This handbook is designed to guide publishers with the Periodicals application and audit process to include the required documentation needed to successfully pass an audit. Complete information on the requirements that apply to Periodicals mail is published in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®). Publishers are responsible for fulfilling all DMM requirements for Periodicals mailing privileges, which can be found in the DMM online via Postal Explorer at www.pe.usps.gov.
This handbook provides basic information on whether or not a publication will qualify for Periodicals mailing privileges. If the publisher decides to go forward with the application, additional instructions help determine the appropriate category and provide the basic criteria that a publication must meet to be eligible.
This handbook contains a copy of PS Form 3500, Application for Periodicals Mailing Privileges, with step-by-step instructions for completing the application. It also contains PS Form 3510, Application for Reentry or Special Price Request for Periodicals Publication and PS Form 3510-M, Application for Additional Mailing Office for Periodicals Publication, required for any approved publication that needs to establish an additional entry at a non-PostalOne! site.
The appendixes can help publishers determine eligibility for publications of institutions and societies, nonprofit eligibility, and in-county prices. There is also information for Requester publications about telemarketing and Internet requests and a worksheet to verify the accuracy and completeness of a publication’s identification statement.
