-Caveat Lector- .............................................................. Forwarded from the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: From: ScanThisNews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ScanThisNews Recipients List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [FP] FW: PostalWatch Update and Action Alert Date: Monday, October 11, 1999 4:22 PM ====================================================================== SCAN THIS NEWS 10/11/99 [Forwarded message] ****************** WEEKLY UPDATE ****************** PostalWatch Incorporated 3631 Virginia Beach Blvd., # 100 Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Toll-free hotline - 1-877-5postal (877-576-7825) Website: http://www.postalwatch.org Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******* THIS WEEKLY UPDATE SPONSORED BY ********* PostalWatch is now offering several corporate sponsorship opportunities including exclusive" sponsorship of our "Weekly Updates." For more information and pricing on PostalWatch sponsorship opportunities please send your contact information to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***** THIS WEEK in Postal Land (week ending 10/10/99) ****** * PMB ADDRESS REQUIREMENT MAY BE DEAD, "SORT OF" * CMRA "INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES" CLAMOR TO CLAIM CREDIT * HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARINGS * OP-ED ON HOUSE LEADERSHIP'S INTEREST IN CMRA ISSUE * ACTION ALERT: DON'T GET LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF VICTORY ***** * PMB MAY BE DEAD! We expect the incoming Chief Postal Inspector Ken Weaver to announce as early as next week that the infamous "scarlet letter" designation "PMB" will NOT be required on mail received by a private box holder after April 26, 2000. This latest modification to the regulations is expected to allow the box holder the option of using the # (number sign) in the address instead of the acronym "PMB." This latest morphing of these ever changing regulations will still ban the use of anything other than the "# sign" or "PMB." Box holders currently using Suite, STE, Apartment, APT or anything other than # or PMB will still be required to change their address and all their office supplies. We caution everyone not to get overly excited quite yet: first of all this is not official yet and our friends at the Postal Service have been known to pull "180 degree turns" in the past. Secondly although this is a good step, it is not as big of a victory as it may look on the surface (more on this issue later). * CMRA "INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES" are falling all over each other in their attempts to claim credit for this latest "PMB" victory. The fact of the matter is that credit for this latest victory as well as every other concession gained so far belongs to YOU, the individual box holders and the "dissident" CMRA operators who continue to bombard Washington with cards, letters, faxes and calls. If it were not for pressure being exerted on the Postal Service by Congress created by YOUR letters, there would be NO concessions from the Postal Service. There are several folks who also deserve credit and special thanks, however: Congressman Ron Paul (R, TX) for introducing House Joint Resolution 55 on principal, at a time when few on Capitol Hill had even heard the term CMRA. Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R, KS) for his valiant attempt to block Postal Service appropriations and for his continued congressional support. All fifty-seven (57) cosponsors of House Joint Resolution 55 with special thanks to Jim Turner (D, TX), Barbara Lee (D, CA), Cynthia McKinney (D, GA), Tom Udall (D, NM), Carolyn Maloney (D, NY), Maurice Hinchey (D, NY), Jay Inslee (D, WA) and Brian Baird (D, WA) who have demonstrated the political courage to reach across the aisle on behalf of their constituents and make this a bipartisan issue. House Committee on Small Business Chairman Jim Talent and Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction Subcommittee Chairwoman Sue Kelly for their relentless pursuit of the facts surrounding the enactment of these regulations. Office of Advocacy, Small Business Administration for their continued support and aggressive pursuit of a balanced and fair resolution to this issue. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the National Federation for Independent Business, the National Coalition for the Homeless, the National Association for the Self Employed and the US Chamber of Commerce for their continued support and dedication of public affairs resources to this issue. Rhonda Abrams, the Gannett News Service Small Business Columnist who recently convinced the Postal Service that the "PMB" designation is unnecessary, and that less burdensome means of protection for large mailers and consumers is already available. * HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARINGS. The Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction Chaired by Sue Kelly (R, NY) will hold Congressional Hearings to investigate the CMRA regulations on the 19th of October. Information on the Subcommittee and testimony following the hearing can be found on their website at http://www.house.gov/smbiz/welcome.html. * OP-ED ON HOUSE LEADERSHIP'S INTEREST IN CMRA ISSUE. Is the first installment in a series of media commentaries from PostalWatch. This issue discusses the recent letter to Postmaster General Henderson from House Majority Leader Dick Armey. See: http://www.postalwatch.org/oe1010.htm. * ACTION ALERT: DON'T GET LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF VICTORY. This fight is long from over and now more than ever is the time for ACTION! Although it appears that we have made significant progress, please bear in mind that NOT ONE word of the March 25, 1999 regulations has been officially changed yet. The Postal Service still has not decided how your personal information from form 1583 will be used. Even if they allow the "# sign" designator, thousands of people will still have to change their address and office supplies for NO REASON. Finally, there are more questions than there are answers relative to the implementation and legality of these regulations. It is true that the main stream on Capitol Hill and the Media are now starting to become "engaged" on the issue, and that the USPS is beginning to feel the pressure. It is absolutely imperative that the pressure INCREASES from here and does not fade away. Your immediate action is necessary! 1) Write your Congressperson and Senators urging them to support overturning these regulations, not just one time, but every week until these regulations go away. There are sample letters and all of the necessary contact information located in the "Resource Library" section of our website at http://www.postalwatch.org/resource_library.htm . 2) Check the "News" and "Resource Library" sections of our website regularly. We are planning a major upgrade to the site and expect to have breaking information posted much more quickly than in the past. 3) Challenging these regulations has turned out to be a much longer and more expensive process than anyone had ever anticipated. We can win, but we need your help. 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