[Federal Register: April 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 67)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17102]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


Delivery Confirmation Service; Partial Stay of Applicability

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Partial stay of applicability of final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is staying the applicability of a portion
of its recently published final rule on Delivery Confirmation which set
forth the Domestic Mail Manual standards adopted by the Postal Service
to implement the Decision of the Governors of the Postal Service in
Postal Rate Commission Docket No. R97-1, as it pertains to delivery
confirmation service. The Postal Service is staying the applicability
of Delivery Confirmation Service for customers sending mail to APO/FPO
destinations. Effective immediately, customers cannot use Delivery
Confirmation Service for mail sent to APO/FPO addresses.

DATES: Effective April 5, 1999, the applicability of the amendments to
S918.1.2, S918.1.5 and S930.2.3b of the Domestic Mail Manual published
in the Federal Register on Wednesday, March 10, 1999 (64 FR 12072) to
mail to APO/FPO addresses is stayed until further notice as of 12:01
a.m. on April 5, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Any written comments should be mailed or delivered to John
Gullo, Expedited/Package Services, 475 L'Enfant Plz SW RM 4267,
Washington, DC 20260-4299. Copies of all written comments will be
available for public inspection and photocopying between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Gullo (202) 268-7322.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This change is necessary to address special
military requirements for implementation of Delivery Confirmation
service.
    This stay will be effective immediately, and the contemplated
service for mail to APO/FPO addresses will not be available until
further notice.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

    Postal Service.

    The Postal Service hereby stays the applicability of its amendments
of March 10, 1999 to S918.1.2, S918.1.5 and S930.2.3b of the Domestic
Mail Manual, which is incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal
Regulations. See 39 CFR Part 111.

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, 5001.

    2. The applicability of amendments to S918.1.2, S918.1.5 and
S930.2.3b of the Domestic Mail Manual to mail to APO/FPO addresses is
stayed until further notice.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 99-8673 Filed 4-5-99; 4:47 pm]
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