Publication 417 - Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail ...
Nonprofit USTrPaSnsMmiattrakleLteinttgerMail Eligibility: Nonprofit and Other Qualified Organizations
Publication 417
January 2017 Transmittal Letter
A. Purpose. Publication 417, Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail Eligibility: Nonprofit and Other Qualified Organizations, discusses eligibility, authorization, and the rules for mailing at the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (nonprofit) prices. Many customers find it helpful to reference this publication to gain authorization and determine the eligibility of their mailpiece. Customers may also consult their local postmaster or business mail entry manager for additional information about Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail.
B. Availability. Copies are available online as follows.
Public: The public can access Publication 417 in PDF and HTML formats on Postal Explorer at pe..
Postal Service: USPS employees can access Publication 417 in PDF and HTML formats on the USPS Web site.
C. How to Use This Book. An introduction is located at the beginning of the book. It explains how information is organized and how each chapter is numbered. Also included are four appendices that contain case studies, questions and answers, Customer Support Rulings, and information on application forms.
D. Comments. Contact your local Post Office, business mail entry office, or the Pricing and Classification Service Center (PCSC) with comments or questions about our mailing standards - see Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) 608.8.4.2 for addresses and telephone numbers of business mail entry offices and the PCSC:
E. Effective Date. This publication is effective January 2017. All previous issues of Publication 417 are obsolete
Steven W. Monteith Vice President Marketing
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DMM?, First-Class Mail?, Post OfficeTM, Postal Explorer?, Postal ServiceTM, United States Postal Service?, USPS Marketing MailTM, USPS?, ZIP CodeTM, ZIP+4?.
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Contents
1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1-1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1-2 Publication 417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1-3 Mailing Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1-4 Other Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1-5 Postal Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Eligible and Ineligible Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2-1 Evaluation of Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2-2 Eligible Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2-2.1 Categories of Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2-2.2 Qualified Political Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2-2.3 Voting Registration Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2-3 Ineligible Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2-3.1 Governmental Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2-3.2 Other Typical Ineligible Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3 Application for Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-1 Original Mailing Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3-1.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3-1.2 Completing PS Form 3624 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3-1.3 General Documentation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3-1.4 Additional Documents Concerning Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3-1.5 Qualified Political Committees and Voting Registration Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3-1.6 Submitting Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3-1.7 Appealing Denied Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3-2 Additional Mailing Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-2.2 Confirmation of Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-3 Mailing After Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-3.1 Mailing Frequency and Revocation for Nonuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4 Qualified Mailings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4-1 Legal Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4-2 Voter Registration Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4-3 Individual Mailings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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4-3.1 General Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4-3.2 Identification of Mailpieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4-4 Postage Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5 Cooperative Mailings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5-2 Eligible Mailings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5-2.1 Scope of Cooperative Mail Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5-2.2 Eligibility Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5-2.3 Commercial Mailing Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5-3 Ineligible Mailings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5-4 Political Committee Mailings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5-4.1 Applying the Cooperative Mail Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5-4.2 Maintaining Committee Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5-4.3 Endorsements on Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6 Content-Based Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 6-1.1 Effective Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 6-1.2 Summary of Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 6-1.3 Legislative History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 6-1.4 Different Rules for Products and Advertisements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6-2 Summary of Process for Determining Eligibility of Mailpiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 6-3 Six-Step Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6-3.1 Step 1: Examine Mailpiece for Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6-3.2 Step 2: Determine If Products Meet Statutory Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6-3.3 Step 3: Examine Mailpiece for Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 6-3.4 Step 4: Determine Prohibited or Restricted Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 6-3.5 Step 5: Determine If the Mailpiece Meets Content Requirements for a
Periodical Publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 6-3.6 Step 6: Determine Substantial Relatedness of Advertised Products and
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Appendix A -- Case Studies: Content-Based Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
A-1 Case Study 1: Publication Containing Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 A-1.1 Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 A-1.2 Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 A-1.3 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
A-2 Case Study 2: Letter Soliciting Membership Renewals with Description of Member Benefits 47 A-2.1 Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 A-2.2 Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 A-2.3 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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A-3 Case Study 3: Mailpiece Containing Sweepstakes Entry Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 A-3.1 Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 A-3.2 Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 A-3.3 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Appendix B -- Questions and Answers: Content-Based Restrictions . . . . . . . . 49
Appendix C -- Customer Support Rulings (CSRs): Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Appendix D -- Application for Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail Prices: PS Forms 3624 and 3623. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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