Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 84 Part 1.djvu/811

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PUBLIC LAW 91-375-AUG. 12, 1970

"(7) announcements of the publication of maps, atlases, and statistical and other reports offered for sale by the Federal Power Commission as authorized by section 825k of title 16; or " (8) articles or documents to educational institutions or public libraries, or to Federal, State, or other public authorities. "§ 3205. Accounting for penalty covers "Executive departments and agencies, independent establishments of the Government of the United States, and organizations and persons authorized by law to use penalty mail, shall account for all penalty covers through the Postal Service. "§ 3206. Reimbursement for penalty mail service " (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, executive departments and agencies, independent establishments of the Government of the United States, and Government corporations concerned, shall transfer to the Postal Service as postal revenue out of any appropriations or funds available to them, as a necessary expense of the appropriations or funds and of the activities concerned, the equivalent amount of postage due, as determined by the Postal Service, for matter sent in the mails by or to them as penalty mail mider authority of section 3202 of this title. "(b) The Department of Agriculture shall transfer to the Postal Service as postal revenues out of any appropriations made to it for that purpose the equivalent amount of postage, as determined by the Postal Service, for penalty mailings under clauses (1)(F) and (4) of section 3202(a) of this title. "(c) The Library of Congress shall transfer to the Postal Service as postal revenues out of any appropriations made to the Library for that purpose the equivalent amount of postage, as determined by the Postal Service, for penalty mailings under clause (5) of section 3202(a) of this title. "§ 3207. Limit of weight of penalty mail; postage on overweight matter " (a) Penalty mail is restricted to articles not in excess of the weight and size prescribed for that class of mail receiving high priority in handling and delivery, except— "(1) stamped paper and supplies sold or used by the Postal Service; and "(2) books and documents published or circulated by order of Congress when mailed by the Superintendent of Documents. " (b) A penalty mail article which is— " (1) over 4 pounds in weight; "(2) not in excess of the weight and size prescribed for mail matter; and "(3) otherwise mailable; is mailable at rates for that class of mail entitled to the lowest priority in handling and delivery, even though it may include written matter and may be sealed. "§ 3208. Shipment by most economical means "Shipments of official matter other than franked mail shall be sent by the most economical means of transportation practicable. The Postal Service may refuse to accept official matter for shipment by mail when in its judgment it may be shipped by other means at less expense, or it may provide for its transportation by freight or express whenever a saving to the Government of the United States will result therefrom without detriment to the public service.

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