[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 67348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31170]


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POSTAL RATE COMMISSION


Tour of Printing and Processing Plants

AGENCY: Postal Rate Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Commission visit.

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DATES: The visits are scheduled for December 6-8, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 
Postal Rate Commission, Suite 300, 1333 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20268-0001, 202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Postal Rate Commission will 
visit the R.R. Donnelley printing plant at Spartanburg, South Carolina 
on the afternoon of Monday, December 6, 1999. The Commission will 
discuss logistics and support issues, and problems with and procedures 
for preparation of mail for dropshipping. On the morning of Tuesday, 
December 7, 1999, the group will tour the BMG fulfillment facility in 
Duncan, South Carolina, and discuss mailing practices that incorporate 
the use of multiple subclasses and services by a major music club. That 
evening, the group will observe operations at the Orlando, Florida 
terminal facility used by members of the Florida Gift Fruit Shippers 
Association (FGFSA) to prepare items for shipment to distant postal 
facilities.
    On Wednesday, December 8, 1999 the group will tour the packinghouse 
operation of a shipper-member of FGFSA to get a complete understanding 
of parcel movement from producers to consumers using the Postal Service 
delivery network, and then meet with several shippers to obtain a 
balanced picture of the varying needs of different sized operations. 
Finally, during the evening of December 8, the group will observe the 
operation of the Orlando Priority Mail processing center operated for 
the Postal Service by Emery.

    Dated: November 24, 1999.
Margaret P. Crenshaw,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-31170 Filed 11-30-99; 8:45 am]
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