DMM Revision: Express Mail Sunday/Holiday Delivery Premium

Effective March 3, 2008, the Postal Service™ is revising Express Mail^® service to reflect a premium of $12.50, in addition to current postage, for guaranteed Sun­day or holiday delivery of Express Mail pieces. As an alter­native to Sunday or holiday delivery, customers can choose guaranteed delivery on the next delivery day at the regular Express Mail price.

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM^®)

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100 Retail Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels

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110 Express Mail 113 Rates and Eligibility 1.0 Express Mail Rates and Fees

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1.3 Express Mail Rates — All Service Features

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Exhibit 1.3 Express Mail Rates — Same Day Airport
Service Suspended

[Revise Exhibit 1.3 as follows:]

 

Weight Not Over (pounds)	Service1
	Custom Designed	Next Day & Second Day PO to PO2	Next Day & Second Day PO to Addressee3
1/24	$14.15	$13.85	$16.25
1	17.40	17.10	19.50
2	19.30	19.00	21.40
3	22.40	22.10	24.50
4	25.50	25.20	27.60
5	28.60	28.30	30.70
6	31.70	31.40	33.80
7	$ 34.80	$ 34.50	$ 36.90
8	37.90	37.60	40.00
9	41.00	40.70	43.10
10	43.15	42.85	45.25
11	45.30	45.00	47.40
12	47.45	47.15	49.55
13	49.60	49.30	51.70
14	51.75	51.45	53.85
15	53.90	53.60	56.00
16	56.05	55.75	58.15
17	58.20	57.90	60.30
18	60.35	60.05	62.45
19	62.50	62.20	64.60
20	64.65	64.35	66.75
21	66.80	66.50	68.90
22	68.95	68.65	71.05
23	71.10	70.80	73.20
24	73.25	72.95	75.35
25	75.40	75.10	77.50
26	77.55	77.25	79.65
27	79.70	79.40	81.80
28	81.85	81.55	83.95
29	84.00	83.70	86.10
30	86.15	85.85	88.25
31	88.30	88.00	90.40
32	90.45	90.15	92.55
33	92.60	92.30	94.70
34	94.75	94.45	96.85
35	96.90	96.60	99.00
36	99.05	98.75	101.15
37	101.20	100.90	103.30
38	103.35	103.05	105.45
39	105.50	105.20	107.60
40	107.65	107.35	109.75
41	109.80	109.50	111.90
42	111.95	111.65	114.05
43	114.10	113.80	116.20
44	116.25	115.95	118.35
45	118.40	118.10	120.50
46	120.55	120.25	122.65
47	122.70	122.40	124.80
48	$ 124.85	$ 124.55	$ 126.95
49	127.00	126.70	129.10
50	129.15	128.85	131.25
51	131.30	131.00	133.40
52	133.45	133.15	135.55
53	135.60	135.30	137.70
54	137.75	137.45	139.85
55	139.90	139.60	142.00
56	142.05	141.75	144.15
57	144.20	143.90	146.30
58	146.35	146.05	148.45
59	148.50	148.20	150.60
60	150.65	150.35	152.75
61	152.80	152.50	154.90
62	154.95	154.65	157.05
63	157.10	156.80	159.20
64	159.25	158.95	161.35
65	161.40	161.10	163.50
66	163.55	163.25	165.65
67	165.70	165.40	167.80
68	167.85	167.55	169.95
69	170.00	169.70	172.10
70	172.15	171.85	174.25

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[Renumber current 1.5 through 1.7 as new 1.6 through 1.8, and add new 1.5 as follows:]

1.5 Sunday and Holiday Premium

When delivery is guaranteed for a Sunday or holiday, there is a premium of $12.50, unless paying via an Express Mail Manifesting Agreement. Customers not desiring delivery on a Sunday or a holiday may avoid the premium by opting for guaranteed delivery on the subsequent delivery day.

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700 Special Standards

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705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems

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2.0 Manifest Mailing System

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2.6 Express Mail Manifesting Agreements

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2.6.3 Service Guarantee

[Revise 2.6.3 as follows:]

Express Mail items mailed using EMM are covered by cur­rent Express Mail service and postage guarantees:

a. Mailers using EMM receive Sunday/holiday guaran­teed delivery at no additional charge without paying a premium.

b. Refunds for service failures are subject to the standards in 604.9.5. Reimbursements are paid under 604.9.5.7.

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We will include these revisions in the March 2008 update of the online DMM on Postal Explorer^® at http://pe.usps.com and in the next printed edition of the DMM.

— Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 2-28-08