Revised Standards for First-Class Mail InternationalTM Service

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 TM . ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Postal Service will adopt new mailing standards and prices for First-Class Mail International service on May 12, 2008, which reflects current First-Class Mail domestic shape-based standards. Our revisions recognize that each mailpiece shape—letter, flat, and parcel—has substantially different processing costs that needs to be covered. Currently, the First-Class Mail International pricing structure does not have a distinction between letter-size, flat-size, and package (small packet) pricing. DATES: Effective Date: 12:01 a.m. on May 12, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christy Bonning, 202-268-2108. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal Service's classification changes and new pricing structure for First-Class Mail International items will enhance efficiency and assist that items mailed at First-Class Mail International prices cover their costs. The Postal Service adopts the following changes to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service , International Mail Manual (IMM®), which is incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations . See 39 CFR Part 20 . List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20 Foreign relations International postal services Accordingly, 39 CFR part 20 is amended as follows: PART 20—[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 20 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a) ; 39 U.S.C. 401 , 404 , 407 , 408 , …