United States Postal Service § 121.3

surface transportation between each 3- Time at the proper destination NDC in digit ZIP Code origin-destination pair. the contiguous 48 states, and that are (7) The Periodicals service standard addressed for delivery in the contig- for each remaining 3-digit ZIP Code or- uous 48 states, have a service standard igin-destination pair, for which Peri- of 1 or 2 days, corresponding to the odicals are accepted before the day standard for mail qualifying for the zero Critical Entry Time at origin, is destination ADC rate, based on wheth- the sum of 4 or 5 days, plus the number er the destination ADC and SCF are in of additional days (from 4 to 15) re- the same building. quired for intermodal (highway, boat, (4) Periodicals that qualify for a Des- air-taxi) transportation outside of the tination Network Distribution Center 48 contiguous states for each 3-digit containerized rate, that are accepted ZIP Code origin-destination pair. before the day-zero Critical Entry (b) Destination Entry. (1) Periodicals Time at the proper destination NDC in that qualify for a Destination Delivery the 48 contiguous states, and that are Unit (DDU) or Destination Sectional addressed for delivery in the states of Center Facility (DSCF) rate, and that Alaska or Hawaii, or the territories of are accepted before the day-zero Crit- Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin ical Entry Time at the proper DDU or Islands, have a service standard of 5 to DSCF, have a 1-day (overnight) service 8 days, corresponding to the standard standard, except for mail dropped at for mail qualifying for the destination the SCF in the territory of Puerto Rico ADC rate, which is based on the num- and destined for the territory of the ber of days required for transportation U.S. Virgin Islands, and intra SCF mail outside of the 48 contiguous states and in the following 3-digit ZIP Code areas whether the destination ADC and SCF in the state of Alaska or designated are in the same building. portions thereof: 995 (5-digit ZIP Code (5) Periodicals that qualify for a Des- areas 99540 through 99591), 996, 997, 998 tination Area Distribution Center and 999. (DADC) rate and that are accepted be- (2) Periodicals that qualify for a Des- fore the day zero Critical Entry Time tination Area Distribution Center at the proper DADC in the contiguous (DADC) rate, and that are accepted be- 48 states for delivery to addresses in fore the day zero Critical Entry Time the state of Alaska, or the territories at the proper DADC, unless the ADC is of Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands, located with the 48 contiguous states have a service standard of 7 days. and the destination is not, and where [72 FR 72228, Dec. 19, 2007, as amended at 75 the DADC and DSCF are not the same FR 9344, Mar. 2, 2010] building, have a 2-day service standard, EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: At 76 FR 37659, June unless the destination is the Alaska 997 28, 2011, § 121.2 was amended by revising para- 3-digit ZIP Code area. Mail that quali- graph (c), effective Jan. 22, 2012. For the con- fies for a Destination Sectional Center venience of the user, the revised text is set Facility (DSCF) rate has a 2-day serv- forth as follows: ice standard, if it is accepted before the § 121.2 Periodicals. day-zero Critical Entry Time, and the mail is dropped at the SCF in the terri- * * * * * tory of Puerto Rico and is destined for the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands; (c) Combined Periodicals/Standard Mail mail- or if the mail is intra-SCF in the fol- ing. The Postal Service handles combined mailings of Periodicals flats and Standard lowing 3-digit ZIP Code areas of the Mail flats as Standard Mail. Periodicals flats state of Alaska: 996, 998 and 999. Peri- included within mailings of combined Stand- odicals that qualify for a DADC rate, ard Mail flats and Periodicals flats are sub- and that are accepted before the day ject to the service standards applicable to zero Critical Entry Time at the Alaska Standard Mail in § 121.3. 997 DADC have a 3-day service standard. § 121.3 Standard Mail. (3) Periodicals that qualify for a Des- (a) End-to-End. (1) The service stand- tination Network Distribution Center ard for Sectional Center Facility (SCF) containerized rate, that are accepted turnaround Standard Mail® pieces ac- before the day-zero Critical Entry cepted at origin before the day zero

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Critical Entry Time is 3 days when the cility (DSCF) rate and that are accept- origin Processing & Distribution Cen- ed before the day zero Critical Entry ter/Facility (OPD&C/F) and the SCF Time at the proper DSCF have a 3-day are the same building, except for mail service standard, except for mail between the territories of Puerto Rico dropped at the SCF in the territory of and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico and destined for the terri- (2) The service standard for Area Dis- tory of the U.S. Virgin Islands. tribution Center (ADC) turnaround (3) Standard Mail pieces that qualify Standard Mail pieces accepted at ori- for a Destination Sectional Center Fa- gin before the day zero Critical Entry cility (DSCF) rate, and that are accept- Time is 4 days when the OPD&C/F and ed before the day zero Critical Entry the ADC are the same building, unless Time at the SCF in the territory of the ADC is in the contiguous 48 states Puerto Rico, have a 4-day service and the delivery address is not, or standard if destined for the territory of when the mail is between the terri- the U.S. Virgin Islands. tories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Vir- (4) Standard Mail pieces that qualify gin Islands. for a Destination Network Distribution (3) The service standard for intra- Center (DNDC) rate, and that are ac- Network Distribution Center (NDC) cepted before the day-zero Critical Standard Mail pieces accepted at ori- Entry Time at the proper DNDC have a gin before the day-zero Critical Entry 5-day service standard, if both the ori- Time is 5 days for each remaining 3- gin and the destination are in the 48 digit ZIP Code origin-destination pair contiguous states. within the same Network Distribution (5) Standard Mail pieces that qualify Center service area if the origin and for a Destination Network Distribution destination are within the contiguous Center (DNDC) rate, and that are ac- 48 states; the same standard applies to cepted before the day-zero Critical mail that is intra-Alaska, intra-Ha- Entry Time at the proper DNDC in the waii, or between the state of Hawaii contiguous 48 states for delivery to ad- and the territory of Guam. dresses in the states of Alaska or Ha- (4) For each remaining 3-digit ZIP waii or the territories of Guam, Puerto Code origin-destination pair within the Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, have a 48 contiguous states, the service stand- service standard of either 9 or 10 days, ard for Standard Mail pieces accepted depending on the 3-digit origin-destina- at origin before the day zero Critical tion ZIP Code pair. For each such pair, Entry Time is the sum of 6 days plus the applicable day within the range is the number of additional days (from 1 based on the number of days required to 4) required for surface transpor- for transportation outside of the 48 tation between each 3-digit ZIP Code contiguous states. origin-destination pair. (5) For each remaining 3-digit ZIP [72 FR 72228, Dec. 19, 2007, as amended at 75 Code origin-destination pair, the serv- FR 9344, Mar. 2, 2010] ice standard for Standard Mail pieces accepted at origin before the day zero § 121.4 Package Services. Critical Entry Time is the sum of 5 or (a) End-to-End. (1) The service stand- 6 days plus the number of additional ard for Sectional Center Facility (SCF) days (from 4 to 16) required for inter- turnaround Package Services mail ac- modal (highway, boat, air-taxi) trans- cepted at the origin SCF before the day portation outside of the 48 contiguous zero Critical Entry Time is 2 days when states for each 3-digit ZIP Code origin- the origin Processing & Distribution destination pair. Center/Facility and the SCF are the (b) Destination Entry. (1) Standard same building, except for mail between Mail pieces that qualify for a Destina- the territories of Puerto Rico and the tion Delivery Unit (DDU) rate and that U.S. Virgin Islands. are accepted before the day zero Crit- (2) The service standard for intra- ical Entry Time at the proper DDU Network Distribution Center (NDC) have a 2-day service standard. Package Services mail accepted at ori- (2) Standard Mail pieces that qualify gin before the day-zero Critical Entry for a Destination Sectional Center Fa- Time is 3 days, for each remaining

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