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by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg 

or a designated representative. 

(2) Any changes to the requirements 

for these regulated areas will be given 

by Broadcast Notice to Mariners on 

VHF–FM Channel 22A. 

Note to § 165.703(c)(2): A graphical 

representation of all fixed security zones will 

be made available through nautical charts via 

the Coast Pilot. 

(3) The Captain of Port St. Petersburg 

has provisions for escorting especially 

hazardous cargos as described in the 

above sections of this subchapter, but 

reserves the right to establish additional 

provisions for any potentially hazardous 

cargos. 

(4) Enforcement. Under 33 CFR 

165.33, no person may authorize the 

operation of a vessel in the security 

zones contrary to the provisions of this 

section. 

(d) The Captain of the Port St. 

Petersburg may waive any of the 

requirements of this subpart for any 

vessel, facility, or structure upon 

finding that the vessel or class of vessel, 

operational conditions, or other 

circumstances are such that application 

of this subpart is unnecessary or 

impractical for purposes of port safety 

and security or environmental safety. 

§§ 165.704, 165.760, 165.767, and 165.768 

[Removed and Reserved] 

■ 3. Remove and reserve §§ 165.704, 

165.760, 165.767, and 165.768. 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

G. D. Case, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port St. Petersburg. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

New Standards To Enhance Business 

Reply Mail (BRM) Visibility 

AGENCY: Postal Service.TM

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal ServiceTM will 

revise Mailing Standards of the United 

States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 

Manual (DMM®) to require the use of an 

Intelligent Mail® package barcode 

(IMpb) on Business Reply Mail® (BRM) 

labels intended for use on cartons, 

parcel-shaped items, or Priority Mail®

items of any shape. 

DATES: Effective date: April 30, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Juliaann Hess at 202–268–7663, John F. 

Rosato at 202–268–8597, or Suzanne 

Newman at 202–695–0550. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Proposed Rule 

The Postal Service published a 

proposed rule (79 FR 4871) on August 

18, 2014, with a comment period ending 

September 17, 2014, to enhance its 

operational capability to scan IMpbs 

and to provide tracking information to 

mailers by requiring a unique IMpb on 

cartons, parcel-shaped items, or Priority 

Mail pieces of any shape, returned using 

BRM service. Full implementation of 

the Postal Service’s package visibility 

strategy relies on the availability of 

piece-level information provided 

through the widespread use of IMpb. 

Mailing standards recently added to the 

DMM now require the use of IMpb on 

all commercial parcels (except parcels 

paid for using BRM service). Therefore, 

this change will align the IMpb 

standards for BRM parcels with that of 

all other commercial parcels, 

Merchandise Return Service (MRS) 

including USPS Returns, and Parcel 

Return Service. 

Background: On December 18, 2013, 

the Postal Service published a final rule 

in the Federal Register (78 FR 76548) 

announcing that an IMpb, unique to 

each mailpiece, would be required on 

all commercial parcels, effective January 

26, 2014. At that time the Postal Service 

also announced that it would be 

eliminating the option for any mailpiece 

meeting the physical characteristics of a 

parcel (under DMM 201), or Priority 

Mail pieces of any shape, to pay for 

postage using Business Reply Mail®

(BRM). 

In response to mailer feedback, on 

June 5, 2014, the Postal Service 

published a Federal Register document 

(79 FR 32490) indefinitely deferring the 

elimination of the option to use BRM to 

pay postage for cartons, parcel-shaped 

items, or Priority Mail pieces of any 

shape. At that time the Postal Service 

also indicated that it expected to issue 

proposed rules requiring the use of an 

IMpb on certain BRM cartons and 

labels. 

In accordance with its previously 

expressed intent, the Postal Service 

published the proposed rule, on August 

18, 2014, for requiring the use of an 

IMpb on BRM cartons, parcels, and 

Priority Mail items of any shape. 

General IMpb Requirements: 

Technical and general specifications for 

IMpb use are provided in Publication 

199, Intelligent Mail Package Barcode 

(IMpb) Implementation Guide for: 

Confirmation Services and Electronic 

Verification System (eVS) Mailers, and 

DMM 708.5.1. 

BRM: In order to ensure that parcelshaped items returned using BRM 

service comply with the same standards 

as all other commercial parcels 

including returns, the Postal Service 

will require a unique IMpb on: 

a. All BRM cartons. 

b. All BRM labels distributed with the 

intent of being placed on an item 

meeting the physical characteristics of a 

parcel in DMM 201. 

c. All BRM labels distributed with the 

intent of being placed on Priority Mail 

items of any shape. 

For the purposes of this requirement, 

a BRM carton is defined as a parcelshaped mailpiece with a BRM label 

either printed directly on the mailpiece 

or affixed by the end user prior to 

mailing. BRM permit holders would not 

be required to submit shipping 

manifests to support these mailpieces. 

BRM labels would be required to use a 

unique Mailer ID (MID) for parcelshaped BRM pieces and a concatenated 

IMpb construct that includes the ZIP+4®

routing code. The barcodes must be 

unique for 180 days. BRM cartons and 

parcels will use the same IMpb service 

type codes used for Merchandise Return 

Service (MRS), for Priority Mail, or for 

First-Class Mail®, based on the product 

used. The Postal Service provides an 

exception process—for mailers of small 

BRM cartons and parcels lacking 

sufficient label space to apply an IMpb 

barcode meeting the 3⁄4-inch height 

requirement—to submit barcodes of at 

least 1⁄2-inch in height for USPS® testing 

and approval. This exception process 

will be administered by the National 

Customer Service Center (NCSC), as part 

of the routine package barcode approval 

process. At this time, no other changes 

are being made to BRM standards under 

DMM 505.1 as applicable to all other 

mail shapes. 

Noncompliant Mailpieces: Once this 

final rule becomes effective, the Postal 

Service will assess a per-piece IMpb 

non-compliance fee on all BRM parcels 

not bearing an IMpb and returned using 

Priority Mail service. The proposed 

effective date for the per-piece IMpb 

non-compliance fee on First-Class Mail 

parcels being returned using BRM 

would be predicated on the Postal 

Service filing a notice with, and 

receiving approval from, the Postal 

Regulatory Commission. Thus, the noncompliance fee would start immediately 

with Priority Mail pieces only. 

II. Comments and Responses 

The Postal Service received one 

comment to the proposed rule of 

August, 18, 2014, from a Postal Service 

employee. The employee commented on 

the barcoding resources available for 

small to mid-size mailers and the use of 

Label 400 with BRM parcels. The Postal 


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Service continues to encourage mailers 

to use one of the various merchandise 

return services products for return 

merchandise, instead of using Business 

Reply Mail, which is primarily intended 

for use with letter and flat sized pieces. 

The Postal Service currently offers a 

Merchandise Return Service (MRS) webtool (API) interface that permits all 

mailers to create their MRS labels with 

the required IMpb. The Postal Service 

will continue to consider additional 

enhancements for all return services to 

make it easier for companies of all sizes 

to do business with us. 

III. Features of the Final Rule 

The Postal Service continues to 

enhance its operational capability to 

scan IMpbs, encoded with routing and 

tracking information, via automated 

mail processing equipment and 

Intelligent Mail scanning devices, and to 

provide tracking information to the 

mailers. Full implementation of the 

Postal Service’s package visibility 

strategy relies on the availability of 

piece-level information provided 

through the widespread use of IMpb. 

Recent changes to mailing standards 

now require the use of IMpb on all 

commercial parcels (excluding parcels 

paid for using BRM service). The Postal 

Service now advances its package 

visibility strategy by requiring a unique 

IMpb on cartons, parcels, or Priority 

Mail pieces of any shape, preprinted or 

with labels affixed to be returned using 

BRM service. 

For the purposes of this requirement, 

a BRM carton is defined as a parcelshaped mailpiece with a BRM label 

either printed directly on the mailpiece 

or affixed by the end user prior to 

mailing. BRM permit holders would not 

be required to submit shipping 

manifests to support these mailpieces. 

BRM labels would be required to use a 

unique Mailer ID (MID) for BRM parcels 

and a concatenated IMpb construct that 

includes the ZIP+4®routing code. The 

barcodes must be unique for 180 days. 

BRM cartons and parcels will use IMpb 

service type codes for Merchandise 

Return Service for Priority Mail or FirstClass Mail®, based on the product used. 

The Postal Service will provide an 

exception process—for mailers of small 

BRM cartons and parcels lacking 

sufficient label space to apply an IMpb 

barcode meeting the 3⁄4-inch height 

requirement—to submit barcodes of at 

least 1⁄2-inch in height for USPS testing 

and approval. This exception process 

will be administered by the National 

Customer Service Center (NCSC), as part 

of the normal package barcode approval 

process. At this time, no other changes 

would be made to the BRM standards in 

DMM 505.1 applicable to all other mail 

shapes. 

Noncompliant Mailpieces: The Postal 

Service will assess a per-piece IMpb 

non-compliance fee on all BRM parcels 

not bearing an IMpb and returned using 

Priority Mail. The proposed effective 

date for the per-piece fee on First-Class 

Mail parcels being returns using BRM 

would be predicated on the Postal 

Service filing a notice with, and 

receiving approval from, the Postal 

Regulatory Commission. Thus, the noncompliance fee starts immediately with 

Priority Mail pieces only. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, 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); 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) 

* * * * * 

505 Return Services 

1.0 Business Reply Mail (BRM) 

* * * * * 

1.4 General Information 

1.4.1 Description 

[Insert a new fourth sentence in 1.4.1 

to read as follows:] 

* * * All BRM labels intended for 

use on cartons, mailpieces meeting the 

physical characteristics of a parcel in 

DMM 201, or a Priority Mail item of any 

shape, must meet the standards under 

1.7.10. 

* * * 

* * * * * 

1.7 Mailpiece Characteristics 

* * * * * 

[Insert new 1.7.10 to read as follows:] 

1.7.10 Labels for Parcels 

BRM labels intended for use on 

cartons, mailpieces meeting the physical 

standards of a parcel under DMM 201, 

or a Priority Mail item of any shape, 

must also bear an IMpb prepared under 

708.5.0 and meet the technical 

standards in the Parcel Labeling Guide 

available on RIBBS. 

* * * * * 

1.8 Format Elements 

1.8.1 General 

[Revise the text of the first and second 

sentences of 1.8.1 to read as follows:] 

Except for BRM labels for parcels as 

provided under 1.7.10, all pieces of 

BRM are subject to these format 

elements. For all other BRM pieces, an 

Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) is not 

required, except for QBRM prices; if an 

IMb is used, it must be printed and 

placed as provided under 1.9 and as 

shown in Exhibit 1.8.1. * * * 

* * * * * 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Attorney, Federal Requirements. 

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BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0662; FRL–9918–99] 

Fluopyram; Pesticide Tolerances 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes 

tolerances for residues of fluopyram in 

or on multiple commodities that are 

identified and discussed later in this 

document. Bayer CropScience requested 

these tolerances under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

December 17, 2014, except for the 

amendment to § 180.661 in amendatory 

instruction number 3, which is effective 

June 17, 2015. Objections and requests 

for hearings must be received on or 

before February 17, 2015, and must be 

filed in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also 

Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0662, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 


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