New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products
Federal RegisterApr 14, 2026
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products
AGENCY:
Postal Service.
ACTION:
Proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
On April 9, 2026, the Postal Service (USPS) filed a notice of mailing services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), effective July 12, 2026. This proposed rule contains the revisions to
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) that we would adopt to implement the changes coincident with the price adjustments.
DATES:
Submit comments on or before May 14, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Mail or deliver written comments to the Director, Product Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446, Washington, DC 20260-5015. If sending comments by email, include the name and address of the commenter and send to
PCFederalRegister@usps.gov,
with a subject line of “July 2026 Domestic Mailing Services Proposal.” Faxed comments are not accepted.
You may inspect and photocopy all written comments, by appointment only, at USPS® Headquarters Library, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, 11th Floor North, Washington, DC 20260. These records are available for review on Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., by calling 202-268-2906.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Mills at (202) 268-7433 or Doriane Harley at (202) 268-2537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
All submitted comments and attachments are part of the public record and subject to disclosure. Do not enclose any material in your comments that you consider to be confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure.
Proposed prices will be available under Docket No. R2026-1 on the Postal Regulatory Commission's website at
www.prc.gov.
The Postal Service's proposed rule includes changes to prices, mail classification updates, product simplification efforts, and revisions to the DMM.
Eliminate ADC Rate Category From Market Dominant Mail Classes
The Postal Service is proposing to remove ADC/AADC rates for First-Class Mail®, USPS Marketing Mail®, and Periodicals and replacing with 3-Digit rates. In addition, nomenclature will be revised to label “Mixed ADC”, “Mixed AADC”, and “Mixed NDC” as “Mixed” for First-Class, USPS Marketing Mail, and Periodicals.
Restructure Periodicals Outside County Rates
Currently, Outside County Periodicals are charged piece, pound, bundle, and container rates. The Postal Service is proposing to simplify the Periodicals pricing structure to more closely resemble the USPS Marketing Mail pricing structure. This would include eliminating bundle rates and container rates and expanding the SCF Pallet and 5-digit/Direct Container discounts to include Periodicals. Nonmachinable barcoded/nonbarcoded flats would be priced the same as parcels and ADC entry would be eliminated.
Marketing Mail Weight Adjustments and Addition of Heavy Printed Matter
The Postal Service is proposing to increase the maximum weight for Marketing Mail automation and non-automation flat-shaped pieces from 16 ounces to 20 ounces and increasing the maximum weight for Carrier Route (CR) flats to 24 ounces. Heavy Printed Matter (HPM) will be introduced for Marketing Mail parcels with a weight limit of 15 pounds for Commercial/Nonprofit non-fulfillment pieces.
Add 5D/Direct Container and SCF Pallet Discounts to USPS Marketing Mail Heavy Printed Matter
The Postal Service is proposing to extend the 5-digit Direct Container and SCF Pallet discounts to Heavy Printed Matter Presorted and Carrier Route parcels. Nonpresorted parcels would not be eligible for these discounts.
Minimum Volume Requirement for First-Class Cards and First-Class Letters When Combined in a Mailing
Currently, First-Class Mail (FCM) cards and FCM letters that are combined in the same mailing are subject to separate minimum presort volume criteria of 500 mailpieces of each mail type (card and letter). The Postal Service is proposing to allow any combination of FCM Cards and FCM Letters that total 500 or more pieces to be combined into a mailing and presented for mailing at the presort price. This mail must be presented at the same time and on the same postage statement.
Package Barcode Quality Noncompliance Fee for Market Dominant Parcels
Currently, commercial Competitive parcels are subject to a noncompliance fee when a published set of package barcode quality criteria is not met. The Postal Service is proposing to implement a package barcode quality noncompliance fee for Market Dominant parcels, excluding Periodicals parcels and Heavy Printed Matter, that mirrors the existing fee for Competitive parcels.
Price Restructure for BPM Flats and Parcels Presorted and Carrier Route
Currently, Bound Printed Matter (BPM) presorted and Carrier Route flats and parcels are priced using both a piece and a pound rate. The Postal Service is proposing to change the price structure for these pieces to better align with the price structure for nonpresorted BPM. This would eliminate the pound pricing and piece prices would apply in weight increments from 1 to 15 pounds based on entry of None (Origin), DSCF, or DDU.
Elimination of Bundling for Marketing Mail Flats Prepared in Flat Trays
Currently, mail preparation and presort options for USPS Marketing Mail flats presented in flat trays allow for bundling. The Postal Service is proposing to eliminate bundling for USPS Marketing Mail automation and nonautomation flats prepared in flat trays to align with current processing operations.
2027 Mailing Promotions
The Postal Service has been incenting mailers to integrate mobile technology and use innovative print techniques in commercial mail since 2012. These promotions have become an integral way for industry to try new things and innovate their mail campaigns. A 2027 Promotions Calendar is planned with opportunities for mailers to receive a postage discount by applying treatments or integrating technology into their mail campaigns. In addition to the slated 2027 promotions, the Postal Service is introducing two new promotions, Impact Messaging and Direct Mail Discovery.
These proposed revisions will provide consistency within postal products and add value for customers.
Although exempt from the notice and comment requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c)) regarding proposed rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the Postal Service invites public comments on the following proposed revisions to
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.
See
39 CFR 111.1.
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect these changes.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 111—[AMENDED.]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as follows:
Authority:
5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001-3011, 3201-3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633, and 5001.
2. Revise the
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
200 Commercial Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels
201 Physical Standards
4.0 Physical Standards for Flats
4.7 Ineligible Flat-Size Pieces
Exhibit 4.7b Pricing for Flats Exceeding Maximum Deflection
(see 4.6)
[Revise Exhibit 4.7b to read as follows:]
First-Class Mail Automation
Eligibility as presented
Eligibility with failed deflection
Automation 5-digit flat
Presorted flat.
Automation 3-digit
Presorted flat.
Automation SCF
Presorted flat.
Automation MXD
Presorted flat.
First-Class Mail Presorted
[Nonautomation]
Eligibility as presented
Eligibility with failed deflection
Presorted flat
Single-piece flat or USPS Ground Advantage — Commercial
Periodicals Outside County
Piece price eligibility as presented
Piece price eligibility with failed deflection
Machinable barcoded 5-digit flat
Nonmachinable barcoded 5-digit flat.
Machinable barcoded 3-digit flat
Nonmachinable barcoded 3-digit flat.
Machinable barcoded SCF flat
Nonmachinable barcoded SCF flat.
Machinable barcoded MXD flat
Nonmachinable barcoded MXD flat.
Machinable nonbarcoded 5-digit flat
Nonmachinable nonbarcoded 5-digit flat.
Machinable nonbarcoded 3-digit flat
Nonmachinable nonbarcoded 3-digit flat.
Machinable nonbarcoded SCF flat
Nonmachinable nonbarcoded SCF flat.
Machinable nonbarcoded MXD flat
Nonmachinable nonbarcoded MXD flat.
Nonmachinable barcoded or nonbarcoded flat
Price claimed, if otherwise eligible.
Periodicals In-County
Piece price eligibility as presented
Piece price eligibility with failed deflection
Automation 5-digit flat
Nonautomation 5-digit flat.
Automation 3-digit flat
Nonautomation 3-digit flat.
Automation basic flat
Nonautomation basic flat.
USPS Marketing Mail
Eligibility as presented
Eligibility with failed deflection
Automation 5-digit flat
Nonautomation 5-digit flat.
Automation 3-digit flat
Nonautomation 3-digit flat.
Automation SCF flat
Nonautomation SCF flat.
Automation MXD flat
Nonautomation MXD flat.
Nonautomation flat (all sort levels with no entry discount)
Nonautomation MXD or None flat.
Nonautomation flat (all sort levels entered at DSCF)
Nonautomation MXD flat.
Bound Printed Matter
Eligibility as presented
Eligibility with failed deflection
Barcoded/nonbarcoded presorted flat
Presorted parcel
Nonbarcoded nonpresorted flat
Price as claimed, if otherwise eligible
5.0 Physical Standards for Nonautomation Flats
5.2 USPS Marketing Mail
5.2.1 Basic Physical Standards
These additional standards apply to USPS Marketing Mail flat-size pieces:
[Revise item 5.2.1(a) to read as follows:]
a. Each piece must weigh no more than 20 ounces (24 ounces for carrier route).
5.3 Bound Printed Matter
These additional standards apply to Bound Printed Matter: * * *
[Revise item (b) to read as follows:]
b. Bound Printed Matter may not weigh more than 15 pounds.
6.0 Physical Standards for Automation Flats
6.2 Additional Criteria for Automation Flats
6.2.2 Maximum Weight
Maximum weight limits are as follows: * * *
[Revise item 6.2.2(c) to read as follows:]
c. For USPS Marketing Mail, 20 ounces.
8.0 Additional Physical Standards by Class of Mail
[Add new 8.7 to read as follows:]
8.7 Heavy Printed Matter Parcels
Pieces mailed at Heavy Printed Matter prices may not weigh more than 15 pounds.
202 Elements on the Face of a Mailpiece
3.0 Placement and Content of Mail Markings
3.5 First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail Markings
3.5.1 Types of Markings
Mailpieces must be marked under the corresponding standards to show the class of service and/or price paid: * * *
[Add an item a(6) and a(7) to read as follows:]
6. “Heavy Printed Matter” or “HPM”
7. “Nonprofit Heavy Printed Matter” or “Nonprofit HPM”
[Add new item (e) to read as follows:]
e. For Heavy Printed Matter carrier route price mail, the additional required marking is “Carrier Route Presort” (or “CAR-RT SORT”).
203 Basic Postage Statement, Documentation, and Preparation Standards
3.0 Standardized Documentation for First-Class Mail, Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail, and Flat-Size Bound Printed Matter
3.2 Format and Content
For First-Class Mail, Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail, and Bound Printed Matter, standardized documentation includes:
c. For mail in trays or sacks, list these required elements: * * *
[Revise the first and second sentences of item c(3) to read as follows:]
3. The number of pieces for each 5-digit ZIP Code in 5-digit/scheme bundles or trays; for each 3-digit ZIP Code in 3-digit/scheme bundles or trays; for each 3-digit/scheme in SCF bundles or trays; for each SCF in mixed bundles or trays. Exception: documentation for 3-digit/scheme letters in SCF trays or for SCF letters in mixed trays is not required unless those trays contain overflow mail. * * *
[Delete item c(7) in its entirety:]
d. For bundles on pallets, list these required elements: * * *
[Revise the second sentence of item d(4) to read as follows:]
4. * * * Document sectional center facility/local processing center (SCF/LPC) pallets created as a result of bundle reallocation under 705.8.11 or 705.8.13 by designating the protected pallet with an identifier of “PSCF”. * * *
[Delete item d(7) in its entirety; renumber d(8) as d(7):]
[Revise item (e) to read as follows:]
e. At the end of the documentation, a summary report of the number of pieces mailed at each price for each mailing by postage payment method and the number of pieces in each mailing. This information must match the information reported on the postage statement(s). For Periodicals mailings, documentation also must provide a summary of the number of copies for each entry price.
3.3 Price Level Column Headings
[Revise 3.3 to read as follows:]
The actual name of the price level (or abbreviation) is used for column headings required under 3.2 and shown below:
a. Automation First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail, and barcoded Periodicals:
Price
Abbreviation
5-Digit [First-Class Mail letters and flats, Periodicals letters and flats, and USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats]
5B.
3-Digit [First-Class Mail letters and flats, Periodicals letters and flats, and USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats]
3B.
Mixed [First-Class Mail letters and flats, Periodicals letters and flats, and USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats]
MB.
Basic [In-County Periodicals]
BB.
Firm [Outside-County Periodicals]
FB.
b. Presorted First-Class Mail, barcoded and nonbarcoded Periodicals flats, nonbarcoded Periodicals letters, machinable, nonmachinable, and nonstandard USPS Marketing Mail and presorted Heavy Printed Matter:
Price
Abbreviation
Presorted
Presort.
5-Digit
5D.
3-Digit
3D.
3-Digit [First-Class Mail machinable letters and USPS Marketing Mail machinable letters]
3B.
Mixed [First-Class Mail machinable letters and USPS Marketing Mail machinable letters]
MB.
Mixed
MXD.
Basic [In-County Periodicals]
BS.
Firm [Outside-County Periodicals]
FB.
c. Carrier Route Periodicals, Enhanced Carrier Route USPS Marketing Mail, and Carrier Route Heavy Printed Matter:
Price
Abbreviation
Saturation [letters, flats, and nonstandard parcels]
WS.
High Density [letters, flats, and nonstandard parcels]
HD.
High Density Plus [USPS Marketing Mail only; letters and flats]
HDP.
Basic [letters, flats, Periodicals nonstandard parcels, and Heavy Printed Matter parcels]
CR.
Firm [Outside-County Periodicals]
FB.
3.4 Sortation Level
The sortation level (or corresponding abbreviation) is used for the bundle, tray, sack, or pallet levels required under 3.2 and shown below:
[Revise the table in item 3.4 to read as follows:]
Sortation level
Abbreviation
Carrier Route
CRD.
5-Digit Carrier Routes
CR5.
5-Digit Scheme Carrier Routes [sacks/flat trays and pallets (Periodicals and USPS Marketing Mail flats); sacks and pallets (nonstandard parcels)]
CR5S
5-Digit Scheme [barcoded and machinable letters]
5DGS.
5-Digit Scheme [pallets, Periodicals flats and nonstandard parcels, USPS Marketing Mail flats, Bound Printed Matter flats]
5DGS.
Merged 5-Digit [flat trays and pallets (Periodicals and USPS Marketing Mail flats); sacks and pallets (nonstandard parcels)]
M5D.
Merged 5-Digit Scheme [flat trays and pallets (Periodicals and USPS Marketing Mail flats); sacks and pallets (nonstandard parcels)]
M5DS.
5-Digit
5DG.
3-Digit Carrier Routes
CR3.
3-Digit Scheme [barcoded letters, barcoded and cobundled flats]
3DGS.
Merged 3-Digit [flat trays (Periodicals flats); sacks (nonstandard parcels)]
M3D.
3-Digit
3DG.
SCF [flat trays and pallets (Periodicals flats and USPS Marketing Mail); sacks and pallets (Bound Printed Matter and nonstandard parcels)]
SCF.
SCF [pallets created from bundle reallocation]
PSCF.
Mixed [working]
MXD.
3.6 Detailed Entry Listing for Periodicals
3.6.3 Entry Abbreviations
Use the price name or the authorized entry abbreviation in the listings in 3.0 and 207.17.4.2:
[Revise the table in 3.6.3 to read as follows:]
Entry abbreviation
Rate
equivalent
ICD
In-County, DDU.
IC
In-County, All Others.
DDU/S&DC
Outside-County, DDU.
SCF/LPC (letters/flats)
Outside-County, DSCF.
SCF/RPDC (parcels)
Outside-County, DSCF.
OC
Outside-County, All Others.
[Delete 3.7 in its entirety; renumber 3.8 as 3.7:]
4.0 Bundles
4.4 Exception to Bundle Preparation—Full Letter and Flat Trays and Small Flat Mailings
[Revise the second sentence of 4.4 to read as follows:]
* * * For example, mail in a full SCF tray need not be bundled if it would have all been prepared in SCF bundles to the same destination. * * *
4.5 Securing Bundles of Flats
Bundles must be able to withstand normal transit and handling without breakage and without injuring USPS employees, and are subject to the following requirements:
[Revise the last sentence of item (a) to read as follows:]
a. * * * Using twine/string, rubber bands, wire, or metal banding is not allowed.
[Delete item (c) in its entirety; renumber items (d) through (f) as (c) through (e) respectively:]
4.13 Labeling Bundles
[Delete item (g) in its entirety; renumber item (h) as (g):]
[Revise items (f) and (g) to read as follows:]
f. SCF presort level, pink Label A.
g. Mixed presort level, tan Label X.
4.14 Identifying Carrier Route Information
[Revise the last sentence of 4.14 to read as follows:]
* * * These standards apply to Carrier Route Periodicals and Enhanced Carrier Route USPS Marketing Mail, Carrier Route Heavy Printed Matter, and Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter mailings.
5.0 Letter Trays and Flat Trays
5.3 Letter Tray Preparation
Letter trays are prepared as follows: * * *
[Revise item (h) to read as follows:]
h. If a mailing is prepared using an MLOCR/barcode sorter and is submitted with standardized documentation, then pieces do not have to be grouped by 3-digit ZIP Code prefix (or by 3-digit scheme, if applicable) in SCF trays, or by SCF in mixed trays.
5.5 Letter Tray Strapping Exception
[Revise the second sentence of 5.5 to read as follows:]
* * * If the processing and distribution manager gives a written waiver, strapping is not required for any mixed or sectional center facility (SCF) letter tray of First-Class Mail or for any letter tray that originates and destinates in the same sectional center facility/local processing center (SCF/LPC) service areas.
5.6 Use of Flat Trays
5.6.2 Preparation for Flats in Flat Trays
All flat-tray preparation is subject to these standards: * * *
[Revise items (h) and (i) to read as follows:]
h. Pieces prepared as automation flats under the tray-based preparation option in 235.8.0 do not have to be grouped by 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in SCF trays or by SCF in mixed trays if the mailing is prepared using an MLOCR/barcode sorter and standardized documentation is submitted.
i. If pieces in a Periodicals mailing remain after one or more full trays are prepared for a 5-digit scheme, 5-digit, 3-digit, or SCF/LPC destination, an additional tray to the destination must be prepared if the remaining pieces reach the required volume. If the remaining volume is less than the required minimum, the pieces must be moved to the next tray level that meets the minimum volume.
5.8 Preparation for USPS Marketing Mail Flats in Letter Trays
USPS Marketing Mail flat-size pieces may be prepared in letter trays instead of sacks/flat trays only if the following standards are met:
[Revise item (e) to read as follows:]
All mail prepared under 245.9.0 must be bundled except for full carrier route trays.
[Revise item (h) to read as follows:]
h. All other applicable standards in 245.8.0, 245.9.0, or 245.10.0 must be met, including required preparation sequence and use of sack/flat tray minimums as tray minimums.
5.11 Line 1 (Destination Line)
Line 1 (destination line) must meet these standards: * * *
[Revise the first sentence of item (b) to read as follows:]
b. Information. Line 1 must contain only the information specified by standard, including the appropriate destination facility prefix (
e.g.,
“SCF”). * * *
Exhibit 5.17 Required Barcoded Container Labels
[Revise Exhibit 5.17 to read as follows:]
Price or type
Processing category
USPS Marketing Mail.
Automation price
Letter-size.
Enhanced Carrier Route
Letter-size (barcoded labels not required for letter-size pieces with simplified addresses or paid at nonletter prices).
Automation
Flat-size.
Cobundled and cosacked under 705.10.0 through 705.13.0
Flat-size.
Automation, Presorted, and Enhanced Carrier Route in letter trays under 245.3.0
Flat-size.
7.0 Optional Endorsement Lines (OELs)
7.1 OEL Use
Exhibit 7.1.1 OEL Formats
[Revise Exhibit 7.1.1 to read as follows:]
Sortation level
OEL example
Firm—BPM machinable parcels
FIRM 12345.
Firm—Periodicals
FIRM 12345.
Carrier Route—Periodicals basic
CAR-RT LOT**C-001.
CR LOT 1234A**C-001.
Carrier Route—Periodicals high density
CAR-RT WSH**C-001.
Carrier Route—Periodicals saturation
CAR-RT WSS**C-001.
ECR—USPS Marketing Mail basic
ECRLOT**C-001.
ECRLOT 1234A**C-001.
ECR—USPS Marketing Mail high density or high density plus
ECRWSH**C-001.
ECR—USPS Marketing Mail saturation
ECRWSS**C-001.
Carrier Route—Bound Printed Matter
CAR-RT SORT**C-001.
Carrier Route—Heavy Printed Matter 5-Digit
CAR-RT SORT**C-001.
5-DIGIT 12345.
5-Digit Scheme (Automation flats)
SCH 5-DIGIT 12345.
3-Digit
3-DIGIT 771.
3-Digit Scheme (Automation flats)
SCH 3-DIGIT 006.
SCF (3-digit ZIP Code prefix)
ALL FOR SCF 105.
SCF (5-digit ZIP Code)
ALL FOR SCF 90197.
Mixed
MIXED WKG.
Additional required human-readable text for use with combined mailings of USPS Marketing Mailand Periodical flats:
5-Digit Scheme (and other sortation levels as appropriate)
SCH 5-DIGIT 12345 MIX COMAIL.
Carrier Route basic
SCH 5-DIGIT 12345 FSSC COMAIL.
7.2 OEL Format
7.2.5 ZIP Code Information
[Revise the first sentence of 7.2.5 to read as follows:]
Except for carrier route bundles, the OEL must include the ZIP Code information (5-digit ZIP Code or 3-digit ZIP Code prefix) determined by the sortation level and, when applicable, by the labeling list designated in Exhibit 7.2.5 for SCF or mixed sortation levels. * * *
Exhibit 7.2.5 OEL Labeling Lists
[Revise Exhibit 7.2.5 to read as follows:]
Processing category and presort type
SCF
MIXED
First-Class Mail
Letters, nonmachinable
L005
MXD WKG
Letters, machinable
L005
MXD WKG
Letters, automation
L005
MXD WKG
Flats, nonautomation
L016
MXD WKG
Flats, automation
L016
MXD WKG
Periodicals
1
Letters, nonbarcoded (nonautomation)
L005
MXD WKG
Letters, barcoded (automation)
L005
MXD WKG
Flats, nonbarcoded
L016
MXD WKG
Flats, barcoded
L016
MXD WKG
Nonstandard parcels
L051
MXD WKG
USPS Marketing Mail
1
Letters, nonmachinable
L005
MXD WKG
Letters, machinable
L005
MXD WKG
Letters, automation
L005
MXD WKG
Flats, nonautomation
L016
MXD WKG
Flats, automation
L016
MXD WKG
Bound Printed Matter
1
Flats, nonbarcoded
L016
MXD WKG
Flats, barcoded
L016
MXD WKG
Nonstandard parcels
L051
MXD WKG
1
For automation-compatible flats, label according to L007 for optional 5-digit scheme preparation.
204 Barcode Standards
3.0 Standards for Barcoded Tray Labels, Sack Labels, and Container Labels
3.2 Specifications for Barcoded Tray and Sack Labels
3.2.4 3-Digit Content Identifier Numbers
Exhibit 3.2.4 3-Digit Content Identifier Numbers
[Revise Exhibit 3.2.4 to read as follows:]
Class and mailing
CIN
Human-Readable content line
Priority Mail Express open and distribute
Dropship, all container levels
143
EXPRESS DROPSHIP.
Priority Mail Open and Distribute
Dropship, all container levels
165
PMOD.
Letters, all classes
029
PMOD LTRS.
Flats, all classes
030
PMOD FLTS.
First-Class Mail
FCM Letters—Automation
5-digit scheme trays
241
FCM LTR BC 5D SCHEME.
5-digit trays
242
FCM LTR 5D BC.
SCF trays
245
FCM LTR SCF BC.
mixed trays
246
FCM LTR BC WKG.
FCM Letters—Nonautomation Machinable
SCF trays
258
FCM LTR SCF MACH.
mixed trays
260
FCM LTR MACH WKG.
FCM Letters—Presorted Nonmachinable
5-digit trays
267
FCM LTR 5D MANUAL.
3-digit trays
269
FCM LTR 3D MANUAL.
SCF trays
270
FCM LTR SCF MANUAL.
mixed trays
268
FCM LTR MANUAL WKG.
FCM Letters—Single-Piece
single-piece trays
260
FCM SNGLP LTRS WKG.
FCM Flats—Automation
5-digit scheme trays
271
FCM FLTS 5D SCH BC.
5-digit trays
272
FCM FLTS 5D BC.
3-digit trays
273
FCM FLTS 3D BC.
SCF trays
274
FCM FLTS SCF BC.
mixed trays
275
FCM FLTS BC WKG.
FCM Flats—Presorted
5-digit trays
278
FCM FLTS 5D NON BC.
3-digit trays
279
FCM FLTS 3D NON BC.
SCF trays
280
FCM FLTS SCF NON BC.
mixed trays
282
FCM FLTS NON BC WKG.
FCM Flats—Single-Piece
single-piece trays
282
FCM SNGLP FLTS WKG.
Periodicals (PER)
PER Letters—Carrier Route
saturation price trays
369
PER LTRS WSS.
1
high density price trays
370
PER LTRS WSH.
1
basic price trays
366
PER LTRS CR.
1
5-digit carrier routes trays
367
PER LTRS CR-RTS.
3-digit carrier routes trays
368
PER LTRS 3D CR-RTS.
PER Letters—Barcoded (Automation)
5-digit scheme trays
341
PER LTRS BC 5D SCHEME.
5-digit trays
342
PER LTRS 5D BC.
3-digit scheme trays
343
PER LTRS BC SCHEME.
2
3-digit trays
344
PER LTRS 3D BC.
SCF trays
345
PER LTRS SCF BC.
mixed trays
346
PER LTRS BC WKG.
PER Letters—Nonbarcoded (Nonautomation)
5-digit trays
350
PER LTRS 5D NON BC.
3-digit trays
353
PER LTRS 3D NON BC.
SCF trays
356
PER LTRS SCF NON BC.
mixed trays
359
PER LTRS NON BC WKG.
PER Flats—Carrier Route
car. rt. sacks or flat trays—saturation
387
PER FLTS WSS.
1
car. rt. sacks or flat trays—high density
388
PER FLTS WSH.
1
car. rt. sacks or flat trays—basic
385
PER FLTS CR.
1
5-digit carrier routes sacks or flat trays
386
PER FLTS 5D CR-RTS.
5-digit scheme car. rts. sacks or flat trays
371
PER FLTS CR-RTS SCH.
3-digit carrier routes flat trays
351
PER FLTS 3D CR-RTS.
PER Flats—Barcoded
5-digit flat trays
372
PER FLTS 5D BC.
5-digit scheme flat trays
372
PER FLTS 5D SCH BC.
3-digit flat trays
373
PER FLTS 3D BC.
SCF flat trays
377
PER FLTS SCF BC.
mixed flat trays
375
PER FLTS BC WKG.
PER Flats—Nonbarcoded
5-digit scheme flat trays
378
PER FLT 5D SCH NON BC.
5-digit flat trays
378
PER FLTS 5D NON BC.
3-digit flat trays
379
PER FLTS 3D NON BC.
SCF flat trays
384
PER FLTS SCF NON BC.
mixed flat trays
382
PER FLTS NON BC WKG.
PER Flats—Cotrayed Barcoded and Nonbarcoded
5-digit scheme flat trays
321
PER FLT 5D SCH BC/NBC.
5-digit flat trays
321
PER FLTS 5D BC/NBC.
3-digit flat trays
322
PER FLTS 3D BC/NBC.
SCF flat trays
329
PER FLTS SCF BC/NBC.
mixed flat trays
332
PER FLTS BC/NBC WKG.
PER Flats
—
Merged Carrier Route, Barcoded, and Nonbarcoded
merged 5-digit sacks or flat trays
339
PER FLTS CR/5D.
merged 5-digit scheme sacks or flat trays
349
PER FLTS CR/5D SCH.
merged 3-digit flat trays
352
PER FLTS CR/5D/3D.
PER Nonstandard Parcels
—
Merged Carrier Route and Presorted
merged 5-digit sacks
340
PER NONSTD CR/5D.
merged 3-digit sacks
354
PER NONSTD CR/5D/3D.
merged 5-digit scheme sacks
365
PER NONSTD CR/5D SCH.
PER Nonstandard Parcels—Carrier Route
saturation price sacks
397
PER NONSTD WSS.
1
high density price sacks
398
PER NONSTD WSH.
1
basic price sacks
395
PER NONSTD CR
1
5-digit carrier routes sacks
396
PER NONSTD 5D CR-RTS.
5-digit scheme car. rts. sacks
399
PER NONSTD CR-RTS SCH.
3-digit carrier routes sacks
355
PER NONSTD 3D CR-RTS.
PER Nonstandard Parcels—Presorted
5-digit sacks
389
PER NONSTD 5D.
3-digit sacks
390
PER NONSTD 3D.
SCF sacks or trays
394
PER NONSTD SCF.
mixed sacks or trays
392
PER NONSTD WKG.
Periodicals (News)
NEWS Letters—Carrier Route
saturation price trays
469
NEWS LTRS WSS.
1
high density price trays
470
NEWS LTRS WSH.
1
basic price trays
466
NEWS LTRS CR.
1
5-digit carrier routes trays
467
NEWS LTRS CR-RTS.
3-digit carrier routes trays
468
NEWS LTRS 3D CR-RTS.
NEWS Letters—Barcoded (Automation)
5-digit scheme trays
441
NEWS LTR BC 5D SCHEME.
5-digit trays
442
NEWS LTRS 5D BC.
3-digit scheme trays
443
NEWS LTRS BC SCHEME
2
.
3-digit trays
444
NEWS LTRS 3D BC.
SCF trays
445
NEWS LTRS SCF BC.
mixed trays
446
NEWS LTRS BC WKG.
NEWS Letters—Nonbarcoded (Nonautomation)
5-digit trays
450
NEWS LTRS 5D NON BC.
3-digit trays
453
NEWS LTRS 3D NON BC.
SCF trays
456
NEWS LTRS SCF NON BC.
mixed trays
459
NEWS LTRS NON BC WKG.
NEWS Flats—Carrier Route
car. rt. sacks or flat trays—saturation
487
NEWS FLTS WSS.
1
car. rt. sacks or flat trays—high density
488
NEWS FLTS WSH.
1
car. rt. sacks or flat trays—basic
485
NEWS FLTS CR.
1
5-digit carrier routes sacks or flat trays
486
NEWS FLTS 5D CR-RTS.
5-digit scheme car. rts. sacks or flat trays
471
NEWS FLTS CR-RTS SCH.
3-digit carrier routes flat trays
451
NEWS FLTS 3D CR-RTS.
NEWS Flats—Barcoded
5-digit flat trays
472
NEWS FLTS 5D BC.
5-digit scheme flat trays
472
NEWS FLTS 5D SCH BC.
3-digit flat trays
473
NEWS FLTS 3D BC.
SCF flat trays
477
NEWS FLTS SCF BC.
mixed flat trays
475
NEWS FLTS BC WKG.
NEWS Flats—Nonbarcoded
5-digit scheme flat trays
478
NEWS FLT 5D SCH NON BC.
5-digit flat trays
478
NEWS FLTS 5D NON BC.
3-digit flat trays
479
NEWS FLTS 3D NON BC.
SCF flat trays
484
NEWS FLTS SCF NON BC.
mixed flat trays
482
NEWS FLTS NON BC WKG.
NEWS Flats—Cotrayed Barcoded and Nonbarcoded
5-digit scheme flat trays
421
NEWS FLT 5D SCH BC/NBC.
5-digit flat trays
421
NEWS FLTS 5D BC/NBC.
3-digit flat trays
422
NEWS FLTS 3D BC/NBC.
SCF and origin/entry SCF flat trays
429
NEWS FLTS SCF BC/NBC.
mixed flat trays
432
NEWS FLTS BC/NBC WKG.
NEWS Flats—
Merged Carrier Route, Barcoded, and Nonbarcoded
merged 5-digit
439
NEWS FLTS CR/5D.
merged 5-digit scheme
449
NEWS FLTS CR/5D SCH.
merged 3-digit flat trays
452
NEWS FLTS CR/5D/3D.
NEWS Nonstandard Parcels—
Merged Carrier Route and Presorted
merged 5-digit
440
NEWS NONSTD CR/5D.
merged 5-digit scheme
465
NEWS NONSTD CR/5D SCH.
merged 3-digit sacks
454
NEWS NONSTD CR/5D/3D.
NEWS Nonstandard Parcels—Carrier Route
saturation price sacks
497
NEWS NONSTD WSS.
1
high density price sacks
498
NEWS NONSTD WSH.
1
basic price sacks
495
NEWS NONSTD CR.
1
5-digit carrier routes sacks
496
NEWS NONSTD 5D CR-RTS.
5-digit scheme car. rts. sacks
499
NEWS NONSTD CR-RTS SCH.
3-digit carrier routes sacks
455
NEWS NONSTD 3D CR-RTS.
NEWS Nonstandard Parcels—Presorted
5-digit sacks
489
NEWS NONSTD 5D.
3-digit sacks
490
NEWS NONSTD 3D.
SCF sacks or trays
494
NEWS NONSTD SCF.
mixed sacks or trays
492
NEWS NONSTD WKG.
USPS MARKETING MAIL
ECR Letters—Barcoded
saturation price (including Plus One)
557
MKT LTR BC WSS.
1
high density or high density plus price (including Plus One)
557
MKT LTR BC WSH.
1
5-digit carrier routes trays
564
MKT LTR 5D CR-RT BC
3-digit carrier routes trays
565
MKT LTR 3D CR-RT BC.
ECR Letters—Nonautomation (Machinable)
saturation price
569
MKT LTR MACH WSS.
1
high density or high density plus price
569
MKT LTR MACH WSH.
1
basic price
569
MKT LTR MACH LOT.
1
5-digit carrier routes trays
567
MKT LTR 5D CR-RT MACH.
3-digit carrier routes trays
568
MKT LTR 3D CR-RT MACH.
ECR Letters—Nonautomation (Nonmachinable)
saturation price
608
MKT LTR MAN WSS.
1
high density or high density plus price
608
MKT LTR MAN WSH.
1
basic price
608
MKT LTR MAN LOT.
1
5-digit carrier routes trays
609
MKT LTR 5D CR-RT MAN.
3-digit carrier routes trays
611
MKT LTR 3D CR-RT MAN.
MKT Letters—Automation
5-digit scheme trays
541
MKT LTR BC 5D SCHEME.
5-digit trays
542
MKT LTR 5D BC.
SCF trays
545
MKT LTR SCF BC.
mixed trays
546
MKT LTR BC WKG.
MKT Letters—Nonautomation Machinable
SCF trays
558
MKT LTR SCF MACH.
mixed trays
560
MKT LTR MACH WKG.
MKT Letters—Presorted Nonmachinable
5-digit trays
604
MKT LTR 5D MANUAL.
3-digit trays
606
MKT LTR 3D MANUAL.
SCF trays
607
MKT LTR SCF MANUAL.
mixed trays
605
MKT LTR MANUAL WKG.
MKT Letters—Residual Pieces Subject to FCM Single-Piece Prices
residual trays
560
MKT LTRS WKG.
Enhanced Carrier Route Flats—Nonautomation
saturation price sacks or flat trays
587
MKT FLTS ECRWSS.
1
high density or high density plus price sacks or flat trays
588
MKT FLTS ECRWSH.
1
basic price sacks or flat trays
589
MKT FLTS ECRLOT.
1
5-digit carrier routes sacks or flat trays
586
MKT FLTS CR-RTS.
5-digit scheme car. rts. sacks or flat trays
529
MKT FLTS CR-RTS SCH.
MKT Flats—Cotrayed Automation and Nonautomation
5-digit scheme flat trays
521
MKT FLT 5D SCH BC/NBC.
5-digit flat trays
521
MKT FLTS 5D BC/NBC.
3-digit and origin/entry 3-digit flat trays
522
MKT FLTS 3D BC/NBC.
SCF flat trays
531
MKT FLTS SCF BC/NBC.
mixed flat trays
532
MKT FLTS BC/NBC WKG.
MKT Flats—
Merged Carrier Route, Automation, and Presorted
merged 5-digit
539
MKT FLTS CR/5D
merged 5-digit scheme.
549
MKT FLTS CR/5D SCH.
MKT Flats—Automation
5-digit flat trays
572
MKT FLTS 5D BC.
5-digit scheme flat trays
572
MKT FLTS 5D SCH BC.
3-digit flat trays
573
MKT FLTS 3D BC.
SCF flat trays
574
MKT FLTS SCF BC.
mixed flat trays
575
MKT FLTS BC WKG.
MKT Flats—Nonautomation
5-digit scheme flat trays
578
MKT FLT 5D SCH NON BC.
5-digit flat trays
578
MKT FLTS 5D NON BC.
3-digit flat trays
579
MKT FLTS 3D NON BC.
SCF flat trays
580
MKT FLTS SCF NON BC.
mixed flat trays
582
MKT FLTS NON BC WKG.
MKT Flats—Residual Pieces Subject to FCM Single-Piece Prices
residual flat trays
582
MKT FLTS WKG.
Customized MarketMail (CMM)
CMM letter trays
206
DEL LTR MKT CMM MAN.
CMM flat trays
207
DEL FLTS MKT CMM MAN.
CMM sacks
205
DEL MKT CMM MAN.
ECR Marketing Parcels
saturation price sacks
599
MKT MKTG WSS.
1
high density price sacks
600
MKT MKTG WSH.
1
basic price sacks
601
MKT MKTG LOT.
1
5-digit carrier routes sacks
598
MKT MKTG CR-RTS.
MKT Marketing Parcels (Nonstandard) and Nonprofit Nonstandard-Priced Parcels
5-digit scheme sacks
590
MKT NONSTD 5D SCH.
5-digit sacks
590
MKT NONSTD 5D.
SCF sacks
596
MKT NONSTD SCF.
mixed sacks
594
MKT NONSTD WKG.
MKT Marketing Parcels (Machinable) and Nonprofit Machinable Priced Parcels
5-digit sacks
670
MKT MACH 5D.
5-digit scheme sacks
670
MKT MACH 5D SCH.
mixed sacks
674
MKT MACH WKG.
MKT Machinable and Nonstandard Parcels—Presorted
5-digit sacks
603
MKT MACH-NONSTD 5D.
5-digit scheme sacks
603
MKT MACH-NONSTD 5D SCH.
HEAVY PRINTED MATTER
Carrier Route HPM
—
Nonstandard Parcels
carrier route sacks
134
HPM NONSTD CR.
1
5-digit carrier routes sacks
135
HPM NONSTD CR-RTS.
5-digit scheme car. rt. sacks
136
HPM NONSTD CR-RTS SCH.
Presorted HPM—Nonstandard Parcels
5-digit sacks
239
HPM NONSTD 5D.
5-digit scheme sacks
249
HPM NONSTD 5D SCH.
3-digit sacks
251
HPM NONSTD 3D.
SCF sacks
252
HPM NONSTD SCF.
mixed sacks
254
HPM NONSTD WKG.
Carrier Route HPM—Machinable Parcels
carrier route sacks
086
HPM MACH CR.
1
Presorted HPM—Machinable Parcels
5-digit sacks
087
HPM MACH 5D
5-digit scheme sacks
088
HPM MACH 5D SCH.
SCF sacks
257
HPM MACH SCF.
mixed sacks
089
HPM MACH WKG.
Package Services
Carrier Route BPM—Flats
carrier route sacks
657
PSVC FLTS CR.
1
5-digit scheme car. rts. sacks
659
PSVC FLTS CR-RTS SCH.
5-digit carrier routes sacks
658
PSVC FLTS CR-RTS.
Presorted BPM—Flats
5-digit scheme sacks
649
PSVC FLTS 5D SCH NON BC.
5-digit sacks
649
PSVC FLTS 5D NON BC.
3-digit sacks
650
PSVC FLTS 3D NON BC.
SCF sacks
654
PSVC FLTS SCF NON BC.
mixed sacks
653
PSVC FLTS NON BC WKG.
Presorted BPM—Automation Flats
5-digit sacks
635
PSVC FLTS 5D BC.
5-digit scheme sacks
635
PSVC FLTS 5D SCH BC.
3-digit sacks
636
PSVC FLTS 3D BC.
SCF sacks
637
PSVC FLTS SCF BC.
mixed sacks
639
PSVC FLTS BC WKG.
BPM Flats—Cosacked Barcoded and Presorted
5-digit scheme sacks
648
PSVC FLTS 5D SCH BC/NBC.
5-digit sacks
648
PSVC FLTS 5D BC/NBC.
3-digit sacks
661
PSVC FLTS 3D BC/NBC.
SCF sacks
667
PSVC FLTS SCF BC/NBC.
mixed sacks
669
PSVC FLTS BC/NBC WKG.
Carrier Route BPM—Nonstandard Parcels
carrier route sacks
697
PSVC NONSTD CR.
1
5-digit carrier routes sacks
698
PSVC NONSTD CR-RTS.
5-digit scheme car. rt. sacks
698
PSVC NONSTD CR-RTS SCH.
Presorted BPM—Nonstandard Parcels
5-digit sacks
690
PSVC NONSTD 5D.
5-digit scheme sacks
690
PSVC NONSTD 5D SCH.
3-digit sacks
691
PSVC NONSTD 3D.
SCF sacks
696
PSVC NONSTD SCF.
mixed sacks
694
PSVC NONSTD WKG.
Carrier Route BPM—Machinable Parcels
carrier route sacks
687
PSVC MACH CR.
1
Presorted BPM—Machinable Parcels
5-digit sacks
680
PSVC MACH 5D.
5-digit scheme sacks
680
PSVC MACH 5D SCH.
mixed sacks
684
PSVC MACH WKG.
Parcel Select
Parcel Select Machinable Parcels
5-digit sacks
680
PSVC MACH 5D.
5-digit scheme sacks
680
PSVC MACH 5D SCH.
SCF sacks
686
PSVC MACH SCF.
mixed sacks
684
PSVC MACH WKG.
Parcel Select DSCF and DDU Prices
5-digit sacks
688
PSVC PARCELS 5D.
5-digit scheme sacks
688
PSVC PARCELS 5D SCH.
Parcel Select—Nonstandard Parcels
3-digit sacks
691
PSVC NONSTD 3D.
Combined Package Services and Parcel Select Parcels
5-digit sacks
688
PSVC PARCELS 5D.
5-digit scheme sacks
688
PSVC PARCELS 5D SCH.
Combined Package Services and USPS Marketing Machinable Parcels
5-digit sacks
660
MKT/PSVC MACH 5D.
5-digit scheme sacks
660
MKT/PSVC MACH 5D SCH.
mixed sacks
664
MKT/PSVC MACH WKG.
Combined Package Services, Parcel Select, and USPS Marketing—All Parcels
5-digit sacks
603
MKT/PSVC PARCELS 5D.
5-digit scheme sacks
603
MKT/PSVC PARCELS 5D SCH.
Combined Package Services, Parcel Select, and USPS Marketing—Nonstandard Parcels 2 up to 6 oz (APPS-machinable)
3-digit sacks
501
MKT/PSVC 3D.
SCF sacks
502
MKT/PSVC SCF.
Mixed sacks
506
MKT/PSVC WKG.
Combined PSVC & MKT—Nonstandard Parcels Cylindrical Tubes and Rolls
3-digit sacks
591
MKT/PSVC NONSTD 3D.
SCF sacks
592
MKT/PSVC NONSTD SCF.
Mixed sacks
594
MKT/PSVC NONSTD WKG.
207 Periodicals
2.0 Price Application and Computation
2.1 Price Application
2.1.1 Price Elements
[Revise 2.1.1 to read as follows:]
Postage for Periodicals mail includes a pound price charge and a piece price charge for Outside-County mail, and any discounts for which the mail qualifies under the corresponding standards.
2.1.2 Applying Outside-County Piece Prices
The per piece charge applies to each copy and each firm bundle in the mailing. Outside-County piece prices are based on the shape of the mailpiece (letter, flat, or parcel); the characteristics of the mailpiece (machinable or nonmachinable, see 18.4aa and 18.4ab); the application of a barcode; and the bundle presort level. Firm bundles and carrier route pieces pay separate piece prices that do not vary based on these criteria. For pieces properly prepared loose in trays, the price is based on the tray presort level. Apply piece prices for Outside-County mail as follows: * * *
[Revise item (c) to read as follows:]
c.
Nonmachinable flats.
Apply the “Nonmachinable Flats-Barcoded/Nonbarcoded” prices to pieces that meet the standards for nonmachinable flats in 26.0, whether or not a barcode is used.
Exception:
Barcoded pieces prepared under 26.0 and placed in 5-digit bundles pay the “Machinable Flats-Barcoded” 5-digit price. Nonmachinable barcoded flats claiming the “Machinable Flats-Barcoded” 5-digit price must meet the deflection standards in 201.4.0.
[Revise 2.1.8 to read as follows:]
2.1.8 SCF Pallet Discount Eligibility
Periodicals flat-shaped pieces are eligible for the SCF Pallet discount when palletized as follows:
a. 5-digit eligible pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.2f, 705.8.10.2g, and 705.8.10.2h and entered at Origin (None) or DSCF/LPC entry.
b. 3-digit eligible pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.2g and 705.8.10.2h and entered at Origin (None) or DSCF/LPC entry.
c. Basic Carrier Route eligible pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.2f, 705.8.10.2g, and 705.8.10.2h and entered at Origin (None) or DSCF/LPC entry.
d. High Density eligible pieces of 125 or more for each carrier route that are palletized under 705.8.10.2f, 705.8.10.2g, and 705.8.10.2h and entered at Origin (None) or DSCF/LPC entry.
e. Saturation eligible pieces to at least 90 percent or more of the total number of active residential addresses, or 75 percent or more of the total number of active possible delivery addresses, on each carrier route that are palletized under 705.8.10.2f, 705.8.10.2g, and 705.8.10.2h and entered at Origin (None) or DSCF/LPC entry.
f. Firm bundles that are palletized under 705.8.10.2f, 705.8.10.2g, and 705.8.10.2h and entered at Origin (None) or DSCF/LPC entry.
[Revise 2.1.9 to read as follows:]
2.1.9 Delivery Sort Container Discount Eligibility
The following Periodicals flat-shaped pieces in bundles are eligible for the Delivery Sort Container discount when meeting the basic standards under 13.2.1b and palletized under 705.8.0, 705.10.0, 705.12.0, or 705.13.0 on a 5-digit scheme carrier routes, 5-digit (scheme) merged, 5-digit carrier route(s), or 5-digit merged pallet entered at an Origin, DSCF, or DDU entry or in a carrier route sack or flat tray under 207.23.4.1 and entered at the DDU:
a. Carrier Route;
b. High Density; and
c. Saturation; and
d. Firm.
2.2 Computing Postage
[Delete 2.2.7 in its entirety; renumber 2.2.8 as 2.27:]
[Revise renumbered 2.2.7 to read as follows:]
2.2.7 Total Postage
Total Outside-County postage is the sum of the per pound and per piece charges and any Ride-Along charges; minus all discounts, rounded off to the nearest whole cent. Total In-County postage is the sum of the per pound and per piece charges, and any Ride-Along charges, less all discounts, rounded off to the nearest whole cent.
3.0 Physical Characteristics and Content Eligibility
3.3.3 Enclosures at First-Class Mail or USPS Marketing Mail Prices
Material paid at First-Class Mail or USPS Marketing Mail prices may be enclosed in a Periodicals mailpiece subject to these conditions:
[Revise item (a) to read as follows:]
a. The total weight of all enclosed USPS Marketing Mail material must not exceed 20 ounces.
11.0 Basic Eligibility
11.1 Outside-County Prices
11.1.1 General
Outside-County prices apply to copies of an authorized Periodicals publication that a publisher or news agent mails and that are not eligible for In-County prices under 11.3. Outside-County prices consist of: * * *
[Revise items (b) and (c) to read as follows:]
b. An entry-level charge for the weight of the advertising portion of the publication; and
c. An entry-level charge for the weight of the nonadvertising portion.
[Delete item (d) in its entirety:]
12.0 Nonbarcoded (Presorted) Eligibility
12.2 Prices—Outside-County
[Revise the text of 12.2 to read as follows:]
Outside-County nonbarcoded (Presorted) piece prices are based on shape, machinability, barcoding, and presort level. The presort level of the piece is based primarily on the bundle level of the piece, except the presort level of pieces loose in trays, which is based on the tray level.
14.0 Barcoded (Automation) Eligibility
14.2 Eligibility Standards for Full-Service Automation Periodicals
All pieces entered under the full-service automation option must: * * *
[Revise item (c) to read as follows:]
c. Be scheduled for an appointment through the Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) system when deposited as a DSCF drop shipment.
14.3 Prices—Outside-County
[Revise the text of 14.3 to read as follows:]
Outside-County barcoded (automation) piece prices are based on mailpiece shape (letter, flat, or parcel), machinability, barcoding, and presort level. The presort level of the piece is based on the bundle level of the piece,
except the presort level of pieces loose in trays is based on the tray level.
16.0 Postage Payment
16.4 Payment Method
[Delete the last sentence of 16.4 in its entirety:]
17.0 Documentation
17.4 Detailed Entry Listing for Periodicals
17.4.1 Basic Standards
[Revise the first sentence of 17.4.1 to read as follows:]
The publisher must be able to present documentation that supports the number of copies of each edition of an issue, by entry level, at DDU/S&DC, DSCF/LPC (letters/flats), DSCF/RPDC (parcels), All Others, and In-County prices. * * *
17.4.2 Format
Using one of the following formats, report the number of copies mailed to each 3-digit ZIP Code area at entry prices: * * *
[Revise the first sentence of 17.4.2(b) to read as follows:]
b. Report copies by zone (In-County DDU/S&DC, In-County others, Outside-County DDU/S&DC, Outside-County DSCF/LPC [letters/flats], Outside-County DSCF/RPDC [parcels], and Outside-County All Others) and by 3-digit ZIP Code, in ascending numeric order, for each entry level. * * *
17.4.3 Entry Abbreviations
Use the price name or the authorized entry abbreviation in the listings in 17.3 and 17.4.2.
[Delete the entry “ADC” in its entirety:]
17.5 Additional Standards for Documentation
[Delete 17.5.2 in its entirety:]
18.0 General Mail Preparation
18.3 Presort Terms
Terms used for presort levels are defined as follows: * * *
[Delete items (r) and (s) in their entirety; renumber item (t) as (r):]
[Revise renumbered item (r) to read as follows:]
r.
Mixed:
the pieces are for delivery in the service area of more than one SCF.
18.4 Mail-Preparation Terms
For purposes of preparing mail: * * *
[Revise item (e) to read as follows:]
e. A
full
sack (parcels only) is defined in the standards for the class claimed.
aa.
Machinable flats
are:
[Revise the first sentence of item aa(1) to read as follows:]
1. Flat-size pieces meeting the standards in 201.6.0 that are sorted into 5-digit, 3-digit, SCF, and mixed bundles. * * *
20.0 Sacks and Trays
20.1 Basic Standards
20.1.1 General
[Revise 20.1.1 to read as follows:]
The following apply:
a. Mailings must be prepared in letter trays (letters), flat trays (flats) under 22.7 and 25.5, or sacks (see b.).
b. Sacks must be prepared for the following:
1. Carrier route;
2. 5-digit scheme cr-rt and 5-digit cr-rt flats;
3. Nonpalletized residual 5-digit flats entered at a DDU/S&DC along with carrier-route flats;
4. Nonpalletized carrier-route flats entered at the DSCF/LPC (origin);
5. Nonpalletized 5-digit flats entered at the DSCF/LPC (origin);
6. Nonpalletized 3-digit/SCF flats entered at the DSCF/LPC (origin); and
7. All periodicals parcels.
c. DSCF/LPC (origin) 5-digit and 3-digit/SCF sacks must be entered at the BMEU and emptied into a designated container.
d. Palletized mail is subject to 705.8.0.
e. See 203.5.0 and 203.6.0 for tray and sack standards.
[Delete 20.1.4 in its entirety:]
22.0 Preparing Nonbarcoded (Presorted) Periodicals
22.2 Bundle Preparation
[Revise the fifth sentence of the introductory paragraph to read as follows:]
* * * Smaller volumes are not permitted, except in mixed bundles and under 22.4. * * *
[Revise item (f) to read as follows:]
f. SCF (required); six-piece minimum; pink Label A or OEL.
[Delete item (g) in its entirety; renumber item (h) as (g):]
[Revise renumbered item (g) to read as follows:]
g. Mixed (required); no minimum; Tan Label X or OEL.
22.4 Bundles With Less Than 6 Pieces
[Revise the second sentence of 22.4 to read as follows:]
* * * Pieces in these low-volume bundles must be claimed at the mixed price (Outside-County) or basic price (In-County). * * *
22.5 Letter Tray Preparation—Letter-Size Pieces
Preparation sequence, tray size, and labeling: * * *
[Revise items (c) and (d) to read as follows:]
c.
SCF:
required at 24 pieces, optional with one six-piece bundle minimum.
1. Line 1: use L005, Column B.
2. Line 2: “PER” or NEWS” as applicable; followed by “LTRS SCF NON BC.”
d.
Mixed:
required (no minimum).
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”
2. Line 2: “PER” or NEWS” as applicable; followed by “LTRS NON BC WKG.”
22.6 Sack Preparation
[Revise item (c) to read as follows:]
c. SCF/LPC, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces minimum (no minimum for origin entry SCF).
1. Line 1: use L016, Column B for flats, L051, Column B for parcels.
2. Line 2: “PER” or “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS” or “NONSTD” as applicable; followed by “SCF”; followed by “NON BC” for flats.
[Delete items (d) through (f) in their entirety; renumber item (g) as (d):]
[Revise renumbered item (d) to read as follows:]
d. Mixed, required (no minimum).
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”
2. Line 2: “PER” or “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “NONSTD” as applicable; followed by “WKG”.
22.7 Tray Preparation—Flat-Size Nonbarcoded Pieces
[Revise the introductory text of 22.7 to read as follows:]
Mailers must place machinable and nonmachinable (26.0) flat-sized pieces in flat trays (203.5.6) instead of sacks, unless prepared as the following: Direct carrier route; 5-digit scheme carrier route; 5-digit carrier route (23.4.1,
705.9.0 and 705.10.0); Nonpalletized residual 5-digit entered at a DDU along with carrier-route flats; Nonpalletized 5-digit flats entered at the DSCF (origin); or nonpalletized 3-digit/SCF entered at the DSCF (origin). Bundling in flat trays is optional when no mail in that tray would have been more finely sorted, if bundled. Bundles must be trayed and labeled separately from loose flats prepared in flat trays. Tray preparation, sequence, and labeling: * * *
[Revise item (d) to read as follows:]
d. SCF/LPC, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces minimum, (no minimum for origin entry SCF).
1. Line 1: use L016, Column B.
2. Line 2: “PER” or “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS”; followed by “SCF NON BC”.
[Delete items (e) through (g) in their entirety; renumber item and (h) as (e):]
[Revise renumbered (e) to read as follows:]
e. Mixed (required), no minimum, labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG.
2. Line 2: “PER” or “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS”; followed by “NON BC WKG”.
23.0 Preparing Carrier-Route Periodicals
23.4 Preparation—Flat-Size Pieces and Nonstandard Parcels
23.4.2 Exception to Flat Traying and Sacking
[Revise the introductory text of 23.4.2 to read as follows:]
Sacking or traying is not required for carrier route bundles entered at a DDU when the mailer unloads bundles under 29.4.5. Mailers must prepare unsacked, untrayed bundles as follows: * * *
23.6 Bundles With Less Than 6 Pieces
[Revise the second sentence of 23.6 to read as follows:]
* * * Pieces in these low-volume bundles must be claimed at the mixed price (Outside-County) or basic price (In-County). * * *
24.0 Preparing Letter-Size Barcoded (Automation) Periodicals
24.2 Additional Standards
24.2.1 Preparing Barcoded Price Letters
Tray size, preparation sequence, and Line 1 labeling: * * *
[Revise items (c) and (d) to read as follows:]
c. SCF: required (150-piece minimum); overflow allowed; for Line 1, use L005, Column B.
d. Mixed: required (no minimum); for Line 1, use “MXD WKG”.
24.2.2 Tray Line 2
Line 2: “PER LTRS” or “NEWS LTRS” (except “NEWS LTR” for 5-digit scheme trays), as applicable, and: * * *
[Revise items (e) and (f) to read as follows:]
e. SCF: “SCF BC.”
f. Mixed: “BC WKG.”
25.0 Preparing Flat-Size Barcoded (Automation) Periodicals
25.1 Basic Standards
25.1.7 Exception—Barcoded and Nonbarcoded Flats on Pallets
[Revise the last sentence of item (c) to read as follows:]
c. * * * The nonbarcoded-price pieces that cannot be placed on SCF or finer pallets may be prepared as flats in flat trays and paid for at nonbarcoded prices.
25.1.8 Bundles With Less Than 6 Pieces
[Revise the second sentence of 25.1.8 to read as follows:]
* * * Pieces in these low-volume bundles must be claimed at the applicable mixed price (Outside-County) or basic price (In-County). * * *
25.3 Bundling and Labeling
Preparation sequence, bundle size, and labeling: * * *
[Revise item (e) to read as follows:]
e. SCF (required); six-piece minimum (fewer permitted under 25.1.8); pink Label A or OEL.
[Delete item (f) in its entirety; renumber item (g) as (f)]
[Revise renumbered item (f) to read as follows:]
f. Mixed (required); no minimum; tan Label X or OEL.
25.4 Sacking and Labeling
[Revise item (c) to read as follows:]
c. SCF/LPC, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces; fewer pieces not permitted, (no minimum for origin entry SCF); labeling:
1. Line 1: use L016, Column B.
2. Line 2: use “PER FLTS SCF BC” or “NEWS FLTS SCF BC,” as applicable.
[Delete items (d) through (f) in their entirety; renumber item (g) as (d):]
[Revise renumbered item (d) to read as follows:]
d. Mixed (required), no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”
2. Line 2: “PER FLTS BC WKG” or “NEWS FLTS BC WKG”, as applicable.
25.5 Tray Preparation—Flat-Size Barcoded Pieces
[Delete the fifth sentence of the introductory text in its entirety:]
[Revise item (d) to read as follows:]
d.
SCF/LPC
(required), 72-piece minimum, optional at 24 pieces, fewer pieces not permitted, (no minimum for origin entry SCF); labeling:
1. Line 1: L016, Column B.
2. Line 2: “PER” “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS”; followed by “SCF BC”.
[Delete items (e) through (g) in their entirety; renumber item (h) as (e):]
[Revise renumbered item (e) to read as follows:]
e.
Mixed
(required), no minimum, labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “PER” or “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS”; followed by “BC WKG”.
27.0 Combining Multiple Editions or Publications
27.5 Documentation
Each mailing must be accompanied by documentation meeting the standards in 17.0, as well as any additional mailing information requested by the USPS to support the postage claimed (such as advertising percentage and weight per copy). The following additional standards apply:
[Revise the first sentence of item (a) to read as follows:]
a. Presort documentation required under 203.3.0 must show the total number of addressed pieces and total number of copies for each publication and each edition in the combined mailing claimed at the carrier route, 5-digit, 3-digit/SCF, and mixed prices. * * *
27.7 Postage Statements
Mailers must prepare postage statements for a combined mailing as follows: * * *
[Revise item (b) to read as follows:]
b. For a combined mailing prepared under 27.1a mailers must prepare a
separate postage statement that claims all per piece and per pound charges (if apportioned) for each publication or edition. The mailer must annotate on, or attach to, each postage statement, the title and issue date of each publication or edition and indicate that the pieces are part of a combined mailing under 27.1a.
29.0 Destination Entry
29.1 Basic Standards
[Revise item 29.1(c) to read as follows:]
c. The advertising and nonadvertising portions may be eligible for DSCF or DDU pound prices based on the entry facility and the address on the piece.
[Delete 29.2 in its entirety; renumber 29.3 and 29.4 as 29.2 and 29.3 respectively:]
[Renumbered 29.2]
29.2 Destination Sectional Center Facility/Local Processing Center
29.2.2 Price Eligibility
The following apply: * * *
[Delete item (b) in its entirety; renumber item (c) as (b):]
[Renumbered 29.3]
29.3 Destination Delivery Unit/Sorting and Delivery Center
29.3.2 Price Eligibility
Determine price eligibility as follows: * * *
[Delete item (c) in its entirety; renumber item (d) as (c):]
230 Commercial Mail First-Class Mail
233 Prices and Eligibility
4.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Nonautomation First-Class Mail
4.3 Price Application—Nonautomation Machinable—Letters
[Revise the text of 4.3 to read as follows:]
Nonautomation machinable letters are subject to 3-digit and mixed prices only (including round-trip mailings with one optical disc).
[Revise the heading and text of 4.3.1 to read as follows:]
4.3.1 3-Digit Price
The 3-digit price applies to qualifying letter-size machinable pieces (see 201.1.0) in quantities of 150 or more pieces prepared in SCF trays for a single SCF, and to pieces placed in mixed trays in lieu of overflow SCF trays.
[Revise the heading of 4.3.2 to read as follows:]
4.3.2 3-Digit First Class Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF-Pallet Discount Eligibility
[Revise the first paragraph of 4.3.2 to read as follows:]
The SCF-pallet discount applies to 3-digit/SCF eligible First Class Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.1b. * * *
[Revise the heading and text of 4.3.3 to read as follows:]
4.3.3 Mixed Price
The mixed price applies to qualifying letter-size machinable pieces that the mailer prepares in mixed trays, except for pieces placed in mixed trays in lieu of overflow SCF trays (see 235.5.2.2).
4.5 Nonautomation Nonmachinable Price Application—Letters
[Revise the second sentence of 4.5 to read as follows:]
* * * Nonautomation nonmachinable letters are subject to 5-digit, 3-digit, and mixed prices.
4.5.1 5-Digit Price
[Revise the text of 4.5.1 to read as follows:]
The 5-digit price applies to letter-size mail in quantities of 150 or more pieces for a 5-digit ZIP Code prepared in 5-digit trays (overflow pieces in 3-digit or mixed trays and 10 or more pieces, bundled in 3-digit origin/entry trays).
4.5.3 3-Digit Price
[Revise the text of 4.5.3 to read as follows:]
The 3-digit price applies to letter-size mail in quantities of 150 or more pieces for a 3-digit ZIP Code prepared in 3-digit trays (overflow pieces in mixed trays and 10 or more pieces bundled in 3-digit origin/entry trays).
[Revise the heading and text of 4.5.5 to read as follows:]
4.5.5 Mixed Price
The mixed price applies to letter-size pieces that are subject to nonmachinable prices and prepared in mixed trays.
5.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Automation First-Class Mail
5.4 Price Application—Automation Cards and Letters
Automation prices apply to each piece that is sorted under 235.6.0 into the corresponding qualifying groups:
[Revise items (a) through (d) to read as follows:]
a. Groups of 150 or more pieces in 5-digit/scheme trays qualify for the 5-digit price. Preparation to qualify for the 5-digit price is optional. Pieces placed in full SCF trays in lieu of 5-digit/scheme overflow trays under 235.6.5 are eligible for the 5-digit prices.
b. Groups of 150 or more pieces in SCF trays qualify for the 3-digit price.
c. Groups of fewer than 150 pieces placed in mixed trays in lieu of SCF overflow trays under 235.6.5 are eligible for the 3-digit prices.
d. Pieces in mixed trays qualify for the mixed price, except for pieces prepared under 5.4c.
[Revise the heading of 5.4.2 to read as follows:]
5.4.2 3-Digit First Class Mail Cards and Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF-Pallet Discount Eligibility
[Revise the first paragraph of 5.4.2 to read as follows:]
The SCF-pallet discount applies to 3-digit/SCF eligible First Class Mail cards and letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.1b. * * *
5.5 Price Application—Flats
Automation prices apply to each piece that is sorted under 235.8.6, into the corresponding qualifying groups: * * *
[Revise items (c) and (d) to read as follows:]
c. Groups of fewer than 50 pieces in origin 3-digit trays and all pieces in SCF trays qualify for the 3-digit price. Preparation to qualify for the 3-digit price is optional and need not be done for all SCF destinations.
d. All pieces in mixed trays qualify for the mixed price.
5.5.2 3-Digit First-Class Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF-Pallet Discount Eligibility
[Revise the first paragraph of 5.5.2 to read as follows:]
The SCF-pallet discount applies to 3-digit/SCF eligible First Class Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.1b. * * *
[Delete 5.5.3 in its entirety:]
6.0 Eligibility Standards for Card Price First-Class Mail
6.2 Cards and Letters
[Revise the text of 6.2 to read as follows:]
Pieces claimed at First-Class Mail card prices and pieces claimed at First-Class Mail letter prices must meet separate 500-piece minimums when prepared as separate mailings. Card and letter priced pieces are not subject to separate minimum volume criteria when prepared as a combined mailing. Either way, cards and letters may be presented at the same time and reported on the same postage statement.
235 Mail Preparation
1.0 General Definition of Terms
1.3 Terms for Presort Levels
1.3.1 Letters and Cards
Terms used for presort levels are defined as follows: * * *
[Revise item (g) to read as follows:]
g.
SCF:
all pieces are addressed for delivery in the service area of the same sectional center facility (SCF)/local processing center (LPC) (see L005).
[Delete item (h) in its entirety; renumber items (i) and (j) as (h) and (i) respectively:]
[Revise renumbered item (h) to read as follows:]
h.
Mixed:
the pieces are for delivery in the service area of more than one SCF etc.
1.3.2 Flats
Terms used for presort levels are defined as follows: * * *
[Revise items (f) and (g) to read as follows:]
f. SCF: All pieces are addressed for delivery in the service area of the same sectional center facility (SCF)/local processing center (LPC) (see L016).
g. Mixed: The pieces are for delivery in the service area of more than one SCF.
1.4 Preparation Definitions and Instructions
For purposes of preparing mail: * * *
[Delete item (h) in its entirety; renumber items (i) through (n) as (h) through (m) respectively:]
5.0 Preparing Nonautomation Machinable Letters
5.1 Basic Standards
5.1.2 Single-Piece Price Pieces Presented With Presort Mailings
Regardless of postage payment method, mailers may present single-piece price First-Class Mail with pieces claimed at automation or presort prices and report all pieces on the same postage statement. The following standards apply:
a. The mailer must prepare the single-piece price pieces in separate trays from the automation and presort pieces. Mailers must label the trays under 204.3.0 using CIN code 260 on trays of single-piece letters. Label trays as follows:
[Revise item (a1) to read as follows:]
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”
5.2 Machinable Preparation
5.2.1 Machinable Bundling
Machinable pieces are not bundled, except for (see 2.0): * * *
[Revise item (c) to read as follows:]
c. All pieces in a less-than-full mixed tray.
5.2.2 Traying and Labeling
[Revise 5.2.2 to read as follows:]
Preparation sequence, tray size, and labeling:
a. SCF (required); full trays (no overflow); no minimum for origin entry SCF, with pieces grouped by 3-digit ZIP Code prefix; labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L005.
2. Line 2: “FCM LTR SCF MACH.”
b. Mixed (required); no minimum, with pieces grouped by SCF; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”
2. Line 2: “FCM LTR MACH WKG.”
5.3 Nonmachinable Preparation
5.3.1 Nonmachinable Bundling
[Revise the third sentence of 5.3.1 to read as follows:]
* * * Smaller volumes are not permitted except for mixed bundles. * * *
[Revise item 5.3.1(c) to read as follows:]
c. Mixed (required); no minimum; tan Label X or OEL.
5.3.2 Traying and Labeling
Preparation sequence, tray size, and labeling: * * *
[Revise item (c) to read as follows:]
c. Mixed (required); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “FCM LTR MANUAL WKG”.
6.0 Preparing Automation Letters
6.2 Mailings
The requirements for mailings are as follows: * * *
[Revise item (b) to read as follows:]
b. First-Class Mail. A single automation price First-Class Mail mailing may include pieces prepared at 5-digit, 3-digit, and mixed prices.
6.5 Tray Preparation
[Revise the second and fifth sentences of the introductory paragraph to read as follows:]
* * * (For example, if a mailer has 30 overflow 5-digit pieces for ZIP Code 20260, these pieces may be added to an existing qualified SCF tray for the correct destination (ZIP Code prefix 202) and the overflow 5-digit pieces will still qualify for the 5-digit price). * * *
Mailers may use this option selectively for SCF ZIP Codes. * * *
[Revise items (b) and (c) to read as follows:]
b. SCF: optional, but required for 3-digit price (150-piece minimum except no minimum for origin entry SCF); overflow allowed; group pieces by 3-digit ZIP Code. For Line 1, use L005, Column B.
c. Mixed: required (no minimum); group pieces by SCF when overflow pieces from SCF trays are placed in mixed trays. For Line 1: “MXD WKG”
6.6 Tray Line 2
Line 2: “FCM LTR” and: * * *
[Revise items (c) and (d) to read as follows:]
c. SCF: “SCF BC”.
d. Mixed: “BC WKG”.
6.7 Presentation
[Revise the first sentence of 6.7 to read as follows:]
Upon presentation of letter-size automation price First-Class Mail mailings to USPS for verification, mailers must present all mixed trays together, and such trays must either be adjacent to one another, or side by side, and must be placed as the top layer(s) on any given container. * * *
7.0 Preparation of Nonautomation Flats
7.2 Single-Piece Price Pieces Presented With Presort Mailings
* * * Mailers must label the trays under 204.3.0 using CIN code 282 on single-piece trays. Label the trays as follows:
[Revise item (a) to read as follows:]
a. Line 1: MXD WKG
7.4 Traying and Labeling
Preparation sequence, tray size, and labeling: * * *
[Revise items (c) and (d) to read as follows:]
c. SCF (optional); full tray or 50 piece minimum (no overflow); labeling:
1. Line 1: L016, Column B.
2. Line 2: “FCM FLTS SCF NON BC”.
d. Mixed (required); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”
2. Line 2: “FCM FLTS NON BC WKG”.
8.0 Preparation of Automation Flats
8.2 Mailings
8.2.1 Automation Pieces
[Revise the second sentence of 8.2.1 to read as follows:]
* * * First-Class Mail mailings may include pieces prepared at automation 5-digit, 3-digit, and mixed prices. * * *
8.5 Traying and Labeling
Tray size, preparation sequence, and Line 1 labeling: * * *
[Revise items (e) and (f) to read as follows:]
e. SCF: optional, but required for 3-digit price (full tray or 50-piece minimum); one less-than-full or overflow tray allowed; group pieces by 3-digit ZIP Code prefix; labeling:
1. Line 1: L016, Column B.
2. Line 2: “FCM FLTS SCF BC.”
Exception: Pieces are not required to be grouped by 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in SCF trays if the mailing is prepared using an MLOCR/barcode sorter, and standardized documentation is submitted.
f. Mixed (required); no minimum for price eligibility. Group pieces by SCF. labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”
2. Line 2: “FCM FLTS BC WKG.”
Mailers using a MLOCR/barcode sorter and submitting standardized documentation need not group pieces by SCF.
240 Commercial Mail USPS Marketing Mail
243 Prices and Eligibility
1.0 Prices and Fees
1.2 USPS Marketing Mail Prices
USPS Marketing Mail prices are applied as follows:
[Revise item (a) to read as follows:]
a. The appropriate minimum per piece price applies to USPS Marketing Mail automation or machinable letter-sized mailpiece that weighs 3.5 ounces (0.2188 pound) or less, Nonautomation nonmachinable letters that weigh 4.0 ounces (0.25 pounds) or less, flat-sized mailpieces that weighs 4.0 ounces (0.25 pound) or less, presorted Marketing Parcels and nonstandard parcels that weighs 3.3 ounces (0.2063 pound) or less, and Heavy Printed Matter nonpresorted parcels.
[Revise the introductory paragraph of 1.2(b) to read as follows:]
b. A price determined by adding the per-piece charge and the corresponding per-pound charge applies to the following: * * *
[Revise items b(3) and b(4) to read as follows:]
3. Nonprofit machinable and Nonprofit nonstandard parcels that weigh more than 3.3 ounces;
4. Machinable parcels that weigh 3.5 ounces or more; and
[Add an item b(5) to read as follows:]
5. Regular and Nonprofit Heavy Printed Matter (HPM) presorted and carrier route parcels.
2.0 Content Standards for USPS Marketing Mail
2.1 General
USPS Marketing Mail consists of mailable matter that: * * *
[Revise items (b) and (c) to read as follows:]
b. Is not authorized to be mailed as Periodicals (unless permitted or required by standard);
c. Weighs no more than 20 ounces (or 24 ounces for carrier route flats); and
[Add an item (d) to read as follows:]
d. Weighs no more than 15 pounds if prepared as Heavy Printed Matter under 9.0. * * *
3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for USPS Marketing Mail
3.2 Defining Characteristics
3.2.1 Mailpiece Weight
[Revise the introductory paragraph of 3.2.1 to read as follows:]
USPS Marketing Mail parcels and Marketing Parcels must weigh no more than 16 ounces. USPS Marketing Mail presorted must weigh no more than 20 ounces. USPS Marketing Mail carrier route flats must weigh no more than 24 ounces. Heavy Printed Matter parcels must weigh no more than 15 pounds. Flat-size pieces that do not meet the standards in 201.4.3 through 201.4.4 must be prepared as parcels, and the mailer must pay the applicable parcel prices. The following weight limits also apply to pieces mailed at USPS Marketing Mail letter prices: * * *
[Add a 3.2.11 to read as follows:]
3.2.11 Heavy Printed Matter (HPM)
Heavy Printed Matter is a sub-category of Marketing Parcels that includes regular and nonprofit carrier route, presorted, and nonpresorted parcels that weigh no more than 15 pounds. HPM must also meet the additional standards under 9.0.
[Revise 3.4 to read as follows:]
3.4 Barcode Standards
3.4.1 IMpb and IMmb Standards
All USPS Marketing Mail parcels and Heavy Printed Matter parcels must bear an Intelligent Mail package barcode (IMpb) and an Intelligent Mail matrix barcode (IMmb) as outlined in 204.2.0 and Publication 199,
Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) Implementation Guide for Confirmation Services and Electronic Payment Systems.
For details see PostalPro at
https://postalpro.usps.com.
3.4.2 Package Quality Noncompliance Fee
Unless otherwise excepted, mailers of USPS Marketing Mail parcels not meeting the requirements for using a unique IMpb and IMmb, as outlined in 204.2.1.6 and Publication 199,
Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) Implementation Guide for Confirmation Services and Electronic Payment Systems,
will be assessed the Package Quality Noncompliance Fee. (See Notice 123—Price List.) For details see PostalPro at
https://postalpro.usps.com.
3.7 Residual Mail Subject to First-Class Mail or USPS Ground Advantage—Retail Prices
The following applies: * * *
[Revise items (b) and (c) to read as follows:]
b. Metered pieces weighing more than 13 ounces but not exceeding 20 ounces that do not qualify for USPS Marketing
Mail prices, and any pieces that do not qualify for USPS Marketing Mail prices for which First-Class Mail or USPS Ground Advantage—Retail service is desired, must be re-enveloped or otherwise prepared so that they do not bear USPS Marketing Mail markings, endorsements, and ACS codes and must bear the proper First-Class Mail or USPS Ground Advantage—Retail price markings and ACS codes.
c. Mailers with pieces (other than metered pieces weighing more than 13 ounces but not exceeding 20 ounces) that do not qualify for USPS Marketing Mail prices but that are prepared as USPS Marketing Mail and who do not want First-Class Mail or USPS Ground Advantage—Retail service for those pieces may enter their mailpieces “as is” (
i.e.,
bearing the USPS Marketing Mail markings and endorsements), provided the requirements in 244.1.0, are met.
4.0 Price Eligibility for USPS Marketing Mail
4.1 General Information
The following apply:
[Add an item (f) to read as follows:]
f. Heavy Printed Matter (HPM) prices are Carrier Route, Presorted, and Nonpresorted prices (including nonprofit prices). These prices apply to mailings meeting:
1. Basic standards in 2.0 through 4.0; and
2. Corresponding standards for Presorted prices, Carrier Route prices, and Nonpresorted prices under 9.0.
4.4 Extra Services for USPS Marketing Mail
4.4.1 Available Services
[Revise the introductory paragraph of 4.4.1 to read as follows:]
Only the following extra services may be used with USPS Marketing Mail parcels, with restrictions as noted in 4.4.2; see 9.0 for Heavy Printed Matter: * * *
5.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Nonautomation USPS Marketing Mail Letters, Flats, and Presorted USPS Marketing Mail Parcels
5.4 Machinable Price Application—Letters
5.4.1 General
[Revise the text of 5.4.1 to read as follows:]
Machinable letters are subject only to 3-digit and mixed prices.
[Revise the heading and text of 5.4.2 to read as follows:]
5.4.2 3-Digit Price
The 3-digit price applies to qualifying letter-size machinable pieces in quantities of 150 or more pieces prepared in SCF trays for a single SCF, and to pieces placed in mixed trays in lieu of overflow SCF trays.
[Revise the heading and text of 5.4.3 to read as follows:]
5.4.3 3-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF-Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF-pallet discount applies to 3-digit/SCF eligible USPS Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None) or DSCF/LPC entry.
5.4.4 Mixed Price
[Revise the text of 5.4.4 to read as follows:]
The mixed price applies to qualifying letter-size machinable pieces that the mailer prepares in mixed trays, except for pieces placed in mixed trays in lieu of overflow SCF trays (see 245.5.3.2).
5.5 Nonmachinable Price Application—Letters
5.5.2 5-Digit Price
[Revise the text of 5.5.2 to read as follows:]
The 5-digit price applies to letter-size pieces subject to nonmachinable prices in quantities of 150 or more pieces for a 5-digit ZIP Code prepared in 5-digit trays (and overflow pieces in 3-digit or SCF trays) under 245.5.0.
5.5.4 3-Digit Price
[Revise the text of 5.5.4 to read as follows:]
The 3-digit price applies to letter-size pieces subject to nonmachinable prices in quantities of 150 or more pieces for a 3-digit ZIP Code prepared in 3-digit trays (and overflow pieces in SCF or Mixed trays) under 245.5.0.
5.5.5 3-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF-Pallet Discount Eligibility
[Revise the text of 5.5.5 to read as follows:]
The SCF pallet discount applies to 3-digit/SCF-eligible USPS Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None) or DSCF entry.
[Delete items 5.5.6 and 5.5.7 in their entirety; renumber item 5.5.8 as 5.5.6:]
[Revise the heading and text of renumber 5.5.6 to read as follows:]
5.5.6 Mixed Price
The mixed price applies to letter-size pieces that are subject to the nonmachinable prices and prepared in mixed trays.
5.6 Nonautomation Price Application—Flats
5.6.1 5-Digit Prices for Flats
[Revise the text of 5.6.1 to read as follows:]
The 5-digit price applies to flat-size pieces:
a. In groups of 50 or more pieces and all pieces in a full 5-digit/scheme flat tray (see 245.1.4).
b. When palletized under 705.8.0 and 705.10.0 through 705.13.0, in a 5-digit/scheme bundle of 10 or more pieces, or 15 or more pieces, as applicable.
c. When palletized under 705.10.0 in a 5-digit bundle of 10 or more pieces, or 15 or more pieces, as applicable; properly placed on a merged 5-digit/scheme or 5-digit pallet.
5.6.3 3-Digit Prices for Flats
[Revise the text of 5.6.3 to read as follows:]
The 3-digit price applies to flat-size pieces:
a. In groups of 50 or more and all pieces in a full tray of 5-digit/scheme or 3-digit/scheme pieces in a 3-digit/SCF flat tray (see 245.1.4).
b. When palletized under 705.8.0 and 705.10.0 through 705.13.0, in a 3-digit/scheme bundle of 10 or more pieces.
[Revise 5.6.5 to read as follows:]
5.6.5 Mixed Prices for Flats
Mixed prices apply to flat-size pieces in bundles that do not qualify for 5-digit or 3-digit prices; placed in mixed flat trays or on mixed pallets under
705.8.0.
5.7 Prices for Machinable Parcels
[Delete 5.7.2 in its entirety; renumber 5.7.3 as 5.7.2:]
[Revise renumbered 5.7.2 to read as follows:]
5.7.2 Mixed Price
The mixed price applies to machinable parcels that are not eligible for 5-digit prices. Machinable parcels at mixed prices must be placed in mixed sacks or on mixed pallets. See 245.11.3 and 705.8.10.
5.8 Prices for Nonstandard Parcels and Marketing Parcels
[Revise the heading and text of 5.8.2 to read as follows:]
5.8.2 3-Digit Price
3-digit prices apply to nonstandard parcels and Marketing parcels as follows under either of the following conditions:
a. When dropshipped to a DSCF/RPDC and presented:
1. In an SCF/RPDC sack containing at least 10 pounds of parcels.
2. On an SCF/RPDC pallet, according to 705.8.10.
3. In SCF/RPDC containers prepared under 705.21.0.
b. When presented at the origin acceptance office on a 3-digit or SCF/RPDC pallet containing at least 200 pounds of pieces.
[Delete 5.8.3 in its entirety; renumber 5.8.4 as 5.8.3:]
[Revise renumbered 5.8.3 to read as follows:]
5.8.3 Mixed Price
Mixed prices apply to nonstandard parcels and to Marketing Parcels in Mixed containers that are not eligible for 5-digit or 3-digit prices. Parcels at Mixed prices must be placed in mixed sacks under 245.11.4.3 or on mixed pallets under 705.8.10.
6.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Enhanced Carrier Route USPS Marketing Mail Letters and Flats
6.1 General Enhanced Carrier Route Standards
6.1.2 Basic Eligibility Standards
All pieces in an Enhanced Carrier Route or Nonprofit Enhanced Carrier Route USPS Marketing Mail mailing must: * * *
[Add an item (k) to read as follows:]
k. Flats must not weigh more than 24 ounces.
7.0 Eligibility Standards for Automation USPS Marketing Mail
7.4 Price Application for Automation Letters
7.4.1 General
Automation prices apply to each piece that is sorted under 245.10.0, into the corresponding qualifying groups:
[Revise the third sentence of item (a) to read as follows:]
a. * * * Pieces placed in full SCF trays under 245.7.5 in lieu of 5-digit/scheme overflow trays are eligible for 5-digit prices (see 245.7.5.)
[Revise items (b) and (c) to read as follows:]
b. Groups of fewer than 150 pieces in SCF trays qualify for the 3-digit price. Pieces placed in mixed trays under 245.7.5 in lieu of SCF overflow trays also are eligible for 3-digit prices (see 245.7.5).
c. Pieces in mixed trays qualify for the mixed price, except for pieces prepared under 7.4b.
[Revise the heading and text of 7.4.3 to read as follows:]
7.4.3 3-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Letter-Shaped Pieces SCF-Pallet Discount Eligibility
The SCF-pallet discount applies to 3-digit/SCF-eligible USPS Marketing Mail letter-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None) or DSCF/LPC entry.
7.5 Price Application for Automation Flats
7.5.1 General
[Revise the text of 7.5.1 to read as follows:]
Automation prices apply to each piece properly sorted into qualifying groups:
a. Groups of 50 or more flat-size pieces and all pieces in a full 5-digit/scheme tray qualify for the 5-digit price.
b. Groups of 50 or more flat-size pieces and all pieces in a full 3-digit/scheme/SCF tray qualify for the 3-digit price.
c. All flat-size pieces in mixed trays qualify for the mixed price (no minimum).
7.5.3 3-Digit USPS Marketing Mail Flat-Shaped Pieces SCF-Pallet Discount Eligibility
[Revise the text of 7.5.3 to read as follows:]
The SCF-pallet discount applies to 3-digit/SCF-eligible USPS Marketing Mail flat-shaped pieces that are palletized under 705.8.10.3e and 705.8.10.3f and entered at Origin (None) or DSCF/LPC entry.
[Delete 7.5.4 in its entirety:]
[Add a new section 9.0 to read as follows:]
9.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Heavy Printed Matter
9.1 Basic Standards
All pieces in a Regular Heavy Printed Matter or Nonprofit Heavy Printed Matter mailing must:
a. Meet the basic standards for USPS Marketing Mail in 2.0 and 3.0 and, for Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail, the additional standards in 703.1.0.
b. Not be used for “fulfillment purposes” (
i.e.,
the sending of items specifically purchased or requested by the customer of a mailer).
c. Weigh no more than 15 pounds.
d. Exceed the standards of a flat by either weight or
3/4
″ thickness.
e. Meet the standards in 601.10.0 if prepared as a catalog.
f. Not contain books or other non-eligible matter. Such items may be mailed using another eligible service (
i.e.,
Media Mail, Library Mail, Ground Advantage, etc.).
g. Meet a volume of at least 200 pieces or 50 pounds of pieces per mailing (except Heavy Printed Matter nonpresorted, non-discounted mailings).
h. Be marked under the corresponding standards in 203.3.5.1 to show the class of service and/or price paid.
i. Bear an Intelligent Mail package barcode (IMpb) and an Intelligent Mail matrix barcode (IMmb) as outlined in 204.2.0 and Publication 199,
Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) Implementation Guide for Confirmation Services and Electronic Payment Systems.
For details see PostalPro at
https://postalpro.usps.com.
9.2 Nonpresorted Heavy Printed Matter
Apply the prices and discounts for nonpresorted Heavy Printed Matter (HPM) as follows:
9.2.1 Prices
Nonpresorted HPM prices are based on the weight of a single addressed piece or one pound, whichever is heavier. The nonpresorted price applies to HPM not mailed at the Presorted or carrier route prices. For prices, see Notice 123—Price List.
9.2.2 Price Application
The nonpresorted HPM price is charged per half-pound from 1 through 5 pounds, and per pound from more than 5 through 15 pounds. For pieces weighing 5 pounds or under, any fraction of a half-pound is considered a whole half-pound. For pieces weighing more than 5 but not more than 15 pounds, any fraction of a pound is considered a whole pound. For example, if a HPM item weighs 4.325 pounds, the weight (postage) increment is 4.5 pounds; if an item weighs 6.25 pounds, the weight (postage) increment is 7 pounds. The minimum postage price per piece is the 1-pound price.
9.2.3 Catalog Incentive Discount
Items qualifying as a catalog under 601.10.0 are eligible for an incentive discount when appropriately identified
on the postage statement and/or the eDoc.
9.3 Presorted and Carrier Route Heavy Printed Matter
Apply the prices, fees, and discounts for Regular and Nonprofit Presorted and Carrier Route Heavy Printed Matter as follows:
9.3.1 Prices
Postage is based on the price that applies to the weight (postage) increment (up to 15 pounds) of each addressed piece. For prices, see Notice 123—Price List.
9.3.2 Price Application
The presorted Heavy Printed Matter price and Carrier Route price has a per piece charge and a per pound charge. Pricing is based on two weight tiers: up to 2.5 pounds and over 2.5 pounds.
The following pallet discounts apply to Presorted and Carrier Route Heavy Printed Matter:
a. The SCF-pallet discount applies to Presorted and Carrier Route eligible Heavy Printed Matter parcels that are palletized and entered at Origin or DSCF/LPC entry.
b. The Delivery Sort Container discount applies to each Heavy Printed Matter carrier route parcel palletized under 705.8.0 on a 5-digit carrier route or 5-digit scheme carrier route pallet entered at an Origin, DSCF, or DDU entry or in a carrier route sack under 245.14.0 and entered at the DDU.
9.3.3 Heavy Printed Matter Destination Entry Prices
Each piece is subject to both a piece price and a pound price.
9.3.4 Determining Single-Piece Weight
To determine single-piece weight in a mailing of nonidentical-weight pieces, weigh each piece individually. To determine single-piece weight in a mailing of identical-weight pieces, weigh a sample of at least 10 randomly selected pieces and divide the total sample weight by the number of pieces. Express all single-piece weights in decimal pounds rounded off to two decimal places.
9.3.5 Computing Postage
Presorted and Carrier Route Heavy Printed Matter mailings are charged a per pound price and a per piece price as follows:
a. Per pound price:
1.
For pieces weighing 1 pound or less,
compute the per pound price by multiplying the total number of addressed pieces by the 1-pound price for the price category. Do not round this result.
2.
For pieces weighing more than 1 pound,
compute the per pound price by multiplying the unrounded total weight of the addressed pieces by the pound price for the category. Do not round this result.
b. Per piece price. Multiply the total number of addressed pieces by the applicable piece price.
c. Total Postage. Calculate total postage by adding the total per piece calculation to the total per pound calculation. Round off the total postage to the nearest whole cent.
9.3.6 Catalog Incentive Discount
Items qualifying as a catalog under 601.10.0 are eligible for an incentive discount when appropriately identified on the postage statement and/or the eDoc.
9.4 Extra Services for Heavy Printed Matter
9.4.1 Available Services
Only the following extra services may be used with Heavy Printed Matter parcels:
a. USPS Tracking (electronic option only).
b. Certificate of mailing, as provided in 503.5.0.
9.4.2 Additional Preparation Requirements
An eligible mailpiece with an extra service must bear a return address under 602.1.0, and an ancillary service endorsement under 507.1.0. Pieces with USPS Tracking must bear one of the required endorsements: “Address Service Requested”, “Forwarding Service Requested”, “Return Service Requested”, or “Change Service Requested”.
244 Postage Payment and Documentation
1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment
[Add a sentence at the end of 1.0 to read as follows:]
Postage for all Heavy Printed Matter pieces must be paid via permit imprint.
5.0 Residual Pieces
5.1 Residual USPS Marketing Mail Subject to First-Class Mail or USPS Ground Advantage Prices
[Revise the first sentence of 5.1 to read as follows:]
Mailers with pieces weighing 20 ounces or less that do not qualify for USPS Marketing Mail prices but that are prepared as USPS Marketing Mail must pay single-piece First-Class Mail or USPS Ground Advantage—Retail postage for such pieces. * * *
5.2 Residual USPS Marketing Mail Subject to USPS Ground Advantage—Retail Prices
[Revise the first sentence of 5.2 to read as follows:]
Mailers of permit imprint pieces weighing more than 13 ounces but no more than 20 ounces that do not qualify for USPS Marketing Mail prices but that are prepared as USPS Marketing Mail must pay the USPS Ground Advantage—Retail postage for such pieces. * * *
245 Mail Preparation
1.0 General Information for Mail Preparation
[Renumber current 1.2 through 1.5 as 1.3 through 1.6 respectively; Add a new 1.2 to reads as follows:]
1.2 Basic Preparation—Nonpresorted Heavy Printed Matter
There are no presort, sacking, or labeling standards for nonpresorted Heavy Printed Matter.
[Renumbered]
1.4 Terms for Presort Levels
1.4.1 Letters
Terms used for presort levels are defined as follows: * * *
[Revise item (e) to read as follows:]
e.
Origin/entry SCF:
the ZIP Code in the delivery address on all pieces is addressed for a delivery service area of the same sectional center facility (SCF)/local processing center (LPC) (see L005). There is no minimum for origin entry SCF.
[Delete items (h) and (i) in their entirety; renumber items (j) and (k) as (h) and (i) respectively:]
[Revise renumbered item (h) to read as follows:]
h.
Mixed:
the pieces are for delivery in the service area of more than one SCF/LPC.
1.4.2 Flats
Terms used for presort levels are defined as follows: * * *
[Delete item (n) in its entirety; renumber items (o) and (p) as (n) and (o) respectively;]
[Revise renumbered item (n) to read as follows:]
n.
Mixed:
the pieces are for delivery in the service area of more than one SCF.
1.4.3 Marketing Parcels
Terms used for presort levels are defined as follows: * * *
[Revise the first sentence of item (d) to read as follows:]
SCF:
The separation includes pieces for two or more 3-digit areas served by the same sectional center facility (SCF)/regional processing and distribution center (RPDC) (see L051). * * *
[Delete items (e) and (f) in their entirety; renumber items (g) and (h) as (e) and (f) respectively:]
[Revise renumbered item (e) to read as follows:]
e.
Mixed:
the pieces are for delivery in the service area of more than one SCF/LPC/RPDC, etc.
[Renumbered]
1.5 Preparation Definitions and Instructions
For purposes of preparing mail: * * *
[Delete item (r) in its entirety; renumber items (s) through (y) as (r) through (x) respectively:]
5.0 Preparing Nonautomation Letters
5.3 Machinable Preparation
5.3.1 Machinable Bundling
Machinable pieces are not bundled, except for the following (see 203.4.0): * * *
[Revise item (b) to read as follows:]
b. All pieces in a less-than-full mixed tray.
5.3.2 Traying and Labeling
[Revise 5.3.2 to read as follows:]
Instead of preparing overflow SCF trays with fewer than 150 pieces, mailers may include these pieces in mixed trays when a tray of 150 or more pieces can be made. Mailers must note these trays on standardized documentation (see 203.3.2). Pieces that are placed in the next tray level must be grouped by destination and placed in the front or back of that tray. Preparation sequence, tray size, and labeling:
a. SCF (optional, but required for 3-digit price); 150-piece minimum except no minimum for origin entry SCF (overflow allowed); group pieces by SCF when overflow pieces from SCF trays are placed in mixed trays; labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L005, Column B.
2. Line 2: “STD LTR SCF MACH.”
b. Mixed (required); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “STD LTR MACH WKG.”
5.4 Nonmachinable Preparation
5.4.1 Nonmachinable Bundling
[Revise the third sentence of the introductory paragraph to read as follows:]
* * * Smaller volumes are not permitted except for mixed bundles. * * *
[Revise items (c) and (d) to read as follows:]
c. SCF (required); 10-piece minimum; pink Label A or OEL.
d. Mixed (required); no minimum; tan Label X or OEL.
5.4.2 Traying and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence of the introductory paragraph to read as follows:]
* * * For example, overflow pieces for a 5-digit destination may be placed into an existing correct 3-digit tray; if a 3-digit tray that includes the 5-digit destination does not exist, the overflow pieces may be placed into the correct existing SCF tray. * * *
[Revise items (c) and (d) to read as follows:]
c. SCF (required); 150-piece minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: L005, Column B.
2. Line 2: “STD LTR SCF MANUAL.”
d. Mixed (required); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “STD LTR MANUAL WKG.”
5.5 Residual Pieces
[Revise item (a) to read as follows:]
a. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
7.0 Preparing Automation Letters
7.5 Tray Preparation
[Revise the introductory paragraph of 7.5 to read as follows:]
Instead of preparing overflow trays with fewer than 150 pieces, mailers may include these pieces in an existing qualified tray of at least 150 or more pieces at the next tray level. (For example, if a mailer has 30 overflow 5-digit pieces for ZIP Code 20260, these pieces may be added to an existing qualified SCF tray for the correct destination and the overflow 5-digit pieces will still qualify for the 5-digit price). Mailers must note these trays on standardized documentation (see 203.3.2). Pieces that are placed in the next tray level must be grouped by destination and placed in the front or back of that tray. Mailers may use this option selectively for SCF ZIP Codes. This option does not apply to origin/entry SCF trays. Preparation sequence, tray size, and Line 1 labeling: * * *
[Revise items (b) and (c) to read as follows:]
b. SCF: optional, but required for 3-digit price (150-piece minimum except no minimum for origin entry SCF); overflow allowed; group pieces by 3-digit (or 3-digit scheme) ZIP Code prefix. For Line 1, use L005, Column B.
c. Mixed: required (no minimum); group pieces by SCF when overflow pieces from SCF trays are placed in mixed trays. For Line 1 labeling: “MXD WKG”.
7.6 Tray Line 2
Line 2: “STD LTR” and: * * *
[Revise items (c) and (d) to read as follows:]
c. SCF: “SCF BC”.
d. Mixed: “BC WKG”.
7.7 Presentation
[Revise the text of 7.7 to read as follows:]
Upon presentation of letter-size automation price USPS Marketing Mail mailings to USPS for verification, mailers must present all mixed trays together, and such trays must either be adjacent to one another or side by side, and must be placed as the top layer(s) on any given container.
[Revise 8.0 to read as follows:]
8.0 Preparing Nonautomation Flats
8.1 Basic Standards
All mailings and all pieces in each mailing at Regular USPS Marketing Mail and Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail nonautomation prices are subject to specific preparation standards in 8.2 through 8.8 and to these general standards (automation price mailings must be prepared under 10.0):
a. All pieces must be in the flat-size processing category.
b. Bundling is not permitted in flat trays.
c. All pieces must meet the applicable general preparation standards in 1.0 through 4.0 and the following:
1. All regular and Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail pieces must be marked under 202.3.0. Regular and Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail pieces must not be marked “ECRLOT,” “ECRWSH,” “ECRWSS,” “AUTO,” or “Single-Piece” (or “SNGLP”).
2. Unless excepted by standard, all pieces must be in the flat-size
processing category and must be prepared in flat trays or on pallets. Certain flat-size pieces may be prepared in letter trays under 3.0.
d. All pieces in the mailing must meet the specific sortation and preparation standards in 8.0 or the palletization standards in 705.8.0. Flat-size pieces may be prepared under 705.10.0 through 705.13.0.
e. Sortation determines price eligibility as specified in 243.5.0.
8.2 Bundle Preparation and Labeling
Bundle preparation is for bundles on pallets only. Mailings consisting entirely of pieces meeting the automation-compatibility criteria in 201.6.0 must be prepared in 5-digit scheme bundles for those 5-digit ZIP Codes identified in L007 and in 3-digit scheme bundles for those 3-digit ZIP Codes identified in L008. Preparation sequence, bundle size except as allowed under 203.4.12, and labeling:
a. 5-digit scheme (required for flats meeting the automation-compatibility standards in 201.6.0), see definition in 1.4j:
1. For mailings containing only pieces weighing 5 ounces (0.3125 pound) or less: 15-piece minimum; red Label 5 SCH, or OEL.
2. For mailings containing any pieces weighing more than 5 ounces (0.3125 pound): 10-piece minimum; red Label 5 SCH, or OEL.
b. 5-digit (optional), see definition in 1.4j:
1. For mailings containing only pieces weighing 5 ounces (0.3125 pound) or less: 15-piece minimum; red Label 5 or OEL.
2. For mailings containing any pieces weighing more than 5 ounces (0.3125 pound): 10-piece minimum; red Label 5 or OEL.
c. 3-digit scheme (required for flats meeting the automation-compatibility standards in 201.6.0), see definition in 1.4o; 10-piece minimum; green Label 3 SCH, or OEL.
d. 3-digit (optional), see definition in 1.4p; 10-piece minimum; green Label 3 or OEL.
e. SCF (optional); 10-piece minimum; pink Label A or OEL.
f. Mixed (required); no minimum; tan Label X or OEL.
8.3 Required Traying
Except as provided in 8.5, a flat tray, or a letter tray under 3.0, must be prepared when the quantity of mail for a required presort destination reaches a full flat tray (up to the handholds) or 50 pieces, whichever occurs first.
8.4 Drop Shipment
A mailer using Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express to drop ship USPS Marketing Mail flat-size pieces may prepare flat trays/sacks containing fewer than 50 pieces.
8.5 Traying, Sacking, and Labeling
Flat trays are allowed for all sortations. Sack preparation is allowed only for the following: Nonpalletized residual 5-digit flats entered at a DDU/S&DC along with carrier-route flats; Nonpalletized carrier-route flats entered at the DSCF/LPC (origin); Nonpalletized 5-digit flats entered at the DSCF/LPC (origin); and nonpalletized 3-digit flats entered at the DSCF/LPC (origin). DSCF/LPC (origin) 5-digit and 3-digit/SCF sacks must be entered at the BMEU and emptied into a designated container. All other sortations require flat-tray preparation. Preparation sequence and labeling:
a. 5-digit/scheme (optional); scheme sort required (before 5-digit sort), only for pieces meeting the automation flats criteria in 201.6.0, see definition in 1.4j; full flat tray or 50-piece minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: For 5-digit scheme flat trays use L007, Column B. For 5-digit flat trays, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination on pieces. (See 203.5.11 for overseas military mail).
2. Line 2: For 5-digit scheme flat trays, use “STD FLT 5D SCH NON BC.” For 5-digit flat trays, “STD FLTS 5D NON BC.”
b. 3-digit (optional); full flat tray or 50-piece minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: L002, Column A.
2. Line 2: “STD FLTS 3D NON BC.”
c. Origin/entry 3-digits(s) (optional); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: L002, Column A.
2. Line 2: “STD FLTS 3D NON BC.”
d. SCF (optional); full flat tray or 50-piece minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: L016, Column B.
2. Line 2: “STD FLTS SCF NON BC.”
e. Mixed (required); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “STD FLTS NON BC WKG.”
8.6 Cobundling Flats With Automation Mail
The following standards apply:
a. If the mailing job contains a carrier route mailing, an automation mailing, and a nonautomation mailing, then it must be prepared under 705.10.0.
b. If the mailing job contains a carrier route mailing and a nonautomation mailing, then it must be separately sacked or trayed under 8.0 and 9.0 or prepared using the merged palletization option in 705.10.0.
c. If the mailing job contains a carrier route mailing and an automation mailing, then it must be separately sacked or trayed under 9.0 and 10.0 or prepared using the merged palletization option in 705.10.0.
d. Nonautomation pieces may be cobundled with automation pieces under the standards in 705.11.0.
8.7 Merged Containerization of Carrier Route, Automation, and Nonautomation Flats
Under the optional preparation in 705.10.0, 705.12.0, or 705.13.0, nonautomation 5-digit bundles are copalletized with carrier route bundles prepared under 9.0 and with automation 5-digit bundles prepared under 10.0 on merged 5-digit scheme pallets and merged 5-digit pallets. See 8.5a for information on when preparation under 705.10.0 may be required.
8.8 Residual Pieces
Mailers entering USPS Marketing Mail residual pieces that do not qualify for USPS Marketing Mail prices, and paying the applicable single-piece First-Class Mail or USPS Ground Advantage—Retail prices (but prepared “as is” under 244.5.0), must separately tray residual pieces from the automation and presort pieces. Mailers must label flat trays under 204.3.0 using the CIN code 582 for use with residual flat trays. Label flat trays as follows:
a. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
b. Line 2: Use the human-readable content line corresponding to content identifier number 582 (see Exhibit 204.3.2.4).
c. Line 3: Office of mailing or mailer information.
9.0 Preparing Enhanced Carrier Route Flats
9.8 Merged Containerization of Carrier Route, Automation, and Presorted Price Flats
[Revise the text of 9.8 to read as follows:]
Under the optional preparation in 705.10.0, 705.12.0, or 705.13.0, carrier route price bundles prepared under 9.3 and 9.4 are copalletized with Presorted price 5-digit bundles prepared under 8.0 and with automation price 5-digit bundles prepared under 10.0 on merged 5-digit scheme pallets and merged 5-digit pallets. Presorted price pieces may be cobundled with automation price pieces under 705.11.0.
10.0 Preparing Automation Flats
[Revise 10.4 to read as follows:]
10.4 USPS Marketing Mail Bundle and Flat-Tray Preparation
10.4.1 Bundling and Labeling
Bundle preparation is for bundles on pallets only. Preparation sequence, bundle size, except as allowed under 203.4.0, and labeling:
a. 5-digit scheme (optional); see definition in 1.4g:
1. For mailings containing only pieces weighing 5 ounces (0.3125 pound) or less: 15-piece minimum; red Label 5 SCH or OEL.
2. For mailings containing any pieces weighing more than 5 ounces (0.3125 pound): 10-piece minimum; red Label 5 SCH or OEL.
b. 5-digit presort (optional); see definition in 1.4g:
1. For mailings containing only pieces weighing 5 ounces (0.3125 pound) or less: 15-piece minimum; red Label 5 or OEL.
2. For mailings containing any pieces weighing more than 5 ounces (0.3125 pound): 10-piece minimum; red Label 5 or OEL.
c. 3-digit scheme (optional); see definition in 1.4p; 10-piece minimum; green Label 3 SCH or OEL.
d. 3-digit presort (optional); see definition in 1.4p; 10-piece minimum; green Label 3 or OEL.
e. SCF (optional); 10-piece minimum; pink Label A or OEL.
f. Mixed (required); no minimum; tan Label X or OEL.
10.4.2 Required Traying
A flat tray or a letter tray under 3.0, must be prepared when the quantity of mail for a required presort destination reaches a full tray (see 1.4e) or 50 pieces, whichever occurs first.
10.4.3 Traying, Sacking, and Labeling
Sack preparation is allowed only for the following: Nonpalletized residual 5-digit flats entered at a DDU/S&DC along with carrier-route flats; Nonpalletized carrier-route flats entered at the DSCF/LPC (origin); Nonpalletized 5-digit flats entered at the DSCF/LPC (origin); and nonpalletized 3-digit flats entered at the DSCF/LPC (origin). DSCF/LPC (origin) 5-digit and 3-digit/SCF sacks must be entered at the BMEU and emptied into a designated container. All other sortations require flat-tray preparation. Preparation sequence and labeling:
a.
5-digit/scheme
(optional); scheme sort required before 5-digit sort; see definition in 1.4h; full flat tray or 50-piece minimum, labeling:
1. Line 1: For 5-digit scheme flat trays, use L007, Column B. For 5-digit flat trays/sacks, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code on mail (see 203.5.11for overseas military mail).
2. Line 2: For 5-digit scheme flat trays, use “STD FLTS 5D SCH BC.” For 5-digit flat trays/sacks, use “STD FLTS 5D BC.”
b.
3-digit
(optional); full flat tray or 50-piece minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: L002, Column A.
2. Line 2: “STD FLTS 3D BC.”
c.
Origin 3-digit(s)
(required) and entry 3-digit(s) (optional); no minimum (for origin and entry); labeling:
1. Line 1: L002, Column A.
2. Line 2: “STD FLTS 3D BC.”
d.
SCF
(optional); full flat tray or 50-piece minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: L016, Column B.
2. Line 2: “STD FLTS SCF BC.”
e.
Mixed
(required); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “STD FLTS BC WKG”.
11.0 Preparing Presorted Parcels
11.3 Preparing Machinable Marketing Parcels (3.5 Ounces or More) and Nonprofit Machinable Priced Parcels
11.3.1 Sacking
The following apply:
[Delete item (c) in its entirety; renumber items (d) through (f) as (c) through (e):][Revise renumbered item (e) to read as follows:]
e. Mailers combining machinable Marketing Parcels (3.5 ounces or more) with Nonprofit Machinable priced parcels placed in mixed sacks must prepare the sacks under 11.3.2.
11.3.2 Sacking and Labeling
[Revise 11.3.2 to read as follows:]
Preparation sequence, sack size, and labeling:
a. 5-digit/scheme (optional, but required for 5-digit price), see definition in 1.4n.; allowed only for mail deposited at a DSCF/RPDC or DDU/S&DC. Sacks must contain a 10-pound minimum except at DDU/S&DC entry, which has no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: For 5-digit scheme sacks, use L606, Column B. For 5-digit sacks, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination on pieces (see 203.5.11 for overseas military mail).
2. Line 2: For 5-digit scheme sacks, “STD MACH 5D SCH.” For 5-digit sacks, “STD MACH 5D”.
b. Mixed (required); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “STD MACH WKG”.
11.4 Preparing Nonstandard Marketing Parcels (Less Than 3.5 Ounces) and Nonprofit Nonstandard Priced Parcels
11.4.3 Sacking and Labeling
[Revise 11.4.3 to read as follows:]
Preparation sequence, sack size, and labeling:
a. 5-digit/scheme (optional, but required for 5-digit price), see definition in 1.4n; allowed only for mail deposited at a DSCF/RPDC or DDU/S&DC. Sacks must contain a 10-pound minimum except at DDU/S&DC entry, which has no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: For 5-digit scheme sacks, use L606, Column B. For 5-digit sacks, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination on pieces (see 203.5.11 for overseas military mail).
2. Line 2: For 5-digit scheme sacks, “STD NONSTD 5D SCH”. For 5-digit sacks, “STD NONSTD 5D”.
b. SCF; 10-pound minimum; labeling:
1. For Line 1, Use L051.
2. For Line 2, “STD NONSTD SCF”.
Mixed (required); no minimum; labeling:
3. Line 1: “MXD WKG”
4. Line 2: “STD NONSTD WKG”.
[Add a section 13.0 to read as follows:]
13.0 Preparing Presorted Heavy Printed Matter Parcels
13.1 Basic Standards
All mailings and all pieces in each mailing at Heavy Printed Matter and Nonprofit Heavy Printed Matter prices are subject to the standards in 1.0 to 4.0, and to these general standards:
a. Each mailing must meet the applicable standards in 202.3.0, 243, 245, and 246.
b. All pieces in a mailing must be within the same processing category. See 201.7.0 for definitions of machinable and nonstandard parcels.
c. All pieces must be sorted to the finest extent possible under 13.2 and 13.3 or palletized under 705.8.0.
d. Subject to 202.3.0, pieces must be marked “Heavy Printed Matter” (or “HPM”) and “Presorted” (or “PRSRT”).
13.2 Preparing Nonstandard Parcels
13.2.1 Piece Preparation
Bundling is not permitted.
13.2.2 Sacking
The following apply:
a. Prepare mailings of regular nonstandard parcels and mailings of Nonprofit nonstandard priced parcels under 13.2.
b. Mailers must prepare a sack when the mail for a presort destination reaches 10 pieces or 20 pounds.
c. There is no minimum for parcels prepared in 5-digit/scheme sacks entered at a DDU/S&DC.
d. Mailers combining Nonprofit nonstandard priced parcels with Nonprofit machinable priced parcels and regular machinable parcels in 5-digit/scheme sacks must prepare those sacks under 13.3.
e. Mailers may not prepare sacks containing nonstandard and machinable parcels to other presort levels.
f. Mailers may combine Nonprofit nonstandard priced parcels with regular nonstandard parcels in sacks under 13.2.3.
13.2.3 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence and labeling:
a. 5-digit/scheme (optional),see definition in 1.4n; allowed only for mail deposited at a DSCF/RPDC or DDU/SDC. Sacks must contain a 10 piece or 20-pound minimum except at DDU/SDC entry, which has no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: For 5-digit scheme sacks, use L606, Column B. For 5-digit sacks, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination on pieces (see 203.5.11 for overseas military mail).
2. Line 2: For 5-digit scheme sacks, “HPM NONSTD 5D SCH”. For 5-digit sacks, “HPM NONSTD 5D”.
b. 3-digit, 10 piece or 20-pound minimum; labeling:
1. For Line 1, Use L002, Column A.
2. For Line 2, “HPM NONSTD 3D”.
c. SCF, 10 piece or 20-pound minimum; labeling:
1. For Line 1, Use L051.
2. For Line 2, “HPM NONSTD SCF”.
d. Mixed (required); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “HPM NONSTD WKG”.
13.3 Preparing Machinable Parcels
13.3.1 Sacking
A sack must be prepared when the quantity of mail for a presort destination reaches either 10 addressed pieces or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes are not permitted (except mixed sacks). 5-digit scheme sacks may be prepared only when there are at least 10 addressed pieces or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes are not permitted. Sacking also is subject to these conditions:
a. Identical-weight pieces that weigh 2 pounds or less must be prepared using the 10-piece minimum; those that weigh more must be prepared using the 20-pound minimum.
b. For nonidentical-weight pieces, mailers must use either the minimum that applies to the average piece weight for the entire mailing (divide the net weight of the mailing by the number of pieces; the resulting average single-piece weight determines whether the 10-piece or 20-pound minimum applies) or sack by the actual piece count or mail weight for each destination, provided that documentation can be provided with the mailing that shows (specifically for each sack) the number of pieces and their total weight.
c. Mailers must note on the postage statement whether they applied the piece count or weight except for USPS Ship mailings prepared under 705.2.9.
d. Prepare mailings of machinable parcels and mailings of Nonprofit machinable priced parcels under 13.3.
e. There is no minimum for parcels in 5-digit/scheme sacks entered at a DDU or DS&DC.
f. Mailers combining nonstandard parcels with machinable parcels places in 5-digit/scheme sacks must prepare those sacks under 13.3.2a.
g. Mailers combing regular machinable parcels with Nonprofit machinable parcels placed in mixed sacks must prepare the sacks under 13.3.2c.
13.3.2 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence, sack size, and labeling:
a. 5-digit/scheme, optional. Labeling:
1. Line 1: For 5-digit scheme sacks, use L606, Column B. For 5-digit sacks, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination on pieces (see 203.5.11 for overseas military mail).
2. Line 2: For 5-digit scheme sacks, “HPM MACH 5D SCH.” For 5-digit sacks, “HPM MACH 5D”.
b. SCF/RPDC, optional. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L051.
2. Line 2: “HPM MACH SCF”.
c. Mixed (required); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: Use “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “HPM MACH WKG”.
[Add a section 14.0 to read as follows:]
14.0 Preparing Heavy Printed Matter Carrier-Route Parcels
14.1 Basic Standards
14.1.1 General Standards for Carrier Route Preparation
All mailings of carrier-route Heavy Printed Matter (HPM) are subject to the standards in 14.2 through 14.4 and to these general standards:
a. Each mailing must meet the applicable eligibility standards in 243, mail preparation standards in 2.0, through 4.0, and deposit and entry standards in 246.
b. All pieces in a mailing must be within the same processing category as described in 201.7.0. A Heavy Printed Matter nonstandard parcel is a piece that is not a machinable parcel as defined in 201.7.5.1. Nonstandard parcels also are pieces that meet the size and weight standards for a machinable parcel but are not individually boxed or packaged to withstand processing on RPDC parcel sorters under 601.3.0 and 601.4.0.
c. All pieces must be sorted to the finest extent possible under 9.0, or palletized under 705.8.0.
d. Subject to 202.3.0, pieces must be marked “Heavy Printed Matter” (or “HPM”) and “Carrier Route Presort” (or “CAR-RT SORT”).
14.1.2 Residual Pieces
Residual pieces not sorted under 14.2 and 14.3 may be prepared as a Presorted Heavy Printed Matter mailing under 13.0, provided that they are part of the same mailing job and reported on the same postage statement. Residual pieces paid at the presorted price do not need to meet a separate 200 piece/50 pound minimum. These pieces must be separated from the Carrier Route portion when presented to the USPS for verification.
14.2 Preparing Nonstandard Parcels Weighing Less Than 10 Pounds
14.2.1 Bundle Preparation
Bundling is not required in direct carrier route sacks. Otherwise, a carrier route bundle (or bundles) must be prepared when the quantity of addressed pieces for a carrier route reaches a minimum of 10 pieces or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes are not permitted. The maximum weight of each physical bundle is 40 pounds. Each bundle must contain at least two addressed pieces except for the last bundle for each carrier route destination under 203.4.10. Bundles must be labeled with a facing slip unless the bundle is labeled using a carrier route information line (204.3.0) or an optional endorsement line (203.7.0). Bundling also is subject to these conditions:
a. Identical-weight pieces that weigh 2 pounds or less must be prepared using the 10-piece minimum; those that weigh more must be prepared using the 20-pound minimum.
b. For nonidentical-weight pieces, mailers must either use the minimum that applies to the average piece weight for the entire mailing (divide the net weight of the mailing by the number of pieces; the resulting average single-piece weight determines whether the 10-piece or 20-pound minimum
applies), or bundle by the actual piece count or mail weight for each bundle destination, provided that documentation can be provided with the mailing that shows (specifically for each bundle) the number of pieces and their total weight.
c. Mailers must note on the accompanying postage statement whether they applied the piece count, weight, or both.
14.2.2 Required Sacking
Mailers may prepare nonstandard parcels as unsacked bundles under 203.4.10 or in bundles on pallets. Otherwise, mailers must prepare a direct carrier route sack when the quantity of mail for an individual carrier route reaches either 10 addressed pieces or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first; smaller volumes are not permitted. Mailers then must place remaining bundles in 5-digit scheme carrier routes sacks or 5-digit carrier routes sacks, which have no minimum sack size. Carrier route sacks also are subject to these conditions:
a. Identical-weight pieces that weigh 2 pounds or less must be prepared using the 10-piece minimum; those that weigh more must be prepared using the 20-pound minimum.
b. For nonidentical-weight pieces, mailers must either use the minimum that applies to the average piece weight for the entire mailing (divide the net weight of the mailing by the number of pieces; the resulting average single-piece weight determines whether the 10-piece or 20-pound minimum applies), or sack by the actual piece count or mail weight for each sack destination, provided that documentation can be provided with the mailing that shows (specifically for each sack) the number of pieces and their total weight.
c. Mailers must note on the accompanying postage statement whether they applied the piece count or weight.
14.2.3 Sack Preparation
Sack preparation sequence and Line 1 labeling:
a. Carrier route: required; for Line 1, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code on mail (see 203.5.11 for overseas military mail).
b. 5-digit scheme carrier routes: optional (no minimum); for Line 1, use L606, Column B.
c. 5-digit carrier routes: required (no minimum); for Line 1, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination of bundles (for military mail, the ZIP Code is preceded by the prefixes under 4.0).
14.2.4 Sack Label Line 2
Line 2 information:
a. Carrier route: “HPM NONSTD CR,” followed by the route type and number.
b. 5-digit scheme carrier routes: “HPM NONSTD CR-RTS SCH.”
c. 5-digit carrier routes: “HPM NONSTD CR-RTS.”
14.3 Preparing Nonstandard Parcels Weighing 10 Pounds or More
Mailers may prepare nonstandard parcels as unsacked bundles under 203.4.10 or in bundles on pallets. When preparing nonstandard parcels in sacks, place parcels only in direct carrier-route sacks. Each carrier route sack must contain a minimum of 20 pounds. Required preparation:
a. Line 1: use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination of the pieces.
b. Line 2: “HPM NONSTD CR,” followed by the route type and number.
14.4 Preparing Machinable Parcels
14.4.1 Required Carrier Route Sacking
Machinable parcels may be prepared only in direct carrier route sacks. Each carrier route sack must contain a minimum of 10 addressed pieces or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Carrier route sacks also are subject to these conditions:
a. Identical-weight pieces that weigh 2 pounds or less must be prepared using the 10-piece minimum; those that weigh more must be prepared using the 20-pound minimum.
b. For nonidentical-weight pieces, mailers must use either the minimum that applies to the average piece weight for the entire mailing (divide the net weight of the mailing by the number of pieces; the resulting average single-piece weight determines whether the 10-piece or 20-pound minimum applies), or sack by the actual piece count or mail weight for each sack destination, provided that documentation can be provided with the mailing that shows (specifically for each sack) the number of pieces and their total weight.
c. Mailers must note on the accompanying postage statement whether they applied the piece count or weight.
14.4.2 Sack Label
Required preparation:
a. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination of the pieces.
b. Line 2: “HPM MACH CR,” followed by the route type and number.
246 Enter and Deposit
1.0 Presenting a Mailing
1.1 Basic Standards for USPS Marketing Mail Deposit
All USPS Marketing Mail must be presented at the Post Office where the permit or license is held and the presort mailing fee is paid, at the locations and times specified by the postmaster, except as follows: * * *
[Revise item (d) to read as follows:]
d. Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail (including Nonprofit Heavy Printed Matter) must be presented only at Post Offices where the organization producing the mailing has an approved nonprofit authorization (703.1.0).
[Add an item (e) to read as follows:]
e. Nonpresorted Heavy Printed Matter postage must be paid via permit imprint and be deposited and accepted at the Post Office that issued the permit, at a time and place designated by the postmaster, except as otherwise provided for plant-verified drop shipments under 604.5.0.
3.0 Destination Sectional Center Facility (DSCF)/Local Processing Center (LPC) Entry
3.2 Eligibility
3.2.1 Letters
Pieces in a mailing that meet the standards in 2.0 and 4.0 are eligible for DSCF prices under either 4.2.1a. or 4.2.1b. below:
[Revise item (a) to read as follows:]
When deposited at a DSCF/LPC or USPS-designated facility, and placed in a tray labeled to a destination within the SCF's/LPC's service area, when all pieces in the tray are addressed for delivery within that SCF's/LPC's service area.
3.2.2 Flats
Pieces in a mailing that meets the standards in 2.0 and 4.0 are eligible for the DSCF price, as follows:
[Revise item (a) to read as follows:]
When deposited at a DSCF/LPC or USPS-designated facility, addressed for delivery within the DSCF's/LPC's service area, and placed in a flat tray, sack (when applicable), or on a pallet labeled to the DSCF/LPC or to a destination within its service area.
[Add a 3.4 to read as follows:]
3.4 Heavy Printed Matter DSCF/LPC/RPDC Entry
3.4.1 Eligibility
Heavy Printed Matter pieces in a mailing meeting the standards in 3.0 are eligible for the DSCF price when they meet all of the following additional conditions:
a. Are eligible for and prepared to qualify for Presorted or Carrier Route prices, subject to the corresponding standards for those prices.
b. Are deposited at a DSCF/RPDC listed in L051 or a USPS-designated facility and are addressed for delivery within the DSCF's/RPDC's service area.
c. Are placed in a sack or on a pallet that is labeled to the DSCF/RPDC or labeled to a destination within its service area.
4.0 Destination Delivery Unit (DDU)/Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC) Entry
[Add a 4.3 to read as follows:]
4.3 Heavy Printed Matter DDU/SDC Entry
4.3.1 Eligibility
Pieces in a mailing meeting the standards in 2.0, and 5.3 are eligible for the DDU price when they meet all of the following conditions:
a. Are eligible for and prepared to qualify for Presorted or Carrier Route prices, subject to the corresponding standards for those prices.
b. Are addressed for delivery within the ZIP Code(s) served by the destination delivery unit.
c. For parcels prepared using the optional 5-digit scheme sort, use Column B of L606 to determine the 5-digit scheme destination. For parcels prepared using the 5-digit sort, the Drop Shipment Product must be used to determine the 5-digit destination. To determine the location for entry of 5-digit sorted pieces or whether a 5-digit delivery facility can handle pallets (or pallet boxes), refer to the Drop Shipment Product maintained by the National Customer Support Center (NCSC) (see 608.8.1). When the Drop Shipment Product shows that mail for a single 5-digit ZIP Code area is delivered out of more than one postal facility, use the facility from which the majority of city carrier routes are delivered as the facility at which the DDU mail must be entered. The Drop Shipment Product identifies the 5-digit ZIP Codes that are exceptions to the “majority of city carriers rule” or other facilities where parcels are normally dropped. If a mailer transports mail to a DDU/S&DC facility that cannot handle pallets, the driver must unload the pallets into containers that the delivery unit specified.
4.3.2 Presorted Machinable Parcels
Presorted machinable parcels in 5-digit scheme and 5-digit sacks or on 5-digit scheme and 5-digit pallets may claim DDU prices. Mail must be entered at the appropriate facility.
4.3.3 Presorted Nonstandard Parcels
Customers mailing presorted nonstandard parcels in 5-digit scheme sacks and 5-digit sacks, on 5-digit scheme or 5-digit pallets may claim DDU prices. Mailers must enter mail at the appropriate facility.
4.3.4 Carrier Route Machinable Parcels
Carrier Route machinable parcels sorted to carrier route sacks may claim DDU prices. Mail must be entered at the appropriate facility.
4.3.5 Carrier-Route Nonstandard Parcels
Customers mailing carrier-route nonstandard parcels in sacks, on 5-digit scheme and 5-digit pallets, or prepared as unsacked carrier route bundles may claim DDU prices. Mailers must enter mail at the appropriate facility.
263 Prices and Eligibility
1.0 Prices and Fees
1.2 Presorted and Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter
1.2.1 Prices
Postage is based on the weight of a single addressed piece or one pound, whichever is heavier. For prices, see Notice 123-Price List.
1.2.2 Price Application
[Revise 1.2.2 to read as follows:]
The presorted and Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter price is charged per pound from 1 through 15 pounds. Any fraction of a pound is considered a whole pound. For example, if a BPM item weighs 6.25 pounds, the weight (postage) increment is 7 pounds. The minimum postage price per piece is the 1-pound price. Deduct the Full-Service Intelligent Mail per-piece discount for each presorted or Carrier Route barcoded flat that complies with the Full-Service Intelligent Mail option requirements under 705.23.0.
[Delete 1.2.3 in its entirety; renumber 1.2.4 through 1.2.8 as 1.2.3 through 1.2.7 respectively:]
[Revise renumbered 1.2.3 to read as follows:]
1.2.3 Bound Printed Matter Destination Entry Prices
Each piece is charged per pound from 1 through 15 pounds. Deduct the Full-Service Intelligent Mail per-piece discount for each presorted or Carrier Route barcoded flat that complies with the Full-Service Intelligent Mail option requirements under 705.23.0. Presorted DDU prices are not available for flats that weigh 1 pound or less.
[Revise renumbered 1.2.6 to read as follows:]
1.2.6 Computing Postage for Permit Imprint
To compute the total postage for a mailing, for each weight increment, multiply the number of pieces by the applicable price per piece. Round each product off to four decimal places; add the products and round up the total postage to the nearest whole cent.
3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for Bound Printed Matter
[Revise 3.5 to read as follows:]
3.5 Barcode Standards
3.5.1 IMpb and IMmb Standards
Presorted-priced BPM parcels must bear an Intelligent Mail package barcode (IMpb) and an Intelligent Mail matrix barcode (IMmb) as outlined in 204.2.0 and Publication 199,
Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) Implementation Guide for Confirmation Services and Electronic Payment Systems.
For details see PostalPro at
https://postalpro.usps.com.
3.5.2 Package Quality Noncompliance Fee
Unless otherwise excepted, mailers of mailpieces not meeting the requirements for using a unique IMpb and IMmb, as outlined in 204.2.1.6 and Publication 199,
Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) Implementation Guide for Confirmation Services and Electronic Payment Systems,
will be assessed the Package Quality Noncompliance Fee. (See Notice 123-Price List.) For details see PostalPro at
https://postalpro.usps.com.
265 Mail Preparation
1.0 General Information for Mail Preparation
1.4 Terms for Presort Levels
Terms used for presort levels are defined as follows: * * *
[Revise the first sentence of item (h) to read as follows:]
h.
SCF:
the separation includes pieces for two or more 3-digit areas served by the same sectional center facility (SCF)/local processing center (LPC) [flats]/regional processing and distribution center (RPDC) [parcels] (see L016 for flats and L051 for parcels), * * *
[Delete item (i) in its entirety; renumber item (j) as (i):]
1.5 Preparation Definitions and Instructions
For purposes of preparing mail:* * *
[Revise the last sentence of item (g) to read as follows:]
g. * * * Three-digit scheme bundles are placed in 3-digit through mixed containers, as applicable, using the OEL “label to” 3-digit ZIP Code or using L008 column B.
2.0 Bundles
2.3 Bundle Sizes for Flats
[Revise the fifth sentence of 2.3 to read as follows:]
* * * Except for mixed bundles and for carrier route bundles in sacks, each physical bundle of BPM must contain at least two pieces. * * *
5.0 Preparing Presorted Flats
5.2 Bundling
5.2.1 Required Bundling
[Revise the third sentence of 5.2.1 to read as follows:]
* * * Only mixed bundles or bundles prepared under 2.3 may contain smaller volumes. * * *
5.2.2 Bundling and Labeling
[Revise items (e) and (f) to read as follows:]
e. SCF (required); pink Label A or OEL.
f. Mixed (required); tan Label X or OEL.
5.3 Sacking
5.3.1 Required Sacking
[Revise the third sentence of the introductory paragraph of 5.3.1 to read as follows:]
* * * Only mixed sacks may contain smaller volumes. * * *
5.3.3 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence and labeling:* * *
[Delete item (d) in its entirety; renumber item (e) as (d):]
[Revise renumbered item (d) to read as follows:]
d. Mixed (required); labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “PSVC FLTS NON BC WKG”.
7.0 Preparing Barcoded Flats
7.3.2 Bundle Preparation
Bundles must be prepared and labeled in the following sequence: * * *
[Revise items (e) and (f) to read as follows:]
e. SCF: (minimum 10 pieces or 10 pounds, maximum weight 20 pounds); pink Label A or OEL.
f. Mixed: (no minimum, maximum weight 20 pounds); tan Label X or OEL.
7.4 Sacking
Preparation sequence, sack size, and labeling: * * *
[Delete item (d) in its entirety; renumber item (e) as (d):]
[Revise renumbered item (d) to read as follows:]
d. Mixed (required); no minimum; labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “PSVC FLTS BC WKG”.
8.0 Preparing Presorted Parcels
8.2 Preparing Nonstandard Parcels
8.2.2 Required Sacking
[Revise the second sentence of 8.2.2 to read as follows:]
* * * Smaller volumes are not permitted (except mixed sacks). * * *
8.2.3 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence and labeling: * * *
[Delete item (d) in its entirety; renumber item (e) as (d):]
[Revise renumbered item (d) to read as follows:]
d. Mixed (required); labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “PSVC NONSTD WKG”.
8.3 Preparing Machinable Parcels
8.3.2 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence and labeling: * * *
[Revise item (b) to read as follows:]
b. Mixed (required); labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “PSVC MACH WKG”.
266 Enter and Deposit
4.0 Destination Sectional Center Facility (DSCF)/Local Processing Center (LPC) Entry
4.1 Eligibility
[Revise item (c) to read as follows:]
c. Are placed in a sack or on a pallet that is labeled to the DSCF/LPC/RPDC or labeled to a destination within its service area.
4.2 Presorted Flats
[Revise the first sentence of 4.2 to read as follows:]
Presorted flats and automation flats in sacks for the 5-digit, 3-digit, and SCF sort levels or on pallets at the 5-digit scheme, 5-digit, 3-digit, and SCF sort levels may have DSCF prices. * * *
4.3 Carrier Route Flats
[Revise the first sentence of 4.3 to read as follows:]
Carrier route flats in sacks at all sort levels or on pallets at the 5-digit scheme carrier routes, 5-digit carrier routes, 3-digit, and SCF sort levels may claim DSCF prices. * * *
270 Commercial Mail Media Mail and Library Mail
273 Prices and Eligibility
5.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for Media Mail and Library Mail
[Add a 5.6 to read as follows:]
5.6 Package Quality Noncompliance Fee
Unless otherwise excepted, mailers of mailpieces not meeting the requirements for using a unique IMpb and IMmb, as outlined in 204.2.1.6 and Publication 199,
Intelligent Mail
Package Barcode (IMpb) Implementation Guide for Confirmation Services and Electronic Payment Systems,
will be assessed the Package Quality Noncompliance Fee. (See Notice 123-Price List.) For details see PostalPro at
https://postalpro.usps.com.
500 Additional Mailing Services
503 Extra Services
7.0 USPS Tracking
[Revise the heading of 7.1.2 to read as follows:]
7.1.2 Electronic Option USPS Tracking for USPS Marketing Mail and Heavy Printed Matter Parcels
[Revise the first and second sentences of 7.1.2 to read as follows:]
If electronic option USPS Tracking is requested for all parcels in a USPS Marketing Mail mailing and the pieces are of identical weight, then postage may be paid only with metered postage or permit imprint under 244.2.0. Heavy Printed Matter postage may be paid only with permit imprint. Electronic-option USPS Tracking may be purchased for USPS Marketing Mail parcels and Heavy Printed Matter parcels by mailers using privately printed forms or labels, or Label 888, and who establish an electronic link with the USPS to exchange acceptance and delivery data. * * *
507 Mailer Services
1.0 Treatment of Mail
1.5.3 USPS Marketing Mail
Undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) USPS Marketing Mail pieces are treated as described in Exhibit 1.5.3, with these additional conditions: * * *
[Revise the second sentence of item (f) to read as follows:]
f. * * * USPS Marketing Mail pieces, except for Marketing and Heavy Printed Matter parcels, with USPS Tracking must be endorsed “Address Service Requested,” “Forwarding Service Requested,” “Return Service Requested,” or “Change Service Requested”. * * *
4.0 Address Correction Services
4.1 Address Correction Service
4.1.5 Other Classes
Address correction service for classes other than Periodicals under 4.1.4 is provided as follows:
a. When possible, “on-piece” address correction is provided for the following mailpieces: * * *
[Revise item (a5) to read as follows:]
5. USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter); * * *
11.0 USPS Tracking Plus Service
11.2 Scan Data Retention
USPS Tracking Plus service is available for scan data retention on mailpieces shipped via the following products: * * *
[Revise item (h) to read as follows:]
h. USPS Marketing Mail, Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail, and Heavy Printed Matter parcels with purchased USPS Tracking and Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail parcels with a trackable extra service.
508 Recipient Services
7.0 Premium Forwarding Services
7.2 Premium Forwarding Service Residential
7.2.6 Weekly Priority Mail Shipments
Premium Forwarding Service Residential shipments are dispatched weekly (on Wednesday) as Priority Mail with USPS Tracking service. Regardless of any mailer`s ancillary service endorsement on a mailpiece, and provided it fits within the shipment container, all mail is included in the weekly Priority Mail shipment, except as follows: * * *
[Revise item (b3) to read as follows:]
3. Heavy Printed Matter, Bound Printed Matter, Media Mail, and Library Mail pieces are rerouted separately and the mailer charged postage due at the appropriate single-piece price for the class or subclass of mail in which the piece was originally shipped.
600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services
601 Mailability
10.0 Catalogs
[Revise the second sentence of 10.0 to read as follows:]
* * * A catalog mailpiece may be letter-shaped, flat-shaped or parcel-shaped, and is mailed at USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) or Bound Printed Matter rates. * * *
602 Addressing
4.0 Detached Address Labels (DALs)
4.6 Postage
4.6.2 Postage Computation and Payment
[Revise item (b) to read as follows:]
b. USPS Marketing Mail flats (except EDDM flats) and parcels (including Heavy Printed Matter), and Bound Printed Matter pieces must be paid by permit imprint, which must appear on each DAL.
604 Postage Payment Methods and Refunds
5.0 Permit Imprint (Indicia)
5.1 General Standards
5.1.1 Definition
A mailer may be authorized to mail material without affixing postage when payment is made at the time of mailing from a permit-imprint advance-deposit account established with USPS. The following apply:
a. This payment method is not available for Periodicals, but may be used for postage and extra-service fees for the following types of mailpieces: * * *
[Revise item a(5) to read as follows:]
5. USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter); * * *
5.1.5 Application Fee
[Revise 5.1.5 to read as follows:]
An application fee is required only when a permit imprint is used as the payment method for First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter), Bound Printed Matter Flats and international mail, and the mailer does not use the Electronic Verification System (eVS). If a customer pays a permit imprint application fee, it is accepted for domestic and/or international outbound mailings.
5.3 Indicia Design, Placement, and Content
5.3.7 USPS Marketing Mail, Parcel Select and Package Services Format
[Revise the first sentence of 5.3.7 to read as follows:]
A USPS Marketing Mail, Parcel Select, or Package Services permit imprint indicia must contain the same information required in 5.3.6, except that the USPS Marketing Mail (Standard Mail), Heavy Printed Matter, Parcel Select, or applicable Package Services (Bound Printed Matter, Media Mail or Library Mail) marking must be used instead of “First-Class Mail”. * * *
700 Special Standards
703 Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail and Other Unique Eligibility
9.0 Mixed Classes
9.3 Eligibility for an Enclosure in Periodicals Publication
9.3.2 Loose Enclosure
A loose enclosure may be mailed with a bound Periodicals publication only if: * * *
[Revise item (b) to read as follows:]
b. For USPS Marketing Mail matter, the total weight of all enclosed material does not exceed 20 ounces.
705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
5.0 First-Class Mail or USPS Marketing Mail Mailings with Different Payment Methods
5.3 Producing the Combined Mailing
5.3.2 Price and Postage Marking
[Revise the chart in item (a) to read as follows:]
a. First-Class Mail:
Price Marking
Price and postage category
Letters/cards
Automation
Full service
Flats
Automation
Full service
Barcoded 1 ounce Permit Imprint
P1
P1
F1
F1
Barcoded 2 ounce Permit Imprint
P2
P2
F2
F2
Barcoded 3 ounce Permit Imprint
P3
P3
F3
F3
Barcoded 4 ounce Permit Imprint
P4
P4
F4
F4
Barcoded 5 ounce Permit Imprint
F5
F5
Barcoded 6 ounce Permit Imprint
F6
F6
Barcoded 7 ounce Permit Imprint
F7
F7
Barcoded 8 ounce Permit Imprint
F8
F8
Barcoded 9 ounce Permit Imprint
F9
F9
Barcoded 10 ounce Permit Imprint
F0
F0
Barcoded 11 ounce Permit Imprint
FA
FA
Barcoded 12 ounce Permit Imprint
FB
FB
Barcoded 13 ounce Permit Imprint
FC
FC
Promotional Postage Meter Affixed
PL
PL
PF
PF
Barcoded 5-Digit Meter Postage Affixed
5B
5F
B5
X5
Barcoded 3-Digit Meter Postage Affixed
3B
3F
B3
X3
Barcoded SCF Meter Postage Affixed
AB
AF
BA
XA
Barcoded Mixed Meter Postage Affixed
MB
MF
BM
XM
Machinable Mixed Meter Postage Affixed
MP
Precanceled $0.15 Stamp Affixed (card)
S1
S1
Precanceled $0.25 Stamp Affixed
S2
S2
[Revise the chart in item (b) to read as follows:]
a. USPS Marketing Mail (letters only):
Price and postage catogory
Price marking
Automation
Full service
Barcoded Regular Permit Imprint
PI
PI
Barcoded Nonprofit Permit Imprint
NI
NI
Regular Promotional Postage Meter Affixed
PR
PR
Nonprofit Promotional Postage Meter Affixed
PN
PN
Barcoded 5-Digit Meter Regular Postage Affixed
R5
RF
Barcoded 5-Digit Meter Nonprofit Postage Affixed
N5
NF
Barcoded 3-Digit Meter Regular Postage Affixed
R3
RT
Barcoded 3-Digit Meter Nonprofit Postage Affixed
N3
NT
Barcoded SCF Meter Regular Postage Affixed
RA
RD
Barcoded SCF Meter Nonprofit Postage Affixed
NA
ND
Barcoded MXD Meter Regular Postage Affixed
RM
RX
Barcoded MXD Meter Nonprofit Postage Affixed
NM
NX
Presorted SCF Meter Regular Postage Affixed
R8
Presorted SCF Meter Nonprofit Postage Affixed
N8
Presorted Basic Meter Regular Postage Affixed
R9
Presorted Basic Meter Nonprofit Postage Affixed
N9
Precanceled Regular Rate Stamp Affixed ($.10)
SR
SR
Precanceled Nonprofit Stamp Affixed ($.05)
SN
SN
5.3.4 Rejected Pieces
a. If postage-affixed, bear postage or have additional postage affixed to equal a price no lower than: * * *
[Revise item (a)2 to read as follows:]
2. For USPS Marketing Mail, the correct 5-Digit or 3-Digit (as applicable) Presorted USPS Marketing Mail price for letters.
6.0 Combining Mailings of USPS Marketing Mail, Package Services, and Parcel Select Parcels
6.1 Basic Standards for Combining Parcels
6.1.1 Basic Standards
[Revise the introductory text of 6.1.1 to read as follows:]
USPS Marketing Mail (includes Heavy Printed Matter) parcels, Package Services parcels, and Parcel Select parcels in combined mailings must meet the following standards: * * *
6.2 Combining Parcels—DSCF and DDU Prices
6.2.1 Qualification
Combination requirements for specific discounts and prices are as follows:
[Revise items (a) and (b) to read as follows:]
a. When the mailer pays DSCF prices, Parcel Select, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) and Bound Printed Matter parcels may be combined under 6.2.
b. All USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) parcels may be combined with Package Services and Parcel Select parcels prepared for DDU prices under 6.2.
6.2.2 Preparation and Prices
Combined parcels must be prepared as follows:
[Revise item (a) to read as follows:]
a.
Minimum Mailing Volume.
Separate minimum mailing volume requirements must be met for USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) parcels, Package Services, and for Parcel Select parcels.
[Revise the introductory text of item (b) to read as follows:
]
b. Parcel Select or Bound Printed Matter Qualifying for DSCF Prices. Mailers must prepare the combined mailings under the applicable 5-digit scheme and 5-digit sack requirements in 255.4.2 or the applicable 5-digit scheme and 5-digit pallet requirements in 8.0 for the Parcel Select DSCF prices. All other requirements for Parcel Select DSCF prices, and USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) prices, as applicable, must be met.
[Revise item b(1) to read as follows:]
1. If sacked under 255.4.2, the minimum requirement of seven pieces per sack must be met with only Package Services and Parcel Select parcels. After the minimum sack volume has been met, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) parcels may be included in the sack or in overflow sacks.
[Revise the last sentence of item b(2) to read as follows:]
2. * * * After the minimum pallet volume has been met, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) parcels may be included on the pallet or in overflow sacks.
[Revise item b(3) to read as follows:]
3. If palletized under the alternate pallet preparation where no pallet may contain less than 35 pieces and 200 pounds, provided the average number of pieces on pallets qualifying for the DSCF price is at least 50, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) parcels may not be combined with Package Services and Parcel Select parcels.
[Revise item b(4) to read as follows:]
4. If palletized under the option to prepare 5-digit scheme or 5-digit pallets under the 36-inch-high (mail only) pallet minimum, any combination of
USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter), Package Services, and Parcel Select parcels may be used to meet the minimum pallet-height requirement.
[Revise item b(6) to read as follows:]
6. USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) parcels are eligible for presorted prices according to 243.
[Revise the introductory text of item (c) to read as follows:]
c. Package Services, Parcel Select and USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) parcels qualifying for DDU prices: * * *
[Revise the heading of 6.3 to read as follows:]
6.3 Combining Package Services, Parcel Select, and USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) —Optional 3-Digit SCF/RPDC Entry
6.3.2 Qualification and Preparation
[Revise the introductory text of 6.3.2 to read as follows:]
Parcel Select and Bound Printed Matter machinable parcels, and USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) parcels may be prepared for entry at designated SCFs/RPDCs under these standards: * * *
[Revise item (c) to read as follows:]
c. USPS Marketing Mail, nonstandard Marketing parcels (regular and Nonprofit), Nonprofit nonstandard-priced, and nonstandard Heavy Printed Matter (regular and Nonprofit) parcels are eligible for the 3-digit presort-level DSCF price.
8.0 Preparing Pallets
8.5 General Preparation
8.5.1 Presort
The following apply: * * *
[Revise items (d) and (e) to read as follows:]
d. For sacks, trays, or machinable parcels on pallets, the mailer must prepare all required pallet levels before any mixed pallets are prepared for a mailing or job.
The standards for bundle reallocation to protect the SCF/LPC (letters, flats)/RPDC (parcels) pallet (8.11, 8.13, and 8.13) are optional methods of pallet preparation designed to retain as much mail as possible at the SCF/LPC (letters, flats)/RPDC (parcels) level.
8.5.2 Required Preparation
[Revise the introductory text of 8.5.2 to read as follows:]
The following standards apply to Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter), Parcel Select, and Package Services, except Parcel Select mailed at DSCF and DDU prices: * * *
[Revise items (b) and (c) to read as follows:]
b. For bundles of flat-size mailpieces or bundles of nonstandard parcels on pallets, after preparing all possible pallets under 8.5.2a, when 250 or more pounds of bundles remain for an SCF mailers must prepare the SCF/LPC (letters, flats)/RPDC (parcels) or Mixed pallet, as applicable for the class of mail.
c. Bundles that cannot be placed on an SCF/LPC (letters, flats)/RPDC (parcels) pallet may be placed on a mixed pallet or be placed in sacks or flat trays (when applicable) (see 8.9.1).
8.5.3 Minimum Load
The following minimum-load standards apply to mail prepared on pallets:
[Revise the introductory text of item (a) to read as follows:]
a. For Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter), and Package Services (see 8.5.3b for Parcel Select mailed at DSCF and DDU prices): * * *
[Delete item (a3) in its entirety; renumber items (a4) through (a6) as (a3) through (a5) respectively:]
[Revise renumbered item (a3) to read as follows:]
3. A pallet may contain a minimum of 100 pounds of nonletter-size mail or 12 linear feet of letter trays if it is:
(a) An SCF/LPC (letters, flats)/RPDC (parcels) pallet entered at the destination SCF/LPC (letters, flats)/RPDC (parcels); or
(b) The only pallet entered at an individual destination SCF/LPC (letters, flats)/RPDC (parcels) facility.
8.5.6 Mail on Pallets
These standards apply to mail on pallets: * * *
[Revise item (b) to read as follows:]
b. When two or more Periodicals mailings, two or more USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) mailings, or two or more Bound Printed Matter mailings are placed together on pallets, the mailer must keep records for each mailing as required by the standards for the class of mail.
[Revise item (g) to read as follows:]
g. For sacks or flat trays of Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter), and Bound Printed Matter flats or nonstandard parcels, carrier-route-price mail must be prepared on separate 5-digit pallets from automation-price and/or Presorted-price mail.
8.6 Pallet Labels
8.6.2 Specifications
[Revise the first sentence of 8.6.2 to read as follows:]
Pallet labels must be pink for Periodicals and white for First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter), Package Services, and Parcel Select.
8.6.4 Line 1 (Destination Line)
Line 1 (destination line) must meet these standards: * * *
[Revise item (b) to read as follows:]
b.
Information.
Line 1 must contain only the information specified by standard, including the appropriate destination facility prefix (
e.g.,
“SCF”). Two zeros may follow the 3-digit ZIP Code prefix required by labeling standards (
e.g.,
223 as 22300).
8.6.5 Line 2 (Content Line)
Line 2 (content line) must meet these standards: * * *
a.
Codes.
The codes shown below must be used as appropriate on Line 2 of sack, tray, and pallet labels.
Content type
Code
[Add an item in alphabetical order to read as follows:]
Heavy Printed Matter
HPM
8.6.8 Extraneous Information
Extraneous information is permitted on pallet labels if: * * *
[Revise the last sentence of item (c) to read as follows:]
c. * * *Exception: For combined mailings of USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter) and Package Services machinable parcels, mailer codes and extraneous information may appear between the content line and the office of mailing or mailer information line.
8.6.10 Pallet Bundle Information
[Revise items (b) and (c) to read as follows:]
b. 5-digit and 3-digit automation price bundles; and
c. 5-digit and 3-digit Presorted price bundles.
8.8 Basic Uses
These types of mail may be palletized: * * *
[Revise item (g) to read as follows:]
g. Combined mailings of machinable parcels (USPS Marketing Mail [including Heavy Printed Matter] and Package Services), subject to 6.0.
8.9 Bundles on Pallets
8.9.1 Applicability
[Revise the first sentence of 8.9.1 to read as follows:]
Presort destination bundles of Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter), and Bound Printed Matter flats and nonstandard parcels may be placed directly on pallets under 8.9.2 through 8.9.5 and 8.10. * * *
8.9.2 Basic Bundling Standards
[Revise 8.9.2 to read as follows:]
Bundle preparation for Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail (including Heavy Printed Matter), and Bound Printed Matter mailpieces must meet the applicable standards for each class or subclass of mail. Bundles may be sorted onto pallets under 8.10 and 10.0, 12.0, and 13.0.
[Revise 8.9.4 to read as follows:]
8.9.4 USPS Marketing Mail (Including Heavy Printed Matter)
a. USPS Marketing Mail bundle size: 10-piece or 15-piece minimum as applicable; 20-pound maximum, except that:
a. All pieces for the same presort destination must be in one bundle if they weigh less than 10 pounds. Otherwise, bundles must weigh from 10 to 20 pounds each.
b. The last bundle to a presort destination may contain less than 10 pounds.
b. Heavy Printed Matter minimum bundle size: 10 pieces or 10 pounds, whichever comes first. Only presorted and carrier route nonstandard parcels that weigh less than 10 pounds each may be prepared as bundles on pallets. The following also applies:
1. Presorted price pieces that weigh 10 or more pounds each must be prepared and palletized as machinable parcels under
8.10.7
or prepared in sacks under
245.13.0.
2. Carrier-route pieces that individually weigh 10 or more pounds each must either be prepared and palletized as machinable parcels under
8.10.7,
and qualify for Presorted prices, or be prepared in sacks under
245.14.0
and qualify for carrier-route prices.
8.10 Pallet Presort and Labeling
8.10.1 First-Class Mail—Letter Trays or Flat Trays
[Revise 8.10.1 to read as follows:]
Mailers may palletize First-Class Mail according to a local customer/supplier agreement or under 8.10.1. First-Class Mail palletization is optional, but mailers using this option must prepare pallets in the sequence listed below and complete each required level before preparing the next optional or required level. Pallets must contain at least 72 linear feet of letter trays (six full layers) or 24 linear feet of flats trays (three full layers). Maximum pallet height is 12 layers or 77 inches of letter trays (whichever occurs first) or 77 inches of flats trays. When available and with approval by the plant manager of the origin facility, mailers may use all-purpose containers (APCs) or other USPS-approved containers. Mailers approved to use APCs must prepare containers when they have a minimum of 48 linear feet of letter trays or 16 linear feet of flats trays to a presort destination. Preparation, sequence, and labeling:
a. 5-digit. Optional. Pallet may contain trays only for the same 5-digit ZIP Code (for non-automation letters and flats) or 5-digit scheme ZIP codes (automation letters only). Place 5-digit scheme trays on 5-digit pallets according to the destination shown in the current City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination.
2. Line 2: “FCM LTRS” or “FCM FLTS”, followed by “5D”.
b. SCF/LPC. Required; no minimum for origin SCF/LPC. For destinations listed in L005 for letters and L016 for flats based on origin ZIP Code. Pallets contain trays destined for the 3-digit ZIP Codes in L005 for letters and L016 for flats. Labeling:
1. Line 1: L005 for letters, L016 for flats, Column B.
2. Line 2: “FCM LTRS” or “FCM FLTS”, followed by “SCF”.
c. Mixed. Required; no minimum. Labeling:
1. Line 1: “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “FCM LTRS” or “FCM FLTS”, followed by “WKG”.
8.10.2 Periodicals—Bundles, Sacks, Letter Trays or Flat Trays
[Revise item (h) to read as follows:]
h.
SCF/LPC (letters, flats)/RPDC (parcels),
required, permitted for bundles, trays, and sacks (nonstandard parcels only). The pallet may contain carrier-route-price, automation-price, and/or Presorted-price mail for the 3-digit ZIP Code groups in L005 for letters, L016 for flats, L051 for parcels. Labeling:
1. Line 1: L005 for letters, L016 for flats, L051 for parcels.
2. Line 2: “PER” or “NEWS”, as applicable; followed by “FLTS”, “NONSTD”, or “LTRS”, as applicable; followed by “SCF”; followed by “BARCODED” (or “BC”) if pallet contains automation-price mail; followed by “NONBARCODED” (or “NBC”) if pallet contains carrier-route-price mail and/or Presorted-price mail.
[Delete items (i) and (j) in its entirety; renumber item (k) as (i):]
[Revise renumbered item (i) to read as follows:]
i. Mixed, optional for sacks and trays; allowed with no minimum and required at 100 pounds of mail for bundles of flats. Bundles of flats totaling less than 100 pounds in weight must be trayed if not palletized. The pallet may contain carrier-route mail, automation-price mail, or Presorted-price mail. Labeling:
1. Line 1:” “MXD WKG”.
2. Line 2: “PER” or “NEWS,” as applicable; followed by “FLTS”, “NONSTD”, or “LTRS”, as applicable; followed by “BARCODED” (or “BC”) if pallet contains automation price mail; followed by “NONBARCODED” (or “NBC”) if pallet contains carrier route and/or Presorted price mail; followed by “WKG”.
8.10.3 USPS Marketing Mail—Bundles, Sacks, or Trays
[Revise the fifth sentence of the introductory text to read as follows:]
* * * For parcels, including Heavy Printed Matter, mailers must use this preparation only for nonstandard parcels in sacks.* * *
d.
5-digit, required except for trays,
permitted for bundles, trays, and sacks (when applicable). The pallet must contain only automation price and/or Presorted price mail for the same 5-digit ZIP Code or same 5-digit scheme. 5-digit scheme bundles and trays are assigned to 5-digit pallets according to the “label to” 5-digit ZIP Code. Labeling: * * *
[Add a sentence at the end of d(2) to read as follows:]
* * * For HPM nonstandard parcels, use “HPM NONSTD 5D”.
[Revise item (f) to read as follows:]
f. SCF/LPC (letters, flats)/RPDC (parcels), required, permitted for bundles, trays, and sacks (nonstandard parcels only). The pallet may contain carrier-route, automation-price, and/or presorted-price mail for the 3-digit ZIP Code groups in L005 for letters, L016 for flats, L051 for parcels. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L005 for letters, L016 for flats, L051 for parcels.
2. Line 2: For flats and nonstandard parcels, “STD” followed by “FLTS” or “NONSTD”, as applicable; followed by “SCF”; followed by “BARCODED” (or “BC”) if pallet contains automation price mail; followed by “NONBARCODED” (or “NBC”) if pallet contains carrier route and/or Presorted price mail. For letters, “STD LTRS SCF”; followed by “BC” if pallet contains barcoded letters; followed by “MACH” if pallet contains machinable letters; followed by “MAN” if pallet contains nonmachinable letters. For HPM nonstandard parcels, use “HPM NONSTD SCF”.
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