[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR551.4]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 551_SEMIPOSTAL STAMP PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  551.4  Submission requirements and selection criteria.

    (a) Proposals on recipient executive agencies and causes must 
satisfy the following requirements:
    (1) Interested persons must timely submit an original and 20 copies 
of the proposal. For purposes of this section, interested persons 
include, but are not limited to, individuals, corporations, 
associations, and executive agencies under 5 U.S.C. 105. Interested 
persons submitting proposals are also encouraged to submit an Adobe 
Acrobat (.pdf) file saved on a 3.5 inch diskette or CD-ROM diskette 
containing the entire contents of the submission. In extraordinary 
circumstances, the office of Stamp Services may, in its discretion, 
consider a late-filed proposal.
    (2) The proposal submission must be signed by the individual or a 
duly authorized representative and must provide the mailing address, 
phone number, fax number (if available), and E-

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mail address (if available) of a designated point of contact.
    (3) The submission must describe the cause and the purposes for 
which the funds would be spent.
    (4) The submission must demonstrate that the cause to be funded has 
broad national appeal, and that the cause is in the national public 
interest and furthers human welfare. Respondents are encouraged to 
submit supporting documentation demonstrating that funding the cause 
would benefit the national public interest.
    (5) The submission must be accompanied by a letter from an executive 
agency or agencies on agency letterhead representing that:
    (i) it is an executive agency as defined under 5 U.S.C. 105,
    (ii) it is willing and able to implement the proposal, and
    (iii) it is willing and able to meet the requirements of the 
Semipostal Authorization Act, if it is selected. The letter must be 
signed by a duly authorized representative of the agency.
    (b) Proposal submissions become the property of the Postal Service 
and are not returned to interested persons who submit them. Interested 
persons who submit proposals are not entitled to any remuneration, 
compensation, or any other form of payment, whether their proposal 
submissions are selected or not, for any reason.
    (c) The following persons are disqualified from submitting 
proposals:
    (1) Any contractor of the Postal Service that may stand to benefit 
financially from the Semipostal Stamp Program; or
    (2) Members of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee and their 
immediate families, and employees or contractors of the Postal Service, 
and their immediate families, who are involved in any decision-making 
related to causes, recipient agencies, or artwork for the Semipostal 
Stamp Program.
    (d) Consideration for evaluation will not be given to proposals that 
request support for the following: Anniversaries; public works; people; 
specific organizations or associations; commercial enterprises or 
products; cities, towns, municipalities, counties, or secondary schools; 
hospitals, libraries, or similar institutions; religious institutions; 
causes that do not further human welfare; or causes determined by the 
Postal Service or the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to be 
inconsistent with the spirit, intent, or history of the Semipostal 
Authorization Act.
    (e) Artwork and stamp designs should not be submitted with 
proposals.