Rule 12 Mar 2025 regulatory compliance, administrative practice and procedure, postal service, logistics, packaging, mailing standards

📦Updated Postal Service Bundling Requirements Affect Businesses

The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) in sections to modify the requirements for securing bundles of flats.

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Rule 10 Feb 2025 agriculture, packaging, regulation, usda, compliance

📦Delayed Effective Date for Paper Packaging Regulation Changes

This document delays the effective date of the January 21, 2025, final rule revising the regulations related to the Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order (Order). The amendments included an added definition for partnership; clarification of the nominations process; clarification about in person and electronic voting for any Board meetings; an update of the timing of financial reporting; and a revision of requirements for when exemptions can be requested.

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Compliance Requirements, Regulatory Changes 27 Jan 2025 hazardous materials, usps, ecommerce, shipping, compliance, packaging

📦New Mailing Standards for Hazardous Materials Announced by USPS

The Postal Service is amending Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail (Pub 52 or Publication 52) by adding new section 131 to require specific outer packaging when mailing most hazardous materials (HAZMAT) or dangerous goods (DG), to remove quantity restrictions for nonregulated toxic materials, and to remove the telephone number requirement from the lithium battery mark.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 21 Jan 2025 compliance, agriculture, usda, regulation, financial reporting, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, labeling, advertising, marketing agreements, packaging

📜Clarifying Changes to Paper Packaging Promotion Regulation

This final rule implements clarifying amendments to the Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order (Order). The amendments include an added definition for partnership; clarification of the nominations process; clarification about in person and electronic voting for any Board meetings; an update of the timing of financial reporting; and a revision of requirements for when exemptions can be requested. This final rule brings language in the Order up to date with current industry practices.

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