The carrier at the shipment's final destination is responsible for delivering the shipment to the addressee. The carrier or its agent must make arrangements to pick up the bypass shipment at the airport or runway and transport it to the addressee. The carrier must protect the shipment at all times from the elements and the threat of theft or damage. Addressees cannot be required to pick up their own shipment, but they are responsible for providing a physical location where the carrier can deliver the shipment. Note: Addressees can authorize carriers to deliver shipments to a designated agent's address.
Mail transported to a bush destination must be delivered to the addressee on the day of transport. If, once transported, the delivery cannot be effected, the carrier must return the mail to the hub and store it in an approved secured facility for delivery the next business day.
The carrier must contact the addressee and make arrangements for delivery. The addressee must ensure that bypass mail shipments can be delivered to its place of business during the carrier's normal business hours. Any specific arrangements for delivery should be between the addressee and the carrier or agent.
If a carrier or its agent attempts to deliver the bypass shipment during normal business hours but the addressee's place of business is closed, the addressee is responsible for picking up the shipment at the carrier's facility before the end of that business day. Bypass shipments are not held at the post office for pickup. Note: The Postal Service may refuse to accept bypass shipments for an addressee who fails to adhere to these guidelines.
Attachment A: Mail Preparation Label
Attachment B: Bypass Mail Program Application
Complete this application and submit it, with a copy of your address label, to the appropriate postal authority listed below (based on the point of mail entry).
(Note: Use reverse of form if additional space is required to complete the chart above.)
Attachment C: Originating Bypass Points for Anchorage and Fairbanks
Hub points are listed with capital letters, bold, and underlining. Bush points are listed under their hub. The three–letter code is the alpha airport code.
For each hub point, the bush points are listed in alphabetical order first by city and then by the three–letter airport code. The information in the two lists is the same, but just presented in different order.
