Effective November 6, 2017, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 207.5.2.2, to clarify the mailing standards for pending Periodicals applications. Specifically, this revision will add preparation and payment guidelines for a publication when it is mailed as a pending Periodical.
Although we will not publish this clarification in the DMM until November 16, 2017, the standard is effective immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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200 Commercial Mail Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels
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207 Periodicals
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5.0 Applying for Periodicals Authorization
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5.2 Mailing While Application Pending
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5.2.2 Record of Deposits
[Revise the text of 5.2.2 to read as follows:]
If postage is paid by advance deposit account, the USPS keeps a record of deposits and mailings made while an application is pending. Mailings must be prepared according to the periodicals preparation guidelines while the application is pending. A Periodicals postage statement and the applicable postage paid statement must be submitted at the time of mailing. The amount charged at the applicable USPS Marketing Mail or Package Services prices must be paid until final action is taken on the application. No record is kept of postage paid at First-Class Mail prices or of postage not paid by an advance deposit account. Records are kept for First-Class Mail price mailings that may qualify for a refund under the exception in 5.3.6e.
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We will incorporate this revision into the next update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Marketing, 10-12-17
