published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

(87 FR 16702–16703) to revise 

verification requirements for authorized 

audit bureaus. The Postal Service did 

not receive any comments regarding the 

NPRM. 

The Postal Service is enacting new 

procedures for auditing compliance 

with circulation standards for 

Periodicals requester publications and 

standardizing existing procedures across 

Postal Service publications. 

In addition, the Postal Service is 

revising the applicable Customer 

Support Ruling and customer 

Handbooks to reflect this DMM revision. 

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, the Postal Service 

amends Mailing Standards of the United 

States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 

Manual (DMM), incorporated by 

reference in the Code of Federal 

Regulations as follows (see 39 CFR 

111.1): 

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 Mail Letters, Flats, 

and Parcels 

* * * * * 

207 Periodicals 

* * * * * 

8.0 Record Keeping Standards for 

Publishers 

* * * * * 

8.1 Basic Standards 

* * * * * 

[Replace 8.1.3 to read as follows:] 

8.1.3 Retention 

The publisher must keep records for 

each issue of a publication for 3 years 

from its issue date, except for 

circulation records for general or 

requester publications for which USPS 

verification of circulation is done by a 

USPS-authorized audit bureau. In 

addition, the publisher must retain 

records for paid subscribers for 12 

months following the issue date. A 

publisher whose records are verified by 

an authorized audit bureau is not 

required to keep source records of 

requests and subscriptions longer than 

required by the audit bureau, provided, 

however, the authorized audit bureau 

shall be required to retain records 

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40454 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 129 / Thursday, July 7, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 

1See https://www.prc.gov/mail-classificationschedule in the Current MCS section. 

2 39 CFR 3040.103(d)(1). More detailed 

information (e.g., Docket Nos., Order Nos., effective 

dates, and extensions) for each Market Dominant 

and Competitive product can be found in the MCS, 

including the ‘‘Revision History’’ section. See, e.g., 

file ‘‘MCSRedline01092022.docx,’’ available at 

https://www.prc.gov/mail-classification-schedule. 

3Previous versions of the MCS and its product 

lists can be found on the Commission’s website, 

available at https://www.prc.gov/mailclassification-schedule in the MCS Archives 

section. 

subscriptions for 3 years following each 

issue date. 

8.2 Verification 

* * * * * 

[Replace 8.2.2 to read as follows:] 

8.2.2 Authorized Verification 

USPS employees or an authorized 

audit bureau may conduct verifications 

of circulation for an application for 

Periodicals mailing privileges, reentry 

application, or other required 

circulation verification of general or 

requester publications, provided, 

however, that the Postal Service will 

have the authority to review audit 

procedures upon request. In addition, 

the Postal Service reserves the right to 

verify each audit bureau’s compliance 

with such audit procedures. The Postal 

Service shall have the authority to 

revoke any audit bureau’s authorization 

to conduct verifications if it finds such 

audit bureau has failed to follow 

approved audit procedures. 

Joshua J. Hofer, 

Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14500 Filed 7–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3040 

[Docket No. RM2020–8] 

Update to Product Lists 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is 

announcing an update to the Market 

Dominant and Competitive product 

lists. This action reflects a publication 

policy adopted by Commission rules. 

The referenced policy assumes periodic 

updates. The updates are identified in 

the body of this document. The Market 

Dominant and Competitive product 

lists, which are re-published in their 

entirety, include these updates. 

DATES: This rule is effective August 22, 

2022, without further action, unless 

adverse comment is received by August 

8, 2022. If adverse comment is received, 

the Commission will publish a timely 

withdrawal of the rule in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: For additional information, 

this document can be accessed 

electronically through the Commission’s 

website at https://www.prc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

II. Commission Process 

III. Authorization 

IV. Modifications 

V. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642(d)(2) and 

39 CFR 3040.103, the Commission 

provides a Notice of Update to Product 

Lists by listing all necessary 

modifications to both the Market 

Dominant and Competitive product lists 

between January 1, 2022, and March 31, 

2022. 

II. Commission Process 

Pursuant to 39 CFR part 3040, the 

Commission maintains a Mail 

Classification Schedule (MCS) that 

includes rates, fees, and product 

descriptions for each Market Dominant 

and Competitive product, as well as 

product lists that categorize Postal 

Service products as either Market 

Dominant or Competitive. See generally 

39 CFR part 3040. The product lists are 

published in the Code of Federal 

Regulations as 39 CFR part 3040, 

appendix A to subpart A, Market 

Dominant Product List, and appendix B 

to subpart A, Competitive Product List, 

pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642(d)(2). See 39 

U.S.C. 3642(d)(2). Both the MCS and its 

product lists are updated by the 

Commission on its website on a 

quarterly basis.1 In addition, these 

quarterly updates to the product lists are 

also published in the Federal Register 

pursuant to 39 CFR 3040.103. See 39 

CFR 3040.103. 

III. Authorization 

Pursuant to 39 CFR 3040.103(d)(1), 

this Notice of Update to Product Lists 

identifies any modifications made to the 

Market Dominant or Competitive 

product list, including product 

additions, removals, and transfers.2

Pursuant to 39 CFR 3040.103(d)(2), the 

modifications identified in this 

document result from the Commission’s 

most recent MCS update posted on the 

Commission’s website on March 31, 

2022, and supersede all previous 

product lists.3

IV. Modifications 

The following list of products is being 

added to 39 CFR part 3040, appendix A 

to subpart A, Market Dominant Product 

List: 

1. USPS Connect Local Mail 

The following list of products is being 

added to 39 CFR part 3040, appendix B 

to subpart A, Competitive Product List: 

1. First-Class Package Service Contract 119 

2. Priority Mail Contract 735 

3. Priority Mail Contract 736 

4. Priority Mail Contract 737 

5. Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service 

Contract 213 

6. Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service 

Contract 214 

7. Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service 

Contract 215 

8. Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail 

Contract 129 

9. Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail 

Contract 130 

10. Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & 

First-Class Package Service Contract 78 

11. Priority Mail Express International, 

Priority Mail International, First-Class 

Package International Service & 

Commercial ePacket Contract 11 

The following list of products is being 

removed from 39 CFR part 3040, 

appendix A to subpart A, Market 

Dominant Product List: 

1. Plus One 

The following list of products is being 

removed from 39 CFR part 3040, 

appendix B to subpart A, Competitive 

Product List: 

1. International Priority Airmail, Commercial 

ePacket, Priority Mail Express 

International, Priority Mail International 

& First-Class Package International 

Service Contract 8 

2. Parcel Return Service Contract 11 

3. Priority Mail Contract 457 

4. Priority Mail Contract 650 

5. Priority Mail Contract 677 

6. Priority Mail Contract 681 

7. Priority Mail Contract 684 

8. Priority Mail Contract 688 

9. Priority Mail Contract 689 

10. Priority Mail Contract 696 

11. Priority Mail Contract 697 

12. Priority Mail Contract 698 

13. Priority Mail Contract 703 

14. Priority Mail Contract 706 

15. Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 94 

16. Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 122 

17. Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 176 

18. Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 182 

19. Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 187 

20. Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 196 

21. Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 201 

22. Priority Mail Express Contract 89 


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