Rule2022-14500
Periodicals Requester Records Requirements
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Published
July 7, 2022
Effective
July 7, 2022
Issuing agencies
Postal Service
Abstract
The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to revise verification requirements for authorized audit bureaus.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40453-40454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14500]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Periodicals Requester Records Requirements
AGENCY: Postal Service<SUP>TM</SUP>.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to revise
verification requirements for authorized audit bureaus.
DATES: Effective July 7, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Kennedy at (202) 268-6592.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 24, 2022, the Postal Service
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) (87 FR 16702-16703) to
revise verification requirements for authorized audit bureaus. The
Postal Service did not receive any comments regarding the NPRM.
The Postal Service is enacting new procedures for auditing
compliance with circulation standards for Periodicals requester
publications and standardizing existing procedures across Postal
Service publications.
In addition, the Postal Service is revising the applicable Customer
Support Ruling and customer Handbooks to reflect this DMM revision.
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, the Postal Service amends Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated
by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations as follows (see 39 CFR
111.1):
PART 111--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401-404, 414, 416, 3001-3018, 3201-3220, 3401-
3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631-3633, 3641, 3681-3685, and 5001.
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2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM)
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200 Commercial Mail Letters, Flats, and Parcels
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207 Periodicals
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8.0 Record Keeping Standards for Publishers
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8.1 Basic Standards
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[Replace 8.1.3 to read as follows:]
8.1.3 Retention
The publisher must keep records for each issue of a publication for
3 years from its issue date, except for circulation records for general
or requester publications for which USPS verification of circulation is
done by a USPS-authorized audit bureau. In addition, the publisher must
retain records for paid subscribers for 12 months following the issue
date. A publisher whose records are verified by an authorized audit
bureau is not required to keep source records of requests and
subscriptions longer than required by the audit bureau, provided,
however, the authorized audit bureau shall be required to retain
records related to such requests and
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subscriptions for 3 years following each issue date.
8.2 Verification
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[Replace 8.2.2 to read as follows:]
8.2.2 Authorized Verification
USPS employees or an authorized audit bureau may conduct
verifications of circulation for an application for Periodicals mailing
privileges, reentry application, or other required circulation
verification of general or requester publications, provided, however,
that the Postal Service will have the authority to review audit
procedures upon request. In addition, the Postal Service reserves the
right to verify each audit bureau's compliance with such audit
procedures. The Postal Service shall have the authority to revoke any
audit bureau's authorization to conduct verifications if it finds such
audit bureau has failed to follow approved audit procedures.
Joshua J. Hofer,
Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-14500 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-12-P
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