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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
Part III: Postal Service,
Published: 2008-11-28
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 Shipping Services:
Express Mail[supreg]
Priority Mail[supreg]
Parcel Select[supreg]
Parcel Return Service[supreg]
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: 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: New Standards For Letter-Size Booklets and Folded Self-Mailers,
Published: 2008-12-29
On March 14, 2008, we published in the Federal Register
(Volume 73, Number 51, pages 1381213813) an advance notice of our
intent to develop new mailing standards for folded selfmailers and
booklets mailed at automation and machinable letter prices. In that
advance notice, we provided justification for these changes, announced
a twophase testing
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: 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: 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.
PROPOSED RULES: Treatment of Undeliverable Books and Sound Recordings,
Published: 2008-07-09
The Postal Service is proposing to revise the mailing
standards for the treatment of books and sound recordings that are
found loose in the mail or undeliverable as addressed. The revision
would eliminate confusion and simplify procedures.
RULES: Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box; Domestic APO/FPO,
Published: 2008-02-01
This final rule revises the Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), to add the
new Priority Mail[supreg] Large FlatRate Box that has been approved by
the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service.
The new Priority Mail large flatrate box is approximately 50
percent larger than the
PROPOSED RULES: Waiver of Signature Delivery Process,
Published: 2008-07-09
The Postal Service proposes revisions to the Mailing Standards
of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg])
to update the standards regarding delivery of Express Mail[supreg]
items with waiver of signature requested and return receipt for
merchandise items with waiver of signature requested. We propose that
employees
RULES: Express Mail Sunday/Holiday Delivery Premium,
Published: 2008-02-01
The Postal ServiceTM is revising
ExpressMail[supreg] service to reflect a premium of $12.50 in addition
to current postage for guaranteed Sunday or holiday delivery of Express
Mail pieces.
RULES: Express Mail Corporate Account Customers; Automated Clearing House Debit Added as New Method of Payment,
Published: 2008-08-19
This final rule revises Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), by making Automated
Clearing House (ACH) debit a new method of payment for Express
Mail[supreg] Corporate Account (EMCA) customers and eliminating the
option to open new local trust accounts. The ACH system is a secure,
private
PROPOSED RULES: Implementation of Intelligent Mail Barcodes,
Published: 2008-01-07
In January 2009, mailers will be required to meet one of two
options using Intelligent Mail[supreg] barcodes to access automation
prices for letters and flats. Automation prices will no longer be
available for the use of the POSTNET barcode. This Federal Register
notice provides advance information to help mailers understand the mail
preparation
RULES: Intelligent Mail Barcodes; Implementation of New Standards,
Published: 2008-08-21
On April 30, 2008, we published in the Federal Register
(Volume 73, Number 84, pages 2339323403) proposed mailing standards to
require the use of Intelligent Mail[supreg] barcodes on all letters and
flats mailed at automation prices as of May 2010. We described two
options for using Intelligent Mail barcodes as of May 2009: The basic
option and
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
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.
PROPOSED RULES: New Automation Requirements for Detached Addressed Labels,
Published: 2008-08-27
The Postal Service proposes revisions to the Mailing Standards
of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg])
for detached address labels (DALs). To increase efficiency and reduce
handling costs, we propose that DALs accompanying saturation mailings
of Periodicals or Standard Mail[supreg] flats must be automation
compatible
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: 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.
RULES: Marking Requirements for Parcel Select,
Published: 2008-09-23
The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to reflect
changes to the marking requirements of our Shipping Services product,
Parcel Select[supreg]. On May 21, 2008, we published in the Federal
Register (Volume 73, Number 99) the proposed rule describing Parcel
Select
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]
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
RULES: Postage Payment for Bound Printed Matter Limited to Permit Imprint,
Published: 2008-09-29
In this final rule, the Postal Service is revising mailing
standards for all Bound Printed Matter (BPM). In March we filed a
notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission for a classification
change requiring all mailings of Bound Printed Matter be paid by permit
only. The Commission agreed, and we are moving forward with the change.
Postage
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.
