[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 23369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08515]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


Overweight and Oversize Items Fee Application

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United 
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) subsection 
601.1.2.3 to revise the application of the overweight and oversize fee.

DATES: Effective Date: July 12, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Knox at (202) 268-5636, 
William Craig at (540) 416-8057, or Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 25, 2026, the Postal Service 
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (91 FR 14490) to revise the 
application of the overweight and oversize fee. The Postal Service did 
not receive any formal comments. However, the Postal Service is making 
clarification to provide that in addition to overweight and oversize 
items found in the postal network, the fee would also apply to 
overweight or oversize items reported in a manifest.
    The Postal Service is revising the application of the overweight 
and oversize fee. Except for overweight or oversize items that are 
discovered during a retail transaction and returned to the mailer, all 
other retail and commercial paid overweight or oversize items reported 
in a manifest or found in the postal network will be assessed the $200 
overweight or oversize fee. When applicable, the fee must be paid 
before release of the item back to the mailer or addressee.
    The Postal Service adopts the described changes 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 amends Mailing Standards of the 
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated 
by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations as follows (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 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

601 Mailability

1.0 General Standards

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1.2 Overweight Items or Oversize Items

1.2.1 Description

    [Revise the last sentence of 1.2.1 to read as follows:]
    * * * Any item exceeding the 70-pound weight or 130-inch 
dimensional maximum limits is nonmailable and if reported in a manifest 
or found in the postal network assessed a fee as provided under 1.2.3, 
and when applicable must be secured for pick-up by the mailer or 
addressee.
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1.2.3 Fee

    [Revise the text of 1.2.3 to read as follows:]
    Except for an overweight or oversize item discovered during a 
retail transaction and returned to the mailer, all other retail and 
commercial paid overweight or oversize items reported in a manifest or 
found in the postal network will be assessed the overweight or oversize 
item fee of $200. When applicable, the fee must be paid before release 
of the item to the mailer or addressee. The $200 overweight or oversize 
item fee may be paid by any authorized retail payment method or through 
USPS Ship.
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Kevin Rayburn,
Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2026-08515 Filed 4-30-26; 8:45 am]
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