[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7114-7116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2794]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20


International Mail: Mailing Services Price Change

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]) for 
Mailing Services. This price change correlates to the Postal Service's 
January 13, 2011 filing of Docket No. R2011-2, Notice of Price 
Adjustment, with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).

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DATES: April 17, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Klutts at 813-877-0372.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 13, 2011, the Postal Service 
filed a notice of Mailing Services price adjustments with the Postal 
Regulatory Commission to be effective on April 17, 2011. This final 
rule provides the mailing standards that would accompany new prices.

First-Class Mail International

    The overall price increase for First-Class Mail International[reg] 
is approximately 5.1 percent. More specifically, postcards increase by 
1 percent, letter-size pieces increased by 1.9 percent, flat-size 
pieces increased by 4.0 percent, and package-size pieces increased by 
7.8 percent.

Postcards

    The price structure for postcards now includes only two separate 
price categories: Canada and Mexico, and all other countries. 
Previously, Canada and Mexico were priced separately. The price for 
postcards increases by approximately 1.0 percent.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

    Foreign relations, International postal services.

    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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Index of Countries and Localities

Country Conditions for Mailing

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    [Replace the current price tables in the Individual Country 
Listings with the following:]

                                     First-Class Mail International Letters
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                                                                                 Price groups
                   Weight not over (ozs.)                    ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                   1            2         3, 4, 5     6, 7, 8, 9
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1...........................................................        $0.80        $0.80        $0.98        $0.98
2...........................................................         1.08         1.36         1.82         1.76
3...........................................................         1.36         1.92         2.66         2.54
3.5.........................................................         1.64         2.48         3.50         3.32
Postcards...................................................         0.80         0.80         0.98         0.98
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                             First-Class Mail International Large Envelopes (Flats)
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                                                                                 Price groups
                   Weight not over (ozs.)                    ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                   1            2         3, 4, 5     6, 7, 8, 9
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1...........................................................        $1.08        $1.08        $1.30        $1.30
2...........................................................         1.34         1.65         2.17         2.13
3...........................................................         1.60         2.22         3.04         2.96
4...........................................................         1.86         2.79         3.91         3.79
5...........................................................         2.12         3.36         4.78         4.62
6...........................................................         2.38         3.93         5.65         5.45
7...........................................................         2.64         4.50         6.52         6.28
8...........................................................         2.90         5.07         7.39         7.11
12..........................................................         3.94         6.71         9.18         8.86
16..........................................................         4.98         8.35        10.97        10.61
20..........................................................         6.02         9.99        12.76        12.36
24..........................................................         7.06        11.63        14.55        14.11
28..........................................................         8.10        13.27        16.34        15.86
32..........................................................         9.14        14.91        18.13        17.61
36..........................................................        10.18        16.55        19.92        19.36
40..........................................................        11.22        18.19        21.71        21.11
44..........................................................        12.26        19.83        23.50        22.86
48..........................................................        13.30        21.47        25.29        24.61
52..........................................................        14.34        23.11        27.08        26.36
56..........................................................        15.38        24.75        28.87        28.11
60..........................................................        16.42        26.39        30.66        29.86
64..........................................................        17.46        28.03        32.45        31.61
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                             First-Class Mail International Packages (Small Packets)
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                                                                                 Price groups
                   Weight not over (ozs.)                    ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                   1            2         3, 4, 5     6, 7, 8, 9
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1...........................................................        $1.72        $1.72        $1.72        $1.72
2...........................................................         1.98         2.29         2.59         2.53
3...........................................................         2.24         2.86         3.46         3.34
4...........................................................         2.50         3.43         4.33         4.15

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5...........................................................         2.76         4.00         5.20         4.96
6...........................................................         3.02         4.57         6.07         5.77
7...........................................................         3.28         5.14         6.94         6.58
8...........................................................         3.54         5.71         7.81         7.39
12..........................................................         4.56         7.33         9.60         9.14
16..........................................................         5.58         8.95        11.39        10.89
20..........................................................         6.60        10.57        13.18        12.64
24..........................................................         7.62        12.19        14.97        14.39
28..........................................................         8.64        13.81        16.76        16.14
32..........................................................         9.66        15.43        18.55        17.89
36..........................................................        10.68        17.05        20.34        19.64
40..........................................................        11.70        18.67        22.13        21.39
44..........................................................        12.72        20.29        23.92        23.14
48..........................................................        13.74        21.91        25.71        24.89
52..........................................................        14.76        23.53        27.50        26.64
56..........................................................        15.78        25.15        29.29        28.39
60..........................................................        16.80        26.77        31.08        30.14
64..........................................................        17.82        28.39        32.87        31.89
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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. 2011-2794 Filed 2-8-11; 8:45 am]
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