# 39 CFR § 3040.131: Contents of a request

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.131

## Section

- **Citation:** 39 CFR § 3040.131
- **Heading:** Contents of a request
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 39—Postal Service > CHAPTER III—POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER E—REGULATIONS GOVERNING MARKET DOMINANT PRODUCTS, COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS, PRODUCT LISTS, AND MARKET TESTS > PART 3040—PRODUCT LISTS AND THE MAIL CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE > Subpart B—Requests Initiated by the Postal Service To Modify the Product Lists

## 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 CFR § 3040.101 § 3040.101 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.101.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.102 § 3040.102 Product lists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.102.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.103 § 3040.103 Notice of product list change.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.103.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.104 § 3040.104 Mail Classification Schedule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.104.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.105 § 3040.105 Modifications to the Mail Classification Schedule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.105.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.130 § 3040.130 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.130.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.131 § 3040.131 Contents of a request.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.131.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.132 § 3040.132 Supporting justification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.132.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.133 § 3040.133 Docket and notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.133.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.134 § 3040.134 Review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.134.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.135 § 3040.135 Further proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.135.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.150 § 3040.150 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.150.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.151 § 3040.151 Contents of a request.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.151.md)
- [39 CFR § 3040.152 § 3040.152 Supporting justification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-39-3040.152.md)

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