[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29704-29705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13704]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20


International Recorded Delivery Service

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is adopting a new fee for international 
recorded delivery service.

DATES: The rule is effective on July 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John A. Reynolds 703-292-3620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 8, 2000, the Postal Service 
published a final rule in the Federal Register (65 FR 77075) adopting 
changes in international postal rates, fees, and mail classifications. 
The rule was effective on January 7, 2001. At that time, the Postal 
Service noted that certain international special service fees were 
based on the domestic equivalent service and were subject to change 
based on the Board of Governors' decision about domestic mail.
    Recorded delivery service is an international special service that 
is equivalent to the domestic service, certified mail. Mailers using 
the service receive a numbered mailing receipt and the destination post 
office retains a record to establish proof of delivery for each mailed 
item. Recorded delivery items are handled as ordinary mail during 
transit. The fee for recorded delivery is based on the fee for the 
equivalent domestic service, certified mail.
    The Postal Rate Commission, in its recommended decision on R2000-1, 
recommended a fee of $1.90 for certified mail. The Postal Service 
adopted this fee, under protest, for certified mail. Likewise, we set 
the fee for recorded delivery at $1.90.
    On May 7, 2001, the Board of Governors adopted a fee of $2.10 for 
certified mail; the new rate is effective on July 1, 2001. Accordingly, 
we are changing the fee for recorded delivery service to $2.10 
effective July 1, 2001.
    The Postal Service adopts the following amendments to the 
International Mail Manual (IMM), which is incorporated by reference in 
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). (See 39 CFR 20.1.)

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

    Foreign relations.
    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Postal Service 
amends 39 CFR Part 20 as follows:

PART 20--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 20 continues to read as follows:

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

    2. Amend subchapter 360 of the International Mail Manual (IMM) by 
revising section 363 to read as follows:

International Mail Manual (IMM)

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Chapter 3 Special Services

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360  Recorded Delivery

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363  Recorded Delivery Fee

    The recorded delivery fee is $2.10 and is in addition to postage 
and other special service fees, if applicable.
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Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 01-13704 Filed 5-31-01; 8:45 am]
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