[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55139-55140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25461]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 20
Return Address Requirement --Outbound International Commercial
Bulk Mailings
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[reg]) to
require that mailpieces prepared as a commercial bulk mailing must bear
a complete U.S. return address.
DATES: Effective date: January 4, 2010.
Comment date: Mail or deliver written comments until December 4,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written comments to the Manager, Mailing
Standards, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room 3436,
Washington, DC 20260-3436. You may inspect and photocopy all written
comments at USPS Headquarters Library, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 11th
Floor N., Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday. E-mail comments, containing the name and address of the
commenter, may be sent to [email protected] with a subject line
of ``Return Address Requirement--Outbound International Commercial Bulk
Mailings.'' Faxed comments will not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Klutts at 813-877-0372.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal Service is making this change to
be consistent with the amended regulations of the Universal Postal
Union (UPU) Proposal 25.123.2 that revises Article RL 123, Paragraph 10
of the UPU Letter Post Regulations. This revision will codify that
mailpieces prepared as a commercial bulk mailing must bear a complete
return address in the country of origin of the mail. For this purpose,
a ``bulk mailing'' is any International Priority AirmailTM
(IPA[reg]) or International Surface Air Lift[reg] (ISAL[reg]) mailing,
or any other mailing paid with an advance deposit account presented to
the USPS for weighing and acceptance.
The Postal Service hereby adopts the following changes to Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail
Manual (IMM), which is 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.
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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); 39 U.S.C. 401, 404, 407, 408, 3622,
3632, and 3633.
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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)
1 International Mail Services
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120 Preparation for Mailing
* * * * *
122 Addressing
* * * * *
122.2 Return Address
[Revise 122.2 as follows:]
Due to heightened security, many foreign postal administrations
require complete sender and addressee information in roman letters and
arabic numerals on postal items. The complete address of the sender,
including ZIP Code and country of origin, should be shown in the upper
left corner of the address side of the envelope, card, flat, or
package. Only one return address may be used, and it must be located so
that it does not affect either the clarity of the address of
destination or the application of service labels and notations
(postmarks, etc.). Unregistered items bearing a return address in
another country are accepted only at the sender's risk. In the case of
bulk mailings, all mailpieces must bear a complete U.S. return address.
For the purpose of this section, a ``bulk mailing'' is any IPA or ISAL
mailing, or any other mailing paid with an advance
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deposit account presented to the USPS for weighing and acceptance.
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2 Conditions for Mailing
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290 Commercial Services
* * * * *
292 International Priority Airmail (IPA) Service
* * * * *
292.4 Mail Preparation
[Revise the title and introductory sentence in 292.41 as follows:]
292.41 Addressing and Return Address
IPA mailpieces are subject to the addressing requirements contained
in 122, including the requirement of a complete U.S. return address.
* * * * *
293 International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Service
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293.4 Mail Preparation
[Revise the title and introductory sentence in 293.41 as follows:]
293.41 Addressing and Return Address
ISAL mailpieces are subject to the addressing requirements
contained in 122, including the requirement of a complete U.S. return
address.
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We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. E9-25461 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]
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