Postal Service — the long-form archive

coverage from 2026-08-12

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Coverage begins on 2026-08-12, which is when this archive started holding Federal Register issues — not when the agency started publishing.

Anything earlier is absent from this page, and its absence is not evidence.

12 August 2026 1 document

The Postal Service published notice of a request to add international mail service contracts to its Competitive Product List.

Notice International Product Change-Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International & First-Class Package International Service Agreement 2026-16427

18 August 2026 1 document

The Postal Service requested approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the Negotiated Service Agreements list.

Notice Product Change-Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, and USPS Ground Advantage Negotiated Service Agreements; Priority Mail, and USPS Ground Advantage Negotiated Service Agreements 2026-16777

26 August 2026 3 documents

The Postal Service published two notices on international mail services and Sunshine Act meetings, and a rule amending mailing standards for federal election ballots effective August 21, 2026.

Notice Sunshine Act Meetings 2026-17407
Notice International Product Change-Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International & First-Class Package International Service Agreement 2026-17355
Rule Ballot Mail for Federal Elections 2026-17238

28 August 2026 1 document

The Postal Service published a notice of rate changes for competitive products effective October 4, 2026.

Notice Change in Rates of General Applicability for Competitive Products 2026-17640

1 September 2026 2 documents

Notice Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records 2026-17986
Rule Free Matter for the Blind and Other Physically Handicapped Persons 2026-17884

2 September 2026 2 documents

The Postal Service published notices of requests to add international and domestic shipping service agreements to its Competitive Product List.

3 September 2026 1 document

The Postal Service filed a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to remove International Reply Coupon Service from the Market Dominant List.

Notice International Product Change-Removal of International Reply Coupon Service 2026-18045

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