PROPOSED RULES: Division 6.2 infectious substances and other related changes; revisions,
Published: 2002-12-19
The Postal Service is proposing to revise the mailing
standards in Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) C023 related to the
requirements and packaging standards for mailable types of Division 6.2
infectious substances. These DMM revisions would adopt some of the
regulatory and packaging changes for infectious substances that the U.
S. Department of
PROPOSED RULES: Carrier route and presorted bound printed matter mailings with individually addressed firm pieces; eligibility and mail preparation standards,
Published: 2002-08-15
This document clarifies and responds to comments on the mail
preparation standards for Presorted Bound Printed Matter (BPM) mailings
that include individually addressed firm pieces. The term ``firm
piece'' is generally used to describe a mailpiece that consists of more
than one component (all destined for the same delivery address)
composited into
PROPOSED RULES: Indemnity claims; changes,
Published: 2002-12-06
The Postal Service proposes to revise its standards concerning
indemnity claims as set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) S010,
Indemnity Claims; and related provisions of S913, Insured Mail, and
S920, Collect on Delivery (COD) Mail. Other than the proposed changes
concerning time periods for filing claims and retention periods for
PROPOSED RULES: Metal strapping materials on pallets,
Published: 2002-07-24
The Postal Service proposes revisions to the Domestic Mail
Manual that would exclude the use of metal strapping or metal banding
material to secure pallets of mail, whether an individual pallet of
mail, a pallet composed of several individual pallets stacked to form a
single unit, or a pallet with a pallet box containing mail. These
proposed
Part IV: Postal Service,
Published: 2002-01-30
On September 24, 2001, the United States Postal Service, in
conformance with sections 3622 and 3623 of the Postal Reorganization
Act (39 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), filed a request for a recommended decision
by the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) on proposed rate, fee, and
classification changes. The PRC designated this filing as Docket No.
PROPOSED RULES: Bound printed matter; flat-size mail co-packaging, co-sacking, and higher DDU rate minimum rate,
Published: 2002-11-19
The Postal Service is proposing revisions to the Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM) that would provide new mail preparation standards for co
packaging and cosacking flatsize Bound Printed Matter. The standards
for copackaging would be optional, while the standards for cosacking
would be mandatory beginning on June 1, 2003. Prior to that date, the
use of
