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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 184 / Monday, September 27, 2021 / Rules and Regulations the Federal Register. 39 CFR 111.3. As an additional reference, the Postal Service developed Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail.
On July 28, 2014, as part of a continuing initiative to reduce the size of the DMM, the Postal Service removed from that publication the detailed mailing standards relating to hazardous, restricted, and perishable materials. In place of these detailed provisions, revised DMM 601.8.0 advised that mailing standards specific to hazardous, restricted, and perishable mail would be incorporated into Publication 52, and could be found on the Postal Explorer website at pe.usps.com. The Postal Service subsequently promulgated new regulations incorporating an edition of Publication 52 by reference into 39 CFR
113.2. See 83 FR 1189 2018.
The Postal Service, in consultation with the Office of the Federal Register, has determined that clarification of the status of Publication 52 would be helpful, particularly in order to ensure that changes to Publication 52 are comprehensively noticed in the Federal Register. To that end, the Postal Service hereby makes certain changes to its rules.
First, DMM section 601.8.1 is amended to clarify that the substantive mailability rules in Publication 52, as in effect and available on the Postal Services website at any given time, are incorporated by reference into that DMM section.
Second, 39 CFR 211.2a will be amended to clarify that Publication 52
contains regulations of the Postal Service. In connection with this change, language in 39 CFR 211.2a regarding publication in the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations will be moved to more clearly express the intent that any regulations of the Postal Service may, where appropriate, be published in those outlets. Moreover, 39
CFR 211.2a3 is expanded somewhat to clarify that Publications and Memoranda of Policy may also qualify as regulations, and that status as regulations depends not on the formal designation of a document, but on its statement of binding rules of future effect beyond those stated elsewhere in Postal Service regulations.
Third, 39 CFR part 113, which includes the incorporation by reference of Publication 52 39 CFR 113.2, is removed. The temporary rules in 39
CFR 113.3 regarding COVID19 related Category B infectious substances are duplicative of rules in Publication 52, and so it is unnecessary to maintain such rules in the Code of Federal Regulations. Compare 85 FR 23745 with
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Postal Bulletin 22544 Apr. 23, 2020, at 67 amending Publication 52 appendix C, USPS Packaging Instruction 6C.
List of Subjects 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.

39 CFR Part 211
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated, the Postal Service amends 39 CFR parts 111, 113, and 211 as follows:
PART 111AMENDED
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 111 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; 13 U.S.C. 301
307; 18 U.S.C. 16921737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401404, 414, 416, 30013018, 32013220, 34013406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631
3633, 3641, 36813685, and 5001.

2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual DMM as follows:

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual DMM

600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services 601

Mailability

8.0 Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail 8.1 General Effective July 7, 2014, all content applicable to hazardous, restricted, or perishable mail was removed and incorporated into Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail. The contents of Publication 52, as in effect and available on the Postal Service website at the relevant time, are incorporated by reference into this section.

PART 113REMOVED
3. Under the authority of 39 U.S.C.
4012, remove part 113.
PART 211APPLICATION OF
REGULATIONS
4. The authority citation for part 211
is revised to read as follows:

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5. Amend 211.2 by revising the introductory text to paragraph a and paragraphs a2 and 3 to read as follows:

211.2

Regulations of the Postal Service.

a The regulations of the Postal Service consist of the following, any of which may, but are not required to, be published in the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations:

2 The Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual; the Postal Operations Manual; the Administrative Support Manual; the Employee and Labor Relations Manual; the Financial Management Manual; the International Mail Manual; those portions of Chapter 2 of the former Postal Service Manual and chapter 7 of the former Postal Manual retained in force; and Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail; and 3 Headquarters Circulars, Management Instructions, Regional Instructions, Handbooks, Memoranda of Policy, Publications, delegations of authority, and other regulatory issuances and directives of the Postal Service or the former Post Office Department, to the extent that such documents state binding rules of future effect beyond those stated in other regulations of the Postal Service then in effect.

Joshua J. Hofer, Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance.
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 233
Mail Screening Regulations Postal Service.
Final rule.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

On August 20, 2021, The Postal Service amended its regulations regarding the screening of mail to be consistent with aviation regulations regarding the transportation of mail via aircraft; continue to enhance the security and ensure the safety of all persons and property onboard aircraft carrying mail; and prevent and deter the
SUMMARY:

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 201, 202, 205, 401
404, 406, 407, 410, 411, 413, 414, 416, 1001
1011, 12011209, 20082010, 2201, 2601
2605, 29012902, 30013018, 32013220, 34013406, 36213629, 36313633, 3641, 3654, 36813685, 3691, 50015007, 5401
5403, 56015605; 39 U.S.C. note.

39 CFR Part 113
Administrative practice and procedure, Hazardous substances, Postal service.

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