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RULES: Indemnity claims,
Published: 2003-09-02
This final rule amends the regulations for indemnity claims as
set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) S010, Indemnity Claims and
related provisions of DMM S913, Insured Mail and DMM S921, Collect on
Delivery (COD) Mail. Other than the changes concerning time periods for
filing claims and retention periods for undelivered accountable mail,
the
PROPOSED RULES: Customized MarketMail; mailing nonrectangular- or irregular-shaped items; classification change,
Published: 2003-05-21
On March 14, 2003, 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 the establishment of Customized
MarketMail TM as a minor classification change. ThePRC
designated this
RULES: Parcel return services experiment,
Published: 2003-09-18
This final rule sets forth the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
standards adopted by the Postal Service to implement the Parcel Return
Services experiment pursuant to the Decision of the Governors of the
Postal Service approving the Recommended Decision of the Postal Rate
Commission in its Docket No. MC20032. The recommended decision is
based on the
PROPOSED RULES: Alternative addressing formats and postage payment options; standardization,
Published: 2003-05-30
This proposed rule would revise Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
A040 to standardize when alternative addressing formats may be used and
to clarify the differences between the various formats. In addition,
postage payment options would be specified, prohibiting the use of
uncanceled stamps on mail with simplified addresses, to enable
efficient handling
RULES: Indemnity claims; effective date delay,
Published: 2003-10-01
The effective date of October 1, 2003, for changes to domestic
indemnity claims regulations published in the Federal Register on
September 2, 2003 (Vol. 68, No. 169, pages 5210052104) is delayed
until further notice. As a result, 39 CFR part 111 is not amended at
this time.
RULES: Restricted or nonmailable articles and substances—; Infectious substances; mailing and packaging standards,
Published: 2003-06-06
In this final rule, the Postal Service adopts revisions to 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 adopt many of the regulatory
and packaging changes for infectious substances that the U.S.
Department
RULES: Nonprofit standard mail matter; eligibility requirements,
Published: 2003-10-09
In this final rule, the Postal Service adopts an amendment to
Domestic Mail Manual standards that expands eligibility for Nonprofit
Standard Mail rates by exempting certain matter soliciting monetary
donations from application of the cooperative mail rule.
RULES: Delivery and signature confirmation services with first-class mail and package services parcels,
Published: 2003-06-11
In this final rule, the Postal Service adopts revisions to the
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) that clarify when it is permissible to use
Delivery Confirmation service or Signature Confirmation service with
mailpieces claimed at FirstClass Mail or Package Services rates. In
particular, this final rule specifies that, for FirstClass Mail and
Package
RULES: Pressure-sensitive package labels redesign,
Published: 2003-10-17
This final rule sets forth the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
standards adopted by the Postal Service to implement the use of
redesigned pressuresensitive package labels. The redesigned labels
similar to the current labels that mailers affix to the top mailpiece
in packages of mailpieces (bundles of individual mailpieces secured
together) instead of
RULES: Customized MarketMail; classification changes,
Published: 2003-07-09
This final rule sets forth the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
standards that the Postal Service adopted to implement the Customized
MarketMailTM classification changes, as established by the
Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on the
Recommended Decision of the Postal Rate Commission on Approving
Stipulation and
PROPOSED RULES: Sender-identified mail; discount rate mailings enhanced requirement,
Published: 2003-10-21
This proposed rule would revise the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
to require enhanced sender identification for all discount rate
mailings.
PROPOSED RULES: Apartment house mailboxes; design standards; Consensus Committee establishment and meeting,
Published: 2003-01-06
The Postal Service intends to establish a Consensus Committee
to develop recommendations for revision of USPS STD 4B, which governs
the design of apartment house mailboxes. The committee will develop and
adopt its recommendations through a consensus process. The committee
will consist of persons who represent the interests affected by the
proposed
PROPOSED RULES: Merchandise Return Service labels; routing barcodes,
Published: 2003-07-25
The Postal Service proposes revisions to the Domestic Mail
Manual that would require a Postal routing barcode on all Merchandise
Return Service labels.
RULES: Semipostal stamp; price; Correction,
Published: 2003-10-29
The effective date for the pricing and issuance of Stop Family
Violence Semipostal Stamp published in the Federal Register on August
18, 2003 (Vol. 68, No. 159, pages 4936249363) is changed from October
11, 2003 to October 8, 2003.
RULES: Outside-country periodicals co-palletization and drop-ship classification; experimental testing,
Published: 2003-01-30
This interim rule provides standards for a Postal Service
experiment testing whether additional rate incentives would encourage
the copalletization and dropshipment of currently sacked bundles of
individual Periodicals publications. This interim rule will implement
two additional perpiece discounts for copalletization of Periodicals
publications
PROPOSED RULES: Bulk Bound Printed Matter; mailer requirements of entry; destination delivery unit rate,
Published: 2003-08-01
The Postal ServiceTM proposes a revision to the
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) that would change the preparation
requirements for bulk Bound Printed Matter (BPM) by requiring mailers
to prepare destination delivery unit (DDU) rate BPM items by 5digit
scheme (optional) and 5digit sorts. Currently, there is no requirement
for mailers to
PROPOSED RULES: Metered postage; refund procedures,
Published: 2003-10-29
The Postal Service proposes to revise the Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) to allow refunds for unused, undated metered postage. The
proposed mailing standard would benefit any mailer who generates
significant quantities of unused, undated metered postage and is able
to meet the refund criteria. The Postal Service also proposes minor
clarifications to
RULES: Combined or copalletized periodicals mailings; label standards,
Published: 2003-02-27
This final rule clarifies when it is permissible to use the
designation ``NEWS'' rather than the designation ``PER'' on Line 2 (the
content line) of labels that identify sacks, trays, and pallets
containing copies of Periodicals publications prepared in combined mailings or in copalletized mailings.
Combined mailings and copalletized mailings
RULES: Semipostal stamp; price,
Published: 2003-08-18
This rule amends the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) to reflect the
introduction of the Stop Family Violence semipostal stamp.
PROPOSED RULES: Sender-identified mail; discount rate mailings; enhanced requirement; Withdrawn,
Published: 2003-10-31
The proposal to require enhanced sender identification for all
discount rate mailings published in the Federal Register on October 21,
2003 (Vol. 68, No. 203, pages 6005260054), is withdrawn.
RULES: Bound printed matter; flat-size mail co-packaging and co-sacking,
Published: 2003-03-28
In this final rule, the Postal Service adopts revisions to the
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) that will provide new mail preparation
standards for the copackaging and cosacking of flatsize Bound Printed Matter (BPM) mailpieces.
Copackaging is an alternate preparation option that allows the
combining of Presorted pieces and barcoded pieces within
PROPOSED RULES: Pressure-sensitive package lables redesign,
Published: 2003-08-18
This proposed rule contains minor changes to the Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM) that would implement the use of redesigned pressure
sensitive package labels. The redesigned labels, similar to the current
labels that mailers affix to the top mailpiece in packages of
mailpieces (bundles of individual mailpieces secured together) instead
of using optional
RULES: Miscellaneous amendments,
Published: 2003-11-25
This document describes the numerous amendments consolidated
in the Transmittal Letter for Issue 58 of the Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM), which is incorporated by reference in Title 39 Code of Federal
Regulations, part 111.1 (39 CFR 111.1). These amendments reflect
changes in mail preparation requirements and other mailing rules and
regulations.
PROPOSED RULES: Delivery and signature confirmation services with first-class and package services mail,
Published: 2003-04-15
This proposed rule would amend the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
to clarify when it is permissible to use Delivery Confirmation service
and Signature Confirmation service, particularly the limitation of
these services to parcelshaped mail for FirstClass Mail and Package
Services mail.
PROPOSED RULES: Move update and address matching requirements; changes,
Published: 2003-08-28
This is a special interim Advance Notice incorporating
mailers' comments from the May 31, 2002 Federal Register (67 FR 38041
38043), Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comment.
Prior to publishing a final rule, the Postal Service is requesting
additional comments from the mailing industry on the proposed changes
to current
