Federal Register, Volume 73 Issue 22 (Friday, February 1, 2008)

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6032-6033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1775]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


Express Mail Sunday/Holiday Delivery Premium

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service^TM is revising 
ExpressMail[supreg] service to reflect a premium of $12.50 in addition 
to current postage for guaranteed Sunday or holiday delivery of Express 
Mail pieces.

DATES: Effective Date: March 3, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bert Olsen, 202-268-7276.
    We adopt the following amendments to Mailing Standards of the 
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), 
incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 
CFR 111.1.

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List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

    Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.

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Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is amended as follows:

PART 111--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 414, 
416, 3001-3011, 3201-3219, 3403-3406, 3626, 3632, 3633, 5001.


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2. Revise the following sections of Mailing Standards of the United 
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), as follows:
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100 Retail Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels

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110 Express Mail

113 Rates and Eligibility

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Exhibit 1.3 Express Mail Rates--Same Day Airport Service Suspended

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    [Add an additional footnote, number 3, to Exhibit 1.3, Express Mail 
Rate Chart, as follows:]
    3. For Sunday/holiday delivery, add $12.50.
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    [Renumber current 1.5 through 1.7 as new 1.6 through 1.8, and add 
new 1.5 as follows:]

1.5 Sunday and Holiday Premium

    When delivery is guaranteed for a Sunday or holiday, there is a 
premium of $12.50, unless paying via an Express Mail Manifesting 
Agreement. Customers not desiring delivery on a Sunday or a holiday may 
avoid the premium by opting for guaranteed delivery on the subsequent 
delivery day.
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700 Special Standards

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705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems

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2.0 Manifest Mailing System

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2.6 Express Mail Manifesting Agreements

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2.6.3 Service Guarantee

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    [Revise current text to be identified as item b and add a new a as 
follows:]
    a. Mailers using Express Mail Manifesting (EMM) receive Sunday/
holiday guaranteed delivery at no additional charge without paying a 
premium.
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Neva R. Watson,
Attorney, Legislative.
 [FR Doc. E8-1775 Filed 1-31-08; 8:45 am]
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