[Federal Register: August 4, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 149)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20

 
End of Stay of Interim Rule for Global Package Link to Germany 
and France

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: End of stay of interim rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is ending its stay of its recently 
published interim rule on Global Package Link which added a merchandise 
return service for customers utilizing the GPL service to Germany and 
France.

DATES: The amendment to the International Mail Manual published in the 
Federal Register on July 10, 1998 (63 FR 37251-37254), will become 
effective as of 12:01 a.m. on August 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Any written comments should be mailed or delivered to the 
International Business Unit, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza 
SW, room 370-IBU, Washington, DC 20260-6500. Copies of all written 
comments will be available for public inspection and photocopying 
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Brandt (202) 314-7165.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By a notice in the Federal Register on July 
17, 1998 (63 FR 38478), the Postal Service stayed an interim rule it 
had previously published in the Federal Register on July 10, 1998 (63 
FR 37251-37254), concerning the establishment of a GPL return service 
to Germany and France. The Postal Service has completed its further 
internal review of the interim rule, and has determined to make the 
contemplated service available immediately.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

    International postal service, Foreign relations.

    The Postal Service hereby makes effective its amendment of July 10, 
1998, to the International Mail Manual, which is incorporated by 
reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1.

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.

    1. Subchapter 620 of the International Mail Manual, Issue 20, 
sections 626.24 and 626.25, are effective August 4, 1998.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 98-20738 Filed 8-3-98; 8:45 am]
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