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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111

 

Changes in Preferred Postage Rates--Second-, Third-Class Mail

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Postage rate changes.

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SUMMARY: Public Law No. 103-123 authorizes annual changes in the 
reduced rates formerly financed by appropriations for revenue forgone. 
This action implements these changes for fiscal year 1995.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The Board of Governors has directed that the changes 
pertaining to postage rates be implemented effective 12:01 a.m., 
October 2, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ernest Collins, (202) 268-5316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 39 U.S.C. 3626(a) and 3642, the Postal 
Service is authorized to make annual adjustments in the postage rates 
for the nonadvertising pound rates and the per piece rates for special 
second-class publications and classroom second-class publications, and 
the special bulk third-class rates for letter shaped pieces. These 
adjustments are necessary to ``phase up'' the institutional-costs 
contribution of this mail to the statutorily-required level by fiscal 
year 1999.
    The rates for the advertising portion of second-class science-of-
agriculture publications (under former section 4358(f)), zones 1 and 2, 
will remain the same, at 75 percent of the rates charged on advertising 
in regular-rate publications, as specified by law. These rates will not 
change until second-class regular rate advertising rates change via a 
general rate case.
    The rates for special bulk third-class rates for nonletter shaped 
pieces will not change in 1994 since this category of mail is currently 
at or above its statutorily-required markup level (which resulted from 
legislation adopted in 1991) but, by law, cannot have a rate decrease.
    The rates for fourth-class library rate materials will not change 
since the rates are constrained to whole cent increments, and an annual 
change of any magnitude would cause these rates to exceed their 
statutorily-mandated level.
    The advertising rates for second-class in-county, classroom and 
special nonprofit exceeding ten percent of the publication's content 
will remain the same, that is, the same advertising rate charged the 
advertising in ordinary commercial publications.
    The Postal Service adopts the following amendments to the Domestic 
Mail Manual, 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.

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, 3001-
3011, 3201-3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 5001.

    Effective October 2, 1994, the Domestic Mail Manual is amended as 
follows:
    2. Sections R200 and R300 are revised to include the new postage 
rates for second- and third-class mail.
Rates and Fees
* * * * *

R200 Second-Class Mail

* * * * *
2.0  In-County Rates
    2.1 Pound rates per pound or fraction:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Zone                                 Rate  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Delivery office...............................................    $0.108
All others....................................................     0.118
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* * * * *
    2.2  Piece rates per addressed piece:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Zip+4  
                                           Zip+4     Barcoded   barcoded
            Level              Regular    (letter-   (letter-    (flat- 
                                           size)      size)      size)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
J1..........................     $0.078     $0.078     $0.078     $0.070
J3..........................      0.078      0.074      0.074      0.063
J5..........................      0.078      0.074      0.061      0.063
K1..........................      0.041  .........  .........  .........
K3..........................      0.034  .........  .........  .........
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3.0  SPECIAL NONPROFIT RATES
* * * * *
    3.2  Piece rates per addressed piece:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Zip+4  
                                           Zip+4     Barcoded   barcoded
            Level              Regular    (letter-   (letter-    (flat- 
                                           size)      size)      size)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
G...........................     $0.174     $0.167     $0.157     $0.151
H3..........................      0.131      0.127      0.121      0.116
H5..........................      0.131      0.127      0.114      0.116
I1..........................      0.093  .........  .........  .........
I2..........................      0.091  .........  .........  .........
I3..........................      0.086  .........  .........  .........
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    4.0  CLASSROOM RATES
* * * * *
    4.2  Piece rates per addressesd piece:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Zip+4  
                                           Zip+4     Barcoded   Barcoded
            Level              Regular    (letter-   (letter-    (flat- 
                                           size)      size)      size)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
G...........................     $0.174     $0.167     $0.157     $0.151
H3..........................      0.131      0.127      0.121      0.116
H5..........................      0.131      0.127      0.114      0.116
I1..........................      0.093  .........  .........  .........
I2..........................      0.091  .........  .........  .........
I3..........................      0.086  .........  .........  .........
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

R300  Third-Class Mail

* * * * *
6.0  SPECIAL BULK THIRD-CLASS LETTER-SIZE MINIMUM PER PIECE RATES--
PIECES 0.2085 LB. (3.3363 OZ.) OR LESS

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                                           Nonautomation rates          
                               -----------------------------------------
        Entry discount                               Carrier  Saturation
                                  Basic      3/5      route       W-S   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
None..........................     0.116     0.103     0.079      0.076 
BMC...........................     0.104     0.091     0.067      0.064 
SCF...........................     0.099     0.086     0.062      0.059 
Delivery unit.................  ........  ........     0.057      0.054 
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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                                        Automation rates                
                       -------------------------------------------------
    Entry discount        Basic      3/5      Basic    3-Digit   5-Digit
                          Zip+4     Zip+4   barcoded  barcoded  barcoded
------------------------------------------------------------------------
None..................     0.109     0.099     0.099     0.093     0.086
BMC...................     0.097     0.087     0.087     0.081     0.074
SCF...................     0.092     0.082     0.082     0.076     0.069
Delivery unit.........  ........  ........  ........  ........  ........
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    A transmittal letter making these changes in the Domestic 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 111.3.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 94-15196 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am]
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