[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49160-49166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22749]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20


International Mailing Services: Proposed Product and Price 
Changes--CPI

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Proposed rule with a request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes to revise Mailing Standards of the 
United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]), 
to reflect changes in the prices, product features, and classification 
changes to Mailing Services. These changes would also implement a 
restriction on the contents of First-Class Mail International[supreg] 
to documents only, to comply with standards established by the 
Universal Postal Union (UPU).

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before November 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to the manager, Product 
Classification, U.S. Postal Service[supreg], 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., RM 
4446, Washington, DC 20260-5015. You may inspect and photocopy all 
written comments at USPS[supreg] Headquarters Library, 475 L'Enfant 
Plaza SW., 11th Floor N, Washington, DC by appointment only between the 
hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday by calling 1-202-268-
2906 in advance. Email comments, containing the name and address of the 
commenter, to: [email protected], with a subject line of 
``January 2018 International Mailing Services Price Change--CPI.'' 
Faxed comments are not accepted.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Rabkin at 202-268-2537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Compliance With UPU Standards

    On May 31, 2017 (82 FR 24913), the Postal Service filed an advance 
notice of rulemaking with a request for comments, providing 
notification of our intention to limit the contents of First-Class Mail 
International to documents only, in accordance with recent Universal 
Postal Union (UPU) deliberations. We received one set of comments, 
requesting that the Postal Service clearly define the difference 
between documents and merchandise and also requesting that we continue 
to permit ``goods of nominal value'' in First-Class Mail International. 
As we move forward with this initiative, with the anticipated effective 
date of January 21, 2018, to fulfill our commitments under the 
Universal Postal Union (UPU) Acts, we are clearly defining the 
difference between documents and merchandise in our revisions to the 
International Mail Manual; however, we are unable to continue to permit 
``goods of nominal value'' sent by known mailers in First-Class Mail 
International items because, to be consistent with the UPU 
requirements, we must eliminate goods of any kind from First-Class Mail 
International letters and flats. Commercial mailers may continue to 
mail ``goods of nominal value'' in First-Class Package 
International[supreg] Service packages (small packets), International 
Priority Airmail[supreg] (IPA[supreg]) service packages (small packets) 
and International Surface Airlift[supreg] (ISAL[supreg]) service 
packages (small packets).

International Price and Service Adjustments

    On October 6, 2017, the Postal Service filed a notice of mailing 
services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), 
effective on January 21, 2018. The Postal Service proposes to revise 
Notice 123, Price List, available on Postal Explorer[supreg] at http://pe.usps.com, to reflect these new price changes. Proposed prices are or 
will be available under Docket Number R2018-1 on the Postal Regulatory 
Commission's Web site at www.prc.gov.
    This proposed rule describes the price and classification changes 
and the corresponding mailing standards changes for the following 
market dominant international services:
     First-Class Mail International service.
     International extra services and fees.

First-Class Mail International

    We propose no increase in prices for single-piece First-Class Mail 
International letters, postcards, and flats. The price for a single-
piece 1-ounce letter remains $1.15. The First-Class Mail International 
letter nonmachinable surcharge remains $0.21.
    In this filing we are proposing a change, conforming to the 
requirements of the Universal Postal Convention, limiting the contents 
of First-Class Mail International postcard, letter, and large envelope 
(flat) mail to personal correspondence and non-dutiable documents. 
Merchandise that was formerly carried in First-Class Mail International 
service will instead be eligible to be contained in First-Class Package 
International Service pieces or another available service. Because 
International Priority Airmail (IPA) service, including IPA M-bags, and 
International Surface Airlift (ISAL) service, including ISAL M-bags, 
are commercial services designed for volume mailings of all First-Class 
Mail International postcards, letters, and large envelopes (flats) and 
First-Class Package International Service packages (small packets), the 
limiting of the contents of First-Class Mail International postcard, 
letter, and large envelope (flat) mail discussed above will also apply 
to International Priority Airmail (IPA) postcard, letter, and large 
envelope (flat) mail and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) 
postcard, letter, and large envelope (flat) mail. (See notice 
concerning International Competitive Services Product and Prices 
Changes, Final Rule, concerning new prices posted under Docket CP2018-8 
on the Postal Regulatory Commission's Web site, published 
contemporaneously with this filing.)

International Extra Services and Fees

    The Postal Service proposes to increase prices for certain market 
dominant international extra services including:

 Certificate of Mailing
 Registered MailTM
 Return Receipt
 Customs Clearance and Delivery Fee
 International Business ReplyTM Mail Service

Extra Services

                         Certificate of Mailing
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                                                                Fee
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                            Individual pieces
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Individual article (PS Form 3817).......................           $1.40
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3817 or PS Form 3665 (per                 1.40
 page)..................................................
Firm mailing sheet (PS Form 3665), per piece (minimum 3)            0.40
 First-Class Mail International only....................
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                             Bulk quantities
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For first 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof)............            8.25
Each additional 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof)......            1.03
Duplicate copy of PS Form 3606..........................            1.40
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Registered Mail
    Fee: $15.50.
Return Receipt
    Fee: $4.00.
Customs Clearance and Delivery
    Fee: per piece $6.25.
International Business Reply Service
    Fee: Cards $1.40; Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.90

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

    Foreign relations, International postal services.
    Following the completion of Docket No. R2018-1, the Postal Service 
will adjust the prices for products and services covered by the 
International Mail Manual. These prices will be on Postal Explorer at 
pe.usps.com.
    Accordingly, although exempt from the notice and comment 
requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (5

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U.S.C. 553(b), (c)) regarding proposed rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), 
the Postal Service invites public comment on the following proposed 
changes to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, 
International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]), which is incorporated by 
reference in the Code of Federal Regulations in accordance with 39 CFR 
20.1, and to associated changes to Notice 123, Price List.

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:

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International 
Mail Manual (IMM)

* * * * *

1 International Mail Services

* * * * *

120 Preparation for Mailing

* * * * *

123 Customs Forms and Online Shipping Labels

123.6 Required Usage

123.61 Conditions

* * * * *

Exhibit 123.61

Customs Declaration Form Usage by Mail Category

* * * * *
    [Revise the heading and text for the First-Class Mail International 
section to read as follows:]

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                                         Declared value,
            Type of item               weight, or physical      Required PS form       Comment (if applicable)
                                         characteristic
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                                                  * * * * * * *
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  First-Class Mail International Letters and Large Envelopes (Flats), as well as International Priority Airmail
      (IPA) Letters and Large Envelopes (Flats) and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Envelopes (Flats)
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All letter-size and flat-size        Under 16 ounces.......  None..................  See 123.63 for additional
 items, as defined in 241.2,         16 ounces or more.....  2976..................   information concerning
 containing only nondutiable                                                          ``documents.'' Items
 documents.                                                                           containing merchandise
                                                                                      must be mailed using
                                                                                      Global Express Guaranteed
                                                                                      service, Priority Mail
                                                                                      Express International
                                                                                      service, Priority Mail
                                                                                      International service, or
                                                                                      First-Class Package
                                                                                      International Service;
                                                                                      commercial mailers may
                                                                                      also use IPA packages
                                                                                      (small packets) and ISAL
                                                                                      packages (small packets)
                                                                                      to mail merchandise.
                                                                                      Certain documents
                                                                                      controlled by export
                                                                                      regulatory agencies may
                                                                                      also require customs
                                                                                      documentation. See 510-590
                                                                                      and Publication 699 for
                                                                                      additional information.
All items containing any goods,      Prohibited............  Prohibited............  See 123.63 for additional
 regardless of weight.                                                                information concerning
                                                                                      ``documents'' and
                                                                                      merchandise. Items
                                                                                      containing merchandise
                                                                                      must be mailed using
                                                                                      Global Express Guaranteed
                                                                                      service, Priority Mail
                                                                                      Express International
                                                                                      service, Priority Mail
                                                                                      International service, or
                                                                                      First-Class Package
                                                                                      International Service;
                                                                                      commercial mailers may
                                                                                      also use IPA packages
                                                                                      (small packets) and ISAL
                                                                                      packages (small packets)
                                                                                      to mail merchandise.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
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    [Delete the footnote]
* * * * *
    [Revise the heading of 123.63 to read as follows (indicating a 
separation of documents and merchandise):]

123.63 Separation of Documents and Merchandise

    [Revise the text to read as follows (dividing the section into 
subsections, with 123.631 containing new text that explains the 
separation between documents and merchandise, 123.632 based on the 
first part of the previous 123.63, and 123.633 based on the second part 
of the previous 123.63):]
    [Insert a new subheading 123.631 to read as follows:]

123.631 Explanation of Separation

    Merchandise consists of items other than documents that are 
considered potentially dutiable, as well as documents that may be 
subject to customs duties. Mailers must declare a value and place a 
customs form on each merchandise item. If any item (merchandise or 
document) weighs more than 16 ounces, a mailer must place a customs 
form on it, regardless of the content.
    [Insert a new subheading 123.632 to read as follows:]

123.632 Documents

    In Exhibit 123.61, the ``Type of Item'' column has several 
references to ``documents.'' For this purpose, ``documents'' refers 
only to any piece of written, drawn, or printed information, excluding 
objects of merchandise. Documents do not include digital and electronic 
storage media or devices such as CDs, DVDs, or flash drives. Examples 
of documents include the following:
    a. Audit and business records.
    b. Personal correspondence.
    c. Circulars.
    d. Pamphlets.
    e. Advertisements.
    f. Written instruments not intended to be resold.
    g. Money orders, checks, and similar items that cannot be 
negotiated or converted into cash without forgery.
    [Insert a new subheading 123.633 to read as follows:]

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123.633 Merchandise

    The following are examples of items that are required to bear a 
customs declaration form and to declare a:
    a. CDs, DVDs, flash drives, video and cassette tapes, and other 
digital and electronic storage media--regardless of whether they are 
blank or contain electronic documents or other prerecorded media.
    b. Artwork.
    c. Collector or antique document items.
    d. Books.
    e. Periodicals.
    f. Printed music.
    g. Printed educational or test material.
    h. Player piano rolls.
    i. Commercial engineering drawings.
    j. Commercial blueprints.
    k. Film.
    l. Negatives.
    m. X-rays.
    n. Separation negatives.
    o. Commercial photographs.
* * * * *

141.5 First-Class Mail International

    [Revise the first two sentences to read as follows:]
    First-Class Mail International is a generic term for mailpieces 
that are postcard size, letter-size or flat-size and weigh 4 pounds or 
less. First-Class Mail International items may contain any letter-size 
or flat-size mailable correspondence or non-dutiable documents that are 
not prohibited by the destination country.* * *
* * * * *

141.6 First-Class Package International Service

    [Revise the second sentence to replace ``registry'' with 
``Registered Mail,'' to read as follows:]
    At the sender's option, extra services, such as Registered Mail and 
return receipt, may be added on a country-specific basis.
* * * * *

240 First-Class Mail International

* * * * *

242 Eligibility

242.1 Content Eligibility

    [Revise text to read as follows (indicating that only 
correspondence and non-dutiable documents may be sent by FCMI):]
    Subject to applicable weight and size limits, only correspondence 
and non-dutiable documents that are otherwise acceptable and not 
prohibited by the Postal Service or the country of destination may be 
mailed at the First-Class Mail International price.
    [Revise the heading of 242.2 to read as follows:]

242.2 Merchandise

    [Replace subsections 242.21 and 242.22 with text to read as follows 
(because no merchandise, neither dutiable as in the previous 242.21 nor 
non-dutiable as in the previous 242.22, may be mailed with First-Class 
Mail International service):]
    No merchandise, whether dutiable or non-dutiable, may be mailed 
using First-Class Mail International Service. Items containing 
merchandise may be sent by Global Express Guaranteed service, Priority 
Mail Express International service, Priority Mail International 
service, or First-Class Package International Service; commercial 
mailers may also use IPA packages (small packets) and ISAL packages 
(small packets).
* * * * *

243 Prices and Postage Payment Methods

* * * * *

243.3 Permit Imprint --General

    [Revise the fourth sentence to read as follows (specifying that the 
only First-Class Mail International items that require customs forms 
are letters and flats that weigh more than 16 ounces):]
    Mailers may use a permit imprint for mailing identical- or 
nonidentical-weight First-Class Mail International items. Any of the 
First-Class Mail International permit imprint formats shown in Exhibit 
152.64 is acceptable. Permit imprints must not denote ``bulk mail,'' 
``nonprofit,'' or other domestic or special mail markings. For items 
requiring a customs form (First-Class Mail International letter-size 
and flat-size mailpieces weighing more than 16 ounces), mailers must 
also meet the following requirements:* * *
* * * * *

Individual Country Listings

* * * * *
    [For every country that accepts Free Matter for the Blind service, 
revise the first paragraph of the ``Free Matter for the Blind'' text to 
read as follows (noting that First-Class Mail International service is 
limited to documents only):]

Free Matter for the Blind (270)

    Free when sent as First-Class Mail International (documents only), 
First-Class Package International Service, Priority Mail International 
Flat Rate Envelopes, or Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate 
Priced Boxes. Weight limit: 4 pounds.
* * * * *
    [For the following countries, revise the applicable text as noted:]

Afghanistan

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    Traveler's checks, precious stones, jewelry, and other valuable 
articles are admitted only in registered First-Class Package 
International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Aruba

Prohibitions (130)

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to 
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or 
not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, unless 
they are sent by First-Class Package International Service with 
Registered Mail Service.
* * * * *

Benin

* * * * *

Observations

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    1. First-Class Package International Service items containing 
dutiable articles must be registered.
* * * * *

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba

Prohibitions (130)

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to 
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or 
not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, unless 
they are sent in First-Class Package International Service with 
Registered Mail service.
* * * * *

Brazil

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
    Postage stamps are admitted only in First-Class Package 
International Service with Registered Mail service shipments.
* * * * *

Burkina Faso

* * * * *

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Observations

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    1. First-Class Package International Service items containing 
dutiable articles must be registered.
* * * * *

Burma

(Myanmar)

* * * * *

Observations

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows;]
    1. The following may not be sent as merchandise with First-Class 
Package International Service if they are liable to customs duty: Works 
of art (including photographs), printed forms, account books, 
manuscript books, labels, advertising matter (except trade catalogs and 
circulars), picture books, almanacs, maps, old paper, and old 
newspapers serving as packing paper.
* * * * *

Cameroon

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    Banknotes; currency notes; and securities payable to bearer may be 
sent only as First-Class Package International Service with Registered 
Mail service.
* * * * *

Canada

Restrictions

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; 
traveler's checks; gold, silver, platinum, manufactured or not; 
jewelry; and other valuable articles may be sent only by First-Class 
Package International Service with Registered Mail service.
    Exceptions:
    Coins sent to or from collectors or dealers may be mailed in 
ordinary (uninsured) parcels.
* * * * *

Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

* * * * *

Observations

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    1. First-Class Package International Service items containing 
dutiable articles must be registered.
* * * * *

Curacao

Prohibitions (130)

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to 
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or 
not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, unless 
they are sent in registered First-Class Package International Service.
* * * * *

Faroe Islands

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable 
to bearer; traveler's checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, 
gold, silver; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, 
may only be sent in registered First-Class Package International 
Service or insured parcels.
* * * * *

French Guiana

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable 
to bearer; traveler's checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, 
gold, silver; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, 
may only be sent in registered First-Class Package International 
Service shipments.
* * * * *

French Polynesia (Includes Tahiti)

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    Banknotes admitted only in registered First-Class Package 
International Service.
* * * * *

Gambia

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    Banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; traveler's 
checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, silver; 
precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles may be sent only 
in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Ghana

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    Banknotes, treasury notes, currency notes, and coins may only be 
sent in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments 
from one bank to another.
* * * * *

Greece

Prohibitions

* * * * *
    [Revise the third entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; traveler's checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or 
not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, except 
banknotes, currency notes (paper money), and securities payable to 
bearer may be sent in registered First-Class Package International 
Service shipments.
* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Banknotes, currency notes; and securities payable to bearer may 
only be sent in registered First-Class Package International Service 
shipments.
* * * * *

Guadeloupe (Includes Saint Bartholomew and Saint Martin)

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; 
traveler's checks; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, and 
silver; precious stones; jewels; expensive jewelry; and other valuable 
articles may only be sent in registered First-Class Package 
International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Israel

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable 
to bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or 
not; precious

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stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles may only be sent in 
registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *
    [Revise the fifth entry to read as follows:]
    Records, films, recording wire, computer cards, QSL cards, and 
magnetic film are admitted only if sent in First-Class Package 
International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Italy

* * * * *

Restrictions

* * * * *
    [Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
    Postage stamps for philatelic purposes are admitted in registered 
First-Class Package International Service shipments on condition that 
the package bears a completed PS Form 2976 and the addressee complies 
with the Italian financial regulations.
* * * * *

Japan

* * * * *

Restrictions

* * * * *
    [Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable 
to bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or 
not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles may only be 
sent in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments 
or insured Priority Mail International parcels.
* * * * *

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; paper currency; banknotes; currency notes; securities 
payable to bearer; jewelry; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, 
gold, and silver; precious stones; and other valuable articles are 
admitted only if sent in registered First-Class Package International 
Service shipments.
* * * * *

Libya

* * * * *

Observations

* * * * *
    [Revise the third entry to read as follows:]
    3. In accordance with Executive Order 12543 of January 7, 1986, 
merchandise is limited to donations of articles of food, clothing, 
medicines, and medical supplies that are intended strictly for medical 
purposes. First-Class Package International Service items and 
International Priority Airmail (IPA) items are subject to the content 
restriction. ISAL service is suspended because transportation is not 
available.
* * * * *

Macao

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency notes; traveler's checks; securities 
payable to bearer; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not; 
precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles may only be sent 
in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Mali

* * * * *

Observations

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    1. First-Class Package International Service items and Priority 
Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes containing dutiable articles 
must be registered.
* * * * *

Namibia

Prohibitions

* * * * *
    [Revise the fourth entry to read as follows:]
    Diamonds or precious stones except in registered First-Class 
Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Niger

* * * * *

Observations

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    First-Class Package International Service items containing dutiable 
articles must be registered.
* * * * *

Oman

* * * * *

Observations

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    First-Class Package International Service items containing dutiable 
articles must be registered.
* * * * *

Reunion

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Banknotes; currency notes; and securities payable to bearer may 
only be sent in registered First-Class Package International Service 
shipments.
* * * * *

Rwanda

Prohibitions (130)

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins, banknotes, currency notes (paper money), traveler's checks, 
and securities payable to bearer except in registered First-Class 
Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *

San Marino

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    Postage stamps for philatelic purposes are admitted in registered 
First-Class Package International Service shipments on condition that 
the package bears a completed PS Form 2976 and the addressee complies 
with the Italian financial regulations.
* * * * *

Senegal

* * * * *

Observations

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    First-Class Package International Service items containing dutiable 
articles must be registered.
* * * * *

Sierra Leone

Prohibitions (130)

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Postage stamps, whether used or not, except in registered First-
Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Restrictions

* * * * *
    [Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
    Coins or precious metal sent in registered First-Class Package

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International Service shipments may not exceed L5 in value.
* * * * *

Singapore

Prohibitions (130)

* * * * *
    [Revise the fifth entry to read as follows:]
    Coins except coins for purposes of ornament; banknotes; currency 
notes; traveler's checks; securities payable to bearer; precious 
stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles. However, unmounted 
precious stones may be sent in registered First-Class Package 
International Service shipments if authorization is obtained from the 
Postmaster General of Singapore.
* * * * *

Sint Maarten

Prohibitions (130)

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to 
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or 
not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles, unless 
they are sent in registered First-Class Package International Service.
* * * * *

Somalia

Prohibitions (130)

* * * * *
    [Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency; securities of any kind payable to 
bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or 
not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles.
* * * * *

South Africa

Prohibitions (130)

* * * * *
    [Revise the fourth entry to read as follows:]
    Diamonds or precious stones except in registered First-Class 
Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Observations

* * * * *
    [Revise the third entry to read as follows (specifying that only 
FCPIS with Registered Mail service may be used):]
    3. Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); traveler's 
checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious 
stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles are admitted only in 
First-Class Package International Service with Registered Mail service 
shipments.
* * * * *

Sudan

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    Banknotes greater than 2 Sudanese pounds in value are admitted ONLY 
in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Taiwan

* * * * *

Observations

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    1. First-Class Package International Service items containing 
dutiable articles must be registered.
* * * * *

Tanzania

* * * * *

Restrictions

    [Revise the entry to read as follows:]
    Coins must not exceed 100 shillings in value and must be sent in 
registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Togo

Prohibitions (130)

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    [Revise the third entry to read as follows:]
    Banknotes, currency notes, securities payable to bearer, traveler's 
checks, may only be sent in registered First-Class Package 
International Service shipments. * * *
* * * * *

Uganda

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Restrictions

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable 
to bearer; traveler checks; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or 
not; precious stones, jewelry; and other valuable articles, may only be 
sent in registered First-Class Package International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Ukraine

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Restrictions

    [In the first entry, revise item e to read as follows:]
    1. In order to be admissible, the food items listed below must* * * 
(e) be shipped in quantities not to exceed 2 kilograms (4 pounds) when 
enclosed in a First-Class Package International Service shipment* * *.
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Yemen

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Restrictions

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    [Revise the second entry to read as follows:]
    Coins, banknotes, currency notes, securities payable to bearer, and 
traveler's checks may only be sent in registered First-Class Package 
International Service shipments.
* * * * *

Zambia

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Restrictions

    [Revise the first entry to read as follows:]
    Coins; paper currency; banknotes; currency notes; securities 
payable to bearer; jewelry; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, 
gold, and silver; precious stones; and other valuable articles are 
admitted only if sent in registered First-Class Package International 
Service shipments.
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    New prices will be listed in the updated Notice 123, Price List.

Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Requirements.
[FR Doc. 2017-22749 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7710-12-P