[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 70982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23006]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


Domestic Mail: Republic of the Marshall Islands and Federated 
States of Micronesia

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United 
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) to remove references 
to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of 
Micronesia. Mail to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the 
Federated States of Micronesia is no longer treated as domestic mail.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12:01 a.m., Sunday, January 8, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obataiye B. Akinwole at 202-268-7262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal Service published a final notice 
of rulemaking entitled ``International Mail: Republic of the Marshall 
Islands and Federated States of Micronesia'' elsewhere in this issue of 
the Federal Register. This final notice of rulemaking adopts 
international rate schedules for the Republic of the Marshall Islands 
and the Federated States of Micronesia. The United States government 
negotiated this agreement with the two former United States Trust 
Territories.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

    Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.

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For the reasons discussed above, the Postal Service is revising Mailing 
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 
(DMM) to remove references to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and 
the Federated States of Micronesia. The DMM is incorporated by 
reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR part 111.

PART 111--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 414, 
416, 3001-3011, 3201-3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3626, 5001.

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2. Amend Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, 
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows.

600 Basic Standards for all Mailing Services

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601 Mailability

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9.0 Perishables

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9.3 Live Animals

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9.3.7 Mailed to Pacific Islands
    [Revise 9.3.7 by removing references to the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.]
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9.3.9 Other Insects
    [Revise 9.3.9 by removing references to the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.]
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608 Postal Information and Resources

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2.0 Domestic Mail

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2.2 Mail Treated as Domestic

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    [Revise 2.2 by removing the listings for Marshall Islands, Republic 
of the, and Micronesia, Federated States of.]
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Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 05-23006 Filed 11-22-05; 8:45 am]
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