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Title: Mailbox agreement reached: Washington, D.C.--mailboxes may look a bit different in the near future for new construction and renovations, due to a rulemaking under way by the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Publication: Buildings (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2004
Publisher: Stamats Communications, Inc.
Volume: 98 Issue: 5 Page: 12(2)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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For the past year-and-a-half, the USPS has worked with affected parties, including mailbox manufacturers, distributors, magazine publishers, mass mailers, and residential and commercial property representatives, to draft a new standard on wall-mounted centralized mail receptacles. BOMA International served on this committee representing the office building industry. The National Association of Homebuilders, Multi Housing Council, and the National Association of Realtors are also members of the committee. The group met several times to negotiate the rulemaking, and an agreement has been reached. At press time, the proposed standard was expected to he printed in the Federal Register by early April, and a 30-day comment period would follow. At the close of the comment period, the groups will come back together...
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