Global Express Guaranteed

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Postal Service 39 CFR Part 20 AGENCY: Postal Service. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: On April 19, 1999, the Postal Service published an interim rule introducing Priority Mail Global Guaranteed service on a test basis. The Postal Service has since amended that interim rule on four occasions, with the last amendment being announced on September 29, 2000, and amending the interim rule to rename the service Global Express Guaranteed service (GXG), establishing it as a permanent international service and expanding the service to include a new classification for Non-Document (merchandise) shipments. That amendment to the interim rule also established and published separate rates for the Non-Document service. The Postal Service hereby gives notice that it is implementing the interim rule as amended on a permanent basis. EFFECTIVE DATE: November 30, 2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Malcolm E. Hunt, (770) 360-1104. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 19, 1999, the Postal Service announced in the Federal Register ( 64 FR 19039-19042 ) the introduction of Priority Mail Global Guaranteed (PMGG) service on an interim basis. With PMGG, the USPS provided customers with a fully featured premium international service for documents with full track and trace capability. This service was initially available from 3,000 retail locations for delivery to a total of 19 countries. On November 4, 1999, the Postal Service announced in the Federal Register ( 64 FR 60106-60109 ) the expansion of PMGG …