Postal Bulletin 22217 - October 11, 2007 - USPS.com® - About
Postal Bulletin 22217 - October 11, 2007 - USPS.com® - About
Postal Bulletin 22217 - October 11, 2007 - USPS.com® - About
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POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS UPDATES<br />
We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed<br />
version of the IMM and also into the online version of the<br />
IMM Revision: Mailable Dangerous Goods<br />
Effective <strong>October</strong> <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2007</strong>, the <strong>Postal</strong> Service is<br />
revising Mailing Standards of the United States <strong>Postal</strong><br />
Service, International Mail Manual (IMM ® ) 135 to provide<br />
additional options for mailers sending certain mailable dangerous<br />
goods. For mailers who send mailable infectious<br />
substances, we are extending the option to send these<br />
items by Express Mail International ® service and Global<br />
Express Guaranteed ® service in addition to registered<br />
First-Class Mail International service. Additionally, we<br />
are adding an option for mailers to send nonregulated<br />
materials and exempt human or animal specimens by First-<br />
Class Mail International, Priority Mail International,<br />
Express Mail International, or Global Express Guaranteed<br />
service.<br />
We encourage mailers to make the related changes to<br />
their mailings as soon as possible.<br />
Mailing Standards of the United States <strong>Postal</strong><br />
Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)<br />
1 International Mail Services<br />
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130 Mailability<br />
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135 Mailable Dangerous Goods<br />
135.1 Infectious Substances<br />
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135.12 Type of Mail<br />
[Revise the text as follows (to include additional mailing<br />
options):]<br />
Mailable infectious substances must be sent by registered<br />
First-Class Mail International, Express Mail International, or<br />
Global Express Guaranteed service. Nonregulated materials<br />
defined in DMM 601.10.17.3, and exempt human or<br />
POSTAL BULLETIN <strong>22217</strong> (10-<strong>11</strong>-07)<br />
17<br />
IMM, which can be accessed via <strong>Postal</strong> Explorer ® at http://<br />
pe.usps.com.<br />
— Mailing Standards,<br />
Pricing and Classification, 10-<strong>11</strong>-07<br />
animal specimens defined in DMM 601.10.17.2d, are mailable<br />
by First-Class Mail International, Priority Mail International,<br />
Express Mail International, or Global Express<br />
Guaranteed service when properly packaged as described<br />
in DMM 601.17.<br />
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135.3 Packaging, Marking, Labeling<br />
135.31 Category B Infectious Substances<br />
[Revise the first sentence of the introductory paragraph as<br />
follows (to include additional mailing options):]<br />
A material that is classified as a Category B infectious substance<br />
and that meets the definition in DMM<br />
601.10.17.2(a)(2) must be triple-packaged as described in<br />
DMM 601.10.17.4, meeting the packaging requirements in<br />
49 CFR 173.199, and sent by registered First-Class Mail<br />
International, Express Mail International, or Global Express<br />
Guaranteed service.***<br />
* * * * *<br />
We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed<br />
version of the IMM and also into the online version of the<br />
IMM, which can be accessed via <strong>Postal</strong> Explorer ® at http://<br />
pe.usps.com.<br />
— Mailing Standards,<br />
Pricing and Classification, 10-<strong>11</strong>-07
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