[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21286-21287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10553]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20


International Customized Mail Service

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service adopts the proposed changes to its 
International Customized Mail Service to reduce the volume or revenue 
requirements.

DATES: Effective April 30, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert E. Michelson, (703) 
292-3605.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 8, 2001, the Postal Service 
published in the Federal Register (66 FR 13868) a notice of 
proposed changes to International Customized Mail Service. These 
proposed changes would reduce the required volume or revenue that a 
mailer of non-letter-post items (including Global Priority Mail) must 
meet to qualify for International Customized Mail service. The volume 
requirement would be reduced from 1 million pounds of international 
mail to 600 pieces, on an annualized basis. The revenue requirement 
would be reduced from $2 million in international postage to $12,000, 
on an annualized basis.
    The Postal Service invited public comment by April 9, 2001. The 
Postal Service did not receive any comments by that date. Accordingly, 
the Postal Service is adopting the proposed rule.
    The Postal Service adopts the following amendments to the 
International Mail Manual (IMM), 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.

PART 20--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citations for 39 CFR part 20 continue to read as 
follows:

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

    2. The International Mail Manual (IMM) is amended to incorporate 
the following changes:
2  CONDITIONS FOR MAILING
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290  Commercial Services

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297  International Customized Mail

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297.2 Qualifying Mailers

    To qualify for ICM service, a mailer must tender all of its ICM 
mail to the Postal Service and must be capable, on an annualized basis, 
of either:
    a. Tendering at least 1 million pounds of international letter-post 
mail (excluding Global Priority Mail) to the Postal Service, or paying 
at least $2 million in international letter-post postage to the Postal 
Service.
    b. Tendering at least 600 pieces of international non-letter-post 
mail (including Global Priority Mail) to the Postal Service, or paying 
at least

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$12,000 in international non-letter-post postage to the Postal Service.
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Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 01-10553 Filed 4-27-01; 8:45 am]
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