[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63425-63426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22491]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


Domestic Mail Manual; Incorporation by Reference

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service announces the issuance of the Mailing 
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 
(DMM[supreg]) dated July 10, 2022, and its incorporation by reference 
in the Code of Federal Regulations.

DATES: This final rule is effective on October 19, 2022. The 
incorporation by reference of the DMM dated July 10, 2022, is approved 
by the Director of the Federal Register as of October 19, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Kennedy (202) 268-6592.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mailing Standards of the United States 
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) provides the United States 
Postal Service's official prices and standards for all domestic mailing 
services. The most recent issue of the DMM is dated July 10, 2022. This 
issue of the DMM contains all Postal Service domestic mailing standards 
and continues to: (1) increase the user's ability to find information; 
(2) increase confidence that users have found all the information they 
need; and (3) reduce the need to consult multiple chapters of the 
Manual to locate necessary information. The issue dated July 10, 2022, 
sets forth specific changes, including new standards throughout the DMM 
to support the standards and mail preparation changes implemented since 
the version issued on July 1, 2020.
    Changes to mailing standards will continue to be published through 
Federal Register documents and the Postal Bulletin and will appear in 
the next online version available via the Postal Explorer[supreg] 
website at: https://pe.usps.com.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

    Administrative practice and procedure, Incorporation by reference.

    In view of the considerations discussed above, the Postal Service 
hereby amends 39 CFR part 111 as follows:

PART 111--GENERAL INFORMATION ON POSTAL SERVICE

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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); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401-404, 414, 416, 3001-3018, 3201-3220, 3401-
3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631-3633, 3641, 3681-3685, and 5001.


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2. Amend Sec.  111.1 (b) by:
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a. In paragraph (a)(2),
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i. Removing the text ``Mailing Standards of the United States Postal 
Service, Domestic Mail Manual'', wherever it appears, and adding, in 
its place, the text ``DMM''; and
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ii. Removing the Web address ``http://pe.usps.gov'' and adding, in its 
place, the Web address ``https://pe.usps.gov''; and
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b. Revising paragraphs (a)(3) and (b).
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  111.1   Incorporation by reference; Mailing Standards of the 
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Inspection--NARA. For information on the availability of this 
material at NARA, contact the Office of the Federal Register--email: 
[email protected]; website: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    (b) The Director of the Federal Register approved DMM, updated July 
10, 2022, for incorporation by reference as of October 19, 2022.

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3. Amend Sec.  111.3 by adding a new entry to the end of table 1 to 
Sec.  111.3 to read as follows:
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              Table 1 to Sec.   111.3--Domestic Mail Manual
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                                                      Federal Register
 Transmittal letter for issue         Dated             publication
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DMM...........................  July 10, 2022....  [INSERT Federal
                                                    Register CITATION
                                                    FOR THIS FINAL
                                                    RULE].
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Sarah E. Sullivan,
Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-22491 Filed 10-18-22; 8:45 am]
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