39 C.F.R. PART 20—INTERNATIONAL POSTAL SERVICE


Title 39 - Postal Service


Title 39: Postal Service


PART 20—INTERNATIONAL POSTAL SERVICE
Section Contents
§ 20.1   International Mail Manual; incorporation by reference.
§ 20.2   Effective date of the International Mail Manual.
§ 20.3   Availability of the International Mail Manual.
§ 20.4   Amendments to the International Mail Manual.
§ 20.5   [Reserved]

Authority:  5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 401, 404, 407, 408.

Source:  69 FR 59546, Oct. 5, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

§ 20.1   International Mail Manual; incorporation by reference.
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(a) Section 552(a) of Title 5, U.S.C., relating to the public information requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, provides in pertinent part that “ *  *  * matter reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Federal Register when incorporated by reference therein with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register.” In conformity with that provision, with 39 U.S.C. section 410(b)(1), and as provided in this part, the U.S. Postal Service hereby incorporates by reference its International Mail Manual (IMM), Issue 31, dated May 31, 2005. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.

(b) The current Issue of the IMM is incorporated by reference in paragraph (a) of this section. Successive Issues of the IMM are listed in the following table:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------        International Mail Manual                 Date of issuance------------------------------------------------------------------------Issue 1..................................  November 13, 1981.Issue 2..................................  March 1, 1983.Issue 3..................................  July 4, 1985.Issue 4..................................  September 18, 1986.Issue 5..................................  April 21, 1988.Issue 6..................................  October 5, 1988.Issue 7..................................  July 20, 1989.Issue 8..................................  June 28, 1990.Issue 9..................................  February 3, 1991.Issue 10.................................  June 25, 1992.Issue 11.................................  December 24, 1992.Issue 12.................................  July 8, 1993.Issue 13.................................  February 3, 1994.Issue 14.................................  August 4, 1994.Issue 15.................................  July 9, 1995.Issue 16.................................  January 4, 1996.Issue 17.................................  September 12, 1996.Issue 18.................................  June 9, 1997.Issue 19.................................  October 9, 1997.Issue 20.................................  July 2, 1998.Issue 21.................................  May 3, 1999.Issue 22.................................  January 1, 2000.Issue 23.................................  July 1, 2000.Issue 24.................................  January 1, 2001.Issue 25.................................  July 1, 2001.Issue 26.................................  January 1, 2002.Issue 27.................................  June 30, 2002.Issue 28.................................  January 1, 2003.Issue 29.................................  July 1, 2003.Issue 30.................................  August 1, 2004.Issue 31.................................  May 31, 2005.------------------------------------------------------------------------

[70 FR 70964, Nov. 23, 2005]

§ 20.2   Effective date of the International Mail Manual.
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The provisions of the International Mail Manual Issue 31, effective May 31, 2005 are applicable with respect to the international mail services of the Postal Service.

[70 FR 70964, Nov. 23, 2005]

§ 20.3   Availability of the International Mail Manual.
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Copies of the International Mail Manual may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402–9371. The IMM is available for examination on the Internet at http://pe.usps.gov. Copies are available for public inspection during regular business hours at area and district offices of the Postal Service and at all post offices, classified stations, and classified branches. You may also inspect a copy at the U.S. Postal Service Library, 475 L'Enfant Plaza West SW., Washington, DC 20260–1641, or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.php.

§ 20.4   Amendments to the International Mail Manual.
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New issues of the International Mail Manual will be incorporated by reference into this part and will be available at http://pe.usps.gov. The text of amendments to the International Mail Manual will be published in the Federal Register and will be available in the Postal Bulletin, copies of which may be accessed at http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/bulletin/pb.htm.

§ 20.5   [Reserved]
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