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090212 1 (1975-05-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvxb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GE1RAL. GOVERNMENT DIVISION MAY 19 1975 Mr. Richard F. Gould, Assistant Postmaster General Finance Department LM090212 U.S. Postal Service Dear Mr. Gould: The General Accounting Office has examined Postal Service procedures and practices for assessing and collecting fourth- class mail revenues in the Boston, Springfield, and White River Junction Districts of the Service's Northeast Region. The findings discussed in this letter relate only to the three districts visited in the Northeast Region. However, we believe they indicate problems which may be national in scope and should be brought to your attention. In summary, the Postal Service can do more to prevent cus- tomers from over- and underpaying fourth-class mail fees. More specifically, --sectional center facility (SCF) managers should more adequately monitor local post office compliance with the revenue protection requirements of the Postal Service Manual (PSM) and other Postal Service instruc- tions, and --the impact on revenues of over- and underpayments should be measured to establish the type and degree of corrective action required. Fiscal year 1973 revenues for fourth-class mail (parcel post, bulk catalog, and special and library rate mailings) were $759 million--about 10 percent of total Postal Service revenues. Revenue percentages by type of mail were:

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