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key means any key (other than the key furnished by the manufacturer with the motor vehicle, or the key furnished with a replacement lock, or an exact duplicate of such keys) or manipulation type device designed to operate two or more motor vehicle ignition, door, or trunk locks of different combinations, including any pattern, impression, or mold from which a master key or manipulation device can be made.

(b) Mailability. The items defined in paragraph (a) of this section, and any advertising for the sale of any of these items, are nonmailable except when sent to:

(1) Lock manufacturers.

(2) Professional locksmiths.

(3) Motor vehicle manufacturers or dealers.

(4) Federal, State, or local government agencies.

(c) Endorsement required. All mailings must be plainly marked on the outside with the statement "Keys-Mailing Complies With P.M. 125.8" in bold block letters.

(d) Questioned mailings. When the postmaster at either the office of mailing or the office of address has reason to question whether the addressee qualifies under paragraph (b) of this section to receive a mailing, or whether an item is nonmailable for any other reason, he may require the mailer or addressee to furnish a written explanation of the addressee's eligibility, or of the item's mailability. If the explanation is not satisfactory to the postmaster, he shall forward it with his statement of the pertinent facts to the Classification and Special Services Division, Bureau of Operations, for a ruling.

(39 U.S.C. 4010) [34 F.R. 145, Jan. 4, 1969] § 125.9 Notice of delivery of rifles, shotguns, and other mailable firearms.

(a) Definition of “firearms". A firearm is a device from which a projectile may be fired or otherwise expelled by the action of an explosion, spring or other mechanism, or air or gas pressure, with sufficient force to enable the device to be used as a weapon.

(b) Marking of parcels. Any parcel which contains one or more firearms and which is tendered for deposit in the mails must display on its exterior the word "FIREARMS" in at least one-inch-high, bold, block letters. Any such parcel not so displaying such word shall not be accepted for carriage in the mails.

(c) Recording and disclosure of deliveries. The postmaster of the office of address of any such parcel shall make in triplicate a record on Form 3761, Notice of Delivery of Firearms, of the name and address of the addressee of such parcel. One copy of this record shall be supplied daily to the chief law enforcement official for the community specified in the parcel address. The third copy of such record shall be furnished to the Postal Inspection Service when and as required by such Service. Postmasters are also authorized to disclose these records of firearms deliveries to any Federal or State law enforcement agency upon request therefor.

(d) Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following instances:

(1) Parcels addressed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or its Director, or to the scientific laboratory or crime detection bureau of any agency whose members are officers of a State, territory, or district authorized to serve warrants of arrest or commitment.

(2) Parcels mailed by a Federal Government agency directed to any qualified addressee as listed in paragraphs (a) (1) through (a) (7) of § 125.5.

(3) Parcels addressed to any manufacturer of firearms or bona fide dealers therein, or from one to the other. [33 F.R. 14544, Sept. 27, 1968]

PART 126-SECOND-CLASS BULK MAILINGS

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§ 126.2 Wrapping.

(a) Single copies not tied in bundles or wrapped in packages as specified in § 126.3(b)(1) of this chapter must be enclosed in wrappers or envelopes.

(b) All single copies addressed to Army-Air Force post offices must be enclosed in wrappers or envelopes.

(c) Heavy magazines should be wrapped singly, and publications of small size or of a flimsy nature should be placed in envelopes.

(d) Use white or other light-colored paper for wrapping. Do not use old newspapers.

(e) Second-class mail must be prepared so that it can be easily examined. Mailing of publications in sealed envelopes, wrappers, or other covers at the second-class rates of postage is deemed to be the consent of the sender to postal inspection of the contents. To assure that these articles will not be opened for postal inspection, patrons should, in addition to paying the first-class rate of postage, plainly mark "First Class" or similar endorsement on the envelope, wrapper, or cover.

(f) Sealed or unsealed envelopes used as wrappers and sealed wrappers or other sealed covers must show in the upper right corner a notice of entry and in the upper left corner the name of the publication and the mailing address to which undeliverable copies or change of address notices are to be sent. See §§ 132.2(e) (6) and 158.2(b)(4) of this chapter for additional instructions.

[26 F.R. 11529, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 28 F.R. 1468, Feb. 15, 1963; 30 F.R. 8477, July 2, 1965; 31 F.R. 5963, Apr. 19, 1966. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966] § 126.3

Mailing.

(a) Place of Mailing. Publications must be brought for mailing to the post office, or such other place as may be designated by the postmaster, except that when the publisher delivers the copies at his own expense and risk to other post offices or elsewhere, the copies need not be presented for mailing if deposits to cover the postage are maintained.

(b) Preparation by the mailer of copies in packages and sacks—(1) Package labels. Package labels are used to show the destination of a package when the destination cannot be determined by the arrangement of the copies in the package or by the sack label. Paper slips may be used as the package label or the top copy

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(2) Maximum weight in a sack. total weight of publications placed in one sack must not exceed 80 pounds.

(3) Sack labels furnished by postmaster. When sack labels are furnished by the postmaster, the mailer must place his name on the back of each label.

(4) Unauthorized sack labels. Sacks with unauthorized labels, tags, or markings are not acceptable for dispatch.

(5) Addresses. The address on each piece must include the ZIP Code. Exceptions:

(i) The ZIP Code may be omitted from pieces bearing a simplified address as provided for by § 123.4(a) of this chapter pieces presorted and bundled by the mailer to city, rural, or star carrier routes; and pieces pre-sorted to fivedigit ZIP Code destinations consisting of either a post office having one ZIP Code or the ZIP Code delivery unit in multiZIP Coded post offices.

(ii) The lowest or principal ZIP Code assigned to a post office may be used on pieces addressed to any multi-ZIP Coded post office except those listed in subparagraph (7) of this paragraph. Mailers may obtain the lowest or principal ZIP Code for particular post offices from their postmaster.

(6) Packages and sacks. When there are six or more individually addressed copies to the destinations described in subdivisions (i) through (v) of this subparagraph, they must be securely wrapped or tied together as a package by the mailer (the mailer may package less than six copies in the same manner). Packages must be sacked by the mailer when there are enough for the same destination to fill approximately one-third of a sack. Some publishers may be equipped to prepare the required separations without using mail sacks. For example, the publisher might prepare banded bundles, place the copies on pallets, or place the copies in various kinds of containers. If arrangements mutually beneficial to the publishers and the postal service can be made for handling copies outside of maii sacks, a detailed explanation of the arrangements must be submitted by the postmaster of the post office of original second-class entry to his Regional Director, who will send the explanation with his recommendations to the Director, Classification and Special

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Sioux Falls.

Chattanooga. Knoxville.

Abilene.
Amarillo.
Austin.
Beaumont.

Corpus Christi.
Dallas.
El Paso.

Ogden.

Alexandria.

Arlington.

Falls Church.
Hampton.
Lynchburg.

Newport News.

Seattle. Spokane.

Charleston.

Green Bay. Madison.

Greenville.
Spartanburg.

SOUTH DAKOTA

TENNESSEE

Memphis.
Nashville.

TEXAS

Fort Worth.
Houston.

Lubbock.

San Antonio.
Waco.

Wichita Falls.

UTAH

Salt Lake City.

VIRGINIA

Norfolk.

Portsmouth.

Richmond.

Roanoke.

Virginia Beach.

WASHINGTON

Tacoma.

WEST VIRGINIA

Huntington.

WISCONSIN

Milwaukee. Racine.

(c) Copies for military post offices overseas—(1) Direct packages. When more than one copy is addressed to one unit, APO, or Navy or Marine Corps address (see § 123.8 of this chapter), the copies must be securely wrapped in packages or tied in bundles labeled for military address.

(2) Mixed packages. After all direct packages have been made, if there are more than five copies remaining for dispatch through any postal concentration center, they must be wrapped in packages or tied in bundles and labeled for the center.

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(d) Delivery by transportation facilities (1) Delivery by mobile unit clerks. Mobile unit clerks, when authorized by the postmaster, may receive packages of second-class publications directly from publishers or news agents and deliver them as directed, provided the packages are presented and called for at the mail car and are not received from or intended for delivery in any post office.

(2) Delivery by baggagemen. Star route carriers and baggagemen on trains to which no mobile unit clerk is assigned when authorized by an appropriate Regional Director may receive packages of second-class publications directly from publishers and news agents. The star route carrier and baggageman will deliver the packages of outside matter at the place shown on the address. When in their custody, the packages will be considered as mail.

(3) Delivery to agents. Packages marked to be delivered outside the mail will be so delivered only when addressed to news agents or agents of publishers.

(4) Preparation. Bundles or packages intended for delivery outside the mail must be adequately wrapped with heavy paper and tied with twine heavy enough to stand up under the regular handling and dispatch of these packages. The wrapper of the bundles must be con

spicuously marked "U.S. Mail for Outside Delivery at Publisher's Risk."

[30 F.R. 8477, July 2, 1965, as amended at 31 F.R. 537, Jan. 15, 1966; 34 F.R. 13869, Aug. 29, 1969; 34 F.R. 14170, Sept. 9, 1969. Redesignated a 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966] § 126.4 Newspaper treatment.

(a) Definition. Newspapers must be published once each week or more frequently and feature principally news of interest to the general public to be given expeditious distribution, dispatch, transit handling, and delivery, usually referred to as newspaper treatment. If the postmaster at the office of entry is in doubt as to whether any particular publication is a newspaper, he will submit all the facts to the Bureau of Operations, Classification and Special Services Division.

(b) Preparation for mailing. Newspapers must be made up in sacks plainly labeled "Newspapers" or "News." Sacks will be made in accordance with § 126.3 (b). Label in the following manner: CINCINNATI OH

News

The Register Columbus OH PCC SAN FRANCISCO CA New APO 96360

The Recorder New York NY

452

962

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(d) Handling at delivery office. Sacks containing newspapers will be promptly segregated and the contents distributed for the earliest possible delivery.

(e) Notification to publishers of delays. Publishers will be notified whenever their mailings of newspapers are not delivered to the post office or train in sufficient time to connect with the intended dispatch.

[26 F.R. 11530, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 34 F.R. 14171, Sept. 9, 1969. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966]

§ 126.5 Statement and copy filed with mailings.

(a) Copies filed by publishers—(1)

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