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PROPOSED RULES: Sharps and other regulated medical waste containers; revised mailing standards,
Published: 2007-04-25
The Postal Service
TM is proposing to revise the
mailing standards for medical waste so that medical professionals can
more easily use the mail to ship waste to disposal sites. For over 15
years we have safely permitted approved vendors to use the mail for
return of sharps and other regulated medical waste for disposal.
Under our
RULES: Temporary mail forwarding policy,
Published: 2007-10-10
The Postal Service published an interim rule and request for
comment on amendments to the standards in the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) concerning
temporary change of address orders. The Postal Service is adopting the
interim rule with clarifying revisions.
RULES: First-class mail and priority mail services; new standards,
Published: 2007-05-10
The Postal Service will adopt new mailing standards and prices
on May 14, 2007, to support most of the pricing change recommended by
the Postal Regulatory Commission and approved by the Governors of the
United States Postal Service. After a reconsideration by the Postal
Regulatory Commission, we are lowering the price for the Priority Mail
PROPOSED RULES: Automation, presorted, and carrier route flat-size mail; new address and barcode requirements,
Published: 2007-10-10
The Postal Service proposes new address placement requirements
for Periodicals, Standard Mail, Bound Printed Matter, Media Mail, and
Library Mail flatsize pieces sent at automation, presorted, or carrier
route rates. We also propose to require an 11digit POSTNET barcode or
Intelligent Mail barcode on flatsize FirstClass Mail, Periodicals,
Standard
PROPOSED RULES: First-class mail and standard mail; new address quality standards,
Published: 2007-05-23
This proposed rule provides revisions to Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) that we
will adopt no earlier than 18 months from the publication date of this
notice. Move Update, the process for updating names and addresses, is
currently required for mailers to obtain discounted rates for First
Class
PROPOSED RULES: Automation, presorted, and carrier route rate letters; new address requirements,
Published: 2007-10-10
The Postal Service proposes new type size and spacing
requirements for delivery addresses on all automation, presorted, and
carrier route rate letters.
PROPOSED RULES: Delivery confirmation service required for Priority Mail Open and Distribute containers; electronic option,
Published: 2007-05-24
The Postal Service currently allows mailers to use the
electronic option for Delivery Confirmation service on Priority Mail
Open and Distribute containers. We are proposing to make this optional
extra service a requirement.
PROPOSED RULES: Express Mail Corporate Accounts; local trust accounts; cash and check deposits elimination,
Published: 2007-10-10
The Postal Service proposes to revise its Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) by
providing Automated Clearing House (ACH) debit as a new method of
payment for Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) customers. The ACH
system is a secure, private network that connects banks to one another
by way
RULES: Periodicals mailing services; new standards,
Published: 2007-05-25
This final rule provides the revisions to Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) that we
will adopt to support the new Periodicals prices effective on July 15, 2007.
The new prices enhance efficiency, offer more choices, and better
ensure that all types of Periodicals mail cover their costs.
RULES: International rate schedules; Marshall Islands and Micronesia,
Published: 2007-10-31
This final rule revises the Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), by returning
the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and the Federated States of
Micronesia (FSM) to ``mail treated as domestic'' status. Collect on
Delivery (COD), Delivery Confirmation, Signature Confirmation, and
electronic
RULES: Automation-rate flat-size mail; polywrap standards,
Published: 2007-01-05
The Postal ServiceTM has simplified the standards
for polywrap film on automationrate flatsize mailpieces, so that
customers only have to meet one set of standards instead of the
previous two.
RULES: Priority mail to or from ”969” ZIP Codes; custom forms,
Published: 2007-06-08
The Postal ServiceTM is revising the Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual to
require customs declarations on certain Priority Mail[supreg] mailpieces to or from ZIP CodeTM 96799 and ZIP
CodesTM beginning with the prefix 969.
PROPOSED RULES: Adult fowl; revised mailing standards,
Published: 2007-02-16
The Postal Service proposes new requirements for containers
used for mailing adult chickens. Currently, we require all mailable
adult fowl other than chickens to be mailed in containers approved by
the manager of Mailing Standards. With this proposal, we intend to
require adult chickens to be mailed in approved containers also.
RULES: Electronic Verification System (eVS); postage manifesting and payment of Parcel Select mailings; effective date,
Published: 2007-06-27
This final rule delays the date set for the required use of
electronic data and automated processes of the Electronic Verification
System (eVS) for permit imprint Parcel Select[reg] manifest mailings,
which currently are paperdriven and rely on manual processes for
handling verification and postage reconciliations. The delay in
required use also
Part IV: Postal Service,
Published: 2007-03-30
In this final rule the Postal Service provides new mailing
standards to support most of the pricing change recommended by the
Postal Regulatory Commission and approved by the Governors of the
United States Postal Service. We will implement most of the new prices
on May 14, 2007. We will implement new prices and mailing standards for
Periodicals
PROPOSED RULES: Postage and fee refunds,
Published: 2007-09-12
This proposed rule would revise the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) Sec.
604.9.2 through 604.9.3.6. The proposed revision would establish a
minimum for refund of unused postage value in postage meters and PC
Postage[supreg] accounts; provide a consistent time frame for
submission of
PROPOSED RULES: Periodicals mailing services; new standards,
Published: 2007-04-11
This proposed rule provides the revisions to Mailing Standards
of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) that we
propose to adopt in support of the new Periodicals pricing and price structure to be implemented on July 15, 2007.
The new prices will enhance efficiency, offer more choices, and
better ensure that all types of
RULES: Sharps and other regulated medical waste containers; revised mailing standards,
Published: 2007-09-25
The Postal Service\TM\ is revising its standards for mailing
medical waste so that medical professionals as well as individuals can
use a larger container to mail medical waste to disposal sites. The new
standards allow a maximum mailpiece weight limit of 35 pounds for
packages approved as ``Medical Professional Packaging.''
RULES: Adult fowl; revised mailing standards,
Published: 2007-04-12
The Postal Service revises the requirements for containers
used for mailing adult chickens. The new standards require all mailable
adult fowl, including chickens, to be mailed in containers approved by
the manager of Mailing Standards.
RULES: First-class mail and standard mail; new address quality standards,
Published: 2007-09-28
The Postal ServiceTM is extending its effort to
improve the percentage of deliverable mail by revising Move Update
standards in the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM). The Move Update standards provide ways for
mailers to reduce the number of mailpieces that require forwarding or
return by
PROPOSED RULES: Lithium batteries; revised mailing standards,
Published: 2007-04-25
The Postal Service is proposing to revise our mailing
standards for lithium batteries. Currently, our standards limit
customers and battery manufacturers from using the mail to send
consumertype lithium batteries, and prohibit the mailing of devices
powered by lithium batteries when the batteries are in the device.
These standards are
RULES: Lithium batteries; revised mailing standards,
Published: 2007-10-05
The Postal ServiceTM is revising the standards for
mailing lithium and lithiumion batteries. The new standards identify
all small consumertype lithium batteries as mailable when properly
packaged and labeled.
