[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 77302-77307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31358]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20


Global Express Guaranteed: Changes in Postal Rates

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Interim rule with request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is changing the rates for Global Express 
Guaranteed (GXG) Document service and Global Express Guaranteed Non-
Document service and announcing the inclusion of GXG in the current 
U.S. Postal Service collection pickup service.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date will be concurrent with the 
effective date for the new domestic rates, tentatively set for January 
7, 2001. Comments on the interim rule must be received on or before 
January 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed or delivered to Business 
Initiatives, Expedited/Package Services, U.S. Postal Service, 200 E. 
Mansell Court, Suite 300, Roswell, GA 30076-4850. Copies of all written 
comments will be available for public inspection between 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, in the Expedited/Package Services office, 
200 E. Mansell Court, Suite 300, Roswell, GA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Malcolm E. Hunt, 770-360-1104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Global Express Guaranteed is the U.S. Postal 
Service's premium international mail service. GXG is an expedited 
delivery service that is the product of a business alliance between the 
U.S. Postal Service and DHL Worldwide Express, Inc. It provides time-
definite service from designated U.S. ZIP Code areas to locations in 
over 200 destination countries and territories. Global Express 
Guaranteed consists of two mail classifications: Global Express 
Guaranteed Document Service and Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document 
Service. Regulations for Global Express Guaranteed service are 
currently set forth in section 215 of the International Mail Manual 
(IMM). These regulations were moved to IMM 210 pursuant to the notice 
published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2000. Numerous and 
successive expansions and changes to the service have been listed in 
previous Federal Register notices and are summarized in the final rule, 
which will be published in early December.
    The Postal Service is changing the rates for Global Express 
Guaranteed service and is announcing the inclusion of this service in 
the current collection pickup service. The revised set of rates, set 
forth below, is based on experience gained with providing the service 
and more accurately reflects the actual costs of providing this service 
across the various rate groups. Additionally, the rate lanes for the 
Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document service are changed to an alpha 
character designation for clarity between the Document and Non-Document 
services.
    Although the Postal Service is exempted by 39 U.S.C. 410(a) from 
the advance notice requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act 
regarding proposed rulemaking (5 U.S.C. 553), the Postal Service 
invites public comment on the interim rule at the above address.
    The Postal Service is implementing the following rates and amending 
the International Mail Manual, which is incorporated by reference in 
the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

    Foreign relations, International postal services.

PART 20--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 39 CFR Part 20 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 401, 404, 407, 408.

    2. Chapter 2 of the International Mail Manual is amended as follows 
to provide for the new rates and to include pickup service:
2  CONDITIONS FOR MAILING
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210  Global Express Guaranteed

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213.2    Destination Countries and Rate Groups

[The Individual Country Listings for Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) 
service rates will be amended to reflect the rate changes.]

213.3  Pickup Service

    Collection service pickup is available for delivery addresses 
within the participating Global Express Guaranteed ZIP Codes. GXG 
collection service will be provided when a postal employee goes to a 
customer's location specifically to deliver or collect mail other than 
Global Express Guaranteed shipments and the employee is handed a Global 
Express Guaranteed shipment in addition to other mail to be collected. 
No pickup fee will be charged when Global Express Guaranteed shipments 
are picked up during a delivery stop or during a scheduled stop made to 
collect other mail not subject to a pickup fee. On-call or scheduled 
pickup services are currently not available for GXG Service.
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216.1  Document Service Rates/Groups

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                                    Rate      Rate      Rate      Rate
     Weight not over  (lbs.)      group  1  group  2  group  3  group  4
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0.5.............................     24.00     25.00     32.00     32.00
1...............................     33.00     34.00     39.00     45.00
2...............................     38.00     40.00     46.00     52.00
3...............................     40.00     46.00     53.00     59.00
4...............................     43.00     50.00     60.00     66.00
5...............................     46.00     55.00     67.00     73.00
6...............................     48.00     58.00     72.00     80.00
7...............................     51.00     61.00     76.00     86.00
8...............................     53.00     65.00     80.00     93.00
9...............................     55.00     68.00     85.00    100.00
10..............................     58.00     70.00     89.00    104.00
11..............................     60.00     73.00     92.00    109.00

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12..............................     62.00     76.00     96.00    115.00
13..............................     65.00     79.00     99.00    120.00
14..............................     67.00     81.00    103.00    125.00
15..............................     69.00     84.00    106.00    130.00
16..............................     72.00     87.00    109.00    136.00
17..............................     74.00     89.00    113.00    141.00
18..............................     76.00     92.00    116.00    146.00
19..............................     79.00     95.00    120.00    151.00
20..............................     81.00     97.00    123.00    156.00
21..............................     83.00    100.00    126.00    161.00
22..............................     85.00    102.00    130.00    166.00
23..............................     87.00    105.00    133.00    171.00
24..............................     90.00    108.00    137.00    176.00
25..............................     92.00    110.00    140.00    181.00
26..............................     94.00    113.00    143.00    186.00
27..............................     96.00    115.00    147.00    190.00
28..............................     98.00    118.00    150.00    195.00
29..............................    100.00    120.00    153.00    200.00
30..............................    103.00    124.00    158.00    207.00
31..............................    105.00    127.00    162.00    212.00
32..............................    107.00    129.00    165.00    217.00
33..............................    109.00    131.00    169.00    222.00
34..............................    112.00    132.00    172.00    227.00
35..............................    114.00    134.00    175.00    232.00
36..............................    116.00    136.00    179.00    236.00
37..............................    118.00    138.00    182.00    241.00
38..............................    120.00    140.00    186.00    246.00
39..............................    122.00    142.00    189.00    251.00
40..............................    124.00    144.00    192.00    256.00
41..............................    126.00    146.00    196.00    261.00
42..............................    130.00    148.00    199.00    266.00
43..............................    132.00    150.00    203.00    271.00
44..............................    134.00    151.00    206.00    276.00
45..............................    137.00    153.00    210.00    280.00
46..............................    139.00    155.00    213.00    285.00
47..............................    141.00    156.00    216.00    290.00
48..............................    143.00    158.00    220.00    295.00
49..............................    146.00    160.00    223.00    300.00
50..............................    148.00    163.00    229.00    308.00
51..............................    152.00    165.00    232.00    313.00
52..............................    154.00    167.00    236.00    318.00
53..............................    156.00    169.00    239.00    323.00
54..............................    159.00    170.00    243.00    328.00
55..............................    160.00    172.00    246.00    333.00
56..............................    162.00    173.00    250.00    338.00
57..............................    163.00    175.00    253.00    343.00
58..............................    164.00    176.00    256.00    348.00
59..............................    166.00    178.00    260.00    353.00
60..............................    167.00    180.00    263.00    358.00
61..............................    169.00    181.00    267.00    363.00
62..............................    170.00    182.00    270.00    367.00
63..............................    171.00    184.00    274.00    372.00
64..............................    172.00    185.00    277.00    377.00
65..............................    173.00    187.00    281.00    382.00
66..............................    174.00    188.00    284.00    387.00
67..............................    175.00    190.00    287.00    392.00
68..............................    176.00    192.00    291.00    397.00
69..............................    177.00    193.00    294.00    402.00
70..............................    178.00    194.00    298.00    407.00
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                                    Rate      Rate      Rate      Rate
     Weight not over  (lbs.)      group  5  group  6  group  7  group  8
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0.5.............................     45.00     33.00     34.00     65.00
1...............................     52.00     47.00     46.00     75.00
2...............................     65.00     55.00     52.00     89.00
3...............................     79.00     62.00     60.00    101.00
4...............................     93.00     68.00     68.00    112.00
5...............................    106.00     75.00     75.00    124.00
6...............................    119.00     80.00     82.00    136.00
7...............................    131.00     86.00     89.00    148.00

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8...............................    143.00     91.00     96.00    160.00
9...............................    156.00     96.00    103.00    172.00
10..............................    165.00    102.00    110.00    180.00
11..............................    175.00    105.00    116.00    191.00
12..............................    185.00    109.00    122.00    203.00
13..............................    195.00    113.00    127.00    215.00
14..............................    205.00    117.00    132.00    226.00
15..............................    214.00    121.00    137.00    238.00
16..............................    223.00    125.00    142.00    249.00
17..............................    231.00    129.00    147.00    260.00
18..............................    238.00    133.00    153.00    271.00
19..............................    246.00    137.00    159.00    282.00
20..............................    253.00    141.00    165.00    293.00
21..............................    260.00    144.00    171.00    302.00
22..............................    268.00    148.00    176.00    311.00
23..............................    275.00    152.00    181.00    318.00
24..............................    283.00    156.00    186.00    325.00
25..............................    290.00    160.00    191.00    333.00
26..............................    298.00    164.00    196.00    340.00
27..............................    305.00    168.00    201.00    347.00
28..............................    313.00    172.00    206.00    355.00
29..............................    320.00    176.00    211.00    362.00
30..............................    331.00    182.00    216.00    373.00
31..............................    338.00    186.00    221.00    381.00
32..............................    346.00    190.00    226.00    388.00
33..............................    353.00    194.00    231.00    396.00
34..............................    361.00    198.00    236.00    403.00
35..............................    369.00    202.00    241.00    411.00
36..............................    376.00    206.00    246.00    418.00
37..............................    384.00    210.00    251.00    426.00
38..............................    391.00    214.00    256.00    433.00
39..............................    398.00    218.00    261.00    440.00
40..............................    404.00    222.00    266.00    448.00
41..............................    411.00    226.00    271.00    455.00
42..............................    418.00    230.00    276.00    463.00
43..............................    425.00    234.00    281.00    470.00
44..............................    432.00    238.00    286.00    478.00
45..............................    439.00    242.00    291.00    485.00
46..............................    446.00    246.00    296.00    492.00
47..............................    452.00    250.00    301.00    500.00
48..............................    459.00    254.00    306.00    507.00
49..............................    466.00    258.00    311.00    515.00
50..............................    478.00    264.00    316.00    528.00
51..............................    485.00    264.00    321.00    543.00
52..............................    492.00    272.00    326.00    543.00
53..............................    499.00    276.00    331.00    559.00
54..............................    506.00    280.00    336.00    559.00
55..............................    513.00    283.00    341.00    572.00
56..............................    520.00    288.00    346.00    572.00
57..............................    527.00    291.00    351.00    584.00
58..............................    533.00    296.00    356.00    584.00
59..............................    540.00    299.00    361.00    597.00
60..............................    547.00    304.00    366.00    597.00
61..............................    554.00    307.00    371.00    612.00
62..............................    560.00    313.00    376.00    612.00
63..............................    568.00    315.00    381.00    627.00
64..............................    571.00    321.00    386.00    627.00
65..............................    582.00    323.00    391.00    642.00
66..............................    582.00    329.00    396.00    642.00
67..............................    593.00    331.00    401.00    657.00
68..............................    595.00    337.00    406.00    657.00
69..............................    604.00    339.00    411.00    672.00
70..............................    604.00    345.00    416.00    672.00
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216.2  Non-Document Service Rates/Groups

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                                    Rate      Rate      Rate      Rate
     Weight not over  (lbs.)      group  A  group  B  group  C  group  D
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0.5.............................  ........  ........  ........  ........
1...............................     36.00     38.00     44.00     48.00

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2...............................     41.00     45.00     51.00     55.00
3...............................     44.00     51.00     58.00     64.00
4...............................     47.00     55.00     65.00     71.00
5...............................     50.00     60.00     72.00     78.00
6...............................     52.00     63.00     77.00     85.00
7...............................     55.00     66.00     81.00     91.00
8...............................     57.00     71.00     86.00     98.00
9...............................     59.00     74.00     91.00    105.00
10..............................     62.00     77.00     95.00    111.00
11..............................     64.00     80.00    100.00    116.00
12..............................     66.00     83.00    104.00    122.00
13..............................     69.00     86.00    107.00    127.00
14..............................     71.00     88.00    111.00    132.00
15..............................     73.00     91.00    114.00    137.00
16..............................     76.00     94.00    117.00    143.00
17..............................     78.00     97.00    121.00    148.00
18..............................     80.00    100.00    124.00    153.00
19..............................     83.00    103.00    128.00    158.00
20..............................     87.00    107.00    131.00    165.00
21..............................     89.00    110.00    134.00    170.00
22..............................     91.00    112.00    138.00    175.00
23..............................     93.00    115.00    141.00    180.00
24..............................     96.00    118.00    145.00    185.00
25..............................     98.00    120.00    148.00    190.00
26..............................    100.00    122.00    153.00    195.00
27..............................    102.00    123.00    157.00    199.00
28..............................    104.00    126.00    160.00    204.00
29..............................    106.00    128.00    163.00    209.00
30..............................    109.00    132.00    168.00    216.00
31..............................    111.00    135.00    172.00    221.00
32..............................    113.00    137.00    175.00    226.00
33..............................    115.00    139.00    179.00    231.00
34..............................    118.00    141.00    182.00    236.00
35..............................    120.00    143.00    185.00    241.00
36..............................    122.00    145.00    189.00    245.00
37..............................    124.00    147.00    192.00    250.00
38..............................    126.00    149.00    196.00    255.00
39..............................    128.00    151.00    199.00    260.00
40..............................    130.00    153.00    202.00    268.00
41..............................    132.00    155.00    206.00    273.00
42..............................    136.00    157.00    209.00    278.00
43..............................    138.00    159.00    213.00    283.00
44..............................    140.00    160.00    216.00    288.00
45..............................    143.00    162.00    220.00    295.00
46..............................    145.00    164.00    223.00    300.00
47..............................    147.00    165.00    226.00    305.00
48..............................    149.00    167.00    230.00    310.00
49..............................    151.00    169.00    233.00    315.00
50..............................    152.00    172.00    239.00    320.00
51..............................    156.00    174.00    242.00    325.00
52..............................    158.00    176.00    246.00    330.00
53..............................    160.00    178.00    249.00    335.00
54..............................    163.00    179.00    253.00    340.00
55..............................    164.00    181.00    256.00    345.00
56..............................    166.00    182.00    260.00    350.00
57..............................    167.00    184.00    263.00    355.00
58..............................    168.00    185.00    266.00    360.00
59..............................    170.00    187.00    270.00    365.00
60..............................    170.00    189.00    273.00    370.00
61..............................    172.00    193.00    277.00    375.00
62..............................    173.00    194.00    280.00    379.00
63..............................    174.00    196.00    284.00    384.00
64..............................    175.00    197.00    287.00    389.00
65..............................    176.00    199.00    291.00    394.00
66..............................    177.00    200.00    294.00    399.00
67..............................    178.00    202.00    297.00    404.00
68..............................    179.00    204.00    301.00    409.00
69..............................    180.00    205.00    304.00    414.00
70..............................    181.00    206.00    308.00    419.00
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                                    Rate      Rate      Rate      Rate
     Weight not over  (lbs.)      group  E  group  F  group  G  group  H
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0.5.............................     59.00     52.00     55.00     82.00
1...............................     59.00     52.00     55.00     82.00
2...............................     72.00     60.00     58.00     96.00
3...............................     86.00     67.00     63.00    109.00
4...............................    100.00     73.00     70.00    120.00
5...............................    113.00     80.00     77.00    134.00
6...............................    126.00     85.00     84.00    146.00
7...............................    138.00     91.00     91.00    158.00
8...............................    150.00     96.00     98.00    170.00
9...............................    163.00    101.00    105.00    182.00
10..............................    177.00    107.00    112.00    190.00
11..............................    187.00    112.00    118.00    206.00
12..............................    197.00    116.00    123.00    218.00
13..............................    207.00    120.00    129.00    230.00
14..............................    217.00    124.00    134.00    241.00
15..............................    229.00    131.00    139.00    253.00
16..............................    238.00    135.00    144.00    264.00
17..............................    246.00    139.00    149.00    275.00
18..............................    253.00    143.00    155.00    286.00
19..............................    261.00    147.00    161.00    297.00
20..............................    268.00    151.00    167.00    308.00
21..............................    275.00    154.00    173.00    317.00
22..............................    283.00    158.00    178.00    326.00
23..............................    290.00    162.00    183.00    333.00
24..............................    298.00    166.00    188.00    340.00
25..............................    305.00    170.00    193.00    348.00
26..............................    313.00    174.00    198.00    355.00
27..............................    320.00    178.00    203.00    362.00
28..............................    328.00    182.00    208.00    370.00
29..............................    335.00    186.00    213.00    377.00
30..............................    346.00    192.00    218.00    388.00
31..............................    353.00    196.00    223.00    396.00
32..............................    361.00    200.00    228.00    403.00
33..............................    368.00    204.00    233.00    411.00
34..............................    376.00    208.00    238.00    418.00
35..............................    384.00    212.00    243.00    431.00
36..............................    391.00    216.00    248.00    438.00
37..............................    399.00    220.00    253.00    446.00
38..............................    406.00    224.00    258.00    453.00
39..............................    413.00    228.00    263.00    460.00
40..............................    419.00    232.00    268.00    468.00
41..............................    426.00    236.00    273.00    475.00
42..............................    433.00    240.00    278.00    483.00
43..............................    440.00    244.00    283.00    490.00
44..............................    447.00    248.00    288.00    498.00
45..............................    454.00    252.00    293.00    505.00
46..............................    461.00    256.00    298.00    507.00
47..............................    467.00    260.00    303.00    515.00
48..............................    474.00    264.00    308.00    522.00
49..............................    481.00    268.00    313.00    530.00
50..............................    493.00    274.00    318.00    543.00
51..............................    498.00    276.00    323.00    558.00
52..............................    505.00    282.00    328.00    558.00
53..............................    512.00    286.00    333.00    574.00
54..............................    519.00    290.00    338.00    574.00
55..............................    526.00    293.00    343.00    587.00
56..............................    533.00    298.00    348.00    587.00
57..............................    540.00    301.00    353.00    599.00
58..............................    546.00    306.00    358.00    599.00
59..............................    553.00    309.00    363.00    612.00
60..............................    560.00    314.00    368.00    612.00
61..............................    567.00    317.00    373.00    627.00
62..............................    573.00    323.00    378.00    627.00
63..............................    581.00    325.00    383.00    642.00
64..............................    584.00    331.00    388.00    642.00
65..............................    595.00    333.00    393.00    657.00
66..............................    595.00    339.00    398.00    657.00
67..............................    606.00    341.00    403.00    672.00
68..............................    608.00    347.00    408.00    672.00
69..............................    617.00    349.00    413.00    687.00
70..............................    617.00    355.00    418.00    687.00
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Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 00-31358 Filed 12-8-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-12-P