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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
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[CITE: 39USC3685]

 
                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                          PART IV--MAIL MATTER
 
             CHAPTER 36--POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES
 
                          SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL
 
Sec. 3685. Filing of information relating to periodical 
        publications
        
    (a) Each owner of a publication having periodical publication mail 
privileges shall furnish to the Postal Service at least once a year, and 
shall publish in such publication once a year, information in such form 
and detail and at such time as the Postal Service may require with 
respect to--
        (1) the identity of the editor, managing editor, publishers, and 
    owners;
        (2) the identity of the corporation and stockholders thereof, if 
    the publication is owned by a corporation;
        (3) the identity of known bondholders, mortgagees, and other 
    security holders;
        (4) the extent and nature of the circulation of the publication, 
    including, but not limited to, the number of copies distributed, the 
    methods of distribution, and the extent to which such circulation is 
    paid in whole or in part; and
        (5) such other information as the Postal Service may deem 
    necessary to determine whether the publication meets the standards 
    for periodical publication mail privileges.

The Postal Service shall not require the names of persons owning less 
than 1 percent of the total amount of stocks, bonds, mortgages, or other 
securities.
    (b) Each publication having such mail privileges shall furnish to 
the Postal Service information in such form and detail, and at such 
times, as the Postal Service requires to determine whether the 
publication continues to qualify for such privileges.
    (c) The Postal Service shall make appropriate rules and regulations 
to carry out the purposes of this section, including provision for 
suspension or revocation of periodical publication mail privileges for 
failure to furnish the required information.

(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 765.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 22 section 611.
