Effective January 26, 2020, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), Chapter 207, to clarify the standards for filing a Periodicals reentry and to remove references to two obsolete forms.
The Postal Service will revise section 207.9.0 to be consistent with Periodicals reentry application filing requirements included on PS Form 3510, Application for Reentry or Special Price Request for Periodicals Publication. The Postal Service will also revise various sections in 207 to remove references to obsolete PS Forms 3541-C, Periodicals Certification for Multiple Issues (On the Same Day), and 3541-E, Periodicals Certification for Multiple Issues (Not on the Same Day).
Although the Postal Service will not publish these revisions in the DMM until January 26, 2020, the standards are 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
5.1 Original Entry Application
5.1.1 General Publications
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5.1.4 Requester Publications
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8.0 Record Keeping Standards for Publishers
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9.0 Reentry — Changing Title, Frequency, Category, Price, or Known Office of Publication
9.1 General
9.1.1 When Required
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Except as specified in 9.1.2, publishers must complete and file PS Form 3510, Application for Reentry or Special Price Request for Periodicals Publication, as follows:
a. To change the title, frequency of issue, category of authorization, or price, publishers must submit PS Form 3510 to the original entry postmaster.
b. To change location of the known office of publication (KOP) of an authorized Periodicals publication, publishers must submit PS Form 3510 to the postmaster whose service area includes the new location.
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9.1.3 Accompanying Documentation
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A completed PS Form 3510 must be accompanied by two copies of the publication that show the new title (if applicable) and contain a complete identification statement that reflects the requested changes. A proof copy of the revised identification statement is acceptable if the publisher specifies the issue in which the changes are to be printed. See 9.2 for how to change qualification categories.
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9.1.5 Filing Date
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PS Form 3510 must be filed by the date that publication copies are to be issued with the new title, frequency, category, price, or known office of publication.
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9.1.7 Application Fee
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Except for an application (PS Form 3510) to request only special Periodicals prices as specified in 10.0, a reentry fee (nonrefundable) must accompany an application (PS Form 3510) for reentry (see Notice 123 — Price List).***
9.1.8 Multiple Reentry Requests
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Except for requests to change qualification categories, as specified in 9.2, or to change price in accordance with requirements in 10.0, publishers may file one PS Form 3510 and pay one fee to request multiple reentry actions as specified in 9.1 if all documentation is submitted with the PS Form 3510 as stipulated in 9.1.3, and the effective dates for the reentry actions do not cover more than 30 calendar days.***
9.1.9 Other Actions
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A publisher must submit a separate PS Form 3510 (and pay the fee) for a reentry action as specified in 9.2. A separate PS Form 3510 (no fee) also must be submitted for a reentry action for special Periodicals prices as stipulated in 10.0.
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Index and Appendices
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Appendix 1 — Forms Glossary
Forms Glossary
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[Delete the entries for PS Forms 3541-C and 3541-E.]
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The Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into the next edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification, Marketing, 11-7-19
