[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 26, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54247-54248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21308]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Claims Filing Date for Insured Mail
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is proposing to amend Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) subsection
609.1.4 to change the claims filing date for insured mail.
DATES: Submit comments on or before December 26, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written comments to the manager, Product
Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446,
Washington, DC 20260-5015. If sending comments by email, include the
name and address of the commenter and send to
[email protected], with a subject line of ``Claims Filing
Date''. Faxed comments are not accepted.
You may inspect and photocopy all written comments, by appointment
only, at USPS Headquarters Library, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, 11th Floor
North, Washington, DC 20260. These records are available for review on
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., by calling 202-268-2906.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdul Bah at (314) 452-2844 or Garry
Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All submitted comments and attachments are
part of the public record and subject to disclosure. Do not enclose any
material in your comments that you consider to be confidential or
inappropriate for public disclosure.
Background
On August 21, 2025, (Postal Bulletin 22683) the Postal Service
revised DMM 609.1.4 to reduce the insured mail ``No Sooner Than''
filing date to 6 days, effective November 3, 2025.
Proposal
After further evaluation of this revision, the Postal Service is
proposing to re-establish the ``No Sooner Than'' filing date of 15 days
for filing insured mail claims to re-align the filing thresholds with
other mail service and bulk claims.
The Postal Service is proposing to implement this change effective
January 18, 2026.
Although exempt from the notice and comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c)) regarding proposed
rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the Postal Service invites public
comment on the proposed revisions to Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by
reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, the Postal Service proposes the following changes to
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal
Regulations (see 39 CFR 111.1):
PART 111--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401-404, 414, 416, 3001-3018, 3201-3220, 3401-
3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631-3633, 3641, 3681-3685, and 5001.
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2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM)
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services
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609 Filing Indemnity Claims for Loss or Damage
1.0 General Filing Instructions
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1.4 When To File
File claims as follows:
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When to file (from
mailing date)
Mail type or service -------------------------
No sooner No later
than than
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[Revise the ``No Sooner Than'' timeframe for ``Insured Mail'' line item
to read as follows:]
Insured Mail (including Priority Mail under 15 days
503.4.2).....................................
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[Delete the footnote at the bottom of the table in 1.4 in its entirety.]
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Kevin Rayburn,
Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-21308 Filed 11-25-25; 8:45 am]
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