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Handbook PO-508 - Intra-Alaska Mail Service by Air - Contents
Handbook PO-508 - Intra-Alaska Mail Service by Air
March 2012
Transmittal Letter
1 Authority, Responsibility, and Policy
1-1 Introduction
1-2 Authority
1-3 Air Carrier Eligibility for Bypass Mail
1-4 Shippers
1-5 Non-compliance
2 Transportation Mail Rates
2-1 Introduction
2-2 Regulatory Agency
2-3 Commonly Owned Air Carriers
2-4 Intra-Alaska Transportation Mail Rates
3 Air Carrier Requirements
3-1 Introduction
3-2 Air Carrier Responsibilities
3-3 Air Carrier Safety
4 Administration
4-1 Introduction
4-2 Administrative Responsibilities
5 Documentation
5-1 Introduction
5-2 PS Form 2729-A, Record of Loose Mail Dispatched
5-3 PS Form 2734, Mail Exception Report
5-4 PS Form 2747, Intra-Alaska Payment Claim Worksheet
6 Dispatching and Receiving Mail
6-1 Introduction
6-2 Mail Dispatch
6-3 Acceptance of Mail
7 Air Carrier Reporting Requirements and Reports
7-1 Introduction
7-2 Reporting Responsibility
7-3 S-AMS Access
7-4 Service Reporting
7-5 Reports
8 Bypass Mail Process
8-1 Introduction
8-2 Responsibility
8-3 Designated Bypass Mail Points
8-4 Bypass Mail Transit Times
9 Irregularities
9-1 Introduction
9-2 Responsibilities
9-3 Types of Irregularities (Mail in Sacks, Outside Pieces, or Bypass Mail Shipments)
9-4 Reporting Irregularities
9-5 Performance Reviews
9-6 Appeals Process
9-7 Assessment Administration
Appendix A
Overview
Application and Participation
Administration
Payment of Postage
Preparation
Addressing and Labeling
Acceptability
Palletizing and Packaging
Scheduling Procedures
Delivery to Addressee
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I
Appendix J
Appendix K
Appendix L
Appendix M