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[FR Doc 05-24685] 1. United States Postal Service Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting
Date and Times: Tuesday, January 10, 2006; 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Place: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Status: January 108 a.m. (Open); 10 a.m. (Closed).
Matters to be Considered:
Tuesday, January 10 at 8 a.m. (Open)
1. Minutes of the Previous Meeting, December 6, 2005.
2.
Published: 2005-12-30 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc E5-7857] 2.AGENCY: Postal Service.
The Postal Service proposes a new marking requirement for Bound Printed Matter machinable parcels consisting of multiple pieces secured with transparent shrinkwrap. Under our proposal, mailers must use a firm optional endorsement line or apply a pressuresensitive firm bundle Label F. The new marking will enable our automated equipment to recognize that
Published: 2005-12-27 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-24209] 3. New Preparation Requirements for Bundles of Mail on Pallets
This final rule changes preparation requirements for bundles of Periodicals, Standard Mail, and Package Services flatsize mail or irregular parcels on pallets. The rule gives the conditions under which mailers must prepare an area distribution center, bulk mail center/ auxiliary service facility, or sectional center facility pallet with 250 or more
Published: 2005-12-21 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-23488] 4. Domestic Mail: New Postal Rates and Fees
The Governors of the U.S. Postal Service accepted the Postal Rate Commission's recommendation to increase most postal rates and fees by approximately 5.4 percent. The Board of Governors set 12:01 a.m. Sunday, January 8, 2006, as the effective date for the new prices.
Published: 2005-12-02 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-23507] 5. Conduct on Postal Property
This final rule amends Postal Service regulations pertaining to conduct on postal property. The purpose of these amendments is to clarify the regulations.
Published: 2005-12-01 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc C5-23007] 6.Postal rate and fee changes; Correction,
Published: 2005-11-30 : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-23391] 7. Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting
Date and Times: Tuesday, December 6, 2005; 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Place: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Status: December 68 a.m. (Open); 10 a.m. (Closed)
Matters To Be Considered
Tuesday, December 6 at 8 a.m. (Open)
1. Minutes of the Previous Meetings, November 1, and 16,
Published: 2005-11-28 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-22507] 8. Postal Service Board of Governors Sunshine Act Meeting
Board Votes To Close November 7, 2005, Meeting. At its meeting on
November 1, 2005, the Board of Governors of the United States Postal
Service voted unanimously to close to public observation its meeting
scheduled for November 7, 2005, in Washington, DC. The Board determined that earlier public notice was not possible.
Items To Be Considered:
Published: 2005-11-09 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-22508] 9. Postal Service Board of Governors Sunshine Act Meeting
Board Votes To Close November 16, 2005, Meeting. At its meeting on
November 1, 2005, the Board of Governors of the United States Postal
Service voted unanimously to close to public observation its meeting
scheduled for November 16, 2005, in Washington, DC. The Board determined that earlier public notice was not possible.
Items To Be Considered:
Published: 2005-11-09 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-22156] 10.
The Postal Service is proposing to require the use of the Electronic Verification System (eVS) which is an electronic manifest system, for postage manifesting and payment of all Parcel Select mailings. This includes all Standard Mail machinable parcels or other Package Services Parcels (Bound Printed Matter, Library Mail, or Media Mail) authorized
Published: 2005-11-07 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-21777] 11. Bundling Flat-Size and Irregular Parcel Mail--Bundle Integrity
The Postal Service proposes that mailers use two bands to secure all bundles of presorted rate flatsize mail and irregular parcels that are not shrinkwrapped. This proposal would remove the option to secure bundles up to 1 inch thick with only one band.
Published: 2005-11-02 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-21497] 12.Date and Times: Tuesday, November 1, 2005; 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Place: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Status: November 110 a.m. (Closed); 3:30 p.m. (Open).
Matters To Be Considered
Tuesday, November 1 at 10 a.m. (Closed)
1. Strategic Planning.
2. Financial Update.
3. Personnel Matters and Compensation Issues.
4. Rate Case
Published: 2005-10-27 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-20924] 13. Address Visibility on Bundles of Flat-Size and Irregular Parcel Mail
The Postal Service\TM\ is adopting new mailing standards to ensure that address and presort information on bundles of flatsize and irregular parcel mail remains visible and readable during processing. The new standards apply only to bundles of Periodicals, Standard Mail, and Package Services mail intended for processing on our Automated Package
Published: 2005-10-20 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-20563] 14. Use of Ancillary Service Endorsement for Mailing Certain Types of Checks
The Postal Service is withdrawing a proposed rule that would require ancillary service endorsements on mailpieces containing certain types of checks.
Published: 2005-10-14 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-19531] 15. New Preparation Requirements for Bundles of Mail on Pallets
The Postal Service TM is seeking comments on a proposal that would affect mailers who prepare bundles of Periodicals, Standard Mail, and Package Services flatsize mail or irregular parcels on pallets. The proposal would not affect mailers who prepare sacks, unbundled parcels, or trays on pallets.
Currently, mailers who prepare
Published: 2005-09-30 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-18900] 16. Sunshine Act Meeting
Published: 2005-09-21 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-18259] 17.
Under an agreement negotiated by the United States government with the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, mail destined to those two countries will now use the international rate schedules. This proposal would amend the International Mail Manual (IMM) to include the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the
Published: 2005-09-15 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-18260] 18. International Mail: Proposed Changes in Postal Rates and Fees
The Postal Service, under its authority in Title 39 U.S.C. 407, is proposing changes to international mail postage rates and fees. As provided under the Postal Reorganization Act, the proposed changes will result in international postage rates that retain the overall value of service to customers, are fair and reasonable, and are not unduly or
Published: 2005-09-15 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-17378] 19. Release of Information, Privacy of Information
This rule amends the Postal Service\TM\ regulations on the release of information and privacy of information.
Published: 2005-09-01 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-16200] 20. New Standards for Periodicals Mail Prepared in Sacks
We are proposing new standards to reduce handling costs for Periodicals mail prepared in sacks. Our proposal includes the following changes: two new types of sacks: a 3digit carrier routes sack and a merged 3digit sack; and a new minimum of 24 pieces for most other sacks.
Published: 2005-08-15 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-14774] 21. United States Postal Service Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting
Board Votes to Close July 15, 2005, Meeting
In person and by telephone vote on July 15, 2005, a majority of the
members contacted and voting, the Board of Governors voted to close to public observation a meeting held in Washington, DC, via
teleconference. The Board determined that prior public notice was not possible.
Item Considered
1.
Published: 2005-07-26 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-14773] 22. United States Postal Service Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting
Times and Dates: 1 p.m., Monday, August 1, 2005; and 8 a.m., Tuesday, August 2, 2005.
Place: Newport Beach, California, at the Balboa Bay Hotel, 1221 West Coast Highway, in the Grand Ballroom.
Status: August1 p.m. (Closed); August 28 a.m. (Open);
Matters To Be Considered:
Monday, August 11 p.m. (Closed)
1. Strategic Planning.
2. Rate Case
Published: 2005-07-26 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-11472] 23. Premium Forwarding Service
This final rule sets forth the standards adopted by the Postal ServiceTM to implement the Premium Forwarding Service (PFS) experiment.
The Postal Service is conducting the PFS experiment to measure interest in a new service that forwards mail to residential customers who are temporarily away from their primary address. With PFS, your
Published: 2005-06-10 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-11471] 24. Postal Service Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting
Date and Times: Tuesday, June 14, 2005; 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Place: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Status: June 149 a.m. (closed); 3 p.m. (open).
Matters to be considered:
Tuesday, June 14 at 9 a.m. (Closed)
1. Strategic Planning.
2. Personnel Matters and Compensation
Published: 2005-06-08 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
[FR Doc 05-11007] 25. Privacy Act of 1974, System of Records
The Postal ServiceTM proposes a new Privacy Act system of records. The system of records relates to name and address files the Postal Service plans to maintain for the purpose of improving the accuracy of mail piece addresses and mail delivery. The files will contain name and address data provided by mailers, where the address contains
Published: 2005-06-02 POSTAL SERVICE : Postal Service
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