Proposed Rules. Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments

Agency: Postal Service TM
Action: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments
Citation: FR Doc. 2017-11120 · 39 CFR 20

Summary

The Postal Service is considering limiting First-Class Mail International® service to documents only.

Dates

Comments on this advance notice are due July 17, 2017.

Supplementary Information

This is an advance notice of the Postal Service's intent to modify some of its International Mailing rules to conform with the new Universal Postal Union (UPU) requirements for certain Letter Post mail, effective January 1, 2018. After lengthy deliberations, UPU member countries voted to identify and separate items by content as documents versus goods, for purposes of adopting a universal, world-wide standard. In order for the Postal Service to meet this new standard, the contents of First-Class Mail International postcard, letter, and large envelope (flat) mail; International Priority Airmail (IPA) postcard, letter, and large envelope (flat) mail; and International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) postcard, letter, and large envelope (flat) mail will be limited to documents. Effective January 1, 2018, mailers who wish to mail any type of goods, regardless of shape, must use First Class Package International Service or another available service. Technical details and proposed IMM changes will be published at a later date and before implementation. Stanley F. Mires, Attorney, Federal Compliance. [FR Doc. 2017-11120 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]