NOTE: COMMENTS REGARDING ANY FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE MUST BE SENT TO THE ADDRESS INDICATED IN THE DOCUMENT. ANY COMMENTS ON THE RAPID INFORMATION BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (RIBBS) ABOUT ANY FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES WILL NOT BE USED OR CONSIDERED IN THE COURSE OF ANY RULE MAKING. [Federal Register: July 5, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 128)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 34854-34856] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Changes in Preferred Postage Rates--Second-Class Mail, Third- Class Mail, and Fourth-Class Library Rate Mail AGENCY: Postal Service. ACTION: Postage rate changes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Public Law No. 103-123 authorizes annual changes in the reduced rates formerly financed by appropriations for revenue forgone. This action implements these changes for fiscal year 1996. EFFECTIVE DATE: The Board of Governors has directed that the changes pertaining to postage rates be implemented effective 12:01 a.m., Sunday, October 1, 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest Collins, (202) 268-5316. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 39 U.S.C. 3626(a) and 3642, the Postal Service is authorized to make annual adjustments in the postage rates for second-class in-county per-piece rates, the nonadvertising pound rate and per-piece rates for special second-class publications, the per-piece rates for classroom second-class publications; the special bulk third-class rates; and the fourth-class library rates. These adjustments are necessary to "phase up" the institutional-costs contribution of this mail to the statutorily required level by fiscal year 1999. The rates for the advertising portion of second-class science-of- agriculture publications (under former 39 U.S.C. 4358(f)), zones 1 and 2, will remain the same, at 75 percent of the rates charged on advertising in regular-rate publications, as specified by law. These rates will not change until regular second-class advertising rates change by a general rate case. The pound rates for second-class in-county mail will remain the same; the advertising pound rates for second-class classroom and special nonprofit publications will remain the same (that is, the same advertising rate charged the advertising in ordinary commercial publications). Consistent with current standards, the advertising rate on the advertising portion of the publication is charged only if the advertising portion exceeds 10 percent of the publication's content. The Postal Service adopts the following amendments to the Domestic Mail Manual, which is incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1. List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service. PART 111--[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 3001- 3011, 3201-3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3626, 5001. Effective October 1, 1995, the Domestic Mail Manual is amended as follows: 2. Sections R200, R300, and R400 are revised to include the new postage rates for second-, third-, and fourth-class mail. R--Rates and Fees * * * * * R200 Second-Class Mail * * * * * 2.0 IN-COUNTY RATES * * * * * 2.2 Piece Rates Per addressed piece: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ZIP+4 ZIP+4 Barcoded barcoded Level Regular (letter- (letter- (flat- size) size) size) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ J1.............................. $0.080 $0.080 $0.080 $0.080 J3.............................. 0.080 0.076 0.076 0.065 J5.............................. 0.080 0.076 0.063 0.065 K1.............................. 0.042 ........ ........ ........ K2.............................. 0.037 ........ ........ ........ K3.............................. 0.035 ........ ........ ........ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * 3.0 SPECIAL NONPROFIT RATES 3.1 Pound Rates Pound rates are: For the nonadvertising portion--$0.140 per pound or fraction. * * * * * 3.2 Piece Rates Per addressed piece: [[Page 34855]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ZIP+4 ZIP+4 Barcoded barcoded Level Regular (letter- (letter- (flat- size) size) size) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ G............................... $0.208 $0.200 $0.188 $0.181 H3.............................. 0.157 0.152 0.145 0.139 H5.............................. 0.157 0.152 0.137 0.139 I1.............................. 0.112 ........ ........ ........ I2.............................. 0.110 ........ ........ ........ I3.............................. 0.104 ........ ........ ........ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * 4.0 CLASSROOM RATES * * * * * 4.2 Piece Rates Per addressed piece: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ZIP+4 ZIP+4 Barcoded barcoded Level Regular (letter- (letter- (flat- size) size) size) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ G............................... $0.168 $0.161 $0.151 $0.145 H3.............................. 0.125 0.121 0.115 0.110 H5.............................. 0.125 0.121 0.108 0.110 I1.............................. 0.087 I2.............................. 0.085 I3.............................. 0.080 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * R300 Third-Class Mail * * * * * 6.0 SPECIAL BULK THIRD-CLASS LETTER-SIZE MINIMUM PER-PIECE RATES-- PIECES 0.2149 LB. (3.4383 OZ.) OR LESS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nonautomation rates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entry discount Carrier Saturation Basic 3/5 route W-S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- None........... $0.124 $0.111 $0.086 $0.083 BMC............ 0.112 0.099 0.074 0.071 SCF............ 0.106 0.093 0.068 0.065 Delivery unit.. 0.063 0.060 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Automation rates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entry discount Basic Basic bar- 3-Digit 5-Digit ZIP+4 3/5 ZIP+4 coded bar-coded Bar-coded ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- None............. $0.117 $0.107 $0.106 $0.101 $0.093 BMC.............. 0.105 0.095 0.094 0.089 0.081 SCF.............. 0.099 0.089 0.088 0.083 0.075 Delivery unit.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.0 SPECIAL BULK THIRD-CLASS NONLETTER-SIZE MINIMUM PER-PIECE RATES-- PIECES 0.2149 LB. (3.4383 OZ.) OR LESS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nonautomation rates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entry discount Carrier 125-Pc. W-S Saturation Basic 3/5 route W-S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- None........... $0.175 $0.161 $0.128 $0.126 $0.121 BMC............ 0.163 0.149 0.116 0.114 0.109 SCF............ 0.157 0.143 0.110 0.108 0.103 Delivery unit.......... ......... 0.105 0.103 0.098 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Automation Rates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entry discount Basic Basic 3-Digit 3/5-Digit ZIP+4 3/5 ZIP+4 barcoded barcoded barcoded ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- None........... ......... ......... $0.149 ......... $0.143 BMC............ ......... ......... 0.137 ......... 0.130 SCF............ ......... ......... 0.131 ......... 0.125 Delivery unit.. ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.0 SPECIAL BULK THIRD-CLASS PIECE/POUND RATES--PIECES MORE THAN 0.2149 LB. (3.4383 OZ.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nonautomation Rates Automation Rates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Per piece/pound Carrier 125-Pc. W-S Saturation Basic 3/5 route W-S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Per-Piece Rates (for all entry categories). $0.074 $0.060 $0.027 $0.025 $0.020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4)Plus (4)Plus ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Per-Pound Rates (by entry discount) None.............. $0.470 $0.470 $0.470 $0.470 $0.470 [[Page 34856]] BMC................ 0.410 0.410 0.410 0.410 0.410 SCF................ 0.386 0.386 0.386 0.386 0.386 Delivery unit...... ..... ..... 0.362 0.362 0.362 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Automation Rates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Per piece/pound Basic Basic 3-Digit 3/5-Digit ZIP+4 3/5 ZIP+4 barcoded barcoded barcoded ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Per-Piece Rates (for all entry categories)...... ......... ......... $0.048 ......... $0.042 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4)Plus (4)Plus ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Per-Pound Rates (by entry discount) None........... ......... ......... $0.470 ......... $0.470 [[Page 34856]] BMC............ ......... ......... 0.410 ......... 0.410 SCF............ ......... ......... 0.386 ......... 0.386 Delivery unit.. ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * R400 Fourth-Class Mail * * * * * 6.0 LIBRARY RATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Single- Weight not exceeding (pounds) piece rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1........................................................... $1.12 2........................................................... 1.53 3........................................................... 1.94 4........................................................... 2.35 5........................................................... 2.76 6........................................................... 3.17 7........................................................... 3.58 8........................................................... 3.79 9........................................................... 3.99 10........................................................... 4.19 11........................................................... 4.39 12........................................................... 4.59 13........................................................... 4.79 14........................................................... 4.99 15........................................................... 5.19 16........................................................... 5.39 17........................................................... 5.59 18........................................................... 5.79 19........................................................... 5.99 20........................................................... 6.19 21........................................................... 6.39 22........................................................... 6.59 23........................................................... 6.79 24........................................................... 6.99 25........................................................... 7.19 26........................................................... 7.39 27........................................................... 7.59 28........................................................... 7.79 29........................................................... 7.99 30........................................................... 8.19 31........................................................... 8.39 32........................................................... 8.59 33........................................................... 8.79 34........................................................... 8.99 35........................................................... 9.19 36........................................................... 9.39 37........................................................... 9.59 38........................................................... 9.79 39........................................................... 9.99 40........................................................... 10.19 41........................................................... 10.39 42........................................................... 10.59 43........................................................... 10.79 44........................................................... 10.99 45........................................................... 11.19 46........................................................... 11.39 47........................................................... 11.59 48........................................................... 11.79 49........................................................... 11.99 50........................................................... 12.19 51........................................................... 12.39 52........................................................... 12.59 53........................................................... 12.79 54........................................................... 12.99 55........................................................... 13.19 56........................................................... 13.39 57........................................................... 13.59 58........................................................... 13.79 59........................................................... 13.99 60........................................................... 14.19 61........................................................... 14.39 62........................................................... 14.59 63........................................................... 14.79 64........................................................... 14.99 65........................................................... 15.19 66........................................................... 15.39 67........................................................... 15.59 68........................................................... 15.79 69........................................................... 15.99 70........................................................... 16.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * A transmittal letter making these changes in the Domestic Mail Manual will be published and transmitted automatically to subscribers. Notice of issuance of the transmittal letter will be published in the Federal Register as provided by 39 CFR 111.3. Neva R. Watson, Acting Chief Counsel, Legislative. [FR Doc. 95-16330 Filed 7-3-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-12-P