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placards prior to submission to the 

USPS and for maintaining the overall 

quality of the placards they produce. It 

is recommended that inspection and 

testing of Intelligent Mail container 

placards be performed periodically. 

Mailers are encouraged to work with 

their local Mailpiece Design Analyst to 

validate the accuracy and quality of 

their placards. 

* * * * * 

Neva R. Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. E8–19339 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICETM

39 CFR Part 111 

Waiver of Signature Delivery Process 

AGENCY: Postal Service. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising 

the Mailing Standards of the United 

States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 

Manual (DMM) to update the 

standards regarding delivery of Express 

Mail items with waiver of signature 

and return receipt for merchandise 

items with waiver of signature. Delivery 

employees deliver these items to the 

addressee’s mail receptacle or other 

secure location without first attempting 

to obtain a signature from the addressee. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 21, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Monica Grein at 202–268–8411. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Waiver of 

signature authorizes delivery to be made 

without obtaining the signature of the 

addressee or addressee’s agent as long as 

the delivery employee establishes the 

article can be left in the addressee’s mail 

receptacle or other secure location. By 

waiving signature, the sender agrees to 

accept the delivery time and date scan 

information as valid record of delivery. 

When Express Mail items with 

waiver of signature and return receipt 

for merchandise items with waiver of 

signature are delivered, the delivery 

employee will sign the PS Form 3849, 

Sorry We Missed You, without 

attempting to obtain a signature from 

the addressee. After signing the PS Form 

3849, the delivery employee delivers the 

item to the addressee’s mail receptacle 

or other secure location. This process 

expedites delivery time because the 

delivery employee is not required to try 

to obtain a signature from the addressee 

or addressee’s agent, when a waiver of 

signature is indicated. 

Comments Received: We received one 

comment on the proposal, from an 

attorney. The commenter expressed 

concerns about our process for handling 

disputes regarding mail delivery when 

the sender has authorized a waiver of 

signature. 

The delivery employee has always 

signed the Form 3849 when ‘‘waiver of 

signature’’ was indicated and we have 

never provided the delivery employee’s 

name. The only change from the 

previous process is that the delivery 

employee no longer needs to attempt to 

obtain a signature from the addressee 

first when ‘‘waiver of signature’’ is 

indicated. Therefore, the manner in 

which we handle delivery disputes has 

been well established and will not be 

changed. 

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 

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 CFR 

part 111 continues 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, 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: 

* * * * * 

100 Retail Letters, Cards, Flats, and 

Parcels 

* * * * * 

110 Express Mail 

113 Prices and Eligibility 

* * * * * 

4.0 Service Features of Express Mail 

4.1 General 

The service features are as follows: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of the first and second 

sentences in item b as follows:] 

b. When a signature is waived by the 

mailer, the delivery employee signs 

upon delivery. The item is delivered to 

the addressee’s mail receptacle or other 

secure location. * * * 

* * * * * 

115 Mail Preparation 

* * * * * 

2.0 Express Mail Next Day and 

Second Day 

* * * * * 

2.2 Waiver of Signature 

[Revise the text of 2.2 as follows:] 

A mailer sending an Express Mail 

item may instruct the USPS to deliver 

an Express Mail Next Day Delivery or 

Express Mail Second Day Delivery item 

without obtaining the signature of the 

addressee or the addressee’s agent by 

checking and signing the waiver of 

signature on Label 11–B or Label 11–F, 

Express Mail Post Office to Addressee, 

or indicating waiver of signature is 

requested on single-ply commercial 

label. Completion of the waiver of 

signature authorizes the delivery 

employee to sign upon delivery. The 

item is delivered to the addressee’s mail 

receptacle or other secure location. 

Mailers who waive signature will be 

provided only the delivery date and 

time, and not an image of the signature 

when accessing delivery information on 

the Internet or when calling the toll-free 

number. 

* * * * * 

400 Commercial Parcels 

* * * * * 

410 Express Mail 

413 Prices and Eligibility 

* * * * * 

4.0 Service Features of Express Mail 

4.1 General 

The service features are as follows: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of the first and second 

sentences in item b as follows:] 

b. When waiver of signature is 

indicated by the mailer, the delivery 

employee signs upon delivery. The item 

is delivered to the addressee’s mail 

receptacle or other secure location. 

* * * 

* * * * * 

415 Mail Preparation 

* * * * * 

2.0 Express Mail Next Day and 

Second Day 

* * * * * 

2.2 Waiver of Signature 

[Revise the text of 2.2 as follows:] 

A mailer sending an Express Mail 

item may instruct the USPS to deliver 

an Express Mail Next Day Delivery or 

Express Mail Second Day Delivery item 

without obtaining the signature of the 


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addressee or the addressee’s agent by 

checking and signing the waiver of 

signature on Label 11–B or Label 11–F, 

Express Mail Post Office to Addressee, 

or indicating waiver of signature is 

requested on single-ply commercial 

label. Completion of the waiver of 

signature authorizes the delivery 

employee to sign upon delivery. The 

item is delivered to the addressee’s mail 

receptacle or other secure location. 

Mailers who waive signature are 

provided only the delivery date and 

time, and not an image of the signature 

when accessing delivery information on 

the Internet or when calling the toll-free 

number. 

* * * * * 

500 Additional Mailing Services 

503 Extra Services 

* * * * * 

8.0 Return Receipt for Merchandise 

* * * * * 

8.3 Mailing 

* * * * * 

8.3.2 How to Mail 

A mailer can obtain Form 3804 and 

Form 3811 (return receipt) at the Post 

Office or from any rural carrier. Observe 

these procedures: 

* * * * * 

[Revise item f as follows:] 

f. By signing the waiver on Form 

3804, customers are instructing the 

USPS to deliver the item without 

obtaining the addressee’s or addressee’s 

agent’s signature. Completion of the 

waiver of signature authorizes the 

delivery employee to sign upon 

delivery. The item is delivered to the 

addressee’s mail receptacle or other 

secure location. To waive signature, 

detach both parts of the gummed 

sections of label 3804 and attach to the 

mailpiece. 

* * * * * 

Neva Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. E8–19340 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 62 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2007–0952; FRL–8707–5] 

Approval and Promulgation of Revised 

Municipal Waste Combustor State Plan 

for Designated Facilities and 

Pollutants: Indiana; Withdrawal of 

Direct Final Rule 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing the July 

8, 2008 (73 FR 38925), direct final rule 

revisions to Indiana’s State Plan to 

control air pollutants from large 

Municipal Waste Combustors (MWC). 

The Indiana Department of 

Environmental Management (IDEM) 

submitted the State Plan on August 24, 

2007. 

In the direct final rule, EPA stated 

that if adverse comments were 

submitted by August 7, 2008, the rule 

would be withdrawn and not take effect. 

On July 29, 2008, IDEM submitted a 

comment to EPA. EPA believes this 

comment is adverse and, therefore, EPA 

is withdrawing the direct final rule. 

Specifically, IDEM commented that, in 

the table for particulate matter, there 

was a typographical error in identifying 

the appropriate footnotes for the 

emission limitations. In addition, IDEM 

stated that it had recently submitted an 

agency correction for publication in the 

Indiana Register to correct the footnotes 

for mercury and sulfur dioxide in the 

emission limitations table, and 

requested that these corrections be part 

of the final federal approval. EPA will 

address the comment in a subsequent 

final action based upon the proposed 

action also published on July 8, 2008 

(73 FR 38954). EPA will not institute a 

second comment period on this action. 

DATES: The direct final rule published at 

73 FR 38925 on July 8, 2008, is 

withdrawn as of August 21, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Sieffert, Environmental 

Engineer, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard (AT–18J), Chicago, Illinois 

60604, (312) 353–1151, 

sieffert.margaret@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Administrative 

practice and procedure, 

Intergovernmental relations, Municipal 

waste combustors, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: August 12, 2008. 

Walter W. Kovalick Jr., 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

■ Accordingly, the amendments to 40 

CFR 62.3650, 62.3651, and 62.3652 to 

subpart P which published in the 

Federal Register on July 8, 2008 (73 FR 

38925) on page 38928, and which were 

to become effective on September 8, 

2008, are withdrawn as of August 21, 

2008. 

[FR Doc. E8–19416 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 300 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–1987–0002; FRL–8706–5] 

National Oil and Hazardous Substance 

Pollution Contingency Plan; National 

Priorities List 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Direct Final Notice of Deletion 

of the Waste Inc. Landfill Superfund 

Site from the National Priorities List. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), Region V is publishing a 

direct final Notice of Deletion of the 

Waste Inc. Landfill Superfund Site 

(Site), located in Michigan City, Indiana, 

from the National Priorities List (NPL). 

The NPL, promulgated pursuant to 

section 105 of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is 

Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which 

is the National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan 

(NCP). This direct final deletion is being 

published by EPA with the concurrence 

of the State of Indiana, through the 

Indiana Department of Environmental 

Management (IDEM), because EPA has 

determined that all appropriate 

response actions under CERCLA, other 

than operation, maintenance, and fiveyear reviews, have been completed. 

However, this deletion does not 

preclude future actions under 

Superfund. 

DATES: This direct final deletion is 

effective October 20, 2008 unless EPA 

receives adverse comments by 

September 22, 2008. If adverse 

comments are received, EPA will 

publish a timely withdrawal of the 

direct final deletion in the Federal 

Register informing the public that the 

deletion will not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID no. EPA–HQ–


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