§ 320.4 Suspension for certain letters of college and university organizations.

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Title 39 CFR: Postal Service › Chapter I: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE › Part 320: SUSPENSION OF THE PRIVATE EXPRESS STATUTES › § 320.4: § 320.4 Suspension for certain letters of college and university organizations.

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The operation of 39 U.S.C. 601(a) (1) through (6) and § 310.2(b) (1) through (6) of this chapter is suspended on all post routes to permit colleges and universities to carry in their internal mail systems the letters of their

bona fide

student or faculty organizations to campus destinations. This suspension does not cover the letters of faculty members, students, or organizations other than

bona fide

student or faculty organizations of the carrying college or university. Colleges and universities choosing to provide their student or faculty organizations access to their internal mail systems are responsible for assuring that only letters of

bona fide

student or faculty organizations addressed to campus destinations are carried. (See § 310.4.) For purposes of this suspension, “internal mail systems” are those which carry letters on, between, and among the various campuses of a single college or university and which operate in accordance with the

Letters of the carrier

exception in 39 CFR 310.3(b).

[44 FR 52835, Sept. 11, 1979]

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