Such installations in Governmentowned buildings must be approved by the Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration, or by the lessor, in the case of leased quarters, before the work is undertaken.

(b) Vending stands shall be operated in compliance with local health and sanitation standards and codes.

(c) The operator shall arrange for cleaning and janitor service sufficient to maintain vending areas at stands and machines in a clean and orderly condition.

(d) The authorization for the establishment of a vending stand, together with the regulations and policies established by the Post Office Department and State licensing agency, shall govern the operation of each vending stand. Officials in charge of postal installations shall report any significant violations or other relevant matters to the State licensing agency. If appropriate corrective action is not taken, the installation head shall notify the Post Office Department which will resolve the matter with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

§ 98.4 Modification, relocation, or removal. The Post Office Department reserves the right to require State licensing agencies to arrange for the modifications, removal, or relocation of vending stands established under the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act (20 U. S. C. 107-107f) when necessary because of changes in building operations or space requirements.

§ 98.5 Articles to be sold and vended. (a) The vending of the following articles at vending stands operated by licensed blind persons is approved; newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, and articles in individual containers or wrappers to which they are placed before receipt by the vending stand operator, and such other suitable articles as may be approved for each location by the postal official in charge and the State licensing agency. Such articles may also be vended through vending machines as

adjuncts to vending stands or in other areas of the building where considered practicable by the Post Office Department.

(b) The licensed vending stand operators and the State licensing agencies shall use diligence and exercise good judgement and cooperate with the postal authorities in preventing the keeping on the premises, for disposal to the public by sale or otherwise, any so-called comic books or any other printed or written matter of an objectionable, subversive, or controversial nature which may subject the Post Office Department to public criticism.

§ 98.6 Preparation and processing of authorization. Applications for installation and operation of vending stands, including vending machines, to be operated by licensed blind persons, shall be submitted by the State licensing agency in quadruplicate on the form provided by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to the postal official in charge of the building involved for his recommendations for approval or disapproval. The official in charge shall transmit all four copies to the Bureau of Facilities, Post Office Department, for review. If an application by a State licensing agency for a permit to establish a vending stand under the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act is not approved by the official in charge, the transmittal shall include the reasons for the disapproval. Applications submitted by postal officials will be reviewed by the Bureau of Facilities, and three copies thereof, indicating the action taken will be returned to the official concerned. The latter shall retain one copy in his file, and transmit the others to the State licensing agency making the application.

§ 98.7 Survey of vending stand opportunities. Postal officials shall cooperate with State licensing agencies in making surveys of vending stand opportunities for blind persons on properties under their control and in selecting locations, or relocations, for such stands and the types of stands to be provided.

Part 101-The International Postal Service

Sec. 101.1

Universal Postal Union.

101.2 Postal Union of the Americas and

Spain.

AUTHORITY: §§ 101.1 and 101.2 issued under R. S. 161, 396, as amended, 398, as amended; 5 U. S. C. 22, 369, 372.

SOURCE: §§ 101.1 and 101.2 appear at 21 F. R. 9114, Nov. 22, 1956, except as otherwise noted.

The

§ 101.1 Universal Postal Union. exchange of all mails except parcel post between the United States and other countries is governed by the provisions of the Convention of the Universal Postal Union, of which the United States is a member. Parcel post is exchanged under the provisions of individual bilateral agreements with various countries and the Parcel Post Agreement of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain. (See § 101.2.)

§ 101.2 Postal Union of the Americas and Spain. The United States is also a member of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, together with the following countries:

Sec.

102.1

Postal Union mail. 102.2 Parcel post.

AUTHORITY: §§ 102.1 and 102.2 issued under R. S. 161, 396, as amended, 398, as amended; 5 U. S. C. 22, 369, 372.

§ 102.1 Postal Union mail. Postal Union mail is exchanged under the provisions of the Universal Postal Conven

tion or the Americo-Spanish Postal Convention and is classified as follows:

(a) LC (letters, letter-packages, and post cards). See § 111.2 (a) and (b) of this chapter.

(b) AO (commercial papers, printed matter including books, raised print for the blind, samples of merchandise, and small packets. There is also a category known as 8-ounce merchandise packages which are mailable only to AmericoSpanish countries). See 111.2 (c) through (i) of this chapter.

[21 F. R. 9115, Nov. 22, 1956]

§ 102.2 Parcel post. Parcel post is exchanged under the provisions of the Parcel Post Agreement of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain and/or bilateral agreements which establish the conditions applicable to each country. See Part 112 of this chapter. [22 F. R. 7271, Sept. 12, 1957]

Prior Amendments

1956: 21 F. R. 9115, Nov. 22.

Sec.