U.S. Postal Service.
Final rule.
The U.S. Postal Service, in its efforts to make package shipping easier for mailers, is developing standard
These changes are being incorporated into the
April 5, 2001.
John Gullo, 202–268–7322.
On December 1, 2000, the Postal Service published in the
Postal Service.
5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404–414, 3001–3011, 3201–3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3626, 5001.
If shipping address labels are used, it is recommended that they contain the Priority Mail service indicator composed of two elements, the service icon and service banner (see Exhibit 1.4).
(a) The service icon should appear in a 1-inch square in the upper left corner of the shipping label. The letter “P” must be printed inside the 1-inch square and must be 0.75 inches (
(b) The service banner should appear directly below the postage payment area and the service icon, and it should extend across the shipping label. When the service banner is used, the text “USPS PRIORITY MAIL” must be printed in minimum 20-point bold sans serif typeface, uppercase letters, centered within the banner, and bordered above and below by minimum 1-point separator lines. There must be a
Optionally, the basic required marking may be printed on the shipping address label as service indicators composed of a service icon and service banner:
(a) The service icon that will identify all Package Services subclasses will be a 1-inch solid black square. If the service icon is used, it must appear in the upper left corner of the shipping label.
(b) The service banner must appear directly below the postage payment area and the service icon, and it must extend across the shipping label. If the service banner is used, the appropriate subclass marking (
On the Priority Mail label, you must use the registered trademark symbol following the Priority Mail text or add the following statement at the bottom of the label in Helvetica 6 point: “Priority Mail is a registered trademark of the U.S. Postal Service.”
a. Each barcoded label must bear a unique Delivery Confirmation PIC barcode as specified in 3.2. The text “USPS DELIVERY CONFIRMATION” (if using retail service option, as specified in 1.4) or “e/USPS DELIVERY CONFIRMATION” (if using electronic service option, as specified in 1.4, and the postage is evident on the mailpiece) must be printed between