[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9398-9399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03041]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20


Removal of Priority Mail International Regional Rate Boxes--Non-
Published Rates and Priority Mail International Regional Rate Boxes

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On November 21, 2022, the Postal Service published notice of 
international product changes concerning requests by the Postal Service 
for classification changes filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission 
(PRC) about Priority Mail International Regional Rate Boxes. On 
December 20, 2022, the PRC favorably reviewed the classification 
changes which have an effective date of January 22, 2023. Therefore, 
the Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States 
Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]), to reflect the 
discontinuation of Priority Mail International Regional Rate Boxes--
Non-Published Rates and Priority Mail International Regional Rate 
Boxes, which were available only to commercial customers with an 
agreement with the Postal Service specifically for Priority Mail 
International Regional Rate Boxes.

DATES: Effective: February 14, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Kennedy at 202-268-6592 or Kathy 
Frigo at 202-268-4178.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Proposed Rule and Response

    On November 10, 2022, in PRC Docket No. MC2023-45, the Postal 
Service filed a request to remove Priority Mail International Regional 
Rate Boxes--Non-Published Rates and Priority Mail International 
Regional Rate Boxes Contracts from the Competitive Price List. In 
addition, on November 10, 2022, in PRC Docket No. MC2023-46, the Postal 
Service filed a request for changes to the Global Reseller Expedited 
Package Contracts product to remove mention of Priority Mail 
International Regional Rate Box. On

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November 21, 2022, the Postal Service published notice of the filings 
in PRC Docket Nos. MC2023-45 and MC2023-46 in the Federal Register 
notices entitled ``International Product Change--Removal of Priority 
Mail International Regional Rates Boxes--Non-Published Rates and 
Priority Mail International Regional Rates Boxes Contracts'' and 
``International Product Change--Global Reseller Expedited Package 
Contracts'' (87 FR 70869).

II. Review by the Postal Regulatory Commission

    As stated in the PRC's Order No. 6378 issued in Docket Nos. MC2023-
45 and MC2023-46 on December 20, 2022, the PRC favorably reviewed the 
requests, which have an effective date of January 22, 2023. The order 
is available on the PRC's website at http://www.prc.gov.
    The Postal Service adopts the described changes to the IMM, which 
is incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. We 
will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to reflect 
these changes.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

    Foreign relations, International postal services.

    Accordingly, the Postal Service amends Mailing Standards of the 
United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM), 
incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations as follows 
(see 39 CFR 20.1):

PART 20--INTERNATIONAL POSTAL SERVICE

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

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1 International Mail Services

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110 General Information

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116 Trademarks of the USPS

116.1 USPS Trademarks in the IMM

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Exhibit 116.1

USPS Trademarks in the IMM

    [Remove from the list the entry for ``Priority Mail International 
Regional Rate.'']
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2 Conditions for Mailing

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230 Priority Mail International

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232 Eligibility

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    [Revise 232.5 by removing the title of 232.51 and the title and 
text of 232.52]
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Sarah Sullivan,
Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-03041 Filed 2-13-23; 8:45 am]
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