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accordance with the Stamp Out Breast

Cancer Act, as amended by the

Semipostal Authorization Act. The

office of Stamp Services will determine

the date of commencement of the tenyear period.

(b) The Postal Service will offer only

one semipostal stamp for sale at any

given time during the ten-year period.

(c) The sales period for any given

semipostal stamp is limited to no more

than two years, as determined by the

office of Stamp Services.

(d) Prior to or after the issuance of a

given semipostal stamp, the Postal

Service reserves the right to withdraw

the semipostal stamp from sale, or to

reduce the sales period, if, inter alia:

(1) Its sales or revenue statistics are

lower than expected,

(2) The sales or revenue projections

are lower than previously expected, or

(3) The cause or recipient executive

agency does not further, or comply with,

the statutory purposes or requirements

of the Semipostal Authorization Act.

The decision to withdraw a semipostal

stamp is to be made by the Postmaster

General, after review of supporting

documentation prepared by the office of

Stamp Services.

§ 551.6 Pricing.

(a) The Semipostal Authorization Act

prescribes that the price of a semipostal

stamp is the ‘‘rate of postage that would

otherwise regularly apply.’’ For

purposes of this provision, the FirstClass Mail single-piece first-ounce rate

of postage will be considered ‘‘the rate

of postage that would otherwise

regularly apply.’’

(b) The prices of semipostal stamps

are determined by the Governors of the

United States Postal Service in

accordance with the requirements of 39

U.S.C. 416.

§ 551.7 Calculation of funds for recipient

executive agencies.

(a) The Postal Service is to determine

its reasonable costs in executing its

responsibilities pursuant to the

Semipostal Authorization Act, as

specified in § 551.8. These costs are

offset against the revenue received

through sale of each semipostal stamp

in excess of the First-Class Mail singlepiece first-ounce rate in effect at the

time of purchase.

(b) Any reasonable costs offset by the

Postal Service shall be retained by it,

along with revenue from the sale of the

semipostal stamps, as recorded by sales

units through the use of a speciallydesignated account information code.

(c) The Postal Service is to pay

designated recipient executive

agency(ies) the remainder of the

differential revenue less an amount to

recover the reasonable costs of the

Postal Service, as determined under

§ 551.8.

(d) The amounts for recipient

executive agencies are transferred in a

manner and frequency determined by

mutual agreement, consistent with the

requirements of 39 U.S.C. 416.

§ 551.8 Cost offset policy.

(a) Postal Service policy is to recover

from the differential revenue for each

semipostal stamp those costs

determined to be attributable to the

semipostal stamp and that would not

normally be incurred for

commemorative stamps having similar

sales objectives; physical characteristics;

and marketing, promotional, and public

relations activities (hereinafter

‘‘comparable stamps’’).

(b) Overall responsibility for tracking

costs associated with semipostal stamps

will rest with the office of the

Controller. Individual organizational

units incurring costs will provide

supporting documentation to the office

of the Controller.

(c) For each semipostal stamp, the

office of the Controller shall, based on

judgment and available information,

identify the comparable commemorative

stamp(s) and create a profile of the

typical cost characteristics of the

comparable stamp(s), thereby

establishing a baseline for cost

comparison purposes. The

determination of comparable

commemorative stamps may change

during or after the sales period, if the

projections of stamp sales differ from

actual experience.

(d) Except as specified, all costs

associated with semipostal stamps will

be tracked by the office of the

Controller. Costs that will not be tracked

include:

(1) Costs that the Postal Service

determines to be inconsequentially

small;

(2) Costs for which the cost of tracking

would be burdensome (e.g., costs for

which the cost of tracking exceeds the

cost to be tracked);

(3) Costs attributable to mail to which

semipostal stamps are affixed (which

are attributable to the appropriate class

and/or subclass of mail); and

(4) Administrative and support costs

that the Postal Service would have

incurred whether or not the Semipostal

Stamp Program had been established.

(e) Cost items recoverable from the

differential revenue may include, but

are not limited to, the following:

(1) Packaging costs in excess of the

cost to package comparable stamps;

(2) Printing costs for flyers and special

receipts;

(3) Cost of changes to equipment;

(4) Cost of developing and executing

marketing and promotional plans in

excess of the cost for comparable

stamps; and

(5) Other costs specific to the stamp

that would not normally have been

incurred for comparable stamps.

(f) The Semipostal Stamp Program

incorporates the following provisions

that are intended to maximize

differential revenues available to the

selected causes. These include, but are

not limited to, the following:

(1) Avoiding, to the extent practicable,

promotional costs that exceed those of

comparable stamps;

(2) Establishing restrictions on the

number of concurrently issued

semipostals; and

(3) Making financial and retail system

changes in conjunction with regularly

scheduled revisions.

(g) Other costs attributable to

semipostals but which would normally

be incurred for comparable stamps

would be recovered through the postage

component of the semipostal stamp

price. These include, but are not limited

to, the following:

(1) Costs for stamp design (including

market research);

(2) Costs for stamp production and

printing;

(3) Costs of stamp shipping and

distribution;

(4) Estimated training costs for field

staff, except for special training

associated with semipostal stamps;

(5) Costs of stamp sales (including

employee salaries and benefits);

(6) Costs associated with the

withdrawal of the stamp issue from sale;

(7) Costs associated with the

destruction of unsold stamps; and

(8) Costs associated with the

incorporation of semipostal stamp

images into advertising for the Postal

Service as an entity.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

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AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–6927–1]

National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency

Plan; National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

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ACTION: Proposed partial deletion of the

California Gulch Superfund Site from

the National Priorities List.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) proposes to delete

Operable Unit 10 (OU10) of the

California Gulch Superfund Site,

located in Leadville, Colorado, from the

National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL

is the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution and Contingency

Plan (NCP), which EPA promulgated

pursuant to section 105 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA).

This action is being taken because EPA,

with concurrence from the State of

Colorado Department of Public Health

and Environment (CDPHE), has

determined that all appropriate

response actions have been taken and

that no further response at the Site is

appropriate.

A detailed rationale for this Proposal

to Delete is set forth in the direct final

rule which can be found in the Rules

and Regulations section of this Federal

Register. The direct final rule is being

published because EPA views this

deletion action as a noncontroversial

revision and anticipates no significant

adverse or critical comments. If no

significant adverse or critical comments

are received, no further activity is

contemplated. If EPA receives

significant adverse or critical comments,

the direct final rule will be withdrawn

and all public comments received will

be addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. EPA will

not institute a second comment period.

Any parties interested in commenting

should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments concerning this

action must be received by EPA by

March 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Rebecca Thomas, Remedial Project

Manager, Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-SR,

999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver,

Colorado 80202. Telephone: (303) 312-

6552.

Information Repositories:

Comprehensive information on the

California Gulch Site is available

through the EPA, Region 8 public

docket, which is located at the EPA,

Region 8 Superfund Records Center.

The address for the Region 8 Superfund

Records Center is: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 8, Superfund

Records Center, 999 18th Street, 5th

Floor, Denver, CO 80202, Telephone

(303) 312–6473.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Thomas (EPR-SR), Remedial

Project Manager, Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code

8EPR–SR, 999 18th Street, Suite 300,

Denver, CO 80202. Telephone: (303)

312–6552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the direct

final rule which is located in the Rules

and Regulations section of this Federal

Register.

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C.

9601–9657, E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR,

1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923;

3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

Dated: December 19, 2000.

Jack W. McGraw,

Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA

Region 8.

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AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–6939–4]

National Oil and Hazardous

Substances; Pollution Contingency

Plan National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed partial deletion of

portions of the Department of Energy

(DOE) Mound Superfund Site (Mound

Site) known as release block D and

release block H from the national

priorities list (NPL).

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to delete

Release Block D, a 12-acre parcel of

property along the eastern border of the

Mound Site, containing two industrial

buildings. This proposal also pertains to

Release Block H, a 14 acre parcel of

property consisting of the Mound plant

parking lot portions of the Department

of Energy Mound Superfund Site from

the NPL. This proposal also requests

public comment on this action. The NPL

constitutes appendix B to Part 300 of the

National and Hazardous Substances

Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP),

which U.S. EPA promulgated pursuant

to Section 105 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

(CERCLA) as amended. EPA has

determined that these portions of the

Site currently pose no significant threat

to public health or the environment, as

defined by CERCLA, and therefore,

further remedial measures under

CERCLA are not appropriate. EPA is

publishing this proposed rule without

prior notification because the Agency

views this as a noncontroversial

revision and anticipates no dissenting

comments. A detailed rationale for this

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no dissenting comments are

received, the deletion will become

effective. If EPA receives dissenting

comments, the direct final action will be

withdrawn and all public comments

received will be addressed in a

subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a

second comment period. Any parties

interested in commenting should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments concerning this

Action must be received by March 19,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

mailed to Timothy Fischer, Remedial

Project Manager, or Gladys Beard,

Associate Remedial Project Manager,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(SR–6J), 77 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL

60604. Comprehensive information on

this Site is available through the public

docket, which is available for viewing at

the Site Information Repositories at the

following locations: U.S. EPA Region 5,

Administrative Records 7th Floor, 77 W.

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Il 60604

(312)–886–0900; and The CERCLA

Public Reading Room, Miamisburg

Senior Adult Center, 305 Central

Avenue, Miamisburg, OH 45342.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Timothy Fischer, Remedial Project

Manager, at (312) 886–5787 or Gladys

Beard, Associate Remedial Project

Manager at (312) 886–7253. Written

correspondence can be directed to either

Mr. Fischer or Ms. Beard at U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, (SR–

6J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL

60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the Direct

Final Action which is located in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601–9657; 33 U.S.C.

1321 (c) (2); E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR,

1991 Comp.; p. 351; E. O. 12580, 52 FR 2923,

3 CFR, 1987 Comp.; p. 193.

Dated: January 19, 2001.

David A. Ullrich,

Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA

Region V.

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