United States Postal Service Pt. 121, App. A

48 contiguous states, the service stand- the day zero Critical Entry Time at the ard for Package Services mail accepted proper DBMC or Destination Auxiliary at origin before the day zero Critical Service Facility, and that originates Entry Time is between 5 and 8 days. and destinates in the contiguous 48 For each such 3-digit ZIP Code origin- states, has a 3-day service standard. destination pair, this is the sum of 4 Mail that qualifies for a Destination days, plus the number of additional Sectional Center Facility (DSCF) dis- days (from 1 to 4) required for surface count, and that is accepted before the transportation between each 3-digit day zero Critical Entry Time at the ZIP Code origin-destination pair, plus SCF in the territory of Puerto Rico, an additional day if the destination de- has a 3-day service standard if it is des- livery address is served by an Auxiliary tined for the territory of the U.S. Vir- Service Facility. gin Islands. (5) For each remaining 3-digit ZIP (4) Package Services mail that quali- Code origin-destination pair for which fies for a Destination Bulk Mail Center either the origin or the destination is (DBMC) rate, and that is accepted be- outside of the 48 contiguous states, the fore the day zero Critical Entry Time service standard for Package Services at the proper DBMC in the contiguous mail accepted at origin before the day 48 states for delivery to addresses in zero Critical Entry Time is between 7 the states of Alaska or Hawaii, or the and 20 days. For each such 3-digit ZIP territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, or Code origin-destination pair, this rep- the U.S. Virgin Islands has a service resents the sum of 3 to 4 days, plus the standard of either 7 or 8 days, depend- number of days (ranging from 4 to 16) ing on the 3-digit ZIP Code origin-des- required for intermodal (highway, boat, tination pair. For each such pair, the air-taxi) transportation between each applicable day within the range is 3-digit ZIP Code origin-destination based on the number of days required pair. for transportation outside of the 48 (6) The service standard for Inbound contiguous states. Surface Parcel Post® pieces (subject to Universal Postal Union rates) is the APPENDIX A TO PART 121—TABLES DE- same as the service standard for do- PICTING SERVICE STANDARD DAY mestic Package Services mail from the RANGES 3-digit ZIP Code area in which the International Bulk Mail Center is lo- The following tables reflect the service cated to the 3-digit ZIP Code in which standard day ranges resulting from the ap- the delivery address is located. plication of the business rules applicable to (b) Destination Entry. (1) Package the market-dominant mail products ref- Services mail that qualifies for a Des- erenced in §§ 121.1 through 121.4: tination Delivery Unit (DDU) rate, and Table 1. End-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and destinating that is accepted before the day zero within the 48 contiguous states and the Dis- Critical Entry Time at the proper trict of Columbia. DDU, has a 1-day (overnight) service standard. CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES (2) Package Services mail that qualifies for a Destination Sectional Center End-to-end Mail class range (days) Facility (DSCF) rate, and that is accepted before the day zero Critical First-Class Mail ...... 1–3 Entry Time at the proper DSCF, has a Periodicals ...... 1–9 2-day service standard, except for mail Standard Mail ...... 3–10 dropped at the SCF in the territory of Package Services ...... 2–8 Puerto Rico and destined for the terri- Table 2. End-to-end service standard day tory of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ranges for mail originating and/or desti- (3) Package Services mail that quali- nating within the states of Alaska and Ha- fies for a Destination Bulk Mail Center waii, and the territories of Guam, Puerto (DBMC) rate, which is accepted before Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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ALASKA, HAWAII & GUAM, PUERTO RICO & USVI

End-to-End To / from states of Alaska To / From 48 contiguous and Hawaii, and the Terri- Intra state / territory states tories of Guam, Puerto Rico Mail class and the U.S. Virgin Islands Puerto Puerto Puerto Alaska Hawaii & Rico & Alaska Hawaii & Rico & Alaska Hawaii & Rico & Guam USVI Guam USVI Guam USVI

First-Class Mail...... 1–3 1–3 1–2 3–4 3–5 3–4 4–5 4–5 4–5 Periodicals ...... 1–4 1–4 1–3 9–15 9–16 8–12 17–20 17–20 17–20 Standard Mail...... 3–5* 3–5 3–4 10–16 10–18 9–13 19–21 18–22 18–22 Package Services ...... 2–4 2–4 2–3 8–14 8–15 7–12 16–20 16–20 16–18 Excluding bypass mail. Table 3. Destination entry service standard day ranges for mail to the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia.

CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

Destination Entry (at appropriate facility) Mail class DDU SCF ADC BMC (days) (days) (days) (days)

Periodicals ...... 1 1 1–2 1–2 Standard Mail...... 2 3 5 Package Services...... 1 2 3

Table 4. Destination entry service standard and Hawaii, and the territories of Guam, day ranges for mail to the states of Alaska Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

ALASKA, HAWAII & GUAM, PUERTO RICO & USVI

Destination entry (at appropriate facility) SCF (days) ADC (days) BMC (days) Mail class DDU Puerto Puerto Puerto (days) Alaska Hawaii & Rico & Alaska Hawaii & Rico & Alaska Hawaii & Rico & Guam USVI Guam USVI Guam USVI

Periodicals ...... 1 1–2 1 1–2 1–3 (AK) 1 (HI) 1–2 6–8 6–7 5–6 7 (JNU) 7 (GU) 7 (KTN) Standard Mail ...... 2 3 3 3–4 10 10 9 Package Services 1 2 2 2–3 8 8 7 AK = Alaska 3-digit ZIP Codes 995–997; JNU = Juneau AK 3-digit ZIP Code 998; KTN = Ketchikan AK 3-digit ZIP Code 999; HI = Hawaii 3-digit ZIP Codes 967 and 968; GU = Guam 3-digit ZIP Code 969.

PART 122—SERVICE STANDARDS § 122.1 Ancillary special services. FOR MARKET-DOMINANT SPE- (a) For the market-dominant mail CIAL SERVICES PRODUCTS products identified above in part 121, mailers may purchase various ancil- Sec. lary special services products, which 122.1 Ancillary special services. are designed to provide electronic ac- 122.2 Stand-alone special services. cess to information regarding delivery- AUTHORITY: 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 1001, related events or forwarding addresses 3691. for individual mailpieces. (1) For the following special services, SOURCE: 72 FR 72228, Dec. 19, 2007, unless otherwise noted. the service standard for the electronic provision of delivery-related information is that it be made available to the sender no later than 24 hours after the

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