Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 52 / Friday, March 17, 1995 / Rules and Regulations 14371

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.
14372 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 52 / Friday, March 17, 1995 / Rules and Regulations

ACTION: Notice of final determination on

the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’

application for final approval.

SUMMARY: The Commonwealth of

Massachusetts has applied for final

approval of its Underground Storage

Tank (UST) Program under Subtitle I of

the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 9004. The

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

has reviewed Massachusetts’s

application and has reached a final

determination that Massachusetts’s UST

Program satisfies all the requirements

necessary to qualify for final approval.

Thus, EPA is granting final approval to

Massachusetts to operate its program in

lieu of the Federal UST program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Final approval for the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ UST

Program shall be effective at 1:00 p.m.

on April 17, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Myra Schwartz, Office of Underground

Storage Tanks, HPU–CAN7, U.S. EPA,

Region I, JFK Federal Building, Boston,

MA 02203, (617) 573–5743.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

Section 9004 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

enables EPA to approve state

underground storage tank programs to

operate in a state in lieu of the Federal

UST program. To qualify for final

authorization, a state’s program must:

(1) Be ‘‘no less stringent’’ than the

Federal program, and (2) provide for

adequate enforcement. Section 9004 (a)

and (b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6991c (a)

and (b).

On October 5, 1992, as required by 40

CFR 281.50(c), EPA acknowledged

receiving from Massachusetts a

complete official application requesting

final approval to administer its UST

program. On May 17, 1994, EPA

published a tentative decision

announcing its intent to grant

Massachusetts final approval of its

program. See 59 FR 25588 (1994).

Further background on EPA’s tentative

decision to grant approval is included in

that decision.

Along with the tentative

determination, EPA announced the

availability of the application for public

comment and the date of a public

hearing on the application. EPA

received written and oral comments on

the application, and a public hearing

was held on June 30, 1994.

Three commentators raised concerns

regarding the applicability of

environmental justice to the

Massachusetts UST program

implementation. EPA notes that

Massachusetts’ receipt of Federal

financial assistance subjects

Massachusetts to the obligations of Title

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. EPA

is committed to working with

Massachusetts to support and ensure

compliance with all Title VI

requirements. Furthermore, the

narrative portion of Massachusetts’

application expresses its voluntary

support of environmental justice

principles in the management of the

UST program. Although this is not a

criterion for program approval, EPA

acknowledges Massachusetts’ support of

environmental justice principles.

B. Decision

I conclude that Massachusetts’

application for final approval meets all

of the statutory and regulatory

requirements established by Subtitle I of

RCRA. Accordingly, Massachusetts is

granted final approval to operate its

UST program in lieu of the Federal

program. Massachusetts now has the

responsibility for managing all regulated

underground storage tank facilities

within its borders and carrying out all

aspects of the Federal UST program,

except with regard to Indian lands,

where EPA will continue to have

regulatory authority. Massachusetts also

has primary enforcement responsibility,

although EPA retains the right to

conduct inspections under Section 9005

of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6991d, and to take

enforcement actions under Section 9006

of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6991e. EPA will

continue to work together with the

Massachusetts Department of

Environmental Protection (DEP) in its

ongoing commitment and efforts to

address environmental justice concerns

in low-income urban and minority

neighborhoods in Massachusetts.

Compliance With Executive Order

12866

The Office of Management and Budget

has exempted this rule from the

requirements of section 6 of Executive

Order 12866.

Certification Under the Regulatory

Flexibility Act

Pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.

605(b), I hereby certify that the approval

will not have a significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

entities. This approval effectively

suspends the applicability of certain

federal regulations in favor of

Massachusetts’ Program, thereby

eliminating duplicative requirements for

owners and operators of underground

storage tanks within Massachusetts. It

does not impose any new burdens on

small entities. This rule, therefore, does

not require flexibility analysis.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 281

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Hazardous materials.

Authority: Section 9004 of the Solid Waste

Disposal Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6991c.

Dated: March 3, 1995.

John P. DeVillars,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–6675 Filed 3–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 281

[FRL–5173–5]

Texas; Final Approval of State

Underground Storage Tank Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of final determination on

Texas’ application for final approval.

SUMMARY: The State of Texas has

applied for final approval of its

underground storage tank (UST)

program under Subtitle I of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

The Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) has reviewed Texas’ application

and has reached a final determination

that Texas’ UST program satisfies all of

the requirements necessary to qualify

for final approval. Thus, EPA is granting

final approval to Texas to operate its

program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Final approval for Texas

shall be effective at 1:00 p.m. Central

Standard Time on April 17, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe

Womack, Texas Program Officer,

Underground Storage Tank Program, US

EPA, Region 6, Mailcode: 6H–A, 1445

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202,

Phone: (214)665–6586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

Section 9004 of RCRA enables EPA to

approve State UST programs to operate

in the State in lieu of the Federal UST

program. To qualify for final

authorization, a state’s program must:

(1) Be ‘‘no less stringent’’ than the

Federal program; and (2) provide for

adequate enforcement (sections 9004(a)

and 9004(b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.

6991c(a)).

B. Texas

On April 28, 1994, Texas submitted

an official application for final approval.

On January 24, 1995, EPA published a

tentative decision announcing its intent