2024-26434. Service Standards for Market-Dominant Mail Products  

  • Table 1—End-to-End Service Within Contiguous States

    Mail class End-to-end range (days)
    First-Class Mail 0-5
    Periodicals 3-6
    USPS Marketing Mail 4-7
    Package Services 4-7

    Table 2. End-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and/or destinating in non-contiguous states and territories.

    Table 2—End-to-End Service to and/or From Non-Contiguous States and Territories

    Mail class End-to-end range (days)
    Intra-state/territory Inter-state/territory
    First-Class Mail 0-5 2-5
    Periodicals 3-6 3-27
    USPS Marketing Mail 4-7 4-28
    Package Services * 4-7 4-29
    * Excluding bypass mail.

    Table 3. Destination-entry service standard day ranges for mail to the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.

    Table 3—Destination Entry Service to Contiguous States

    Mail class Contiguous states
    Destination entry (at appropriate facility) range (days)
    * DDU * DLPC * DRPDC
    Periodicals 1 1 2
    USPS Marketing Mail 2 3-4 5
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    Package Services 1 2 3
    * DDU = Destination Delivery Unit; DLPC = Destination Local Processing Center; DRPDC = Destination Regional Processing and Distribution Center or Campus.

    Table 4. Destination entry service standard day ranges for mail to non-contiguous states and territories.

    Table 4—Destination Entry Service to Non-Contiguous States and Territories

    Mail class Destination entry (at appropriate facility)
    * DDU range (days) * DLPC range (days) * DRPDC range (days)
    Alaska ** Hawaii, Guam, NMI, & AS ** PR & USVI Alaska Hawaii, Guam, NMI, & AS PR & USVI
    Periodicals 1 1-3 1-4 1-3 10-11 10 8-10
    USPS Marketing Mail 2 3-4 3-5 3-5 14 13 12
    Package Services 1 2 2-3 2-3 12 11 11
    * DDU = Destination Delivery Unit; DLPC = Destination Local Processing Center; DRPDC = Destination Regional Processing and Distribution Center or Campus.
    ** AS = American Samoa; NMI = Northern Mariana Islands; PR = Puerto Rico; USVI = United States Virgin Islands.

Document Information

Published:
11/15/2024
Department:
Postal Service
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Proposed rule.
Document Number:
2024-26434
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before December 31, 2024.
Pages:
90241-90249 (9 pages)
Topics:
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service
PDF File:
2024-26434.pdf
CFR: (1)
39 CFR 121