[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 103 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29893-29894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11869]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


Business Reply Mail Online Application Option

AGENCY: Postal Service<SUP>TM</SUP>.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service<SUP>TM</SUP> will revise the Mailing 
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 
(DMM[supreg]) 507.9.3.2 and 507.9.5.2 to eliminate the option to obtain 
a Business Reply Mail[supreg] (BRM) permit online. Additionally, the 
electronic version of PS Form 6805, Qualified Business Reply Mail 
(QBRM) Application, will also be removed.

DATES: Effective July 6, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Kalthoff, 202-268-5466 or Yvonne 
Gifford, 202-268-8082.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, customers can apply for BRM 
permits and QBRM authorization online or in person at any Post 
Office<SUP>TM</SUP> facility. The ability to obtain a BRM permit online 
has been available since 2004 and has not sustained the volume of users 
to support maintaining the system.

Procedures

    Beginning May 2010, the ability to obtain a BRM permit online will 
be eliminated and customers will be required to visit a Post Office and 
submit a completed hardcopy PS Form 3615, Mailing Permit Application 
and Customer Profile, to obtain a BRM permit. In addition, customers 
requesting authorization for QBRM will also be required to visit a Post 
Office to complete a printed PS Form 6805.
    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.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

    Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.

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Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 111 is amended as follows:

PART 111--[AMENDED]

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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.


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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)

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500 Additional Mailing Services

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507 Mailer Services

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9.0 Business Reply Mail (BRM)

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9.3 Qualified Business Reply Mail (QBRM) Basic Standards

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9.3.2 Authorization

    [Delete item 9.3.2b in its entirety and incorporate item 9.3.2a 
into the introduction paragraph as follows:]
    To participate in QBRM, a mailer must have a valid BRM permit, must 
pay the annual account maintenance fee, and must submit Form 6805 to 
the postmaster or manager, Business Mail Entry at the Post Office to 
which the QBRM pieces are to be returned. The USPS reviews Form 6805 
and preproduction samples provided by the mailer for compliance with 
relevant standards. If the mailer's request is approved, the USPS 
issues the mailer an authorization via the approved Form 6805.
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9.5 Permits

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9.5.2 Application Process

    [Delete item 9.5.2b in its entirety and incorporate item 9.5.2. 
into the introduction paragraph as follows:]
    The mailer may apply for a BRM permit by submitting a completed 
Form 3615 to the Post Office issuing the permit and paying the annual 
permit fee. If a completed Form 3615 is already on file for the mailer 
for other permits at that office, then the mailer must submit the 
annual BRM permit fee and the USPS amends Form 3615 by adding the BRM 
authorization.
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    We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR Part 111 to 
reflect these changes.

Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 2010-11869 Filed 5-27-10; 8:45 am]
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