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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
* * * * *

222.2  Security Measures

* * * * *
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.
* * * * *
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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