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Advanced Preparation: Preparation for Plant Load Mailings705705.14.2.3TYPEWHO ARRANGES,PAYS TRANSPORTRESPONSIBILITYPOSTAGEPAID FROMADDITIONALFORMS 1PeriodicalsAdditional EntryMailer Mailer Entry Office Form 3510Periodicals Mailer Mailer Entry Office StatementsExceptional DispatchPeriodicals AirportMail FacilityMailer Mailer Entry Office Form 3510Plant Load USPS USPS Mailer Plant NoneExpedited PlantLoad ShipmentMailer Mailer Mailer Plant Form 80171. Postage statements and other appropriate mailing documentation forms are required.2. Collection applies to mail that is part of an approved collection service and may include PresortedFirst-Class Mail and all automation rate mail. It generally does not apply to mailings at bulk rates.3. Express Mail, Priority Mail, and scheduled Parcel Post only.4. Express Mail or Priority Mail service to expedite other class. Only at designated postal facilities; mailersmust submit/present shipment to acceptance unit designated by postmaster (mailer transportation).USPS transports by Express Mail or Priority Mail from origin post office to destination post office of theshipment. If authorized, the shipment is accepted at mailer plant acceptance unit and transported frommailer plant with other mail on USPS transportation.14.1.2 Service ObjectivesThe service objectives for the class of mail transported apply to the plant-loadedmail. Plant-loaded mail may have deferred service objectives if provided in the plantload agreement.14.1.3 Service Not ProvidedThe USPS does not hold, store, or delay the dispatch of plant-loaded mail releasedto the USPS, except under the plant load agreement with the mailer. The USPSdoes not relocate trailers on the mailer’s premises.14.2 Application for Plant Load Privileges14.2.1 ApplicationTo have mail plant-loaded, the mailer must complete Form 3815 and submit it to thepostmaster of the post office serving the mailer’s plant.14.2.2 ApprovalGenerally, a plant load application is approved if transportation is available and costsavings to the USPS are shown. If the application is approved, the mailer must enterinto a plant load agreement with the USPS.14.2.3 Denial and AppealIf the application is denied, the mailer may appeal through the local postmasterwithin 10 calendar days of the mailer’s receipt of the denial notice to the vicepresident of area operations for the area in which the mailer’s plant is located, givingthe reasons why the application should be approved.Domestic Mail Manual Updated 3-15-07