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GSA RIN: 3090-AH13 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Federal Management Regulation (FMR) Amendment 2003-2; FMR Case 2003-102-1; Mail Management 
Abstract: The interim rule published in the Federal Register at 67 FR 38896, June 6, 2002, revised FPMR 101-9 and moved it into the Federal Management Regulation at 102-192. The new rule, rewritten in plain language, established four requirements at the agency level. Specifically, all agencies must (1) have written security plans at the agency and facility level; (2) ensure that mail costs are identified at the program level; (3) ensure that all payments to the United States Postal Service are made using commercial payment processes (i.e., not using the Postal Service's Official Mail Accounting System)--the effective date of this requirement was October 1, 2003; and (4) have performance measures for mail operations. In addition, the new rule requires all agencies that spend over $1 million per year on postage to send GSA an annual report that states the total amounts spent on postage, verifies that facility security plans have been reviewed at the agency level, identifies performance measures in use, and describes the agency's plans to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their mail operations. This second interim rule amended the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) to extend the deadline for agencies to convert to commercial payment to the United States Postal Service instead of the Official Mail Accounting System (OMAS). As a result, the deadline was extended to December 31, 2003. 
Agency: General Services Administration(GSA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 41 CFR 102-192     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 44 USC 2904    40 USC 121(c)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/29/2001  66 FR 29067   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/30/2001    
NPRM Comment Period Extended  07/31/2001  66 FR 39473   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/28/2001    
Interim Final Rule  06/06/2002  67 FR 38896   
Interim Final Rule Effective  06/06/2002    
Interim Final Rule  09/29/2003  68 FR 56112   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  11/28/2003    
Final Action  08/25/2008  73 FR 49955   
Final Action Effective  08/25/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.gsa.gov/fmr  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Derrick Miliner
General Services Administration
Office of Governmentwide Policy, 1800 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20405
Phone:202 273-3564
Fax:202 501-0349
Email: derrick.miliner@gsa.gov