6-3 Acceptance of Mail

6-3.1 Procedures — Weighing and Billing

6-3.1.1 Automated Sites

At Surface-Air Management System Alaska (S-AMS Alaska) automated sites, for both priority and non-priority rate service mail, the Postal Service weighs and bills the mail and tenders it to air carriers. At these automated sites, dispatched mail volumes are available to air carriers through the S-AMS Alaska webpage interface.

6-3.1.2 Non-Automated Sites

At non-automated sites, for both priority and non-priority rate service mail, the Postal Service weighs the mail and gives the air carrier two copies of PS Form 2729-A for each dispatch at the time mail is tendered. The air carrier keeps one copy and delivers the other copy along with the mail to the hub point destination. The Postal Service provides the weights to the TANS office for manual input into the Logistics Contract Management System (LCMS), which enables billing to the air carrier.