the Denial, Suspension or Annulment of Second-Class Mail Privileges.)

[26 F.R. 11545, Dec. 6, 1961 as amended at 31 F.R. 7752, June 1, 1966.

at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966]

(a) Qualifications. Publications must:

(1) Contain at least 24 pages.

(2) Contain at least 25 percent nonadvertising.

(3) Be issued at regular intervals of four or more times a year.

(4) Be circulated free or mainly free. (5) Not be owned and controlled by individuals or business concerns and conducted as an auxiliary to and essentially for the advancement of the main business or calling of those who own or control them.

(b) Applications. Apply by letter to the postmaster at the office where mailings are to be made. A form is not provided for this kind of application. State the name of the publication, frequency of issue, where published, the name of the publisher, and whether the publication is circulated free or mainly free. Submit two copies of the issue published nearest to the date of application. The postmaster will submit the application and one copy of the publication to the Classification and Special Services Division, Bureau of Operations. Notice of authorization or disapproval will be furnished by the Director, Classification and Special Services Division.

(c) Deposits to cover postage. While an application is pending, deposits in money to cover postage on mailings at the third- or fourth-class rates may be made by the publisher. The excess de

(b) Date of issue.

(c) Frequency of issue.
(d) Address of publisher.

(e) Subscription price, if the publication has one.

(f) Controlled circulation imprint, reading: "Controlled circulation postage paid at When a publisher has filed applications at more than one post office, and has received authorizations at each office, the imprint must read: "Controlled circulation postage paid at ---- and at

(g) Notice of pending application when copies are mailed under deposits of money, reading: "Application to mail at controlled circulation rates is pending at -------.” A notice must be printed or handstamped on the envelopes or wrappers in which copies are mailed, reading: "Controlled circulation postage paid at When a publisher has filed applications at more than one post office, and has received authorizations at each office, the notice must read: "Controlled circulation postage paid at and at ‒‒‒‒‒.” Redesignated

"

[26 F.R. 11545, Dec. 6, 1961. at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966] § 133.4 Filing of marked copy.

A copy of each issue marked by the publisher to show nonadvertising to the extent of at least 25 percent of the total reading and advertising portions of the publication must be filed with the postmaster at the time of mailing. The percentage of nonadvertising must be written on the first page of the copy. Advertising includes paid advertising and the publisher's own advertising. The advertising may be in display, classified, or editorial style.

[27 F.R. 6976, July 24, 1962. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966] § 133.5

Enclosures.

Enclosures are not permitted.

[26 F.R. 11546, Dec. 6, 1961. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966]

be computed at the minimum charge per piece. (See § 134.2(b) (2).)

(c) Keys, identification cards, identification tags, or similar identification devices. Keys, identification cards, identification tags, or similar identification devices that are without cover and that bear, contain, or have securely attached the name and complete post office address of a person, organization, or concern with instructions to return to such address and a statement guaranteeing the payment of the postage due on delivery: 6 cents each 2 ounces or fraction of 2 ounces.

[28 F.R. 1469, Feb. 15, 1963, as amended at 30 F.R. 576, Jan. 16, 1965. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966]

§ 134.2 Classification.

(a) Definition. (1) Third-class mail consists of mailable matter which is(i) Not mailed or required to be mailed as first class mail;

(ii) Not entered as second class mail; and

(iii) Less than sixteen ounces in weight.

(2) A person who presents for mailing at one time twenty or more identical copies of bills and statements of account produced by any photographic or mechanical process, other than typewriting, may mail them as third-class mail. other cases, bills and statements of account shall be mailed as first-class mail.

In

(3) Circulars, including printed letters which according to internal evidence are being sent in identical terms to several persons, are third-class mail. A circular does not lose its character as such when the date and name of the addressee and of the sender are written therein, nor by the correction in writing of mere typographical errors.

(4) Unsealed letters written in point print or raised characters, or on sound reproduction records, used by the blind are third-class mail without regard to the limit on weight prescribed in subparagraph (1)(iii) of this paragraph.

(5) Printed matter within the limit of weight set forth in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph is third-class mail. For the purpose of this section, printed matter is paper on which words, letters, characters, figures or images, or any combination thereof, not having the character of actual or personal correspondence, have been reproduced by any process other than handwriting or typewriting.

(b) Application of rates—(1) Single rate. The single rate is applied to each piece according to its weight.

(2) Bulk rate. (i) The bulk rate is applied to mailings of identical pieces separately addressed to different addressees in quantities of not less than 50 pounds or of not less than 200 pieces. All the pieces in a bulk mailing must be identical as to size, weight, and number of enclosures, but the printed textual matter need not be identical. Postage is computed at pound rates on the entire bulk mailed at one time, except that in no case shall less than the minimum charge per piece be paid. The annual bulk mailing fee must be paid at or before the first mailing each calendar year. (See § 134.4 for other conditions governing acceptance of bulk mailings.)

(ii) It is recommended that mailers merge and presort all third-class matter presented for mailing during a day or part of a day when the pieces are identical in size, weight, and number of enclosures and when they are addressed from one list or from more than one list. A variance in the text, the use or nonuse of adhesive address labels, or the use of several lists with different key numbers does not preclude the mailer from merging the mailings and presorting them.

(3) Other third-class rates. The rate for keys and identification items placed loose in the mail under the conditions in § 134.1(c) is applied to each item according to its weight. When there are several items for the same address, the office of mailing will place them in an envelope or wrapper addressed to the intended recipient and marked to show the amount of postage due. The amount of postage will be computed on each item and not on the bulk weight of the mailing piece.

[26 F.R. 11546, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 31 F.R. 10922, Aug. 17, 1966. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966]

§ 134.3 Weight and size limitations.

(a) Weight. Each piece may weigh up to but not including 16 ounces, except letters for the blind. (See Part 138 of this chapter.)

(b) Size, shape, and ratio. There is no maximum limit of size. The following standards apply to envelopes, cards, and self-mailers having postage paid thereon at the third-class rates:

(1) Pieces less than 3 inches in width (height) or 41⁄4 inches in length are nonmailable.

(2) Pieces having shapes other than rectangular are nonmailable.

(3) Pieces having a ratio of width (height) to length of less than 1 to 1.414 (1 to the square root of 2) are not recommended.

(4) Cards having a thickness of less than 0.006 of an inch are nonmailable. [28 FR. 1470, Feb. 15, 1966, as amended at 31 F.R. 10359, Aug. 2, 1966. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966]

§ 134.4 Preparation—payment of post

age.

(a) Single-piece mailings. Mailers of third-class mail at other than bulk rates may use any method of paying postage, and may mail any number of pieces at one time, except when permit imprints are used. See § 144.5 of this chapter.

(b) Bulk mailings—(1) Annual fee. A fee of $30 must be paid each calendar year by or for any person who mails at the bulk third-class rates. Any person who engages a business concern or another individual to mail for him must pay the $30 fee.

(2) Postage permits required. Postage must be prepaid by (see Part 147 of this chapter):

(i) Meter stamps. See Part 143 of this chapter.

(ii) Precanceled stamps or precanceled stamped envelopes. See Part 142 of this chapter.

(iii) Permit imprints Part 144 of this chapter.

(cash). See

(3) Markings required. Identifying words as follows must be printed or rubber stamped by the mailer either in or immediately adjacent to permit imprints, meter stamps, or precanceled stamps:

(i) "Bulk rate" or the abbreviation "Blk. Rt." by mailers other than nonprofit organizations.

(ii) "Nonprofit organization" or the abbreviation "Nonprofit Org." by authorized nonprofit organizations. (See § 134.5)

(4) Mailing statement and verification. A designated employee in the weighing section or place in the post office where bulk mailings are accepted shall verify the mailer's statement which must be completed and submitted by the mailer with each mailing as follows:

(i) Form 3602, Statement of Mailing Matter with Permit Imprint, for mail with permit imprints (see § 144.5 (e)); or (ii) Form 3602-PC, Bulk Rate Mailing Statement-Third-Class Mail, for mail

bearing precanceled stamps or meter stamps.

(c) Preparation by the mailer of pieces 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 pieces in the package or by the sack label. Paper slips may be used as the package label or the top piece or wrapper may be marked or stamped with the package label information required. Label information must be legible.

(2) Maximum weight in a sack. The total weight of pieces 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. ceptions:

Ex

(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 presorted to five-digit 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 § 126.3 (b) (7) of this chapter. Mailers may obtain the lowest or principal ZIP Code for particular post offices from their postmaster.

(6) Packages and sacks. When there are ten or more individually addressed pieces 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 10 pieces in the same manner). Packages must be sacked by the mailer when there are enough for the same destination to fill approximately onethird of a sack.

(i) Five-digit ZIP Code delivery unit packages and sacks. A five-digit ZIP Code delivery unit is a post office having one ZIP Code or a station or branch of the multi-ZIP Coded post offices listed in

§ 126.3(b) (7) of this chapter.

(a) Packages. The mailer must prepare packages of pieces addressed to the same five-digit ZIP Code delivery unit. The pieces in the packages must be faced in the same direction. It is recommended that packages be prepared for the fivedigit ZIP Code delivery units of the other multi-ZIP Coded post offices which are not listed in § 126.3(b) (7) of this chapter.

(b) Sacks. Sacks containing fivedigit ZIP Code delivery unit packages must be labeled in the following manner: Philadelphia PA 19118

CIRCS

Fr JC Company Boston MA

(ii) Mixed city packages and sacks. (a) Packages. Pieces remaining for a multi-ZIP Coded post office after the five-digit ZIP Code delivery unit packages required by subdivision (i)(a) of this subparagraph have been prepared must be made up as a Mixed City package. The packages must be labeled "Mixed City." The label may be omitted when the packages are placed in a city sack and the top piece in the package is turned or covered so that the individual address on the piece does not show, thereby indicating that the package is to opened for distribution.

(b) Sacks. Sacks containing mixed city packages plus any packages for fivedigit ZIP Code delivery units not sacked as provided for by subdivision (i) (b) of this subparagraph must be labeled in the following manner:

Philadelphia PA 191
CIRCS

Fr Jay Mailing Co Cincinnati OH

(iii) Sectional Center Facility (SCF) Packages and Sacks—(a) Packages. Pieces remaining for the post offices in a sectional center after the packages required by subdivisions (i) (a) and (ii) (a) of this subparagraph have been prepared must be combined into an SCF package and labeled "Mixed SCF." The label may be omitted when the packages are placed in a SCF sack and the top piece in the package is turned or covered so that the individual address on the piece does not show thereby indicating that the package is to be opened for distribution.

(b) Sacks. Sacks containing SCF packages, plus any packages for five-digit ZIP Code delivery units and mixed city packages not sacked as provided for by subdivisions (i) (b) and (ii) (b) of this

(a)

(iv) State packages and sacks. Packages. Pieces remaining for a State after the packages required by subdivisions (i) (a), (ii) (a) and (iii) (a) have been prepared must be combined in a State package and labeled with the name of the State. The label may be omitted when the packages are placed in a State sack and the top piece in the package is turned or covered so that the individual address on the pieces does not show, thereby indicating that the package is to be opened for distribution.

(b) Sacks. Sacks containing State packages plus any packages for five-digit ZIP Code delivery units, mixed city packages, and SCF packages not sacked as provided for by subdivisions (i) (b) and (iii) (b) of this subparagraph must be labeled in the following manner:

Kansas City MO DIS 640
Missouri CIRCS

Fr Star San Francisco CA

(v) Mixed States packages and sacks-(a) Packages. All pieces remaining after the packages required by subdivisions (i) (a), (ii) (a), (iii) (a), and (iv) (a) of this subparagraph, have been prepared must be combined in a Mixed States package and labeled "Mixed States."

(b) Sacks. Sacks containing Mixed States packages must be labeled in the following manner:

Chicago IL DIS 600

Mixed States CIRCS Fr Record Chicago IL

(d) Special services. The registry, insurance, special delivery, certified, and C.O.D. services may not be used for thirdclass matter mailed at bulk rates.

(74 Stat. 670, 672; 39 U.S.C. 4363, 4422) [26 F.R. 11547, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 28 F.R. 1470, Feb. 15, 1963; 29 F.R. 563, Jan. 23, 1964; 29 FR. 16125, Dec. 3, 1964; 30 F.R. 1846, Feb. 10, 1965; 30 F.R. 8480, July 2, 1965; 26 F.R. 11752, Sept. 15, 1965; 31 F.R. 9540, July 14, 1966. Redesignated at 31 F.R. 15350, Dec. 8, 1966]

§ 134.5 Nonprofit organizations.

(a) Types-(1) What may qualify. Only the following organizations or associations not organized for profit and none of the net income of which benefits any private stockholder or individual

may by authorized to mail pieces at the rates provided for such organizations by § 134.1(b) (1) and (2).

(i) Religious.

(ii) Educational.

(iii) Scientific.

(iv) Philanthropic
(v) Agricultural.
(vi) Labor.

(vii) Veterans'.
(viii) Fraternal.

(2) What may not qualify. The following and similar organizations do not come within the prescribed categories even though they may be organized on a nonprofit basis: Automobile clubs; business leagues; chambers of commerce; citizens' and civic improvement associations; individuals; municipal, county, or State governmental bodies; mutual insurance associations; political organizations; service clubs such as Civitan, Kiwanis, Lions, Optimist, and Rotary; social and hobby clubs; associations of rural electric cooperatives; and trade associations.

(b) Application (1) Filing. Application on Form 3624, "Application to Mail at Special Bulk Third-Class Rates for Qualified Nonprofit Organizations" or "Associations", must be filed by the organization or association at the post office where mailings will be deposited.

(2) Approval or denial. The application Form 3624 together with any supporting papers will be sent to the postal services center. (Pending a decision, bulk mailings subject to the minimum per piece charge may be handled in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section.) The postmaster at the postal services center will approve or deny the application. The application Form 3624 and any supporting papers will be returned with the decision to the postmaster where the application was filed for notification of the applicant.

(3) Appeal. The decision of the postmaster at the postal services center may be appealed by the applicant, in writing to the postmaster where the application was filed. The postmaster will forward the appeal to the postal services center. If, after a review of the file, the postmaster at the postal services center is still of the opinion that the organization does not qualify, he shall furnish a statement of the reasons for his denial action to the Bureau of Operations, Classification and Special Services Division. The complete file, including the original application and all supporting papers, should be