[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 60036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20563]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


Use of Ancillary Service Endorsement for Mailing Certain Types of 
Checks

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is withdrawing a proposed rule that would 
require ancillary service endorsements on mailpieces containing certain 
types of checks.

DATES: Withdrawal effective October 14, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Chatfield, Mailing Standards, 
United States Postal Service, 202-268-7278.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a proposed rule published in the Federal 
Register on October 27, 2004 (69 FR 6263), the Postal Service presented 
for public comment a proposed revision to Mailing Standards of the 
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to 
require the use of ancillary service endorsements on mailpieces 
containing certain types of checks mailed at Standard Mail postage 
rates. The proposed revision was intended to protect postal customers.
    We received comments from the financial industry discussing a 
number of safeguards for customers that reduce the incidence of fraud 
and the misuse of information on these checks. We have concluded that 
the requirements in our proposal are unnecessary, and we withdraw our 
proposal.

Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 05-20563 Filed 10-13-05; 8:45 am]
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