NOAAâs Fisheries Service will require commercial fishermen who fish for yellowfin tuna, swordfish and other species with longlines in the Gulf of Mexico to use a new type of hook, called a weak hook, designed to reduce the incidental catch of Atlantic bluefin tuna. The hooks will be required starting May 5, 2011.
Price for first-class stamp rises to 49 cents. It's going to cost you a few pennies more to mail a letter. The cost of a first-class postage stamp is now 49 cents â 3 cents more than before. Regulators approved the price hike in December, and it went into effect Sunday. Many people won't feel the increase right away: Forever stamps are good for first-class postage at whatever the future rate.
On Jan. 26 the cost of a first-class postage stamp will rise to 49 cents from 46 cents, according to The Washington Post. A book of first-class, one-ounce stamps will cost $9.80.Forever Stamps purchased before the increase will still be valid for all one-ounce letters. The U.S. Postal Serviceâs regulator approved the increase of about 6 percent, but rejected a request for a permanent increase.According to the USPS, the increases include: book of first-class, one-ounce stamps will cost $9.80. Forever Stamps purchased before the increase will still be valid for all one-ounce letters. The U.S. Postal Serviceâs regulator approved the increase of about 6 percent, but rejected a request for a permanent increase. According to the USPS, the increases include: