95-16330. Changes in Preferred Postage RatesSecond-Class Mail, Third- Class Mail, and Fourth-Class Library Rate Mail  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 5, 1995)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 34854-34856]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-16330]
    
    
    
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    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.
    
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    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:
    
                                                                            
    
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    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      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
    
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                                                                      Nonautomation rates                                 Automation rates                  
                                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Entry discount                                            Carrier   Saturation    Basic               Basic bar-  3-Digit    5-Digit 
                                                            Basic       3/5       route        W-S       ZIP+4    3/5 ZIP+4    coded    bar-coded  Bar-coded
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    None................................................     $0.124     $0.111     $0.086      $0.083     $0.117     $0.107     $0.106     $0.101     $0.093
    BMC.................................................      0.112      0.099      0.074       0.071      0.105      0.095      0.094      0.089      0.081
    SCF.................................................      0.106      0.093      0.068       0.065      0.099      0.089      0.088      0.083      0.075
    Delivery unit.......................................                            0.063       0.060                                                       
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    7.0  SPECIAL BULK THIRD-CLASS NONLETTER-SIZE MINIMUM PER-PIECE RATES--
    PIECES 0.2149 LB. (3.4383 OZ.) OR LESS
    
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                                                                 Nonautomation rates                                      Automation Rates                  
                                              --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Entry discount                                      Carrier   125-Pc. W- Saturation    Basic                 Basic     3-Digit   3/5-Digit
                                                 Basic       3/5       route        S          W-S       ZIP+4    3/5 ZIP+4   barcoded   barcoded   barcoded
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    None.....................................     $0.175     $0.161     $0.128     $0.126      $0.121  .........  .........     $0.149  .........     $0.143
    BMC......................................      0.163      0.149      0.116      0.114       0.109  .........  .........      0.137  .........      0.130
    SCF......................................      0.157      0.143      0.110      0.108       0.103  .........  .........      0.131  .........      0.125
    Delivery unit............................  .........  .........      0.105      0.103       0.098  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
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    8.0  SPECIAL BULK THIRD-CLASS PIECE/POUND RATES--PIECES MORE THAN 
    0.2149 LB. (3.4383 OZ.)
    
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                                                                 Nonautomation Rates                                      Automation Rates                  
                                              --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Per piece/pound                                      Carrier   125-Pc. W- Saturation    Basic                 Basic     3-Digit   3/5-Digit
                                                 Basic       3/5       route        S          W-S       ZIP+4    3/5 ZIP+4   barcoded   barcoded   barcoded
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Per-Piece Rates (for all entry                                                                                                                          
     categories).............................     $0.074     $0.060     $0.027     $0.025      $0.020  .........  .........     $0.048  .........     $0.042
                                                                                                                                                            
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    (4)Plus                                                                                                                                                 
    (4)Plus                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                            
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    Per-Pound Rates (by entry discount)                                                                                                                     
        None.................................     $0.470     $0.470     $0.470     $0.470      $0.470  .........  .........     $0.470  .........    $0.470 
    
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        BMC..................................      0.410      0.410      0.410      0.410       0.410  .........  .........      0.410  .........      0.410
        SCF..................................      0.386      0.386       0.38      0.386       0.386  .........  .........      0.386  .........      0.386
        Delivery unit........................  .........  .........      0.362      0.362       0.362  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........
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    * * * * *
    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
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        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
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
10/1/1995
Published:
07/05/1995
Department:
Postal Service
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Postage rate changes.
Document Number:
95-16330
Dates:
The Board of Governors has directed that the changes pertaining to postage rates be implemented effective 12:01 a.m., Sunday, October 1, 1995.
Pages:
34854-34856 (3 pages)
PDF File:
95-16330.pdf
CFR: (1)
39 CFR 111