Transmittal Letter

Intra-Alaska Mail Service by Air: Instructions for Certificated Air Carriers and Bypass Mail

Handbook PO-508 March 2012

Transmittal Letter

A. Explanation. Handbook PO-508 defines certificated air carrier responsibilities, rates of compensation, types of service, pay documents and related forms, and bypass mail responsibilities. It also includes information about administration, equitable tender, and penalty assessment for irregular handling of the mail. In addition, it includes instructions for bypass mail shippers to correlate the shippers’ responsibilities more closely with those of the air carriers. This handbook is a total revision of the January 2000 edition and includes all interim changes made to it via transmittal letters.

B. Distribution. This directive is distributed to the following:

• Postal Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
• Western Area Distribution Networks, Denver, Colorado.
• Alaska District, Anchorage, Alaska.
• Alaska Department of Transportation, Juneau, Alaska.
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
• All Post Offices™ within the state of Alaska.
• All certificated air carriers providing scheduled service within the state of Alaska.
• All shippers participating in the Alaska bypass mail process.

C. Availability. Handbook PO-508 is accessible as follows:

• Postal Service™ employees can access it on the corporate internet at http://blue.usps.gov; under "Essential Links" in the left-hand column, click on PolicyNet; then click on HBKs; and then click on the entry for Handbook PO-508. (The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
• Public users can access it on the Postal Service Intranet at USPS.com^®; at the bottom of the page in the gray box, under “On ABOUT.USPS.COM,” click on Forms and Publications; then click on Postal Periodicals and Publications; then click on Handbooks; and then click on the entry for Handbook PO-508.

D. Comments on Content. Send written comments about the content of this handbook to the following address:

MANAGER, AIR TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
US POSTAL SERVICE
475 L’ENFANT PLZ SW RM 7912
WASHINGTON DC 20260-7137

E. Comments on Format. Send comments or questions regarding the language or organization of this handbook to the following address:

BRAND AND POLICY
US POSTAL SERVICE
475 L’ENFANT PLZ SW RM 4630
WASHINGTON DC 20260-4630

F. Cancellations. All previous issues of Handbook PO-508 are obsolete. Please recycle.

G. Effective Date. Handbook PO-508 is effective March 2012.

Dave E. Williams, Jr.
Vice President
Network Operations