31288 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 106 / Thursday, June 3, 2010 / Rules and Regulations 

Authority and Issuance 

PART 478—COMMERCE IN FIREARMS 

AND AMMUNITION 

Accordingly, the interim rule 

amending 27 CFR part 478, which was 

published at 74 FR 1875 on January 14, 

2009, is adopted as a final rule without 

change. 

Dated: May 27, 2010. 

Eric H. Holder, Jr., 

Attorney General. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13392 Filed 6–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Plant-Verified Drop Shipment (PVDS)— 

Nonpostal Documentation 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM®) 705.15. 2.14 to clarify that PS 

Form 8125, Plant-Verified Drop 

Shipment (PVDS) Verification and 

Clearance, is the sole source of evidence 

for USPS® purposes of the transfer of 

the custody of pieces entered as a 

mailing at the time of induction; to 

clarify that Postal employees may, upon 

request, sign additional nonpostal 

documents when presented by 

transportation providers; and to require 

segregation of documentation presented 

at the time of induction. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 6, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Thomas at 202–268–8069. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a result 

of reviews of USPS policy concerning 

practices at induction points of plantverified drop shipment mailings, the 

Postal Service is adopting this final rule 

to clarify the use and purpose of PS 

Form 8125 as well as other documents 

that mailers’ nonpostal transportation 

providers (carriers) may present at the 

time of induction. The final rule 

provides that PS Forms 8125 must be 

segregated from any other 

documentation presented at the time of 

mailing. This measure ensures that 

postal personnel will be able to easily 

identify and process necessary postal 

documentation at the time of induction, 

thereby promoting the efficiency of 

operations. Further, the final rule 

clarifies that a PS Form 8125 serves as 

the sole source of evidence for USPS 

purposes of the transfer of the custody 

of pieces entered at the time of 

induction. No other form of 

documentation serves this purpose. 

The Postal Service adopts the 

following changes to the Mailing 

Standards for the United States Postal 

Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

which is incorporated by reference in 

the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 

CFR Part 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 C.F.R. 

Part 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) 

* * * * * 

700 Special Standards 

* * * * * 

705 Advanced Preparation and 

Special Postage Payment Systems 

* * * * * 

15.0 Plant-Verified Drop Shipment 

* * * * * 

15.2 Program Participation 

* * * * * 

[Add new 705.15.2.14 as follows:] 

15.2.14 Form 8125—Segregation and 

Nonpostal Documentation 

PS Forms 8125 must be segregated 

from all other nonpostal documentation 

and presented separately to USPS 

personnel at the time of induction. 

Nonpostal proof-of-delivery documents 

such as delivery receipts or bills of 

lading presented by a mailer’s 

transportation provider [carrier] are not 

substitutes for PS Forms 8125. USPS 

personnel may, upon request, sign such 

documents when presented by carriers. 

A PS Form 8125 signed by a postal 

employee (or electronic equivalent file 

in the Electronic Verification System 

(eVS)) serves as the sole evidence of the 

transfer of the custody of pieces entered 

as a mailing at the time of induction. 

The Postal Service does not consider a 

proof-of-delivery document such as a 

delivery receipt or a bill of lading 

furnished by a USPS customer’s carrier 

as proof of mailing, acceptance, or the 

amount of mail tendered. Any signature 

by a postal employee or agent on any 

nonpostal form does not serve any mail 

acceptance purpose. If an inconsistency 

between the information on a PS Form 

8125 and a carrier- or mailer-provided 

document designed to evidence the 

transfer of custody of pieces entered as 

a mailing at the time of induction exists, 

the information on PS Form 8125 

prevails insofar as the USPS is 

concerned. 

* * * * * 

We will publish an amendment to 39 

CFR 111 to reflect these changes. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Chief Counsel, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12885 Filed 6–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2009–0705; A–1–FRL– 

9157–4] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Rhode 

Island; Determination of Attainment of 

the 1997 Ozone Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is determining that 

the Providence (All of Rhode Island) 

moderate 8-hour ozone nonattainment 

area has attained the 1997 8-hour 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS) for ozone. This determination 

is based upon complete, quality-assured 

and certified ambient air monitoring 

data that show the area has monitored 

attainment of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS 

for the 2006–2008 monitoring period. In 

addition, quality-assured and certified 

ozone data for 2009, show that this area 

continues to attain the 1997 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS. This determination 

results in the suspension of the 

requirements for Rhode Island to submit 

an attainment demonstration, a 

reasonable further progress plan, 

contingency measures, and other 

planning State Implementation Plans for 

this area related to attainment of the 8- 

hour ozone NAAQS. These 

requirements shall remain suspended 

for so long as the area continues to 

attain the ozone NAAQS. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is 

effective on July 6, 2010. 


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