with an "X" following the second carrier's route identifier on Form 2729. No terminal charge is due at the interchange point, as mail remains on board the aircraft. This is needed to enable postal data center to properly identify this mail.

(2) Identify interchange trips on the States dispatch schemes with an "INT" shown between the transfer point and the interchange route number.

(f) Equalizations Authorized. (1) CAB Order No. E-21514, November 19, 1964, authorizes carriers engaging in interstate transportation and carriers performing foreign transportation to equalize rates for mail between an international exchange office and any foreign point to which such exchange office is authorized to dispatch mail. Mail transported under an equalization agreement shall be recorded on Form 2942, AV-7 Delivery List, for both the interstate and foreign segments of the carriage. It will not be considered in the division of mail for interstate carriers. Settlement of air transportation charges will be made to the carrier performing the foreign segment of the haul. That carrier will then pay the interstate carrier. When irregularities occur involving dispatches exchanged with other countries, give special attention to the preparation of Form 2759. Since the mail from a domestic carrier's trip may consist of (i) domestic destination airmail, (ii) airmail for foreign points not subject to equalization agreements or (iii) airmail for foreign points moving via equalized agreements, show separate entries on Form 2759 for (1) domestic mail, and (ii) foreign mail. Show complete routing of all foreign mail. This will enable the transportation division, by making a copy of Form 2759, to make a report of domestic mail to Air Transportation Branch and of foreign mail to International Services Division, Bureau of Transportation.

(2) American Airlines, Inc., and Pan American World Airways, Inc., have agreed to equalize rates to lowest charges in effect for airmail transported between Honolulu, on the one hand, and Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Hartford/ Springfield, New York/Newark, Philadelphia, and Baltimore/Washington on the other. Apply the following procedures for airmail dispatched via this equalization agreement:

(1) Enter complete interline routing on the pouch label or POD Label 53.

(11) Record pouches or outsides on Form 2729 as an on-line dispatch. Show no interline routing on Form 2729.

(iii) Report irregularities on Form 2759 against the air carrier in possession of the mail when irregularity occurred.

(iv) The appropriate postal data center will pay entire transportation charges, from origin to ultimate destination, to the originating carrier. The originating carrier will pay connecting carrier for the interline service.

(g) Labeling pouches, sacks, and outsides. Pouches, sacks, and outside parcels bulk listed on Form 2729 must be identified so that airline and postal personnel handling the mail en route can provide the transportation ordered by the dispatching office. Before delivering the mail to the air carrier, prepare the labels of pouches and sacks to indicate final airline destination and the route over which it is to travel. Attach Label 53, Airmail Parcel Routing Sticker, for each air parcel dispatched outside. The information on pouch and sack labels and Label 53 for outside parcels must coincide with the corresponding entries on Form 2729 as follows:

(1) For mail billed to the final destination over the routes of two or more air carriers, enter on pouch or sack label in airline code the interline transfer points and the alpha code and trip numbers of the connecting air carrier at these points. Show this information in the left center of the label between the destination and from lines. Enter the same information in the "Transfer Point" and "Connection" blocks on Label 53 for outside parcels. Example: Mail from Toledo to AMF Houston TX via LC for transfer to UA at Detroit and EA at Atlanta will be labeled as follows:

(3) For mail billed to an air stop point other than the actual destination of the pouch and sack labels or on Label 53 for outside parcels, enter in code the point to which billed on Form 2729, in parentheses, on the same line after the address on the pouch and sack label. Enter in the "Billed" to block on Label 53 the code for the point to which billed on Form 2729. Use the same procedure as that for pouch and sack labels for entry of transfer point and air carrier code identifier, if required. Example: Mail from Cincinnati, OH to Jamestown, N.D. via AM DL-422 transfer at ORD to NW111, billed to AMF Minneapolis.

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(5) Weigh each pouch, sack, and outside parcel. Record the weight on the pouch and sack label (see example in a above), on the Label 53 for outside parcels, and on the Form 2729 in even pounds. When weighing, ignore fractions of a pound of 8 ounces or less. Add 1 pound for fractions over 8 ounces. Example:

Actual weight

Weight shown on label (lb.)

1

2

From 1 oz. to and including 1 lb. 8 oz.Over 1 lb. 8 oz. to and including 2 lb. 8 OZ------

§ 533.2 Form 2734, Airmail Exception Record.

(a) Description. Form 2734 provides a source of information on actual movement of airmail that does not move via the original schemed routing. It also provides a means of making accounting adjustments since it serves (1) as the basis for deduction of payment for scheduled services not performed and (2) as the basis for payment for new services ordered. Form 2734 is a five-part set. See § 533.9 for supply.

(b) Preparation-(1) Who prepares. The delivering air carrier must prepare Form 2734 to cover irregularities outlined in 533.24.

(2) Completion of form. Form 2734 must clearly describe transportation originally designated by the dispatching postal unit but which was not performed. Form 2734 is always prepared at the city where the first deviation in routing of the mail is known. General instructions for completion are printed on reverse of fifth copy of the form. In addition, the following instructions must be followed:

(1) Air carrier alpha code, city code, and form serial number. The first line directly under the printed name of the airline indicates three things:

(a) Air carrier code. This code will be preprinted on the form.

(b) The three-letter alphabetical city code of the city at which the irregularity occurs and where the form is prepared. This city code designator must be inserted by the airline preparing the form.

(c) The serial number of the form. This number will be preprinted on the form and is provided to permit checking differences between postal service and air carrier records. The maximum number of digits is five.

(ii) Air carrier alpha code trip, and date. On the second line are blocks for the airmail carrier alpha code and trip number of the air carrier from whose flight the mail covered by the form was received. If mail was not boarded, this is the code and trip to which the mail was billed for dispatch. The date on which the flight, from which mail was received, was scheduled to originate will be indicated in the "Scheduled Origin Date Block."

(iii) Routing shown on pouch label(a) Tansfer point and alpha code letters. There may be two or more transfer points and two or more alpha codes shown on a pouch label or an outside piece label. Form 2734 is provided for the purpose of showing only that portion of the original scheduled routing which was not completed. If a transfer point shown on the pouch label is overflown, the overflown transfer point and the remaining transfer points, if any, must be shown.

(b) Destination. Enter alphabetical code of actual destination. If the destination is followed by a bracketed "billed" destination, then this should be entered instead. Pouch labels with the same destination and incompleted routing may be grouped in one entry.

(iv) Amount of mail. The amount of mail, pieces, and weight for a common destination may be combined when they have the same incompleted routing as shown on the labels.

(v) New routing. The air carrier destination is the city (alphabetical code) to which the air carrier shown in this section is to carry the mail. Likewise, the "Carrier Code and Trip Number" to be inserted in this section are those of the air carrier which is to transport the mail.

(vi) Reason for preparation. Specific boxes have been provided for nine of the most common reasons for preparing Form 2734. Whenever the form is prepared because of one of these nine basic reasons, the box opposite the reason for preparation must be checked. Explain other reasons not listed.

(c) Distribution of Form 2734. Normal distribution of the five copies is printed on each copy of the form. Copies 3 and 4, in all cases, must be given to the postal

unit for transmitting, with shipment of Forms 2729, to the Dallas Postal Data Center. The only deviations from this normal distribution are:

(1) When the receiving and delivering air carrier are the same. Staple the receiving and delivering air carriers' billing copies together.

(2) When mail is delivered to the postal service covered by Form 2734. Retain the second copy, and turn in all other copies to the postal unit.

(d) Irregularities requiring preparation of Form 2734. See § 533.7(c).

(1) The following irregularities must be reported on Form 2734 when mail involved is delivered to the Postal Service at other than destination, or delivered to an air carrier not specified in the original billing:

(i) Part of mail not boarded. (ii) Carry by and/or overfly. (iii) Removed short of air carrier destination in error.

(iv) Missed a scheduled interline connection.

(v) Missed a scheduled intraline connection.

(vi) Mail boarded in error. (vii) Incomplete or incorrect labels. (2) Additional irregularities requiring Form 2734 preparation are:

(i) Cancellation of flight—

(a) Where only part of mail is delivered to the postal service.

(b) Where part of mail is given to another air carrier for transportation to destination.

(ii) Overfly of transfer point to next air carrier destination.

(iii) Truck haul by air carrier-only when mail is trucked to a point more distant from the ultimate destination than the point from which trucked.

(iv) Mail received on Form 2942, AV-7 Delivery List, and requiring domestic billing.

(e) Irregularities that do not require preparation of Form 2734. (1) Part of mail not boarded-forwarded to destination by the air carrier which received and failed to board the mail.

(2) Carryby and/or overfly-returned to destination by the air carrier which carried the mail by or overflew the destination.

(3) Removed short of air carrier destination-forwarded to destination by the air carrier which removed the mail short.

(4) Missed a scheduled interline connection-rerouted to the same destina

tion via a different trip number of the same connecting air carrier as shown on the pouch label.

(5) Missed a scheduled intraline connection-rerouted to the same destination via a different trip but on the same air carrier.

(6) Boarded in error-returned or forwarded to destination by the air carrier which boarded the mail in error.

(7) Cancellation of flight-all local boarding mail returned to the postal service with the Form 2729.

(8) Mail does not agree with Form 2729. At nonairport mail facility stations, the air carrier must make correction to all copies of Form 2729 as specified in § 531.5(a) (2) of this chapter.

(f) Form 2734 for incomplete or incorrect labels. When no transfer information is shown on a pouch label and the carrier in possession of the mail does not serve the destination, or when the pouch label is incorrect or incomplete, the air carrier will prepare Form 2734 and deliver it with the mail to the local postal unit. The receiving postal unit will (1) verify that Form 2734 is noted "Incomplete" or "Incorrect" label (2) remove label(s) and staple to all copies of Form 2734 and (3) promptly send Form 2734 with label(s) attached to local transportation division for corrective action and accounting adjustments.

(g) Review of Forms 2734. (1) Postal units shall carefully review all Forms 2734 and, in questionable cases, shall make prompt inquiry to determine that information on the form is complete and that instructions are being followed by air carriers.

(2) When reviewing Forms 2734 postal units shall note recurring irregularities, such as missed connections, and report repetitive irregularities to their transportation division.

When reporting missed connections, postal units shall show origin of the mail, route and trip numbers of delivering trip, and route and trip number of the schemed connection.

§ 533.3 Form 2713-A, Alaskan Airmail Dispatch Record.

(a) Description. Form 2713-A is used at most postal units served by intraAlaska air carriers for recording the dispatch of mail. (See § 531.7(b)(3) of this chapter. See also § 533.9 for supply.)

(b) Preparation. Postal clerks at air stop post offices shall prepare Form 2713-A in three-part sets, as follows:

(1) Route number. Enter the route number of the air carrier to which the mail is to be dispatched.1

(2) Trip number. Enter the number of the carrier's trip or flight as shown in the schedule designated for airmail transportation.

(3) Carrier. Use the letter code of the airline.1

(4) From post office at. Use the alphabetical code of the airport serving your office. (For proper three-letter code, see Airmail Scheme.)

(5) Month, day, year. Enter the date mail is given to air carrier.

(6) Time. Enter time when mail was delivered to carrier representative.

(7) Mail for unloading at. Enter the codes of air stops which are served by the trip to which mail is dispatched. Enter only those points designated for service.1

(8) Pieces. Enter the total number of pouches, sacks, and outside parcels for each destination.

(9) Weight. Enter the total weight of pouches, sacks, and outside parcels for each destination.

(10) Totals. Add number of pieces and enter total under Pieces column; add weights and enter total in the "Weight" column. Verify total pieces with mail count.

(11) Postmaster. The postmaster shall sign form in space provided, or when postmaster is not available, the postal clerk shall sign the postmaster's name, and initial.

(c) Delivering mail and Form 2713-A to air carrier. The dispatching clerk shall deliver mail and all three copies of Form 2713-A, with carbon paper in place, to the messenger for delivery to the airport.

(d) Verification and correction by air carrier representative. (1) The air carrier representative will count pieces of mail received from the messenger, compare with total shown on Form 2713-A, and, if in agreement, sign form in the space provided and add his airline's code. He will retain Parts 1 and 2 and return Part 3 to the messenger.

(2) When not in agreement, the carrier will process as follows:

(i) If pouches are listed but not received, cross out the individual listing and grand total. Insert correct adjacent totals.

(ii) If mail is received but not listed, insert weight of each pouch on the proper destination line and amend totals.

1 See Official Airmail Index.

(iii) In either event, note facts prominently on Form 2713-A in any blank space. Advise messenger of any discrepancy.

(iv) Make all corrections to Form 2713-A before the carbon paper has been removed.

(v) After corrections have been made, sign and dispose of form as indicated in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph.

(e) Postal unit file copies. When the messenger returns Copy 3 to the postal unit, that office shall file the copy by date order for future reference.

(f) Canceled flights. When a flight is I canceled after mail and related Form 2713-A have been delivered to the air carrier, the mail and all three copies of Form 2713-A will be returned to the post office. The post office shall then destroy Copies 1 and 2 of Form 2713-A, note Copy 3 to show flight canceled, and file.

§ 533.4 Form 2713-B, Alaska Airmail Transfer and Exception Record.

(a) Description. Form 2713-B is used for a transfer and exception record in the Alaska air service. It is an accounting document and is printed in four parts with carbon paper interleaved. See § 533.9 for supply.

(b) Preparation (1) Who prepares. The delivering air carrier must prepare Form 2713-B for all transfers, both intraline and interline, and for all irregularities. The form will be prepared at transfer or irregularity point. In limited instances, the form will be prepared by postal personnel when the air carrier fails to do so.

(2) Irregularities requiring Form 2713-B. (1) Carry by and/or overfly and mail delivered to postal unit other than billed destination.

(li) Removed in error short of destination and turned over to postal unit.

(iii) For any mail not boarded as dispatched on Form 2713-A.

(iv) For all mail boarded from possible stockpile of carrier.

(v) For all mail boarded at non-postoffice air stop unaccompanied by Form 2713-A.

(3) Distribution. Distribute copies of Form 2713-B as indicated on each copy. When mail is delivered to a postal unit, other than destination of the mail, Copy 1, 3, and 4 will be retained by the postal unit for forwarding daily or on next flight to Director, Transportation Division, Post Office Department, Federal

(b) Preparation. (1) Airport mail facility personnel will complete heading in set of Form 2753-A, original and two copies, for each air carrier to record the delivery of mail. If an exceptionally large number of trips are involved for any one air carrier, separate forms may be prepared for each tour of duty.

(2) When delivering airmail or firstclass mail to airport mail facilities, air carrier personnel will enter appropriate information in each column of Form 2753-A and initial.

(3) Receiving unit postal personnel must examine labels to be sure that the mail delivered by the air carrier is addressed or coded for delivery to the receiving unit.

(c) Review. The receiving clerk on each tour shall review the time shown under Form 2753-A headings "Arrival Time of Trip” and “Mail to AMF" to assure that air carriers are observing the local delivery time limit and prepare Form 2759 when required.

(d) Distribution. (1) Deliver original of Form 2753-A to air carrier.

(2) Send first copy to your local transportation division.

(3) File second copy.

§ 533.7 Form 2759, Report of Irregular Handling of Airmail.

(a) Description. Form 2759 is used as a basis for brief against an air carrier for irregular handling. It is a four part set. See § 533.9 for supply.

(b) Preparation. Postal employees must prepare Form 2759, immediately to report any air carrier irregularities in handling mail or mail equipment, including weather damage due to negligence on the part of the carrier, or other irregularity requiring remedial action. When mail is damaged by inclement weather, report only those bags and outside pieces actually wet or otherwise damaged. Do not prepare forms to cover irregular receipt due to weather conditions. Furnish all data required. If accuracy or completeness of the facts are