[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-15196] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: June 23, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Changes in Preferred Postage Rates--Second-, Third-Class 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 1995. EFFECTIVE DATE: The Board of Governors has directed that the changes pertaining to postage rates be implemented effective 12:01 a.m., October 2, 1994. 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 the nonadvertising pound rates and the per piece rates for special second-class publications and classroom second-class publications, and the special bulk third-class rates for letter shaped pieces. 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 section 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 second-class regular rate advertising rates change via a general rate case. The rates for special bulk third-class rates for nonletter shaped pieces will not change in 1994 since this category of mail is currently at or above its statutorily-required markup level (which resulted from legislation adopted in 1991) but, by law, cannot have a rate decrease. The rates for fourth-class library rate materials will not change since the rates are constrained to whole cent increments, and an annual change of any magnitude would cause these rates to exceed their statutorily-mandated level. The advertising rates for second-class in-county, classroom and special nonprofit exceeding ten percent of the publication's content will remain the same, that is, the same advertising rate charged the advertising in ordinary commercial publications. 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, 5001. Effective October 2, 1994, the Domestic Mail Manual is amended as follows: 2. Sections R200 and R300 are revised to include the new postage rates for second- and third-class mail. Rates and Fees * * * * * R200 Second-Class Mail * * * * * 2.0 In-County Rates 2.1 Pound rates per pound or fraction: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zone Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delivery office............................................... $0.108 All others.................................................... 0.118 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * 2.2 Piece rates per addressed piece: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zip+4 Zip+4 Barcoded barcoded Level Regular (letter- (letter- (flat- size) size) size) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ J1.......................... $0.078 $0.078 $0.078 $0.070 J3.......................... 0.078 0.074 0.074 0.063 J5.......................... 0.078 0.074 0.061 0.063 K1.......................... 0.041 ......... ......... ......... K3.......................... 0.034 ......... ......... ......... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.0 SPECIAL NONPROFIT RATES * * * * * 3.2 Piece rates per addressed piece: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zip+4 Zip+4 Barcoded barcoded Level Regular (letter- (letter- (flat- size) size) size) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ G........................... $0.174 $0.167 $0.157 $0.151 H3.......................... 0.131 0.127 0.121 0.116 H5.......................... 0.131 0.127 0.114 0.116 I1.......................... 0.093 ......... ......... ......... I2.......................... 0.091 ......... ......... ......... I3.......................... 0.086 ......... ......... ......... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.0 CLASSROOM RATES * * * * * 4.2 Piece rates per addressesd piece: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zip+4 Zip+4 Barcoded Barcoded Level Regular (letter- (letter- (flat- size) size) size) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ G........................... $0.174 $0.167 $0.157 $0.151 H3.......................... 0.131 0.127 0.121 0.116 H5.......................... 0.131 0.127 0.114 0.116 I1.......................... 0.093 ......... ......... ......... I2.......................... 0.091 ......... ......... ......... I3.......................... 0.086 ......... ......... ......... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * R300 Third-Class Mail * * * * * 6.0 SPECIAL BULK THIRD-CLASS LETTER-SIZE MINIMUM PER PIECE RATES-- PIECES 0.2085 LB. (3.3363 OZ.) OR LESS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nonautomation rates ----------------------------------------- Entry discount Carrier Saturation Basic 3/5 route W-S ------------------------------------------------------------------------ None.......................... 0.116 0.103 0.079 0.076 BMC........................... 0.104 0.091 0.067 0.064 SCF........................... 0.099 0.086 0.062 0.059 Delivery unit................. ........ ........ 0.057 0.054 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Automation rates ------------------------------------------------- Entry discount Basic 3/5 Basic 3-Digit 5-Digit Zip+4 Zip+4 barcoded barcoded barcoded ------------------------------------------------------------------------ None.................. 0.109 0.099 0.099 0.093 0.086 BMC................... 0.097 0.087 0.087 0.081 0.074 SCF................... 0.092 0.082 0.082 0.076 0.069 Delivery unit......... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Stanley F. Mires, Chief Counsel, Legislative. [FR Doc. 94-15196 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-12-M