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New Mailing Standards for Hazardous Materials Outer Packaging and Nonregulated Toxic Materials

FR Abstract

The Postal Service is amending Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail (Pub 52 or Publication 52) by adding new section 131 to require specific outer packaging when mailing most hazardous materials (HAZMAT) or dangerous goods (DG), to remove quantity restrictions for nonregulated toxic materials, and to remove the telephone number requirement from the lithium battery mark.

Incorporation

FR Document Number

2025-01618

Federal Register Volume

Federal Register Year

2025-01-27

Federal Register Start Page

8174

Federal Register End Page

8179

Federal Agency

Postal Service

Federal Register Link

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-27/pdf/2025-01618.pdf

CFR Citation

39 CFR 111

FR Citation

90 FR 8174

CFR title

CFR Part

111

Document Number

USPS Pub 52

Document Edition

2025

Standard Title

USPS Publication 52: Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail (January 27, 2025)

SDO

United States Postal Service

Standard Number Link

https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/welcome.htm

Excerpts

Federal Regulations (CFR), Publication 52 is a regulation of the Postal Service, and changes to it may be published in the Federal Register . 39 CFR 211.2(a)(2). Moreover, Publication 52 is incorporated by reference into Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) section 601.8.1, which is incorporated by reference, in turn, into the Code of Federal Regulations. 39 CFR 111.1 and 111.3. Publication 52 is publicly available, in a read-only format, via the Postal ExplorerÂ® website at https://pe.usps.com

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