# 39 C.F.R. § 3040.131 (2026): Contents of a request

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## Section

- **Citation:** 39 C.F.R. § 3040.131 (2026)
- **Heading:** Contents of a request
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 39 CFR: Postal Service / Chapter III: POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION / Part 3040: PRODUCT LISTS AND THE MAIL CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE / Subpart B: Requests Initiated by the Postal Service To Modify the Product Lists / § 3040.131: § 3040.131   Contents of a request.

## Text

A request to modify the market dominant product list or the competitive product list shall:
(a) Provide the name, and class if applicable, of each product that is the subject of the request;
(b) Provide a copy of the Governor's decision supporting the request, if any;
(c) Indicate whether the request proposes to add a product to the market dominant list or the competitive list, remove a product from the market dominant list or the competitive list, or transfer a product from the market dominant list to the competitive list or from the competitive list to the market dominant list;
(d) Indicate whether each product that is the subject of the request is:
(1) A special classification within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3622(c)(10) for market dominant products;
(2) A product not of general applicability within the meaning of 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) for competitive products; or
(3) A non-postal product.
(e) Provide all supporting justification upon which the Postal Service proposes to rely; and
(f) Include a copy of the applicable sections of the Mail Classification Schedule and the proposed changes therein in legislative format.
[72 FR 63698, Nov. 9, 2007. Redesignated at 85 FR 9615, Feb. 19, 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [39 C.F.R. § 3040.130 (2026) § 3040.130   General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P3040_S3040_130.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 3040.131 (2026) § 3040.131   Contents of a request.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P3040_S3040_131.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 3040.132 (2026) § 3040.132   Supporting justification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P3040_S3040_132.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 3040.133 (2026) § 3040.133   Docket and notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P3040_S3040_133.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 3040.134 (2026) § 3040.134   Review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P3040_S3040_134.md)
- [39 C.F.R. § 3040.135 (2026) § 3040.135   Further proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T39_P3040_S3040_135.md)

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