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<br />? <br />APPENDIX B <br />U1vITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE <br />USPS Notice to Rural Route Customers <br />Each year the U.S. Postal Service designates a Mailbox Improvement Week <br />for customers served by rural delivery routes. During that week, customers <br />on rural routes are encouraged to examine and improve, where necessary, <br />the appearance of their mailboxes. The third full week in May has been <br />designated as Mailbox Improvement Week for this year. <br />The purpose of Mailbox Improvement Week is to call attention to the need <br />for providing mail receptacles that are designed to protect the mail from the <br />weather and are neat in appearance, conveniently located, and safe to use. <br />Neat, attractive mailboxes make a significant contribution to the appearance <br />of the countryside and the streets in suburban areas. <br />Mailboxes that meet these four important requirements contribute to a <br />more efficient delivery operation, and the result is improved service to the <br />entire route. There are two approved styles of boxes: (1) traditional design in <br />three standard sizes (see Exhibit A), and (2) contemporary design (see <br />Exhibit B). <br />Mailboxes of the approved traditional or contemporary design are <br />required whenever a mailbox is newly installed or an unsuitable receptacle is <br />replaced. Exception: custom•built, rural-type mailboxes may be used if prior <br />approval is given by the postmaster. <br />Where box numbers are assigned, the boac number must be shown on the <br />side of the box visible to the approaching carrier, or on the door where boxes <br />are grouped. Customers are encouraged to group boxes whenever this is <br />practicable, especially at or near crossroads, at service turnouts, or at other <br />places where a considerable number of boxes are located. <br />In areas where snow removal is a problem, the use of a semi-arch or <br />extended arm type of support is suggested (see Exhibit C). This allows <br />snowplows to sweep near or under boxes without damage to supports and <br />provides easy access to the boxes by carrier and customers. <br />im NooN <br />K32=r, i» <br />EaA" C <br />VWI A <br />E?iY a