Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3944-3945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01214]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


Mailing Currency

AGENCY: Postal Service^TM.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is proposing to amend Mailing Standards of 
the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) 
subsections 503.2.1 and 601.1.0 to clarify mailing standards for 
currency.

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written comments to the manager, Product 
Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446, 
Washington, DC 20260-5015. If sending comments by email, include the 
name and address of the commenter and send to 
[email protected], with a subject line of ``Mailing 
Currency''. Faxed comments are not accepted.

Confidentiality

    All submitted comments and attachments are part of the public 
record and subject to disclosure. Do not enclose any material in your 
comments that you consider to be confidential or inappropriate for 
public disclosure.
    You may inspect and photocopy all written comments, by appointment 
only, at USPS[supreg] Headquarters Library, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, 11th 
Floor North, Washington, DC 20260. These records are available for 
review on Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., by calling 202-268-
2906.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Kennedy at (202) 268-6592 or 
Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Postal Service is proposing to revise subsection 503.2.1 to 
require commercial cash deposits over $500.00 be sent using Registered 
Mail[supreg] service.
    As more business customers look to the Postal Service to mail their 
cash deposits, it has become necessary to determine the most 
appropriate method to meet this mailing need. As a result, the Postal 
Service has determined that requiring commercial cash deposits over 
$500.00 be sent using Registered Mail, our most secured service, would 
benefit both customers and the Postal Service.
    In addition, the Postal Service is proposing to add new subsection 
601.1.3, Mailing Currency, to provide clarity in the mailing of 
currency including the requirement to send commercial cash deposits 
over $500.00 as Registered Mail.
    The Postal Service is proposing to implement this change effective 
March 1, 2023.
    The Postal Service believes this proposed revision will provide 
customers with a safe and secure service for their mailing needs.
    Although exempt from the notice and comment requirements of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 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 revisions to Mailing Standards of the 
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated 
by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1.
    We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to 
reflect these changes.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

    Administrative practice and procedure.

    Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 111--[AMENDED.]

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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. Revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, 
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 
Manual (DMM)

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500 Additional Mailing Services

503 Extra Services

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2.0 Registered Mail

2.1 Basic Standards

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    [Revise the text of 2.1 by adding new 2.1.6 to read as follows:]

2.1.6 Mailing Cash Deposits

    Items mailed containing commercial cash deposits over $500.00 must 
be sent as Registered Mail (see 601.1.3.4).
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services

601 Mailability

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    [Renumber 1.3 and 1.4 as 1.4 and 1.5, respectively, and add new 1.3 
to read as follows:]

1.3 Mailing Currency

1.3.1 General

    Currency (i.e., coins), Federal Reserve notes or other bank notes 
is mailable under any class of mail except where prohibited by 
standards.

1.3.2 Insurance

    Except for philatelic items and numismatic coins under 609.4.1g, 
eligible classes of mail containing currency may be insured with a 
maximum indemnity of $15.00.

1.3.3 Registered Mail

    Except under 1.3.4, eligible classes of mail containing currency 
may use Registered Mail service with included insurance payable at full 
value up to the applicable limit. (see 503.2.2.1).

1.3.4 Mailing Cash Deposits

    The following standards apply for sending commercial cash deposits 
over $500.00:
    a. Mailers must use Registered Mail service under 503.2.1.6.
    b. Mailers must not use any USPS-provided packaging.
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Tram T. Pham,
Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-01214 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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