[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 82278-82285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33140]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 20
Global Express Guaranteed: Changes in Postal Rates
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Amendment to interim rule.
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SUMMARY: On December 11, 2000, a Federal Register notice (65 FR 77302)
was published with correct new rates but erroneously omitted the
revised country group listing. In addition, the rate groups were listed
with an alpha-character designation, when in fact the rate groups have
numeric designations. This amendment publishes the rate charts and the
revised country group listing.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date is concurrent with the effective
date for the new domestic rates, January 7, 2001. Comments on the
amendment to 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 (GXG) 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 will be moved to IMM 210 pursuant to the
notice published in Federal Register on September 26, 2000. Numerous
and successive expansions and changes to the service have been listed
in previous Federal Register notices and were summarized in the final
rule Federal Register published on December 6, 2000 (65 FR 76154).
The GXG rates, set forth below, are based on experience gained with
providing the service and more accurately reflect the actual costs of
providing this service across the various rate groups.
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:
2 Conditions for Mailing
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210 Global Express Guaranteed
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213 Service Areas
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213.2 Destinating Countries and Rate Groups
GXG service is available to the following destinating countries and
territories. For rate purposes, countries have been placed into one of
eight rate groups.
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Document Non-document
Country service rate service rate
group group
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Afghanistan................................. No Service No Service
Albania..................................... 8 8
Algeria..................................... 8 8
Andorra..................................... 6 6
Angola...................................... 8 8
Anguilla.................................... 3 3
Antigua & Barbuda........................... 3 3
Argentina................................... 5 5
Armenia..................................... 8 8
Aruba....................................... 3 3
Ascension................................... No Service No Service
Australia................................... 4 4
Austria..................................... 6 6
Azerbaijan.................................. 8 8
Bahamas..................................... 3 3
Bahrain..................................... 7 7
Bangladesh.................................. 7 7
Barbados.................................... 3 3
Belarus..................................... 8 8
Belgium..................................... 3 3
Belize...................................... 5 5
Benin....................................... 8 8
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Bermuda..................................... 3 3
Bhutan...................................... 5 5
Bolivia..................................... 5 5
Bosnia-Herzegovina.......................... 8 8
Botswana.................................... 8 8
Brazil...................................... 5 5
British Virgin Islands...................... 3 3
Brunei Darussalam........................... 8 8
Bulgaria.................................... 8 8
Burkina Faso................................ 8 8
Burma (Myanmar)............................. 8 8
Burundi..................................... 8 8
Cambodia.................................... 8 8
Cameroon.................................... 8 8
Canada...................................... 1 1
Cape Verde.................................. 8 8
Cayman Islands.............................. 3 3
Central African Republic.................... 8 8
Chad........................................ 8 8
Chile....................................... 5 5
China....................................... 4 4
Colombia.................................... 5 5
Comoros..................................... 8 8
Congo, Democratic Republic of the........... 8 8
Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville)........ 8 8
Costa Rica.................................. 5 5
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)................. 8 8
Croatia..................................... 8 8
Cuba........................................ 8 No Service
Cyprus...................................... 7 7
Czech Republic.............................. 8 8
Denmark..................................... 6 6
Djibouti.................................... 8 8
Dominica.................................... 3 3
Dominican Republic.......................... 3 3
Ecuador..................................... 5 5
Egypt....................................... 7 No Service
El Salvador................................. 5 5
Equatorial Guinea........................... 8 8
Eritrea..................................... 8 8
Estonia..................................... 8 8
Ethiopia.................................... 8 8
Falkland Islands............................ 5 5
Faroe Islands............................... 6 6
Fiji........................................ 5 5
Finland..................................... 6 6
France...................................... 3 3
French Guiana............................... 5 No Service
French Polynesia............................ 8 8
Gabon....................................... 8 8
Gambia...................................... 8 8
Georgia, Republic of........................ 8 8
Germany..................................... 3 3
Ghana....................................... 8 8
Gibraltar................................... 6 6
Great Britain & Northern Ireland............ 3 3
Greece...................................... 6 6
Greenland................................... 6 6
Grenada..................................... 3 3
Guadeloupe.................................. 3 3
Guatemala................................... 5 5
Guinea...................................... 8 8
Guinea-Bissau............................... 8 8
Guyana...................................... 5 5
Haiti....................................... 3 3
Honduras.................................... 5 5
Hong Kong................................... 3 3
Hungary..................................... 8 8
Iceland..................................... 6 6
India....................................... 7 7
Indonesia................................... 4 4
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Iran........................................ 7 No Service
Iraq........................................ No Service No Service
Ireland (Eire).............................. 3 3
Israel...................................... 7 7
Italy....................................... 3 3
Jamaica..................................... 3 3
Japan....................................... No Service No Service
Jordan...................................... 7 7
Kazakhstan.................................. 8 8
Kenya....................................... 8 8
Kiribati.................................... 8 8
Korea, Democratic People's Rep. of (North).. No Service No Service
Korea, Republic of (South).................. 4 4
Kuwait...................................... 7 7
Kyrgyzstan.................................. 8 8
Laos........................................ 8 8
Latvia...................................... 8 8
Lebanon..................................... 7 7
Lesotho..................................... 8 8
Liberia..................................... 8 8
Libya....................................... No Service No Service
Liechtenstein............................... 6 6
Lithuania................................... 8 8
Luxembourg.................................. 3 3
Macao....................................... 3 3
Macedonia, Republic of...................... 8 8
Madagascar.................................. 8 8
Malawi...................................... 8 8
Malaysia.................................... 4 4
Maldives.................................... 8 8
Mali........................................ 8 8
Malta....................................... 6 6
Martinique.................................. 3 3
Mauritania.................................. 8 8
Mauritius................................... 8 8
Mexico...................................... 2 2
Moldova..................................... 8 8
Mongolia.................................... 8 8
Montserrat.................................. 3 3
Morocco..................................... 8 8
Mozambique.................................. 8 8
Namibia..................................... 8 8
Nauru....................................... 8 8
Nepal....................................... 8 8
Netherlands................................. 3 3
Netherlands Antilles........................ 3 3
New Caledonia............................... 5 5
New Zealand................................. 4 4
Nicaragua................................... 5 5
Niger....................................... 8 8
Nigeria..................................... 8 8
Norway...................................... 6 6
Oman........................................ 7 7
Pakistan.................................... 7 7
Panama...................................... 5 5
Papua New Guinea............................ 5 5
Paraguay.................................... 5 5
Peru........................................ 5 5
Philippines................................. 4 4
Pitcairn Island............................. No Service No Service
Poland...................................... 8 8
Portugal.................................... 6 6
Qatar....................................... 7 7
Reunion..................................... 8 8
Romania..................................... 8 8
Russia...................................... 8 8
Rwanda...................................... 8 8
St. Christopher (St. Kitts) & Nevis......... 3 3
Saint Helena................................ No Service No Service
Saint Lucia................................. 3 3
Saint Pierre & Miquelon..................... 1 1
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Saint Vincent & Grenadines.................. 3 3
San Marino.................................. 3 3
Sao Tome & Principe......................... 8 8
Saudi Arabia................................ 7 7
Senegal..................................... 8 8
Serbia-Montenegro (Yugoslavia).............. 8 8
Seychelles.................................. 8 8
Sierra Leone................................ 8 8
Singapore................................... 3 3
Slovak Republic (Slovakia).................. 8 8
Slovenia.................................... 8 8
Solomon Islands............................. 8 8
Somalia..................................... 8 8
South Africa................................ 8 8
Spain....................................... 6 6
Sri Lanka................................... 7 7
Sudan....................................... No Service No Service
Suriname.................................... 5 5
Swaziland................................... 8 8
Sweden...................................... 6 6
Switzerland................................. 6 6
Syrian Arab Republic (Syria)................ 7 No Service
Taiwan...................................... 3 3
Tajikistan.................................. 8 8
Tanzania.................................... 8 8
Thailand.................................... 4 4
Togo........................................ 8 8
Tonga....................................... 8 8
Trinidad & Tobago........................... 3 3
Tristan da Cunha............................ No Service No Service
Tunisia..................................... 8 8
Turkey...................................... 7 7
Turkmenistan................................ 8 8
Turks & Caicos Islands...................... 3 3
Tuvalu...................................... 8 8
Uganda...................................... 8 8
Ukraine..................................... 8 8
United Arab Emirates........................ 7 7
Uruguay..................................... 5 5
Uzbekistan.................................. 8 8
Vanuatu..................................... 5 5
Vatican City................................ 3 3
Venezuela................................... 5 5
Vietnam..................................... 4 4
Wallis & Futuna Islands..................... 4 4
Western Samoa............................... 4 4
Yemen....................................... 7 7
Zambia...................................... 8 8
Zimbabwe.................................... 8 8
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GXG service is available to all locations that are referenced in
the Individual Country Listings except for the following:
Afghanistan
Ascension
Iraq
Japan
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North)
Libya
Pitcairn Island
Saint Helena
Sudan
Tristan de Cunha
The following countries are limited to GXG Document service only:
Cuba
Egypt
French Guiana
Iran
Syrian Arab Republic (Syria)
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216.1 Document Service Rates/Groups
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Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
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