International Product and Price Changes

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 is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®), to reflect changes to the prices and product features for Mailing and Shipping Services. DATES: Effective Date: May 11, 2009. We will implement this international price change concurrent with our domestic Mailing Services price change. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obataiye B. Akinwole at 703-292-5260 or Rick Klutts at 813-877-0372. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Governors of the Postal Service established new prices and product features for some of our Mailing and Shipping Services. This Federal Register final rule describes the international price and product changes by mail category as follows: First-Class Mail International First-Class Mail International service provides a reliable and economical means of sending correspondence ( e.g. , letters and postcards), documents, and lightweight merchandise weighing up to 4 pounds. Postcards Postcards consist of single cards sent without a wrapper or envelope. The price structure for postcards is expanded to include three separate prices: Canada, Mexico, and all other countries. Previously Canada and Mexico were priced the same. International Priority Airmail (IPA) IPA is a commercial service designed to meet the needs of the business mailer. It is available for volume mailings of all First-Class Mail International postca…