(a) Section 552(a) of title 5, U.S.C., relating to the public information requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, provides in pertinent part that matter reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Federal Register when incorporated by reference therein with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register. In conformity with that provision and 39 U.S.C. 410(b)(1), and as provided in this part, the Postal Service hereby incorporates by reference its Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM or International Mail Manual), issued January 26, 2015. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
(b) The current Issue of the IMM is incorporated by reference in paragraph (a) of this section. Successive Issues of the IMM are listed in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Mail Manual Date of issuance------------------------------------------------------------------------Issue 1.............................. November 13, 1981.Issue 2.............................. March 1, 1983.Issue 3.............................. July 4, 1985.Issue 4.............................. September 18, 1986.Issue 5.............................. April 21, 1988.Issue 6.............................. October 5, 1988.Issue 7.............................. July 20, 1989.Issue 8.............................. June 28, 1990.Issue 9.............................. February 3, 1991.Issue 10............................. June 25, 1992.Issue 11............................. December 24, 1992.Issue 12............................. July 8, 1993.Issue 13............................. February 3, 1994.Issue 14............................. August 4, 1994.Issue 15............................. July 9, 1995.Issue 16............................. January 4, 1996.Issue 17............................. September 12, 1996.Issue 18............................. June 9, 1997.Issue 19............................. October 9, 1997.Issue 20............................. July 2, 1998.Issue 21............................. May 3, 1999.Issue 22............................. January 1, 2000.Issue 23............................. July 1, 2000.Issue 24............................. January 1, 2001.Issue 25............................. July 1, 2001.Issue 26............................. January 1, 2002.Issue 27............................. June 30, 2002.Issue 28............................. January 1, 2003.Issue 29............................. July 1, 2003.Issue 30............................. August 1, 2004.Issue 31............................. May 31, 2005.Issue 35............................. May 12, 2008.Issue 36............................. May 11, 2009.IMM.................................. April 17, 2011.IMM.................................. June 24, 2012.IMM.................................. January 26, 2015.------------------------------------------------------------------------ [75 FR 34017, June 16, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 50414, Aug. 15, 2011; 77 FR 64724, Oct. 23, 2012; 80 FR 13493, Mar. 16, 2015]