2. Authorization to Manufacture and Distribute Postage Meters
RULES: Manufacture and distribution; authorization,
This rule provides contact information for submission of
questions or comments and all notification, plans, and reports directed
by regulation throughout 39 CFR Part 501Authorization to Manufacture
and Distribute Postage Meters.
3. Address Sequencing Services
PROPOSED RULES: Address sequencing services,
The United States Postal Service provides mailers with both
manual and electronic address sequencing services for their address
lists, including electronic address sequencing (EAS) service and
computerized delivery sequencing (CDS) service. Mailers who prepare
their mail using these services may qualify for postage discounts. In
addition, these
4. Discontinuance of Volume Discount Availability for IPA and ISAL Mailers
RULES: International Priority Mail and International Surface Air Lift mailers; discontinuance of volume discount rates,
This final rule deletes International Mail Manual (IMM)
292.212, 292.213, and 293.75, which authorized mailers who spent $2
million or more combined on International Priority Airmail (IPA) and
International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) in the preceding Postal Service
fiscal year to receive discounted postage rates.
5. Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box
RULES: Priority mail flat-rate box experiment,
This final rule sets forth the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
standards adopted by the Postal Service to implement the Priority Mail
flatrate box experiment pursuant to the October 27, 2004, Decision of
the Governors of the Postal Service approving the Recommend Decision of
the Postal Rate Commission in its Docket No. MC20042. The recommended
decision
6. Eligibility Requirements for Standard Mail
RULES: Standard mail; eligibility requirements,
In this final rule the Postal Service adopts an amendment to
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) standards concerning material eligible for
mailing at Standard Mail postage rates. The revised standards clarify
the circumstances in which mail containing ``personal'' information may
be eligible for Standard Mail, rather than FirstClass Mail, rates. The
7. Use of Ancillary Service Endorsement for Mailing Certain Types of Checks
PROPOSED RULES: Checks sent at standard mail postage rates; ancillary service endorsement requirement,
This proposed rule would amend the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
to require an endorsement requesting forwarding or return on certain
mailpieces containing checks sent at Standard Mail postage rates,
including ``convenience'' and ``balance transfer'' checks.
8. Authorization to Manufacture and Distribute Postage Meters
RULES: Manufacture and distribution; authorization,
This final rule amends the regulations that define a postage
meter and its components and a manufacturer and/or distributor of
postage meters. The rule also puts forth the responsibilities of any
authorized person or entity to notify the Postal Service upon a change
in ownership or control, or bankruptcy or insolvency, and identifies
factors the
9. International Mail Manual; Incorporation by Reference
RULES: Issue 30; issuance,
The Postal Service announces the issuance of Issue 30 of the
International Mail Manual (IMM), and its incorporation by reference in
the Code of Federal Regulations.
10. Changes in Domestic Mail Classifications
NOTICES: Domestic rates, fees, and mail classifications; changes,
This notice sets forth the changes to the Domestic Mail
Classification Schedule to be implemented as a result of the Decision
of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on the Opinion and
Recommended Decision of the Postal Rate Commission Approving
Stipulation and Agreement on Experimental Periodicals Copalletization
Dropship Discounts
11. General Information on Postal Service
RULES: General information on Postal Service,
This rule amends the Postal Service regulations to reflect
current information regarding the publication and availability of the
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).
12. Change to the Retirement Plan for Manually Set Postage Meters
NOTICES: Manually set postage meters: retirement plan,
By this notice, the Postal ServiceTM revises the
Retirement Plan for Manually Set Postage Meters, published in the
Federal Register on December 13, 2000, pages 7793477938, for meters
with lease expiration dates on or after October 1, 2004. The retirement
date for these manually set electronic meters will be May 31, 2005. The
Postal
13. Bylaws of the Board of Governors
RULES: Miscellaneous amendments,
On September 14, 2004, the Board of Governors of the United
States Postal Service adopted a number of amendments to its Bylaws.
These amendments changed the quorum of Governors required to vote on a
recommended decision of the Postal Rate Commission, reserved the
election of the Board's Vice Chairman to the Governors, and altered the
rules for
14. Authorization To Manufacture and Distribute Postage Meters
RULES: Rented postage meters; cautionary label requirements,
This rule corrects outdated or incorrect information in the
text of the cautionary label required to be placed on rented postage
meters.
15. Sunshine Act Meting
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Times and Dates: 11 a.m., Monday, September 13, 2004; 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 14, 2004.
Place: Boston Massachusetts, at the Hotel Commonwealth, 500 Commonwealth Avenue, in the Esplanade Room.
Status: September 1311 a.m. (Closed); September 148:30 a.m. (Open) Matters to be Considered:
Place: Boston Massachusetts, at the Hotel Commonwealth, 500 Commonwealth Avenue, in the Esplanade Room.
Status: September 1311 a.m. (Closed); September 148:30 a.m. (Open) Matters to be Considered:
Monday, September 1311 a.m. (Closed)
1. Office of
16. Restrictions on Private Carriage of Letters
RULES: Private Express Statutes; obsolete addresses correction,
This rule amends the Postal Service regulations on enforcement
and suspension of the Private Express Statutes to correct obsolete
addresses.
17. Eligibility Requirements for Certain Nonprofit Standard Mail Material
RULES: Domestic Mail Manual; Nonprofit standard mail material; eligibility requirements,
In this final rule, the Postal Service adopts an amendment to
Domestic Mail Manual standards governing insurance advertising in
Nonprofit Standard Mail. The amendment sets forth guidelines for
determining whether the coverage provided by an insurance policy
offered by an authorized nonprofit organization to its members is not
generally otherwise
18. Standards Governing the Design of Wall-Mounted Centralized Mail Receptacles
RULES: Wall-mounted centralized mail receptacles; design standards,
This final rule replaces United States Postal
Service[reg] (USPS[reg]) Standard 4B,
Receptacles, Apartment House, Mail, which governs the design of wall
mounted centralized mail receptacles whether utilized in commercial, residential, mixed
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residential or other types of structures. The new standard was developed
19. Address Visibility on Bundles of Flat-Size and Irregular Parcel Mail
PROPOSED RULES: Bundles of flat-size and irregular parcel mail; address visibility,
The Postal Service is seeking comments on a proposal that adds
additional standards for the visibility of address elements and presort
designation (i.e., optional endorsement lines, barcoded pressure
sensitive package labels, or facing slips) on bundles of flatsize and
irregular parcel mailpieces. The proposed new standards apply only to
bundles
20. Periodicals Mail Enclosures With Merchandise Sent at Parcel Post or Bound Printed Matter Rates
PROPOSED RULES: Sample copies of authorized periodicals publications enclosed with merchandise mailed at Parcel Post or Bound Printed Matter rates,
This proposed rule provides standards that would allow sample
copies of authorized Periodicals publications to be mailed with
merchandise mailed at Parcel Post[reg] or Bound Printed Matter rates of
postage.
21. Signature Confirmation Service: Elimination of Signature Waiver Option
PROPOSED RULES: Signature Confirmation service; signature waiver option elimination,
This proposed rule provides a change to the Domestic Mail
Manual (DMMTM ) that would eliminate the signature waiver
option for Signature ConfirmationTM service under DMM
S919.1.10. The Postal ServiceTM is proposing this change
because the signature waiver option is no longer necessary.
Additionally, this option has
22. Experimental Outside-County Periodicals Co-Palletization Discounts for High-Editorial, Heavy-Weight, Small-Circulation
RULES: High-editorial, heavy-weight, small-circulation publications; experimental outside-country periodicals co-palletization discounts,
This interim rule provides standards for a Postal Service\TM\
experiment. The experiment will test whether additional rate incentives
would encourage the copalletization and dropshipment of currently
sacked bundles of individual Periodicals publications that have high
editorial content, are heavier weight, and have small mailed
circulation. This
23. General Organization, Delegations of Authority, Relationships and Communication Channels
RULES: Relationships and communications channels; amendments,
This rule amends the Postal Service regulations on general
organization, delegations of authority, and relationships and
communication channels to bring these regulations into line with the
Postal Service's current organizational structure. It also removes
several obsolete parts from the subchapter dealing with organization
and administration.
24. Procedures To Adjudicate Claims for Personal Injury or Property Damage Arising Out of the Operation of the U.S. Postal
RULES: Personal injury or property damage arising out of U.S. Postal Service operation; claims adjudication procedures,
This rule amends the Postal Service's regulations concerning
tort claims to correct mailing addresses and to clarify ambiguous
provisions.
25. Issue 3 of the Purchasing Manual; Incorporation by Reference
RULES: Issue 3; availability,
The Postal Service announces the publication of Issue 3 of the
Postal Service Purchasing Manual. Issue 3 supersedes previous editions
of the Purchasing Manual, and is incorporated by reference in the Code
of Federal Regulations.
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