[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 75151-75153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30186]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20


International Service Changes--Israel

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United 
States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]) section 
243.13, the Country Price Groups and Weight Limits, and the Individual 
Country Listings to incorporate a change in Israel's First-Class Mail 
International[supreg] price group.

DATES: Effective January 2, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obataiye B. Akinwole at 202-268-2260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2010, the Postal Service 
published a proposed rule Federal Register notice (75 FR 39475-39477) 
that included a change to Israel's First-Class Mail International price 
group from Price Group 8 to Price Group 5 in order to align operational 
efficiencies more closely with costs.
    This minor classification change was required to be filed with the 
Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The Postal Service did so as part 
of its request for an exigent price increase on July 6, 2010. Although 
the PRC rejected the exigent price filing, it invited the Postal 
Service to file separately the classification changes incorporated in 
the exigent price request. On November 3, 2010, the Postal Service 
filed such a request to implement the change to Israel's Price Group 
for First-Class Mail International. The Commission concurred with the 
notice on November 22, 2010.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

    Foreign relations, International postal services.

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Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 20 is amended as follows:

PART 20--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR Part 20 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 407, 414, 416, 3001-3011, 3201-
3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633, and 5001.


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2. Revise the following sections of Mailing Standards of the United 
States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM), as follows:
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2 Conditions for Mailing

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240 First-Class Mail International

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243 Prices and Postage Payment Methods

243.1 Prices

* * * * *

243.13 Destinating Countries and Price Groups

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Exhibit 243.13

First-Class Mail International Price Groups

    [Revise Exhibit 243.13 by changing the Price Group for Israel to 
Price Group 5 as follows:]

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              Country                            Price group
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                                * * * * *
                 Israel                                    5
 
                                * * * * *
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* * * * *

Country Price Groups and Weight Limits

* * * * *
    [Revise the listing for Israel by changing the Price Group for 
First-Class Mail International to Price Group 5 as follows:]

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                                           Global express guaranteed  Express mail international         Priority mail             First-Class mail
                                         --------------------------------------------------------      international\1\              international
                 Country                                                                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                           Price group    Max. wt.     Price group    Max. wt.                    Max. wt.                   Max. wt.\2\
                                                           (lbs.)                      (lbs.)      Price group     (lbs.)      Price group   (ozs./lbs.)
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
Israel..................................            6            70             8            44             8            44             5         3.5/4
 
                                                                      * * * * * * *
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Individual Country Listings

Country Conditions for Mailing

Israel

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    [Revise the heading and prices for First-Class Mail International 
to incorporate the change from Price Group 8 to Price Group 5 as 
follows:]

First-Class Mail International (240) Price Group 5

Letters

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   Weight not over  (ozs.)            Price
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1............................                $0.98  Note: A letter
                                                     meeting one or more
                                                     of the
                                                     nonmachinable
                                                     characteristics in
                                                     241.217 is charged
                                                     a nonmachinable
                                                     surcharge of $0.20.
2............................                 1.82
3............................                 2.66
3.5..........................                 3.50
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Large Envelopes (Flats)

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       Weight not over  (ozs.)                 Price         Weight not over  (ozs.)          Price         Weight not over  (ozs.)         Price
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1....................................                $1.24   12.....................                $8.84   44.....................               $22.60
2....................................                 2.08   16.....................                10.56   48.....................                24.32
3....................................                 2.92   20.....................                12.28   52.....................                26.04
4....................................                 3.76   24.....................                14.00   56.....................                27.76
5....................................                 4.60   28.....................                15.72   60.....................                29.48
6....................................                 5.44   32.....................                17.44   64.....................                31.20
7....................................                 6.28   36.....................                19.16
8....................................                 7.12   40.....................                20.88
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Packages (Small Packets)

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       Weight not over  (ozs.)                 Price         Weight not over  (ozs.)          Price         Weight not over  (ozs.)         Price
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1....................................                $1.44   12.....................                $9.04   44.....................               $22.80
2....................................                 2.28   16.....................                10.76   48.....................                24.52
3....................................                 3.12   20.....................                12.48   52.....................                26.24
4....................................                 3.96   24.....................                14.20   56.....................                27.96
5....................................                 4.80   28.....................                15.92   60.....................                29.68
6....................................                 5.64   32.....................                17.64   64.....................                31.40
7....................................                 6.48   36.....................                19.36
8....................................                 7.32   40.....................                21.08
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    We will publish an amendment to 39 CFR Part 20 to reflect these 
changes.

Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 2010-30186 Filed 12-1-10; 8:45 am]
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