[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66072-66073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25767]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20


International Country Listing for South Sudan

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United 
States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]), to 
incorporate minor changes.

DATES: Effective date: January 26, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Lassiter at 202-268-2914.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Modifications to the country price list for 
international mail that appears in Part D of the Mail Classification 
Schedule have been posted under Docket Number MC2020-27 on the Postal 
Regulatory Commission's website at http://www.prc.gov.
    On May 6, 2019, the designated operator for the Republic of South 
Sudan sent International Bureau Circular number 76 to remind designated 
operators to send dispatches addressed to South Sudan using ISO country 
code ``SS''. The Postal Service will add South Sudan to the following 
sections of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, 
International Mail Manual (IMM): Section 292.45a; the Index of 
Countries and Localities; the Country Price Groups and Weight Limits; 
and the Individual Country Listings.
    The Postal Service hereby adopts the following changes to the IMM, 
which are incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. 
See 39 CFR 20.1.

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:

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

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2 Conditions for Mailing

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213 Prices and Postage Payment Methods

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213.5 Destinating Countries and Price Groups

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Exhibit 213.5 Destinating Countries and Price Groups

    [Add a new entry for South Sudan to read as follows]

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               Country name                        GXG price group
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South Sudan, Republic of..................  No Service.
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290 Commercial Services

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292 International Priority Airmail (IPA) Service

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292.45 IPA Foreign Office of Exchange Codes and Price Groups

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Exhibit 292.45a IPA Foreign Office of Exchange Codes and Price Groups

    [Add an entry in alphabetical order to read as follows:]

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                                    Foreign office of
          Country name                exchange code        Price group
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South Sudan, Republic of.......  JUB...................              19
 
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Index of Countries and Localities

    [Add an entry in alphabetical order to read as follows:]
South Sudan, Republic of
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Country Price Groups and Weight Limits

    [Add an entry in alphabetical order to read as follows:]

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                                    Global express        Priority mail express international    Priority mail international        First-class mail
                                      guaranteed        ----------------------------------------------------------------------- international and first-
                              --------------------------                                                              PMI flat        class package
                                                                                    PMEI flat                           rate      international service
           Country                                                                    rate       Price     Max. Wt.  envelopes -------------------------
                               Price group    Max. Wt.   Price group    Max. Wt.    envelopes    group      (lbs.)   and boxes
                                               (lbs.)                                 price                            price      Price       Max. Wt.
                                                                                    group \1\                        group \2\    group        (lbs.)
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South Sudan, Republic of.....  n/a........  n/a........  n/a........  n/a........  n/a.......          7         44          8          7  See Note 3.
 
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Individual Country Listings

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    [Add an entry in alphabetical order to read as follows:]

South Sudan, Republic of

Country Conditions for Mailing

Prohibitions (130)

    Arms, including spare parts and ammunition.
    Infectious substances, including exempt patient specimens (human or 
animal) and Category B infectious substances under 135.1.
    Gambling items, such as playing cards, poker chips and games of 
chance.
    Narcotics, including those prescribed by a doctor.
    Radioactive materials, including radioactive materials under 135.5.

Restrictions

    No list furnished.

Observations

    All goods sent to South Sudan are subject to a customs clearance 
fee of 450 South Sudan Pounds (SSP) and an administration fee of 550 
SSP.

Global Express Guaranteed (210)

Not Available

Priority Mail Express International (220)

Not Available

Priority Mail International (230) Price Group 7

    Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable retail, 
Commercial Base, or Commercial Plus price.
    Weight Limit: 44 lbs.

Priority Mail International--Flat Rate

    Flat Rate Envelopes or Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes: The maximum 
weight is 4 pounds. Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable 
retail, Commercial Base, or Commercial Plus price.
    Flat Rate Boxes--Medium and Large: The maximum weight is 20 pounds, 
or the limit set by the individual country, whichever is less. Refer to 
Notice 123, Price List, for the retail, Commercial Base, or Commercial 
Plus price.

Size Limits (231.22)

    Maximum length: 42 inches.
    Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches.

Insurance (232.91)

    NOT Available.

Customs Forms Required (123)

    All Priority Mail International items:
    PS Form 2976-A inside PS Form 2976-E (envelope).

First-Class Mail International (240) Price Group 7

    Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable retail price.
    Weight Limit: 3.5 oz. for letters and postcards; 15.994 oz. for 
large envelopes (flats).

Size Limits

    Letters: See 241.212.
    Postcards: See 241.221.
    Large Envelopes (Flats): See 241.232.

Customs Form Required (123)

    PS Form 2976 as required (see 123.61).

First-Class Package International Service (250) Price Group 7

    Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable retail, 
Commercial Base, or Commercial Plus price.
    Weight Limit: 4 lbs.

Size Limits

    Packages (Small Packets): See 251.22 and 251.23.

Customs Form Required (123)

    PS Form 2976.

Airmail M-bags (260)--

Direct Sack to One Addressee Price Group 7

    Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable retail price.
    Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

Customs Form Required (123)

    PS Form 2976.

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.
    Free when sent as Priority Mail International items.
    Weight limit: 15 pounds.

Customs Form Required (123)

    First-Class Mail International items or First-Class Package 
International Service items:
    PS Form 2976 as required (see 123.61).
    Priority Mail International items (including Priority Mail 
International Flat Rate Envelopes and Priority Mail International Small 
Flat Rate Priced Boxes):
    PS Form 2976-A inside PS Form 2976-E (envelope).

Extra Services

Certificate of Mailing (310)

Individual Pieces--Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable 
price:

    Individual article (PS Form 3817).
    Firm mailing books (PS Form 3665), per article listed (minimum 3).
    Duplicate copy of PS Form 3817 or PS Form 3665 (per page).

Bulk Quantities--Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable 
price:

    First 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof).
    Each additional 1,000 pieces (or fraction thereof).
    Duplicate copy of PS Form 3606.

Registered Mail (330)

    Fee: Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable price.
    Maximum Indemnity: $42.66.
    Available only for First-Class Mail International (including 
postcards), First-Class Package International Service, and Free Matter 
for the Blind sent as First-Class Mail International or as First-Class 
Package International Service.

Return Receipt (340)

    Fee: Refer to Notice 123, Price List, for the applicable price.
    Available for Registered Mail only.

Restricted Delivery (350)

    NOT Available for International Mail as of January 27, 2013.

International Postal Money Order (371)

    NOT Available.

International Reply Coupons (381)

    NOT Available for International Mail as of January 27, 2013.

International Business Reply Service (382)

    NOT Available.
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    We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to 
reflect these changes.

Joshua J. Hofer,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-25767 Filed 12-2-19; 8:45 am]
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