Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 22 / Friday, February 1, 2008 / Rules and Regulations 6033 

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 CFR 

part 111 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 

401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201–

3219, 3403–3406, 3626, 3632, 3633, 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the following sections of 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM), as follows: 

* * * * * 

100 Retail Letters, Cards, Flats, and 

Parcels 

* * * * * 

110 Express Mail 

113 Rates and Eligibility 

* * * * * 

Exhibit 1.3 Express Mail Rates—Same 

Day Airport Service Suspended 

* * * * * 

[Add an additional footnote, number 

3, to Exhibit 1.3, Express Mail Rate 

Chart, as follows:] 

3. For Sunday/holiday delivery, add 

$12.50. 

* * * * * 

[Renumber current 1.5 through 1.7 as 

new 1.6 through 1.8, and add new 1.5 

as follows:] 

1.5 Sunday and Holiday Premium 

When delivery is guaranteed for a 

Sunday or holiday, there is a premium 

of $12.50, unless paying via an Express 

Mail Manifesting Agreement. Customers 

not desiring delivery on a Sunday or a 

holiday may avoid the premium by 

opting for guaranteed delivery on the 

subsequent delivery day. 

* * * * * 

700 Special Standards 

* * * * * 

705 Advanced Preparation and 

Special Postage Payment Systems 

* * * * * 

2.0 Manifest Mailing System 

* * * * * 

2.6 Express Mail Manifesting 

Agreements 

* * * * * 

2.6.3 Service Guarantee 

* * * * * 

[Revise current text to be identified as 

item b and add a new a as follows:] 

a. Mailers using Express Mail 

Manifesting (EMM) receive Sunday/ 

holiday guaranteed delivery at no 

additional charge without paying a 

premium. 

* * * * * 

Neva R. Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. E8–1775 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box—

Domestic APO/FPO 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule revises the 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM), to add the new Priority Mail

Large Flat-Rate Box that has been 

approved by the Board of Governors of 

the United States Postal Service. 

The new Priority Mail large flat-rate 

box is approximately 50 percent larger 

than the regular flat-rate boxes currently 

available. The prices for shipping a 

Priority Mail large flat-rate box to an 

APO/FPO ZIP CodeTM destination 

address, or to a domestic ZIP Code 

address are as follows: 

• $10.95 to APO/FPO destination 

addresses. 

• $12.95 to domestic addresses. 

The new flat-rate box is identified by 

the words ‘‘Large Flat-Rate Box’’ printed 

on the packaging. 

Items to an APO/FPO address may be 

shipped in the Priority Mail large flatrate box or in a special version of the 

box identified with the additional logo: 

‘‘Americasupportsyou.mil.’’

The Priority Mail large flat-rate box 

also may be used for mailing to 

international destinations at large flatrate box prices specific to international 

items. 

Domestic or international large flatrate box prices will apply to the special 

version of the APO/FPO flat-rate box if 

used for non-APO/FPO addresses. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 3, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christy Bonning, 202–268–2108, or 

Garry Rodriguez, 202–268–7281, United 

States Postal Service. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal 

Service first approved the Priority Mail 

flat-rate box as an experiment more than 

three years ago. Board of Governors’

Decision, Docket No. MC 2004–2 

(October 29, 2004). Subsequently, a 

permanent classification for the flat-rate 

box was approved as part of the R2006–

1 omnibus rate case. 

The Priority Mail flat-rate box has 

been a big success and has proven to 

provide value to customers in the form 

of convenience and ease of use. 

This success suggested a market for a 

larger Priority Mail flat-rate box. Such 

an offering would enhance customer 

choice, convenience, and ease of use. 

Accordingly, the Postal Service is 

offering a new, Priority Mail large flatrate box. 

The new boxes are approximately 50 

percent larger than the regular flat-rate 

boxes currently available. The 

dimensions are 121⁄4′′ x 121⁄4′′ x 6′′ 

exterior, and 12′′ x 12′′ x 51⁄2′′ interior. 

The weight restriction for the large 

flat-rate box is 70 pounds to APO/FPO 

and domestic destinations and 20 

pounds to International destinations. 

The lower rate for APO/FPO 

destinations provides an opportunity for 

the Postal Service to show support for 

American troops stationed abroad and 

their families. 

The new Priority Mail large flat-rate 

box will be available for order online at 

USPS.com and in most post offices 

nationwide. 

The Postal Service adopts the 

following changes to Mailing Standards 

of 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. 

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 CFR 

part 111 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 

401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201–

3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 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: 

* * * * * 

100 Retail Mail Letters, Cards, Flats, 

and Parcels 

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6034 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 22 / Friday, February 1, 2008 / Rules and Regulations 

120 Priority Mail 

123 Rates and Eligibility 

1.0 Priority Mail Rates and Fees 

[Delete 1.1 in its entirety. Renumber 

current 1.2 through 1.10 as new 1.1 

through 1.9.] 

[Revise the heading of renumbered 1.1 

as follows:] 

1.1 Rate Application 

* * * * * 

1.2 Minimum Rate for Parcels to 

Zones 1–4 

* * * * * 

Exhibit 1.2 Priority Mail Rates 

* * * * * 

[Revise footnote number 2 to reflect 

new numbering:] 

2. Parcels addressed for delivery to 

zones 5–8 that exceed 1 cubic foot 

(1,728 cubic inches) are charged based 

on the actual weight (under 1.1), or the 

dimensional weight (as calculated in 

1.3.1 or 1.3.2), whichever is greater. 

* * * * * 

[Revise footnote number 5 to add new 

flat-rate box as follows:] 

5. Priority Mail flat-rate boxes 

provided by the USPS, regardless of 

weight or destination: 

• $8.95 is charged for material sent in 

Priority Mail regular flat-rate boxes 

(FRB–2) or (FRB–1) to domestic and 

APO/FPO addresses. 

• $10.95 is charged for material sent 

in a Priority Mail large flat-rate box to 

APO/FPO destination addresses. 

• $12.95 is charged for material sent 

in a Priority Mail large flat-rate box to 

domestic destinations. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading of renumbered 1.4 

as follows:] 

1.4 Flat-Rate Envelopes and Boxes 

* * * * * 

[Reverse the order of renumbered 

1.4.1 and 1.4.2.] 

* * * * * 

[Revise renumbered 1.4.2 as follows:] 

1.4.2 Flat-Rate Boxes—Rates and 

Eligibility 

Each USPS-produced Priority Mail 

flat-rate box, regardless of the actual 

weight of the piece or its destination, is 

charged: 

a. $8.95 for material sent in Priority 

Mail regular flat-rate boxes (FRB–2) or 

(FRB–1) to domestic and APO/FPO 

addresses. 

b. $10.95 for material sent in a 

Priority Mail large flat-rate box to APO/ 

FPO destination addresses (see 703.2). 

c. $12.95 for material sent in a Priority 

Mail large flat-rate box to domestic 

destinations. 

Items to an APO/FPO address may be 

shipped in the Priority Mail large flatrate box or in a special version of the 

box identified with the additional logo: 

‘‘Americasupportsyou.mil.’’ If the 

special version of the APO/FPO flat-rate 

box is used for non-APO/FPO addresses, 

the domestic or international large flatrate box prices will apply. Only USPSproduced flat-rate boxes are eligible for 

the flat-rate box prices. 

* * * * * 

700 Special Standards 

703 Nonprofit Standard Mail and 

Other Unique Eligibility 

* * * * * 

2.0 Overseas Military Mail 

2.1 Basic Standards 

* * * * * 

[Renumber current 2.1.2 through 2.1.6 

as new 2.1.3 through 2.1.7 and add new 

2.1.2 as follows:] 

2.1.2 APO/FPO Priority Mail Large 

Flat-Rate Box 

A USPS-produced APO/FPO Priority 

Mail large flat-rate box sent to an APO/ 

FPO destination address, regardless of 

the actual weight of the piece, is 

charged $10.95. Items to an APO/FPO 

address may be shipped in a special 

version of the box identified with the 

additional logo: 

‘‘Americasupportsyou.mil.’’ If the 

special version of the APO/FPO flat-rate 

box is used for non-APO/FPO addresses, 

the domestic or international large flatrate box prices will apply. Articles 

mailed to an APO/FPO address in one 

of the regular flat-rate boxes (FRB–1 or 

FRB–2) are charged $8.95. Only USPSproduced flat-rate boxes are eligible for 

the flat-rate box prices. 

* * * * * 

Neva R. Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. E8–1780 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 and 97 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2007–0390; FRL–8519–6] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; 

Clean Air Interstate Rule 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action approves a 

revision to the Ohio State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on 

April 17, 2007, and revised on 

September 26, 2007. This SIP revision 

incorporates provisions related to the 

implementation of EPA’s Clean Air 

Interstate Rule (CAIR), promulgated on 

May 12, 2005, and revised on April 28, 

2006, and December 13, 2006, and the 

CAIR Federal Implementation Plan 

(CAIR SIP) concerning sulphur dioxide 

(SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOX) annual 

and NOX ozone season emissions for the 

State of Ohio, promulgated on April 28, 

2006, and revised on December 13, 

2006. EPA is not making any changes to 

the CAIR FIP but is amending, to the 

extent EPA approves Ohio’s SIP 

revision, the appropriate appendices in 

the CAIR FIP trading rules simply to 

note that approval. 

The Ohio SIP revision that was 

submitted on April 17, 2007, was a full 

CAIR SIP revision. In a letter submitted 

on September 26, 2007, Ohio requested 

that EPA consider the September 26, 

2007, submittal as two separate 

submittals, i.e., as a full CAIR SIP and 

as an abbreviated CAIR SIP. Ohio 

requested that EPA act on specific 

portions of the September 26, 2007, 

submittal as an abbreviated CAIR SIP. 

EPA approves Ohio’s abbreviated SIP 

revision that addresses the methodology 

used to allocate annual and ozone 

season NOX allowances to affected 

electric generating units (EGUs), and the 

opt-in provisions, under the CAIR 

trading programs and the CAIR SIP. 

This action also contains EPA’s 

response to a comment from the State of 

Connecticut following publication of the 

original direct final approval of the Ohio 

plan on October 16, 2007. We withdrew 

the original direct final rule on 

December 5, 2007, because of receipt of 

this comment. For reasons expressed in 

the body of this rule, EPA believes the 

comment from Connecticut is not 

relevant to this final action and, 

therefore, we are moving forward to 

approve the Ohio plan. As such, EPA 

will populate the compliance accounts 

of units affected by the State’s rule 

shortly after the effective date of this 

rule. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

February 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R05–OAR–2007–0390. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 


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