[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 117 (Monday, June 20, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-14869]
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[Federal Register: June 20, 1994]
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POSTAL SERVICE
Removal of Expiration Date of Domestic Mail Manual Transition
Book
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The June 30, 1994, expiration date for the Domestic Mail
Manual Transition Book is removed to permit the continuing transfer of
rules and regulations from that document into other appropriate Postal
Service publications.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Berger, (202) 268-2859.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In revising the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
in preparation for publishing Issue 46 on July 1, 1993, the Postal
Service identified many regulations and provisions that did not
specifically govern the eligibility for and use of domestic mail
services, and made a determination not to include that material in DMM
Issue 46. The identified regulations and provisions chiefly fell into
two categories: recommendations for voluntary customer action and
internal instructions to postal employees. Also identified were
provisions not pertaining to domestic mail classification, such as post
office discontinuances, delivery policies, and philatelic procedures.
Pending the transfer of these regulations and provisions to other
documents, the Postal Service published on July 1, 1993, the identified
material in a separate part of the DMM titled the Domestic Mail Manual
Transition Book. In creating the Transition Book, the Postal Service
provided that the material included therein remain in full force and
effect as DMM regulations and provisions for up to 1 year. 58 FR 34887
(June 30, 1993). Accordingly, the Transition Book was published with an
expiration date of June 30, 1994.
The purpose of this 1-year period was to allow the Postal Service
to make a thorough review of these regulations and provisions and to
decide whether to incorporate them into other documents, to publish
them as mail classification rulings, or to rescind them. As the
following two tables show, several changes have been made to the
Transition Book since its publication; however, the evaluation process
is not yet complete.
The Postal Service has therefore determined to rescind the June 30,
1994, expiration date of the Transition Book. Additional time will be
required for an orderly and systematic transfer of the remaining
material from the Transition Book without jeopardizing maintenance of
regulations and provisions necessary for the Postal Service and its
customers. As a result, the Transition Book will remain in effect until
all remaining material has been transferred.
Table I shows those sections of the Transition Book (DMMT) that
have been removed since July 1, 1993, and, where applicable, the
sections of the Postal Operations Manual (POM) or title 39 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) into which such material was transferred.
Effective dates shown also indicate publication dates in the Postal
Bulletin or Federal Register.
Table I.--Disposition of Material From the DMMT
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Effective
DMMT Action date Disposition
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113.1... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 211.1,
211.2, 211.3
113.2... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 211.6
113.3... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 211.7
Transfer......................... 6-9-94 CFR 241.3
113.4... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 211.8
113.5... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 211.4
113.6... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 211.13
113.7... Deletion......................... 9-30-93
113.8... Deletion......................... 9-30-93
113.9... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 221.7
123.3... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 127.1
123.5... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 127.2
124.1... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 128.1
124.5... Transfer......................... 9-30-93 POM 128.2
159.4... Transfer......................... 6-9-94 POM 651
159.5... Transfer......................... 6-9-94 POM 652
164.5... Transfer......................... 8-1-93 POM 244.5
426.311. Deletion......................... 12-9-93
426.312. Deletion......................... 12-9-93
426.32.. Deletion......................... 12-9-93
426.33.. Deletion......................... 12-9-93
426.35.. Deletion......................... 12-9-93
427.52.. Deletion......................... 12-9-93
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As more material is removed from the Transition Book and
transferred to other Postal Service documents, appropriate notices will
be published in the Federal Register and the Postal Bulletin.
In addition to removing the provisions listed above, the Postal
Service has also added several new provisions to the Transition Book
and has revised several existing provisions, as follows:
Table II.--Addition of Material to the DMMT
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Effective
DMMT Action Date
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138.4..... Addition......................................... 7-1-93
222.23.... Addition......................................... 7-1-93
427.511... Revision......................................... 12-9-93
427.512... Revision......................................... 12-9-93
917.23.... Addition......................................... 7-1-93
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For the convenience of users of the Transition Book, those new and
revised regulations and provisions, which have previously appeared in
the Postal Bulletin, are set forth below.
Domestic Mail Manual Transition Book
138 Absentee Balloting Materials
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138.4 Absentee Balloting Materials Not To Be Detained
Except as provided in ASM 274, absentee balloting materials must
not be detained or treated as unpaid mail. The materials must be
promptly dispatched and delivered to the addressees. Questions about
possible abuse or impropriety must be referred to the rates and
classification service centers.
* * * * *
222 Express Mail Same Day Airport Service
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222.2 Security Measures
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222.23 Security Classification
222.231 Mailer Designation.
A mailer of an Express Mail Same Day Airport item must be
classified as ``known'' or ``unknown.''
222.232 Known Mailer.
A known mailer is any holder of an Express Mail Corporate Account
(EMCA) or a federal government agency account, or any customer who
mails items regularly and is known to the acceptance clerk. Shipping,
transfer, business, commercial, or other organizations may adapt Form
3801 to identify their employees presenting Express Mail Same Day
Airport items at an AMF.
222.233 Unknown Mailer.
A mailer who is not known under 222.232 is classified as unknown.
An unknown mailer must sign the ``From'' part of the Label 11 and
provide a photo identification. The signature on the identification
must match the signature on the Label 11. The source of the
identification must be written on the Label 11. An Express Mail Same
Day Airport item is not to be accepted from an unknown mailer who does
not provide photo identification or whose signature does not match that
on the identification.
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427 Reentry--Changes of Categories
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427.5 Applications for Reentry
427.51 Submission to Local Post Office
427.511 Application for Change in Known Office of Publication.
If a publisher files a Form 3510 for or including a change in the
location of the known office of publication, the (new) original entry
postmaster must on receipt of the form (a) ensure that the form is
complete and accurate, (b) collect the applicable fee, (c) forward the
form with accompanying documentation to the RCSC that serves the (new)
original entry office, and (d) provide a copy of that form to the
distribution networks office (DNO) that also serves the (new) original
entry office.
427.512 Application for Other Than Change in Known Office of
Publication.
If the publisher has filed a Form 3510 for any reentry action other
than a change in the location of the known office of publication, the
postmaster at the original entry post office must on receipt of the
form (a) ensure that the form is complete and accurate, (b) collect the
applicable fee, and (c) forward the form with its accompanying
documentation to the RCSC that serves the original entry office.
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917 Business Reply Mail (BRM)
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917.2 Permits
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917.23 Nonrenewed Permits.
When records indicate a permit is not renewed, the permit holder
must be informed in writing by certified mail that all BRM is to be
held for 10 days and then returned to the senders if the permit is not
renewed. The following methods must be followed if the permit is not
renewed after the mailer is notified in writing and 10 days have
elapsed:
a. BRM is returned to the sender.
b. BRM without the sender's return address is endorsed ``Business
Reply Permit Canceled'' and forwarded to the nearest dead letter branch
for proper handling.
c. BRM qualifying for the card rate and of no obvious value is
treated as waste.
d. Mail distributed by branches and dealers of the permit holder is
returned to the post office where the permit is held for collection of
postage and fees from the permit holder.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 94-14869 Filed 6-27-94; 8:45 am]
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