-Caveat Lector-
[FYI, Postal Watch is a group started by a commercial mail receiving agent.
The following is from their email list in its entirety]
From: "Postal Watch" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Postal Watch" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: URGENT ACTION ALERT from Postal Watch
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 22:37:24 -0400
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URGENT --- URGENT --- URGENT
Very Long Message to follow:
Boy are they attempting to pull a fast one now!
WASHINGTON, DC, Saturday June 12, 1999 // PostalWatch //
After realizing that the CMRA rules violate their own "Privacy Regulations"
the Postal Service is attempting to pull a fast one. On page 30929 of the
Federal Register Jun 9 the United States Postal Service announced the
"opening" of an official comment period on a "proposed rule" that would
change the USPS "Privacy Rules" AND " Under the rule change, the
recorded business name, address, and telephone number of the addressee
using a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) private mailbox (PMB)
for the purpose of doing or soliciting business with the public will be
furnished to any person upon request without charge."
We have attached the text from this proposed rule to the bottom of this
ALERT and the actual Federal Register can be pulled up on line by going to:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
and do a "phrase/keyword" search on "page 30929
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ACTION ALERT
1) SEND COMPLAINT LETTER TO THE USPS:
(even if you don't do business out of your box, this is everyone's
fight)
we have until JULY 9, 1999 to submit in writing (snail Mail) our comments
opposing these changes. Considering they ignored over 8,000 complaints
last time we need everybody and their dog to send in a complaint.
Manager, Administration and FOIA
United States Postal Service
475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Room 8141
Washington, DC 20260-5202.
2) FAX, EMAIL or CALL (no time for snail mail) your Congressional Rep and
Senators in an urgent plea that they file an official complaint on your
behalf of with the Postal Service. PLEASE KEEP THESE TO LESS THAN ONE
PAGE.
Point out that in your opinion the Postal Service is attempting to usurp
the
"Privacy Act of 1994" while proving that Congress and the Legislative
Branch
of the Government CAN NOT TELL THE ALMIGHTY US POSTAL SERVICE WHAT TO DO.
3) We will have another Action ALERT VERY SOON. Get your pens or keyboards
out THIS IS IT EVERYONE NEEDS TO COMMIT THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO WRITE,
WRITE and WRITE until we WIN!
4) LAST BUT NOT LEAST. WE DESPERATELY NEED EVERYBODY'S FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
We will be traveling to Washington this week and have briefings set up back
to back.
We can no longer fund this effort by ourselves do not have the resources to
continue to do this
out of my own pocket much longer! We have memberships starting as low as
$25.00.
Please send your checks to:
PostalWatch Incorporated
3631 Virginia Beach Blvd. #100
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Thank you!
THERE WILL BE NO EMAIL UPDATES WHILE WE ARE IN WASHINGTON,
but look for lots of news when we return near the end of the week!
I the mean time we now have 15 co-sponsors for HJR 55. Make sure you check
Congressman Ron Paul's web site "Sponsor Status" at
http://www.house.gov/paul/legis/106/cospon.htm#hjres55 for the latest and
developments and MAKE SURE YOU FILE OUR COMPLAINT ON THEIR NEW
RULE CHANGE RIGHT NOW! Let's see if they can ignore 100,000 complaints!
We will be listening for those fax machines as we are walking the halls of
the
Congressional Office Building!
Wish us luck!
Thank you
PostalWatch
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Federal Register: June 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 110)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 30929-30930]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr09jn99-24]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 265
Release of Information
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is changing the prohibition in
Sec. 265.6(d)(8) of title 39 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
against disclosure of information contained in PS Form 1583,
Application for Delivery of Mail Through Agent, to conform to recent
changes in the Domestic Mail Manual. Under the rule change, the
recorded business name, address, and telephone number of the addressee
using a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) private mailbox (PMB)
for the purpose of doing or soliciting business with the public will be
furnished to any person upon request without charge.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 9, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to
