Effective June 6, 2011, the Postal Service™ will revise Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted and Perishable Mail, section 341.22, and Appendix C, Packaging Instructions 1A and 1B, to provide the proper packaging standards for mailable explosives.
With this revision, toy propellant devices and safety fuses that fall under the mailable explosive material category must be properly packaged when presented for mailing according to U.S. Postal Service® regulations.
Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail
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3 Hazardous Materials
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34 Mailability by Hazard Class
341 Explosives (Hazard Class 1)
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341.2 Mailability, Packaging, and Marking
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341.22 Mailable Explosives
[Revise first paragraph to read as follows:]
The following specific types of explosives may be mailed only when the applicable conditions are met. Full responsibility rests with the mailer to comply with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) regulations before mailing.
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Appendix C USPS Packaging Instructions for Mailable Hazardous Materials
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USPS Packaging Instructions 1A
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[Revise the last paragraph to read as follows:]
Note: Full responsibility rests with the mailer to comply with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) regulations before mailing. A legible photocopy of the Mailing Standards Manager’s approval letter must be presented by the mailer to the Postal Service acceptance clerk at the time of mailing.
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USPS Packaging Instructions 1B
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[Revise the last paragraph to read as follows:]
Note: Full responsibility rests with the mailer to comply with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) regulations before mailing. A legible photocopy of the Mailing Standards Manager’s approval letter must be presented by the mailer to the Postal Service acceptance clerk at the time of mailing.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next update of the online Publication 52 available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 4-21-11
