This includes more than 14,000 that had a total duration to forward mail of only 1 day.
The Postal Service also received more than 90,000 temporary changes of address orders where the duration was for a period of 14 days or less. The Postal Service received more than 509,000 temporary change-of-address orders in 2005 that did not specify when the forwarding period should end under current policy, the Postal Service treats these as orders to forward mail for a twelve month period after the start date. Approximately 62 percent of all temporary filings have a length of six months or less. Forwarding of mail based on temporary change of address orders is estimated to account for 11 percent of all forwarded mail volume.
These new procedures are intended to improve mail deliverability to our customers, ensure that mail is delivered to the addressee as quickly as possible, and reduce the volume of mail forwarded unnecessarily.Īs background, temporary change-of-address filings typically comprise 7–8 percent of the approximate 46 million change-of-address orders received by the Postal Service each year. To better serve its customers, the Postal Service is implementing new procedures in the provision of temporary forwarding of mail. Temporary mail forwarding may not exceed twelve months duration. A temporary change-of-address indicates the customer's intention to return to the original address and resume the receipt of mail at that location. The Postal Service offers temporary and permanent change of address services to its customers, and forwards mail for generous time periods free of charge, in order to deliver mail accurately and efficiently to its intended recipient. End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Start Further Info FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Ĭharles B. Comments may be transmitted via facsimile to 901–821–6206 or via e-mail of all written comments will be available for inspection and photocopying at USPS Headquarters Library, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., 11th Floor N, Washington, DC 20260–1450 between 9 a.m. Written comments should be mailed or delivered to the Office of Product Management-Addressing, National Customer Support Center, United States Postal Service, 6060 Primacy Pkwy, Ste. Comments must be received by August 7, 2006. This document amends the standards in the Domestic Mail Manual concerning the duration and submission of temporary change-of-address orders. Provide legal notice to the public or judicial notice to the courts.
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