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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 11, 2021 / Rules and Regulations Commandant to review the COTPs notice, in which case its effective date is delayed pending a decision by the Commandant. Petitions to the Commandant must be submitted in writing via the COTP who issued the requirement to amend the Operations Manual.
2 If the COTP finds that there is a condition requiring immediate action to prevent the discharge or risk of discharge of oil or hazardous material that makes the procedure in paragraph a1 of this section impractical or contrary to the public interest, the COTP
may issue an amendment effective on the date the facility operator receives notice of it. In such a case, the COTP
will include a brief statement of the reasons for the findings in the notice.
The owner or operator may petition the Commandant to review the amendment, but the petition does not delay the amendment.
b The facility operator may propose amendments to the operations manual by:
1 Submitting any proposed amendment and reasons for the amendment to the COTP in printed or electronic format not less than 30 days before the requested effective date of the proposed amendment; or 2 If an immediate amendment is needed, requesting the COTP to examine the amendment immediately.
c The COTP will respond to proposed amendments submitted under paragraph b of this section by:
1 Notifying the facility operator that the amendments have been examined by the Coast Guard; or 2 Notifying the facility operator of any inadequacies in the operations manual or proposed amendments, with an explanation of why the manual or amendments do not meet the requirements of this subchapter.
e Amendments may be submitted as page replacements or as an entire manual. When an entire manual is submitted, the facility operator must highlight or otherwise annotate the changes that were made since the last version examined by the Coast Guard. A
revision date or other revision-specific identifying information must be included on the page replacements or amended manual.
8. Amend 154.325 as follows:
a. Remove paragraph a;
b. Redesignate paragraphs b through g as paragraphs a through f, respectively; and c. Revise newly redesignated paragraphs a through d to read as follows:
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a Not less than 60 days prior to the first transfer operation, the operator of a new facility must submit, with the letter of intent, an Operations Manual in printed or electronic format to the COTP
of the zones in which the facility is located.
b After a facility is removed from caretaker status, not less than 30 days prior to the first transfer operation, the operator of that facility must submit an Operations Manual in printed or electronic format to the COTP of the zone in which the facility is located, unless the manual has been previously examined and no changes have been made since the examination.
c If the COTP finds that the Operations Manual meets the requirements of this part and part 156
of this chapter, the COTP will provide notice to the facility stating the manual has been examined by the Coast Guard.
The notice will include the date, revision date of the manual, or other revision-specific identifying information.
d If the COTP finds that the Operations Manual does not meet the requirements of this part or part 156 of this subchapter, the COTP will notify the facility with an explanation of why the manual does not meet the requirements of this subchapter.
39 CFR Part 121
PART 156OIL AND HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS
9. The authority citation for part 156
is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321j; 46 U.S.C.
3703, 3703a, 3715, 70011, 70034; E.O. 11735, 3 CFR 19711975 Comp., p. 793; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.
10. Revise 156.120t2 to read as follows:
156.120
Requirements for transfer.
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2 Has readily available in the marine transfer area a copy of the most recently examined facility operations manual or vessel transfer procedures, as appropriate; and
Dated: August 3, 2021.
J.W. Mauger, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy.
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Revised Service Standards for MarketDominant Mail Products Postal ServiceTM.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Postal Service is adding one to two days to the service standards for certain First-Class Mail and Periodicals.
DATES: Effective October 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Twana Barber, Strategic Communications Business Partner, at 2027143417.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Comments III. Response to Comments A. Representative Concerns B. Other Statutory Concerns IV. Explanation of Final Rules A. Service Standards Generally B. First-Class Mail C. Periodicals
I. Introduction On April 23, 2021, the Postal Service published proposed revisions to FirstClass Mail and Periodicals service standards in the Federal Register and sought public comment the Proposed Rule. Service Standards for MarketDominant Mail Products, 86 FR 21675
Apr. 23, 2021. These proposed service standards constitute a central element of the Postal Services Delivering for America strategic plan to achieve service excellence and financial sustainability, which was announced on March 23, 2021. The comment period for the Proposed Rule closed on June 22, 2021. Current service standards require the Postal Service to rely heavily on air transportation, using air cargo transportation carriers and commercial passenger air carriers. Air transportation is subject to a number of factors that make it less reliable than surface transportation, such as weather delays, network congestion, and air traffic control ground stops; air transportation also tends to cost significantly more than surface transportation. The basic logic of the changes is that the addition of one or two days to current service standards for First-Class Mail and Periodicals would enable the Postal Service to convey a greater volume of mail within the contiguous United States by surface transportation, thereby achieving a better balance of on-time reliability and cost-effectiveness. It would also enable the Postal Service to
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