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242.63
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Handbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98
Updated With Postal Bulletin Revisions
Through April 5, 2001
242.2
Periodical Mail
242.21
Process in similar manner to
letter-type mail which is undeliverable as
addressed. Place in non-machinable
separation.
242.22
Place in designated location by exit
for transport to CFS.
242.3
Standard Mail (A)
242.31
Place Undeliverable Bulk Business Mail
in the designated location for review
prior to disposal as waste.
242.4
Standard Mail (B)
242.41
Endorse all mail pieces with route
number.
242.42
Deposit in designated location for
delivery to Markup Unit.
242.5
Accountable and Signature
Mail
242.51
Return to the accountable clerk and
explain why it is undeliverable. Under no
circumstances should this type of mail
be obtained from or returned to the
accountable clerk without establishing
proper accountability.
242.52
Exception: At the largest
installations receiving a large volume of
accountable and signature mail for
delivery, local managers may allow
carriers to mark up this mail if
accountable clerks are unable to expedite
rehandling of the pieces in clearing
carriers of proper responsibility.
242.6
Other Undeliverable Mail
242.61
When customer has moved and left no
forwarding instructions, hold mail for
10 days, except Treasury checks, which
are handled in accordance with the
instructions on the piece. Do not
endorse. If change order is not received by
expiration date, complete a Form 3575-Z
and place the Form 3575-Z and
mail in appropriate separation of the
CFS mail. Do not endorse.
242.62
Other types of undeliverable mail
include (a) occupant mail (address
correction requested, return postage
guaranteed, or forwarding and return
postage guaranteed) only addressed to
Vacant buildings; (b) mail addressed
to customers who are Temporarily Away
and retention period for hold mail
has expired; (c) mail addressed to
customers who are Deceased, and mail is
not properly deliverable to another
person; (d) mail which is Refused; and
(e) mail for which there is No Mail
Receptacle. Manually endorse this
category of mail as provided by current
regulations.
242.63
Additional types of undeliverable mail
are: (a) Attempted Not Known,
addressee is not known at the place of
address; (b) No Such Number,
non-existent number, correct number is
not known; (c) Insufficient Address,
mail received without complete
identifying address and the correct address is
not known; (d) Return to Sender,
order issued against addressee for violation
of False Representation law, mail is
returned to sender under a false
representation order; (e)
Unclaimed, addressee abandons or fails to call
for
mail; (f) Lottery Mail, Mail to This
Address Returned by Order of the
Postmaster General, mail is
returned to sender under a lottery order; (g)
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