Claims Filing Date for Insured Mail

<RULE> POSTAL SERVICE <CFR>39 CFR Part 111</CFR> <SUBJECT>Claims Filing Date for Insured Mail</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Postal Service. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Postal Service is amending the <E T="03">Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,</E> Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) subsection 609.1.4 to change the claims filing date for insured mail. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> <E T="03">Effective Date:</E> January 18, 2026. </EFFDATE> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Abdul Bah at (314) 452-2844 or Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> On November 26, 2025, the Postal Service published a notice of proposed rulemaking (90 FR 54247-54248) to change the claims filing date for insured mail. The Postal Service did not receive any formal comments. The Postal Service is re-establishing the “No Sooner Than” filing date of 15 days for filing insured mail claims to re-align the filing thresholds with other mail service and bulk claims. The Postal Service adopts the described changes to <E T="03">Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,</E> Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by reference in the <E T="03">Code of Federal Regulations.</E> We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect these changes. <LSTSUB> <HD SOURCE="HED">List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111</HD> Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service. </LSTSUB> Accordingly, the Postal Service amends <E T="03">Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,</E> Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations as follows (see 39 CFR 111.1): <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 111—GENERAL INFORMATION ON POSTAL SERVICE</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="39" PART="111"> 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401-404, 414, 416, 3001-3018, 3201-3220, 3401-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631-3633, 3641, 3681-3685, and 5001. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="39" PART="111"> 2. Revise <E T="03">Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,</E> Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows: <HD SOURCE="HD1">Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">609 Filing Indemnity Claims for Loss or Damage</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">1.0 General Filing Instructions</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">1.4 When To File</HD> File claims as follows: <STARS/> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">WHEN TO FILE (FROM MAILING DATE)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">No Sooner Than No Later Than</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">MAIL TYPE OR SERVICE</FP> <STARS/> <E T="03">[Revise the “No Sooner Than” timeframe for “Insured Mail” line item to read as follows:]</E> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Insured Mail (including Priority Mail under 503.4.2) 15 days</FP> <STARS/> <E T="03">[Delete the footnote at the bottom of the table in 1.4 in its entirety.]</E> <STARS/> </REGTEXT> <SIG> <NAME>Daria Valan,</NAME> Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-24094 Filed 12-30-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </RULE>