DMM Revision: USPS Retail Ground — Limited Overland Routes Price Eligibility

Effective January 21, 2018, the Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 150.1.0, Prices and Fees, to add information regarding USPS Retail Ground® limited overland routes (LOR) prices.

Currently, information on USPS Retail Ground — LOR price eligibility is located in Notice 123, Price List. The Postal Service will do the following:

n Revise subsection 150.1.1, Price Eligibility, for clarity;

n Add new subsection 150.1.3 and Exhibit 150.1.3 for USPS Retail Ground — LOR price eligibility standards; and

n Revise Notice 123, Price List, to reflect these changes.

Although we will not publish these revisions in the DMM until January 21, 2018, the standards are effective immediately.

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

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100 Retail Mail Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels

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150 USPS Retail Ground

153 Prices and Eligibility

1.0 Prices and Fees

1.1 Price Eligibility

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[Revise items a. and b. to read as follows:]

a. Except for items mailed under 1.1b, 1.1c, and 1.3, USPS Retail Ground prices are only available for mailable items sent to Zones 5 through 9.

b. Except for items mailed under 1.3, USPS Retail Ground prices are available for items sent to Zones 1 through 9 that contain mailable hazardous materials or live animals eligible to be shipped by surface transportation, or for items required by standard to be shipped by surface transportation only.

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[Add new 1.3 and Exhibit 1.3 to read as follows:]

1.3 USPS Retail Ground — Limited Overland Routes Prices

USPS Retail Ground — LOR retail prices are only available when mailing items within the state of Alaska for pieces delivered to or from the eligible intra-Alaska ZIP Codes not connected by overland routes in Exhibit 1.3. USPS Retail Ground — LOR is not limited to hazardous materials, live animals, or other items required to be shipped by ground transportation. USPS Retail Ground — LOR retail prices are not available through online or commercial postage payment.

Exhibit 1.3 USPS Retail Ground — LOR Eligible Intra-Alaska ZIP Codes

USPS Retail Ground — LOR eligible intra-Alaska ZIP Codes are as follows:

 

99545 99583 99634 99670 99734 99768 99825
99546 99585 99636 99671 99736 99769 99826
99547 99589 99637 99675 99738 99770 99827
99548 99590 99638 99677 99739 99771 99829
99549 99591 99640 99678 99740 99772 99830
99550 99602 99641 99679 99741 99773 99832
99551 99604 99643 99680 99742 99774 99833
99552 99606 99644 99681 99745 99777 99835
99553 99607 99647 99682 99746 99778 99836
99554 99608 99648 99684 99747 99781 99840
99555 99609 99649 99685 99748 99782 99841
99557 99612 99650 99689 99749 99783 99850
99558 99613 99651 99690 99750 99784 99901
99559 99614 99653 99691 99751 99785 99903
99561 99615 99655 99692 99752 99786 99918
99563 99619 99656 99695 99753 99788 99919
99564 99620 99657 99697 99754 99789 99921
99565 99621 99658 99720 99756 99790 99922
99569 99622 99659 99721 99757 99791 99923
99571 99624 99660 99722 99758 99801 99925
99574 99625 99661 99723 99759 99802 99926
99575 99626 99662 99724 99761 99803 99927
99576 99627 99663 99726 99762 99811 99928
99578 99628 99665 99727 99763 99812 99929
99579 99630 99666 99730 99765 99820 99950
99580 99632 99667 99732 99766 99821  
99581 99633 99668 99733 99767 99824  

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We will incorporate these revisions into the next update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.