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proposed State regulatory program

provisions do not constitute major

Federal actions within the meaning of

section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.

4332(2)(C)).

4. Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule does not contain

information collection requirements that

require approval by OMB under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507 et seq.).

5. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Department of the Interior has

determined that this rule will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. 601 et seq.). The State submittal

that is the subject of this rule is based

upon counterpart Federal regulations for

which an economic analysis was

prepared and certification made that

such regulations would not have a

significant economic effect upon a

substantial number of small entities.

Accordingly, this rule will ensure that

existing requirements previously

promulgated by OSM will be

implemented by the State. In making the

determination as to whether this rule

would have a significant economic

impact, the Department relied upon the

data and assumptions for the

counterpart Federal regulations.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 950

Intergovernmental relations, Surface

mining, Underground mining.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Charles E. Sandberg,

Acting Assistant Director, Western Support

Center.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, Title 30, Chapter VII,

Subchapter T of the Code of Federal

Regulations is amended as set forth

below:

PART 950—WYOMING

1. The authority citation for Part 950

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.

2. Section 950.15 is amended by

adding paragraph (v) to read as follows:

§ 950.15 Approval of amendments to the

Wyoming regulatory program.

* * * * *

(v) The following program changes, as

submitted to OSM on November 8,

1994, are approved effective March 17,

1995: Appendix B, Section C concerning

dates for conducting raptor surveys; and

Appendix B, Section E concerning the

reporting of observed migrating and

wintering bald eagle or migrating

peregrine falcons and observations of

other Federally listed threatened and

endangered species.

§ 950.16 [Amended]

3. Section 950.16 is amended by

removing and reserving paragraph (aa).

[FR Doc. 95–6589 Filed 3–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20

Implementation of WORLDPOST

Priority Letter

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Interim rule with request for

comments.

SUMMARY: WORLDPOST Priority Letter

(WPL) is a new international mail

service designed for correspondence

and documents. WPL items receive

priority handling in the United States

and in destination countries. Initially,

the service will be available to 14

destination countries, from specified

post offices in seven metropolitan areas.

To use WPL, a customer must use either

of the two flat-rate envelopes designed

for this service and provided by the

Postal Service. Interim implementing

regulations have been developed and

are set forth below for comment and

suggested revision prior to adoption in

final form.

DATES: The interim regulations take

effect March 16, 1995. Comments must

be received on or before April 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed or delivered to International

Product Management, U.S. Postal

Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room

5300, Washington, DC 20260–2410.

Copies of all written comments will be

available for public inspection and

photocopying between 9 a.m. and 4

p.m., Monday through Friday, at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet Mitchell, (202) 268–6095.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Universal Postal Convention,

international mail items bearing the

‘‘expre`s’’ logo receive priority handling

in destination countries. A number of

postal administrations take advantage of

that provision by offering their

customers an international mail service

that is based on, but superior to, normal

airmail service. In contrast, the only

single-piece international service the

Postal Service offers that is superior to

airmail is Express Mail International

Service (EMS), which is significantly

more expensive than airmail. In order to

provide its customers with a wider

range of international services, the

Postal Service is implementing, on a

pilot basis, WORLDPOST Priority Letter

(WPL).

WPL is an expedited airmail service

providing fast, reliable, and economical

delivery of all items mailable as letters.

Although a WPL item will travel in the

normal airmail stream between the

United States and the destination

country, the item will receive priority

handling in the United States and,

typically, in the destination country. In

the United States, after the item is

deposited, the Postal Service will

transport it in a dedicated stream to the

appropriate gateway for dispatch. Upon

arrival in the destination country, the

item will also receive priority handling.

Initially, WPL is available to the

following 14 countries: Australia,

Belgium, Canada, France, Germany,

Great Britain, Hong Kong, Japan, New

Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden,

Taiwan, and The Netherlands. Based on

the Postal Service’s evaluation of WPL

performance during the pilot test, the

service may be extended to additional

destination countries.

Initially, WPL is available only from

specified ZIP Codes in the following

seven metropolitan areas: Atlanta,

Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles,

Miami, New York, and Washington, DC.

The Postal Service chose these initial

acceptance sites because of their ability

to provide reliable transportation of

items deposited there to the WPL

gateways, as well as their potential to

generate significant WPL volume. Based

on the Postal Service’s evaluation of

WPL performance during the pilot test,

the service may be extended to

additional acceptance sites.

To use WPL, a customer will be

required to place the material being

mailed in either the small (5 inches by

87⁄8 inches) or large (9 inches by 111⁄2

inches) WPL envelope provided by the

Postal Service. These envelopes bear the

appropriate internationally recognized

logo for this service. In addition, their

colorful design will facilitate

recognition of the items by U.S. and

foreign postal employees, which will

help to ensure that the items receive

priority handling.

Rates are based on size (either small

or large) and destination as follows:

Destination

Envelope size

Small Large

Western Europe ................ $3.75 $6.95
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Destination

Envelope size

Small Large

Pacific Rim ........................ 4.95 8.95

Canada ............................. 3.75 6.95

Accordingly, the Postal Service

hereby adopts WPL, on an interim basis,

at the rates set forth in the schedule

above. Although 39 U.S.C. 407 does not

require advance notice and opportunity

for submission of comments, and the

Postal Service is exempted by 39 U.S.C.

410(a) from the advance notice

requirements of the Administrative

Procedure Act regarding proposed

rulemaking (5 U.S.C. 553), the Postal

Service invites interested persons to

submit written data, views, or

arguments concerning the interim rule.

The Postal Service adopts the

following amendments to the

International Mail Manual, which is

incorporated by reference in the Code of

Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

International postal service, Foreign

relations.

PART 20—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 39 CFR

part 20 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 401,

404, 407, 408.

2. Chapter 2 of the International Mail

Manual is amended by adding new part

226 to read as follows:

2 CONDITIONS FOR MAILING

* * * * *

226 WORLDPOST Priority Letter (Interim

Regulations/Standards)

226.1 General

226.11 Definition

WORLDPOST Priority Letter (WPL) is an

expedited airmail letter service providing

fast, reliable, and economical delivery of all

items mailable as letters. WPL items receive

priority handling in the United States and in

destination countries. Service is available

only to destination countries identified in

226.2, from post offices identified in 226.3.

WPL items must be mailed in special

envelopes provided for this purpose by the

Postal Service.

226.12 Permissible Items

All items admitted in letters (see 221.1) are

accepted in WPL as long as the contents fit

securely into the WPL envelopes provided by

the Postal Service. WPL items may contain

dutiable merchandise unless the country of

destination prohibits dutiable merchandise

in letters (see 224.51). However, WPL items

that contain dutiable merchandise might

experience delay in delivery caused by

customs handling.

226.13 Addressing

See 122. All items must bear the complete

delivery address of the addressee and the full

name (no abbreviations) of the destination

country.

226.2 Availability

WORLDPOST Priority Letter service is

available only to the following countries:

Western

Europe Pacific Rim Canada

Belgium .......... Australia ......... Canada

France ............ Hong Kong .....

Germany ......... Japan .............

Great Britain * . New Zealand ..

Norway ........... Singapore .......

Sweden .......... Taiwan ............

The Netherlands.........................

*Includes all points in England, Scotland,

Wales, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey,

and the Isle of Man.

226.3 Mailing Locations

226.31 Acceptance Offices and Pickup

Service Locations

WPL service is available only through the

designated post offices listed in 226.32.

WPL items must not be accepted or

deposited in areas not listed in 226.32.

226.32 Service Areas

Service is available only from the

metropolitan areas as defined by the ZIP

Code ranges shown below. Within these

service areas, prepaid items may be given to

carriers, deposited in Express Mail collection

boxes, or mailed at post offices, stations, and

branches. Pickup service is available.

Metropolitan

area ZIP code service area

Atlanta, GA ..... 300–303, 305, 306, 311

Boston, MA ..... 018–024

Dallas/Ft.

Worth, TX.

750–754, 760–762, 764

Los Angeles,

CA.

900–918, 926–928

Miami, FL ....... 330–334, 349

New York, NY . 068, 069, 100–108, 110–

118

Washington,

DC.

200, 201, 203, 205, 20813–

20815, 20817, 20850–

20852, 20854, 20855,

20898, 20901, 20902,

20904, 20906, 20907,

20910–20912, 222, 223

226.4 Postage

226.41 Rates

Rates are based on size (either small or

large) and destination as follows:

Destination

Envelope size

Small Large

Western Europe ................ $3.75 $6.95

Pacific Rim ........................ 4.95 8.95

Canada ............................. 3.75 6.95

226.42 Pickup Service

On-call and scheduled pickup service are

available for WORLDPOST Priority Letters

for a charge of $4.95 for each pickup stop,

regardless of the number of pieces picked up.

Only one pickup fee is charged if domestic

or international Express Mail, domestic

Priority Mail, or domestic or international

parcel post is picked up at the same time.

(See DMM D010 for standards for pickup

service.)

226.43 Postage Payment Methods

Postage for WORLDPOST Priority Letters

may be paid by adhesive stamps, postage

meter and meter stamps, or, if presented at

a post office, postage validation imprinter

(PVI) labels.

226.5 Packaging

Items must be placed in special

WORLDPOST Priority Letter envelopes

provided by the Postal Service. All items that

cannot be adequately protected by these

envelopes should not be mailed using this

service. Envelopes must be sealed.

226.6 Size and Weight Limits

226.61 General

Two sizes of envelopes are available from

the Postal Service for mailing WPL items.

Postage rates are based on the size of the

envelope used, not the weight of the item.

(See 226.41 for rates.)

226.62 Size Limits

Sizes of the required Postal Serviceprovided envelopes are:

a. Small size—5 inches by 8–7/8 inches.

b. Large size—9 inches by 11–1/2 inches.

226.63 Weight Limits

The Postal Service-provided envelopes are

not intended to accommodate items weighing

more than several ounces. However, the

maximum weight for letter-class (LC) items is

4 pounds.

226.7 Customs Forms Required

If WORLDPOST Priority Letters contain

dutiable merchandise, the sender must

prepare a customs declaration and affix it to

the letter. See 123 for instructions. Certain

nonpostal export forms may be required as

described in Chapter 5.

226.8 Special Services

Mailers may obtain certificates of mailing

(see 310). No other special services such as

registry, insurance, restricted delivery, return

receipt, or recorded delivery are available.

A transmittal letter making the changes in

the pages of the International Mail Manual

will be published and transmitted

automatically to subscribers. Notice of

issuance of the transmittal letter will be

published in the Federal Register as

provided by 39 CFR 20.3.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 95–6776 Filed 3–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 281

[FRL–5173–6]

Massachusetts; Final Approval of State

Underground Storage Tank Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.