[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR501.7]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 501--AUTHORIZATION TO MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE POSTAGE METERS--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 501.7  Test plans.

    To receive Postal Service approval, a postage meter must be tested. 
Manufacturers of electronic meters must submit a detailed test plan to 
the Postal Service for approval at least 60 days before conducting the 
tests. The test plan must include tests that, if passed by a meter, 
prove compliance by the meter with all postal requirements. The test 
plan must list the parameters to be tested, test equipment, procedures, 
test sample sizes, and test data formats. Also, the plan must include 
detailed descriptions, specifications, design drawings, schematic 
diagrams, and explanations of the purposes of all special test equipment 
and nonstandard or noncommercial instrumentation.

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