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Final ruleTook effect July 12, 2026

Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards Changes

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 15, 2026. Document 2026-09785. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.

What it does

The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), to reflect changes to certain prices and mailing standards for competitive products.

The Postal Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 39 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

39 CFR 111

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Postal Service has published 15 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 29 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective Date: July 12, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-09785
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesPostal Service
PublishedMay 15, 2026
Effective dateJuly 12, 2026

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register