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mail received at military post offices is contained in
pouches. When dispatching mail, MPOs normally
only use pouches, so for purposes of this section, all
references are to dispatching mail in pouches.
All mail will be pouched if not trayed, by
classification and service, considering priorities and
transportation policies. MPOs dispatching mail will
follow the guidelines established by USPS in the
DMM, POM, USPS HDBK T-7, and USPS PUB 52
regarding proper pouching of mail. Additionally, all
MPOs will use the following general guidelines when
pouching mail:
Dispatching agencies must not commingle
priority, First-Class Mail, and free mail with
other classes of mail without prior approval of
the serving JMPA.
Items that could damage mailbags or other mail
must not be pouched but must be dispatched as
outside pieces (OSPs); sometimes referred to as
outside mail (OSMs). OSPs are parcels that
because of size, shape, density, weight,
container, or contents cannot be placed in mail
pouches.
FILM MAILERS
The following procedures apply to film mailers:
Film mailers being sent to commercial
processing laboratories should be dispatched in
Priority Mail No.1 or No. 2 pouches.
Film mailers being sent to commercial
processing laboratories may be consolidated
with First-Class letter mail in the event the
volume does not justify direct pouching.
Film mailers not being sent to commercial
processing laboratories and voice or videotape
cassettes entering the customs territory of the
United States (CTUS) will be pouched
separately, in Priority Mail No.1 or No. 2
pouches.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
Hazardous materials may be mailed when they
meet criteria established by USPS. Special wrapping
and packaging rules apply and hazardous material
must be prepared for mailing, and marked, or tagged
according to the instructions contained in Modules C
and E of the DMM, and USPS PUB 52.
If all
conditions of the DMM and PUB 52 are met,
hazardous material accepted for mailing will be
pouched separately from all other mail.
MAIL FOR MILITARY AND FOREIGN
ADDRESSES
Mail addressed to an FPO or APO address must be
bundled separately from other mail and labeled
MILITARY WORKING. These packages and other
mail similarly addressed should be placed in pouches,
endorsed MILITARY WORKING, and dispatched to
the nearest FMC or MPO.
Mail addressed for delivery through international
mail channels must be bundled separately from other
mail, labeled MIXED FOREIGN, and dispatched to
the nearest FMC or MPO. FMCs or MPOs receiving
foreign mail must rework and dispatch such mail to the
nearest civil or military post office authorized to
exchange international mail.
Pouches and bundles of military working mail
received at FMCs or MPOs must be reworked and
dispatched according to instructions of the appropriate
area mail coordinator through channels that will ensure
expeditious delivery.
PARCELS
Parcels accepted over the counter at finance
windows or received from other sources are taken to
the dispatch section and processed. Depending on the
size, parcels are either enclosed in pouches or
processed as outside pieces.
Dispatch clerks must
pouch parcels whenever possible to reduce the
handling of mail.
OUTSIDE PIECES/MAIL (OSP/OSM)
Parcels that require handling outside of mailbags
are those that because of their size, weight, nature, or
contents cannot be enclosed inside sacks without
damaging them or other mail. The fact that a parcel is
priority mail, sent as special handling, or contains
perishable items does not in, and of itself justify
outside dispatch.
A parcel is considered as an OSP/OSM if it
exceeds any of the following factors:
Size—Elongated parcels over 34 inches in
length or over 17 inches in width
Weight—Parcels weighing over 35 pounds
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