RULES: Address Facing Standards for Presort Bundles on Pallets,
Published: 2008-06-06
The Postal Service is revising the mailing standards requiring
mailers to place presort bundles on pallets with the addresses facing
up.
RULES: Service Barcode Required for Priority Mail Open and Distribute Container Address Labels,
Published: 2008-06-05
In this final rule the Postal Service provides new mailing
standards to require the use of a concatenated UCC/EAN Code 128 Service
barcode with a unique Service Type Code ``55'' on all Priority
Mail[supreg] Open and Distribute container address labels. A proposed
rule was published in the Federal Register on May 24, 2007 (Volume 72,
Number 100),
PROPOSED RULES: Mailing Requirement Changes for Parcel Select,
Published: 2008-05-21
This proposal would revise Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to reflect
changes to the mailing requirements of our Shipping Services product,
Parcel Select[supreg], by requiring new markings on BMCPresort or
OBMCPresort (InterBMC), and originentered Barcoded IntraBMC and
Barcoded InterBMC
RULES: Repositionable Notes Transitioned from an Experimental Test to a Permanent Classification,
Published: 2008-05-15
On February 27, 2008, the Postal Service\TM\, in accordance
with the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, gave notice to the
Postal Regulatory Commission, that the Governors of the Postal Service
established Repositionable Notes (RPNs) as a permanent classification.
The 3 by 3 removable, paper notes are an optional
feature
PROPOSED RULES: Revised Standards for Postage and Fee Refunds,
Published: 2008-05-09
This revised proposed rule will modify the Mailing Standards
of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[reg])
604.9.0 to establish a minimum dollar amount for the issuance of checks
by the USPS[reg] for the refund of unused postage value in postage
meters and PC Postage[reg] accounts. In addition, we provide specific
time
NOTICES: Privacy Act; Systems of Records,
Published: 2008-05-08
The Postal Service proposes to revise the following existing
systems of records titled, ``USPS 810.100,
http://www.usps.com
Registration,'' ``USPS 810.200,
RULES: General Information on Postal Service,
Published: 2008-05-07
The Postal Service announces the issuance of Issue 300, dated
January 8, 2006; Issue 300, dated March 15, 2007; and Issue 300, dated
May 14, 2007, of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal
Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), and their incorporation by
reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.
RULES: New Address Requirements for Automation, Presorted, and Carrier Route Flat-Size Mail,
Published: 2008-05-07
The Postal Service adopts new address placement and formatting
requirements for Periodicals, Standard Mail[supreg], Bound Printed
Matter, Media Mail[supreg], and Library Mail flatsize pieces sent at
automation, presorted, or carrier route prices. We also adopt related
revisions for automation and presorted FirstClass Mail[supreg] flats.
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2008-05-01
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at 11:30 a.m.; and Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Place: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Status: May 611:30 a.m.Closed; May 78:30 a.m.Open; May 710:30 a.m.Closed.
Matters To Be Considered
Tuesday, May 6 at 11:30
PROPOSED RULES: Implementation of New Standards for Intelligent Mail Barcodes,
Published: 2008-04-30
On January 7, 2008, we published in the Federal Register
(Volume 73, Number 4) an advance notice of our intention to require the
use of Intelligent Mail barcodes on all letters and flats mailed at
automation prices as of January, 2009. We presented our Intelligent
Mail vision and asked for comments from our customers. We described two
options for
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2008-04-25
Board Votes To Close April 14, 2008, Meeting
By telephone vote on April 14, 2008, the Board of Governors of the
United States Postal Service voted unanimously to close to public
observation its meeting held via teleconference. The Board determined that prior public notice was not possible.
Items Considered
1. Strategic Planning.
2.
PROPOSED RULES: Service Barcode Required for Priority Mail Open and Distribute Container Address Labels Address Labels,
Published: 2008-04-21
In this proposed rule the Postal Service provides new mailing
standards to require the use of a concatenated UCC/EAN Code 128 Service
barcode with a unique Service Type Code ``55'' on all Priority
Mail[reg] Open and Distribute container address labels. A proposed rule
was published in the Federal Register on May 24, 2007 (Volume 72,
Number 100,
RULES: Pricing and Requirement Changes for Competitive Products,
Published: 2008-04-16
The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to reflect
changes to the prices and standards for the following competitive products, now referred to as Shipping Services:
Express Mail[supreg]
Priority Mail[supreg]
Parcel Select[supreg]
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2008-03-28
Dates and Time: Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at 11:30 a.m.; and Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Place: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Status: April 111:30 a.m.Closed; April 28:30 a.m.Open; April 210:30 a.m.Closed.
Matters To Be Considered
Tuesday, April 1
NOTICES: Change in Rates of General Applicability for Competitive Products,
Published: 2008-03-27
This notice sets forth changes in rates of general
applicability for competitive products.
PROPOSED RULES: Letter-Size Booklets and Folded Self-Mailers,
Published: 2008-03-14
The Postal Service is developing new mailing standards for
folded selfmailers, booklets, and folded booklets mailed at automation
and machinable letter prices. This notice provides advance information
about the mail preparation changes to help mailers plan for future
mailings.
RULES: Rules of Practice in Proceedings Relative to Disciplinary Action for Violations of Restrictions on Post-Employment Activity,
Published: 2008-03-12
The Postal Service is removing the Rules of Practice in [[Page 13132]]
Proceedings Relative to Disciplinary Action for Violations of
Restrictions on PostEmployment Activity.
RULES: Rules of Practice in Proceedings Relative to Disciplinary Action for Violations of Restrictions on Post-Employment Activity,
Published: 2008-03-11
The Postal Service is removing the Rules of Practice in
Proceedings Relative to Disciplinary Action for Violations of
Restrictions on PostEmployment Activity.
NOTICES: Proposed Construction and Operation of Mail Processing Facility; Aliso Viejo, CA,
Published: 2008-03-07
On February 12, 2008, the Postal Service published in the
Federal Register (73 FR 8076) a notice that, in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), it intended to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed construction and
operation of a mail processing facility in Aliso Viejo, Orange County,
California.
RULES: Revised Standards for First-Class Mail International Service; Correction,
Published: 2008-03-07
The Postal Service published in the Federal Register of
February 20, 2008, a document reflecting the change to shapebased
standards for FirstClass Mail International. Inadvertently, a table in
the section titled Country Rate Groups and Weight Limits; the two rightmost columns had duplicate mail
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shape headings. This document amends
PROPOSED RULES: New Standards to Prohibit the Mailing of Replica or Inert Munitions,
Published: 2008-03-07
The Postal Service is proposing new standards to prohibit the
mailing of replica or inert munitions such as grenades or other
simulated explosive devices.
PROPOSED RULES: Address Facing Standards for Presort Bundles on Pallets,
Published: 2008-03-04
Effective September 14, 2008, the Postal Service is proposing
to require mailers to place presort bundles on pallets with the
addresses facing up.
RULES: Periodicals - Limited Circulation Rate,
Published: 2008-02-20
This final rule revises the Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to provide
the eligibility standards for the OutsideCounty Limited Circulation
rate that has been approved by the Governors of the United States
Postal Service. Eligible issues of publications entitled to use this
rate will receive
RULES: Premium Forwarding Service,
Published: 2008-02-20
This final rule revises Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to make Premium
Forwarding Service (PFS) a permanent mail classification. There are no
major changes in the permanent PFS classification compared with the
experimental service offering.
RULES: Revised Standards for First-Class Mail International Service,
Published: 2008-02-20
The Postal Service will adopt new mailing standards and prices
for FirstClass Mail International service on May 12, 2008, which
reflects current FirstClass Mail domestic shapebased standards. Our
revisions recognize that each mailpiece shapeletter, flat, and
parcelhas substantially different processing costs that needs to be
covered. Currently,
