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Customer Support Rulings (CSRs) help Postal ServiceTM employees and customers use the information in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM). CSRs provide examples of specific mailpieces and an analysis of how our mailing standards are applied. http://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=customerrulings

 

 

February 2001

 

Periodicals

 

Measurement of Advertising Matter
This CSR discusses the methods that can be used to measure the advertising portion of a Periodicals publication.

 

PS-012

 

707.17.5.2

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Reader Service Cards - Periodicals
This CSR discusses the classification of a reader service card enclosed in a Periodicals publication.

 

PS-034

 

707.3.3.4

 

January 2001

 

Periodicals

 

Advertising Matter - Periodicals
This CSR provides a definition of advertising matter in a Periodicals publication.

 

PS-047

 

707.4.12.1

 

June 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Requester Records - Periodicals
This CSR discusses valid requests and the types of records publishers should maintain to support compliance with circulation standards for requester publications.

 

PS-054

 

707.6.4

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Filing Monthly Postage Statements - Periodicals
This CSR discusses the standards for newspapers authorized to use a monthly postage statement.

 

PS-063

 

707.17.5

 

January 2001

 

Periodicals

 

In-County Rates - Periodicals
This CSR discusses the standards for mailing subscriber and nonsubscriber copies at the In-County rates of postage.

 

PS-069

 

707.11.3

 

June 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Production of Printed Sheets - Periodicals
This CSR discusses permissible methods of producing printed sheets for Periodicals publications.

 

PS-070

 

707.4.4.4

 

June 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Publications of Institutions and Societies with General Advertising - Periodicals
This Customer Support Ruling discusses the adoption of a resolution to substantiate paid circulation consisting of membership subscriptions for certain publications of institutions and societies that may be authorized to carry general advertising-i.e., advertising that includes other than publisher's advertising only.

 

PS-071

 

707.6.2

 

January 2001

 

Periodicals

 

Reentry and Additional Entry Fees - Periodicals
This CSR discusses reentry and additional entry fees when the geographic area of an authorized entry is modified.

 

PS-076

 

707.9

 

November 1997

 

Periodicals

 

Envelopes in Periodicals Publications
This CSR discusses envelopes included in copies of a Periodicals publication.

 

PS-078

 

707.3.3

 

June 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Alternative Methods of Substantiating Payments for Subscriptions - Periodicals
This CSR discusses alternative methods used to substantiate the payment for subscriptions by membership organizations.

 

PS-085

 

707.6.1.2

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Tone Generators - Periodicals
This CSR discusses enclosing 'Tone Generators,' a device that plays musical tunes, in copies of publications mailed at the Periodicals rates of postage.

 

PS-103

 

707.3

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Advertisements Printed on Plastic Wrappers - Periodicals
This CSR discusses advertisements that are printed on wrappers covering individual copies of a Periodicals publication.

 

PS-104

 

707.3.3

 

January 2001

 

Periodicals

 

Nonsubscriber Copies - In-County Rates
This CSR discusses the standards for mailing nonsubscriber copies at the In-County rates.

 

PS-122

 

707.7.9.3

 

May 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Nominal Rate Subscriptions - Periodicals
This CSR discusses nominal rate subscriptions for publications in the general publications category.

 

PS-132

 

707.6.1.2

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Similar Newspapers or Other Publications - Periodicals
This CSR discusses the eligibility of mailing similar copies of newspapers or other publications under different permits.

 

PS-141

 

707.6

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Page Headings - Periodicals
This CSR discusses the rate of postage charged for page headings.

 

PS-143

 

707.4.12

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Pages and Advertising Content of Requester Copies
This CSR discusses the page and advertising standards required for a requester publication.

 

PS-147

 

707.6.4.1

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Expired Subscriptions - Periodicals
This CSR discusses the eligibility of expired subscriptions of a general publication.

 

PS-153

 

707.7.6

 

June 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Postage for Periodicals Paid at Other Than Periodicals Rates - Periodicals
This CSR discusses circumstances when rates other than Periodicals postage rates apply for mailing copies of a Periodicals publication.

 

PS-186

 

707

 

June 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Privileges of Pending Periodicals Publications
This CSR discusses the privileges a publication pending Periodicals authorization is eligible to receive. It also discusses combined mailings of pending and authorized Periodicals publications

 

PS-211

 

707.5

 

March 2001

 

Periodicals

 

Simplified Form of Address and Exceptional Address Format - Periodicals
This CSR discusses the use of the simplified and exceptional address formats on copies of a Periodicals publication.

 

PS-223

 

707.6.2

 

May 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Circulation Standards for General Publications - Periodicals
This CSR discusses the circulation standards that apply to newspapers and other periodical publications authorized Periodicals mailing priviliges under the general publications category.

 

PS-228

 

707.6.1.2

 

May 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Multilayer Pages in Periodicals Publications - Periodicals
This Customer Support Ruling provides examples of permissible multilayer pages in copies of Periodicals publications.

 

PS-234

 

707.3.3.1

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Questionnaires/Order Forms - Periodicals
This CSR discusses whether a questionnaire may be considered matter related exclusively to a subscription or a request for a Periodicals publication.

 

PS-239

 

707.3.3

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Advertising in Periodicals Issues
This CSR discusses the advertising content of an issue of a general or requester publication prepared in editions.

 

PS-241

 

707.6

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Verification of Circulation
This CSR discusses a procedure to assist in the verification of records for publications with large circulations.

 

PS-248

 

707.8

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Questionnaires/Reader's Profile - Periodicals
This CSR discusses whether a 'reader profile' questionnaire is considered advertising or nonadvertising matter.

 

PS-250

 

707.4.12

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Advertiser Index Page - Periodicals
This CSR discusses whether an advertiser index page is considered advertising or nonadvertising matter.

 

PS-251

 

707.4.12

 

September 2005

 

Periodicals

 

Fragrance and Cosmetic Advertisements in Periodicals Publications
This CSR discusses the proper preparation of fragrance and cosmetic advertisements designed to be included in copies of bound publications mailed at the Periodicals rates.

 

PS-273

 

601.11.15

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Bellybands - Periodicals
This CSR discusses the use of 'bellybands' on Periodicals mail.

 

PS-274

 

707.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1996

 

Periodicals

 

Known Office of Publication Change Within Same Jurisdiction or Ownership Change
This CSR discusses a change in a publisher's known office of publication when it remains within the jurisdiction of the same original entry post office. It also discusses a change in ownership of a Periodicals publication.

 

PS-285

 

707.9.1.2

 

May 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Titles on Editions of Periodicals Publications
This CSR discusses how a Periodicals publication's title may appear when the publication is prepared in multiple editions.

 

PS-286

 

707.4.11.1

 

June 2000

 

Periodicals

 

Automation Compatible Flats - Loose CD
This CSR discusses the eligibility of a flat-size mailpiece enclosed in polywrap with a loose compact disk (CD) enclosed at automation rates.

 

PS-301

 

301.3.8.3

 

May 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Attachments to the Covers of Unbound Periodicals Attachments
This CSR clarifies what material that may be attached to the cover of an unbound Periodicals publication without enclosing the publication in a mailing wrapper.

 

PS-311

 

707.3.3.8

 

May 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Revenue Deficiencies on Inserts to Periodicals Publications
This CSR discusses the assessment of postage charges for ineligible enclosures in Periodicals publications when the material is detected after acceptance.

 

PS-313

 

707.3.4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 2006

 

Periodicals

 

Cobundling Multiple Periodicals Publications
This CSR explains when mailers may cobundle Periodicals flats over 20 ounces with automated flat sorting machine (AFSM) 100 compatible flats.

 

PS-325

 

705.11