Effective July 20, 2017, the Postal Service™ is revising the Administrative Support Manual (ASM), parts 213 and 274, to change the name of Standard Mail® service to USPS Marketing Mail™ service as referenced in the international mail categories not sealed against inspection. These revisions align with the revisions to mail covers found in 39 CFR 233.3.
Administrative Support Manual (ASM)
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2 Audits and Investigations
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21 General
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213 Mail Covers
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213.3 Definitions
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[Revise the text of item d(2) to read as follows:]
(2) USPS Marketing Mail™ (Commercial and Nonprofit) items.
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274 Mail Security
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274.2 Opening, Searching, and Reading Mail Generally Prohibited
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274.23 Definitions
274.231 Mail Sealed Against Inspection
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[Revise the text of item c. to read as follows:]
c. The terms exclude incidental First-Class Mail matter permitted to be enclosed in or attached to certain Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail, and Package Services mailing (see DMM 703.9).
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274.232 Mail Not Sealed Against Inspection
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[Revise the text of item b(2) to read as follows:]
(2) USPS Marketing Mail™ (Commercial and Nonprofit) items.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next online update of the Administrative Support Manual, which is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
n Go to blue.usps.gov.
n In the left-hand column under “Essential Links,” click PolicyNet.
n Click Manuals.
The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is blue.usps.gov/cpim.
— Office of Counsel,
Postal Inspection Service, 7-20-17
