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economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995
Title II of the Unfunded Mandate
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) requires
agencies to assess the effects of their
regulatory actions on State, local, and
tribal governments and the private
sector. This proposed rule is exempt
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List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 149
Arrival, Declarations, Customs duties
and inspection, Freight, Importers,
Imports, Merchandise, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Shipping,
Vessels.
Proposed Amendment to the
Regulations
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, DHS proposes to amend part
149 of title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (19 CFR part 149), as set
forth below:
PART 149—IMPORTER SECURITY
FILING
1. The authority citation for part 149
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 6 U.S.C. 943; 19
U.S.C. 66, 1624, 2071 note.
2. Section 149.1(a) is revised to read
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§ 149.1
Definitions.
(a) Importer Security Filing Importer.
For purposes of this part, Importer
Security Filing Importer (ISF Importer)
means the party causing goods to arrive
within the limits of a port in the United
States by vessel. For shipments other
than foreign cargo remaining on board
(FROB), the ISF Importer will be the
goods’ owner, purchaser, consignee, or
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agent such as a licensed customs broker.
For IE and T&E in-bond shipments, and
goods to be delivered to an FTZ, the ISF
Importer may also be the party filing the
IE, T&E, or FTZ documentation. For
FROB cargo, the ISF Importer will be
the carrier or the non-vessel operating
common carrier.
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Dated: June 28, 2016.
Jeh Charles Johnson,
Secretary.
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Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process
Postal ServiceTM.
Supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Postal Service is revising
its pending proposal to amend Mailing
Standards of the United States Postal
Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM®), to include a newly proposed
measurement and assessment procedure
for evaluating address quality for
mailers who enter eligible letter- and
flat-size pieces of First-Class Mail®
(FCM) and Standard Mail® that meet the
requirements for Basic or Full-Service
mailings.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments on or before
August 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written
comments to the manager, 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 Product;Classification@usps.gov,
with a subject line of ‘‘Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process.’’ 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:
Heather Dyer, USPS Mail Entry, Phone:
(207) 482–7217, email: heather.l.dyer@
usps.gov.
DATES:
On
December 23, 2014, the Postal Service
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published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (79 FR 76930–76931) to add
a process for measuring address quality.
From that proposed rule, the mailing
industry provided many insightful and
valuable comments (outlined later in
this document) to the Postal Service and
requested that a revised proposed rule
be published. Therefore, we are
renaming and revising our original
proposal, and publishing it with a
request for additional comments. This
proposed rulemaking is subject to both
Postal Service management and Postal
Regulatory Commission (PRC)
approvals.
The Postal Service continues to look
for opportunities to work with mailers
to improve address quality and reduce
undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) mail.
We have developed a newly proposed
procedure, the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process,
to measure address quality pertaining to
move-related changes. This proposed
process will allow the Postal Service to
provide valuable feedback to mailers
who enter eligible letter- and flat-size
pieces of FCM and Standard Mail that
meet the requirements for Basic or FullService mailings.
The Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
will utilize a scorecard for mailers that
conveys information on address hygiene
as well as Move Update quality. The
scorecard provides mailers with changeof-address (COA) data as well as details
about mailpieces that are UAA.
Presently, one of the benefits of the
Full-Service Intelligent Mail® program
is free Address Change Service (ACSTM)
for mailpieces prepared in accordance
with Full-Service requirements. In order
to further encourage the adoption of
Full-Service and to increase the number
of mailers that receive address quality
information, the Postal Service is
proposing to extend free ACS to mailers
who enter qualifying Basic automation
and non-automation mailpieces that
meet the criteria of the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process and to mailers that meet a FullService threshold of 95 percent along
with other requirements, which are
outlined later in this document.
Today, some mailers who enter
Periodicals could potentially be charged
for manual address correction notices
on mailpieces using a Full-Service ACS
Service Type IDentifier (STID). The
Postal Service is proposing that mailers
who enter Full-Service Periodicals
mailings using a Full-Service ACS STID
will not be required to receive or pay for
manual address correction notices
unless they are requested. Although
mailers who enter Periodicals will be
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provided with address quality data,
these mailpieces will not be subject to
the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process.
Terms
To further clarify this document,
several terms are defined below:
D 99 Percent Accurate Method:
Mailers who can demonstrate that their
internal list management maintains
address quality at 99 percent or greater
accuracy for changes of address may be
authorized to comply with the Move
Update standard through the 99 Percent
Accurate Method. The 99 Percent
Accurate test is a computer-based
process that performs Postal Service ZIP
+ 4® coding and change-of-address
processing utilizing the customer’s file
as input. The 99 Percent Accurate test
is accomplished by submitting the
mailer’s address file(s) to the Postal
Service for processing.
D Commercial Mailings: The Postal
Service offers lower prices for business
mailings, because mailers perform some
of the work that would otherwise have
to be done by the Postal Service (for
example, sorting the mail by ZIP
CodeTM or transporting the mail to a
destination postal facility). Everyone
benefits from ‘‘work-sharing.’’ Mailers
make an investment in time and
technology while paying less postage,
and the Postal Service’s costs are
reduced, while mail is expedited
through the system. Among other
requirements, commercial mailings
must comply with the Move Update
standard as outlined in the DMM so that
UAA mail is minimized.
D eDoc Submitter: The electronic
documentation (eDoc) Submitter is
determined using the Customer
Registration IDentifier (CRID) number
that is used to upload the eDoc to the
Postal Service for processing. The eDoc
submitter most often is the Mail
Preparer, but can also be the Mail
Owner. All results of Address Quality
Measurement will be displayed on the
eDoc Submitter and Mail Owner
scorecards; however, any additional
postage assessments will be presented to
the eDoc submitter.
D Legal Restraint: Mailers of FirstClass Mail and First-Class Package
Service pieces who assert they are
restricted by law from incorporating
Postal Service COA information onto
their mailpieces without permission
from addressees may request Postal
Service approval to meet their Move
Update standard using the Legal
Restraint method. Such mailers must be
able to clearly demonstrate how the use
of a primary Move Update method
would violate the law. (See the Guide to
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Move Update at https://
beta.postalpro.usps.com/node/1116).
Pieces that meet the requirements for
the Legal Restraint method will be
excluded from the Mailer Scorecard and
the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process,
as long as the mailpieces use the
appropriate CRID or Mailer IDentifier
(MID).
D Mailer: The term ‘‘mailer’’ within
this document encompasses Mail
Owners, Mail Preparers, and Mail
Service Providers (MSPs).
D Mailer Scorecard: This is an
electronic report that contains mail
quality measurements and assessments
on mailings over a calendar month for
Move Update, Full-Service Intelligent
Mail, eInduction®, and Seamless
Acceptance. The Scorecard is accessible
through the Business Customer Gateway
(BCG) and provides views for both Mail
Owners and Mail Service Providers
(MSPs).
D Non-qualifying Mailings: The below
non-qualifying mailpieces will be
excluded from the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process and the Mailer Scorecard:
• Mailpieces which are undeliverable
due to an address change which is
Temporary, Foreign, Moved Left No
Address (MLNA), and Box Closed No
Order (BCNO).
• Mailpieces that are priced as singlepiece.
• Mailpieces that qualify for the Legal
Restraint method.
• Mailpieces without the
documentation submitted electronically.
D Qualifying Mailings: An eDoc
submitter is eligible for the Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process when at least one of
its mailings qualifies for Full-Service in
a calendar month. Thereafter, when
mailers enter eligible mailings of letterand flat-size pieces of FCM and
Standard Mail that meet the
requirements for Basic or Full-Service
mailings in a subsequent calendar
month, the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
will be used, if the postage statement
and supporting documentation are
submitted electronically and a unique
Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb®) is
included in the eDoc.
Summary of Industry Comments and
USPS Responses
The Postal Service appreciates all of
the comments that were provided by the
mailing industry. The valuable feedback
was used to establish revised proposed
requirements for the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process. Even though this is a proposed
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rule, we have chosen to include these
insightful comments and replies, which
can be used as FAQs to further clarify
this document. The mailers’ comments
and corresponding USPS responses are
outlined as follows:
Mailer Comment
If mailings are not in compliance with
Move Update standards, why is it
necessary to levy an additional charge
or assessment?
USPS Response
As outlined in the DMM, commercial
mailings must comply with the Move
Update standard. Regardless of whether
the Postal Service measures Move
Update compliance through Mail
Evaluation Readability Lookup
INstrument (MERLIN®) verification or
using the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process,
failure to meet the Move Update
standard may result in an additional
postage assessment.
Mailer Comment
How does this proposed rule support
the UAA objective?
USPS Response
The ability to observe UAA
performance at the individual mailer or
service provider level will benefit both
the Postal Service and the mailing
industry. This data will provide more
information regarding the actual mailing
performance. This data will provide
mailers with viable information to assist
with reducing UAA, improve their
return on investment, and better
understand anomalies that impact Move
Update performance.
Mailer Comment
Since the Move Update verification
process was implemented in 2008, has
data shown a decrease in UAA mail
volume?
USPS Response
Yes; since the implementation of
Move Update in 2008, UAA volumes
have declined:
D In 2008, there was an 11.2 percent
decline in UAA volume. This reduction
was nearly twice the overall decline in
FCM volume of 6.4 percent.
D From 2008 through 2015, there was
a decline of 37 percent in UAA volume,
which resulted in a reduction for all
mail classes of 2.8 billion UAA pieces.
D From 2008 through 2015, there was
an overall decline of 43.8 percent in
FCM forwarding volume from 1.6
billion pieces in 2008 to 0.9 billion
pieces in 2015.
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USPS Response
In this proposed rule, with regard to
Full-Service Periodicals mailings, there
will no longer be a requirement to
receive or pay for manual address
corrections, except when manual
address correction notifications are
specifically requested by the mailer or
the mailpiece does not contain a FullService ACS STID.
Mailer Comment
For each STID, will the data for both
COA errors and the total number of
pieces be all-inclusive or be limited by
services such as ACS?
USPS Response
The data will be inclusive of both
ACS- and non-ACS-requested STIDs.
Mailer Comment
When mailers enter Periodicals, will
there still be a requirement for address
correction service?
USPS Response
Yes, mailers who enter Periodicals
will still be required to meet the
requirement for address correction
service.
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USPS Response
The Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
will exclude mailpieces that are paid at
the single-piece price and mailpieces
that meet the requirements for the Legal
Restraint alternative method, which will
be based upon the CRID or MID of the
mail owner who is approved for the
exemption. In contrast, mailpieces
entered under the 99 Percent Accurate
Method were factored into the newly
proposed Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
error threshold, and these mailpieces
will not be excluded from the new
measurement process.
In addition to this proposed rule, the
Postal Service intends to publish an
additional proposed rule to provide
further guidance on the Move Update
standard. This document will propose
that mailers who are authorized for the
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electronically and unique IMbs are
included in the eDoc.
If a mailer temporarily falls below the
qualifying 75 percent Full-Service
threshold for 30 days, what are the
consequences?
When there is a combined mailing
(with multiple Mail Owners), what is
the process for ensuring that the correct
mailer is assessed for exceeding the
error threshold?
USPS Response
USPS Response
There will no longer be a qualifying
Full-Service percentage; the mailer need
only submit one qualifying Full-Service
mailing.
Mailer Comment
Mailer Comment
Does the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
apply to mailpieces that meet the
criteria for single-piece prices, Legal
Restraint, and the 99 Percent Accurate
Method?
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Legal Restraint Move Update alternative
method be required to use an exclusive
MID or multiple exclusive MIDs on their
mailpieces for Legal Restraint mailings.
This would allow the Postal Service to
properly identify these types of
mailpieces and, when appropriate,
exclude the mailpieces from the
Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process. The mailer
will not be able to use these MIDs for
other types of mailpieces that do not fall
under the Legal Restraint authorization.
The Postal Service is working with the
Legal Restraint mailers to identify these
MIDs. All current Legal Restraint
authorized mailers would be allowed a
one-year transition period to begin use
of the exclusive MIDs. The one-year
transition period would be calculated
starting from the date of their next
annual Legal Restraint reauthorization.
Mailer Comment
Mailer Comment
Currently, when mailing Periodicals,
there is a requirement to pay for manual
address corrections. Will this payment
cease in conjunction with this proposal?
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If a mailer does not enter mailings
meeting the 75 percent Full-Service
threshold, how will address quality be
measured?
USPS Response
To be measured under the Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process, there will no
longer be a 75 percent Full-Service
threshold. For mailers whose CRID does
not present any Full-Service mailings,
the address quality will be measured
through the traditional MERLIN
verification process, and the mailer
must declare that an approved Postal
Service Move Update method was used.
An eDoc submitter will be eligible for
the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
when at least one of its mailings
qualifies for Full-Service in a calendar
month. Thereafter, all mailings of letterand flat-size pieces of FCM and
Standard Mail that meet the
requirements for Basic or Full-Service
mailings entered in a subsequent
calendar month will use the Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process, if the postage
statements and supporting
documentation are submitted
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Mailer Comment
When MSPs prepare a combined
mailing (multiple Mail Owners), will a
fee be assessed if the COA percentage
measured for one of the Mail Owners
exceeds the error threshold, but the
COA percentage measured for the
submitter of the eDoc does not exceed
the threshold?
USPS Response
If a combined mailing (with multiple
Mail Owners) is entered and the COA
percentage does not exceed the Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process error threshold, no
fee would be assessed, because the fee
is assessed at the eDoc submitter level.
Mailer Comment
For a combined mailing, the Mailer
Scorecard and the Mail Entry
Assessment Report allow the Postal
Service to provide detailed piece-level
information and identify Mail Owners
who exceed the established Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process error threshold.
While the eDoc submitter will pay the
assessment to the Postal Service, there
will be adequate information for the
eDoc submitter to seek reimbursement
from the applicable Mail Owner.
Mailer Comment
Can the Postal Service clearly outline
the appeal process for postage
assessments?
USPS Response
To appeal postage assessments, the
dispute process is available on
PostalProTM at https://
beta.postalpro.usps.com/node/847 and
steps are outlined within the Guide to
Postage Assessment as follows:
D Mailings are evaluated based on an
entire calendar month.
D If thresholds are exceeded, an
invoice is generated and a Mail Entry
Assessment Notification is sent on the
10th of the month (for the previous
month’s mailing activity).
D Notifications for all assessments
will be sent to the eDoc submitter.
D An assessment notification is sent
by email to the individual designated by
the mailer for each CRID in BCG as the
Verification Assessment Evaluator
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(VAE). Mailers can also review
assessment information through the
Mailer Scorecard.
D VAE accesses BCG and pays
invoice.
D If a VAE is not in agreement with
the charges, the VAE may dispute
charges by requesting a review and
providing supporting documentation
within 10 days of assessment
notification.
D Business Mail Entry (BME) reviews
the documentation and contacts the
mailer with results.
Mailer Comment
Will there be changes to the National
Change of Address Linkage System
(NCOALink®)?
USPS Response
Currently, there are no changes to the
database for NCOALink which would
affect a mailer’s ability to use the
product or comply with Move Update
requirements. If such changes are
anticipated, the Postal Service is always
willing to work with mailers to mitigate
impacts.
Mailer Comment
Is it the intent of the Postal Service to
make ACS the default source for Move
Update changes and eliminate the other
methods (NCOALink Mail Processing
Equipment (MPE), Ancillary Service
Endorsement (ASE), and NCOALink)?
USPS Response
The Postal Service has no intention of
making ACS the default source for Move
Update or eliminating any of the other
USPS-approved Move Update methods.
Mailer Comment
Will the traditional ACS be free and
postage statements be modified to
reflect these new changes?
USPS Response
In general, the traditional ACS fees
will not be waived. The postage
statements will be modified to
incorporate all new changes.
Mailer Comment
What mechanisms are in place to
correct erroneous information in the
Mailer Scorecard?
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Mailer Comment
The error threshold for the new
proposed Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
will apply to the eDoc submitter at the
CRID level.
Under the new measurement process,
what is the actual assessment fee for
mailpieces that exceed the established
error threshold?
USPS Response
The address quality assessment fee
has not been determined and is subject
to USPS management and regulatory
approval.
Mailer Comment
Will the address quality assessment
fee vary based on the disposition
activity (forwarded, returned, or
destroyed) of the mailpieces in
question?
USPS Response
No; the address quality assessment fee
will be the same for all mailpieces that
exceed the established Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process error threshold, regardless of
whether they are forwarded, returned,
or destroyed.
Will the error threshold for the newly
proposed process be applied at the Mail
Owner or CRID level?
USPS Response
Mailer Comment
Regarding assessments, it is
recommended that the Postal Service
focus on the individual Mail Owner,
which will allow the MSP to be free
from the onerous task of determining
who should pay an assessment fee.
USPS Response
The Postal Service is providing
specific data to assist the MSP with
identifying the Mail Owners who are
exceeding the established Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process error threshold and
contributing to the assessment fee.
Mailer Comment
When the Mail Preparer performs the
Move Update functions, will the Postal
Service negotiate the credit between the
Mail Owner and MSP?
Mailer Comment
USPS Response
What happens if mail is mistakenly
run through MERLIN? Is there a risk of
double jeopardy?
All assessments will be remitted to
the eDoc submitter for payment;
negotiations between the Mail Owner
and MSP will not be managed by the
Postal Service.
USPS Response
If mail is mistakenly processed on
MERLIN, there will be no risk of double
jeopardy. Once mailers qualify for the
Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process, they will be
removed from the MERLIN Move
Update verification process. Prior to the
implementation of the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process, all Postal Service acceptance
employees will be trained. However, if
a mailing is mistakenly processed on
MERLIN and additional postage under
that method is assessed, the associated
assessment fee will be removed.
Will MERLIN be used for evaluating
mail in the future?
The Postal Service is working
internally to validate the Mailer
Scorecard. All known systemic issues
are currently being addressed. In
addition, a task team consisting of both
Postal Service and Mailing Industry
representatives is validating the
reliability and stability of the Mailer
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Mailer Comment
Mailer Comment
USPS Response
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Scorecard and all corresponding reports.
After the assessment period begins, if
new issues are identified, the Postal
Service will remove all applicable
charges resulting from USPS systemic
issues.
USPS Response
MERLIN will still be used to measure
Move Update compliance for those
mailers who enter mailings that do not
meet the requirements to be evaluated
under the newly proposed Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process.
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Mailer Comment
How will the Postal Service ensure
that the data from the MicroStrategy
Report within the Mailer Scorecard is
reliable?
USPS Response
An internal Postal Service team as
well as a task team consisting of both
Postal Service and Mail Industry
representatives will validate the data
integrity of the MicroStrategy Reports
and Mailer Scorecard. These reports
outline detailed mailpiece data for
errors that are captured.
Mailer Comment
Will there still be two different
databases relative to address changes,
i.e. Postal Automated Redirection
System (PARS) vs. NCOALink?
USPS Response
Yes, two separate databases will
continue to exist as follows:
D PARS: This database has 18 months
of COA data for processing UAA mail.
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D NCOALink: This database holds up
to 48 months of COA data for updating
mailing lists.
Mailer Comment
Does the United States Postal
Inspection Service (USPIS) agree with
the newly proposed measurement
process, and how will investigations be
determined?
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USPS Response
Yes, USPIS agrees with the decision
to utilize the newly proposed Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process, which allows the
Postal Service to leverage technology.
Also, USPIS will continue to collaborate
with the Postal Service on all matters,
including the determination of whether
investigations are warranted.
Background
The Postal Service requires mailers to
update address-related changes through
the Move Update requirements process.
Currently, Move Update compliance is
measured at the mailing level using
MERLIN as follows:
D At the point of acceptance, mailings
are randomly selected for address
quality assessment, and samples of the
selected mailings are processed through
MERLIN.
D PostalOne!® sends an electronic
version of the mailer’s Postage
Statement Message (PSM) to the
MERLIN Maintenance and Operations
Database (MMOD).
D MMOD routes the PSM to the
appropriate site and MERLIN machine.
D Postal Service personnel generate a
verification report, and the report
produces a set of results that are routed
back to the MMOD system.
D MERLIN generates a report that
provides the details on mail quality.
D MMOD sends an Address Quality
Validation System (AQVS) messagestream of addresses, names, and ZIP
Codes to the National Customer Support
Center (NCSC) for Move Update
processing.
D MERLIN captures the address
information from the mailpiece and
electronically sends each record to the
NCSC to see if there is a COA on file.
D The piece is identified as an error
if the mailer did not use the updated
address indicated in the COA on file,
and the COA ‘‘filing date’’ is between 95
days and 18 months of the postage
statement finalization date.
D MMOD sends mail verification
results (whether the mailer passed) to
the PostalOne! System.
D NCSC processes the AQVS data
stream and sends the results to
PostalOne!, which addresses the Move
Update failures.
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D PostalOne! uses the mail
verification and NCSC Move Update
results to formulate the final charges.
In 2013, the Postal Service introduced
the concept of measuring and assessing
mail quality for mailings over a calendar
month for Full-Service Intelligent Mail,
eInduction, and Seamless Acceptance.
Since August 2014, Postal Service
technology has further evolved so that,
when mailers use an IMb and submit
their postage statements and supporting
documentation electronically, data
collection scans from mail processing
equipment (MPE) can be used to
evaluate the address and move-related
quality of mail being processed.
Accordingly, the Postal Service is using
this technology as an alternative to
measure and evaluate the quality of
mailings.
Future Process
The Postal Service is proposing to add
a Move Update compliance verification
process named the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process for letter- and flat-size pieces of
FCM and Standard Mail that meet the
requirements for Basic or Full-Service
mailings.
Mailers of Periodicals will be
provided with address quality data;
however, Periodicals will not fall under
the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process.
This newly proposed process will result
in several benefits including enhanced
mailing visibility and improved mail
quality metrics over all mailings within
a calendar month, rather than sampled
mailings.
This process is a much more robust
method to assess Move Update
compliance, which would be measured
across all mailings within a calendar
month according to the following
process:
D Mailpieces are scanned on MPE.
D Data from mailpieces identified as
UAA is captured and evaluated to
determine if COA information is on file.
D The address information for
mailpieces matching an active COA is
captured from the piece and sent
electronically to NCSC.
D NCSC forwards COA information to
the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
for evaluation.
D Move Update validations are
performed by comparing the MID +
Serial Number of the IMb from the COArelated mailpiece data. If the COA is
between 95 days and 18 months old,
and the address has not been updated,
then a COA error for the associated IMb
is logged and allocated under the CRID
of the eDoc submitter.
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D The proposed Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process error threshold that is under
consideration is 0.5 percent. This
threshold, which is subject to review at
the PRC, would be applied to all pieces
submitted by an eDoc submitter in a
calendar month.
D The Postal Service would assess the
relevant eDoc submitter CRID for each
non-compliant mailpiece beyond the
threshold.
D The data would be collected and
reported on the Mailer Scorecard under
the eDoc submitter CRID.
Address Quality Assessment Fee
The address quality assessment fee
will be applied to mailpieces in
qualifying mailings that contain COA
errors in excess of the established
Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process error threshold.
This address quality assessment fee is
currently pending management and
regulatory approval.
Once the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process is
in place, qualifying mailings will no
longer be required to document Move
Update compliance methods on the
postage statement, mail.dat, or
mail.xml. However, documents
demonstrating the method used should
be available upon request by the Postal
Service, and mailers must continue to
use a Move Update method in order to
remain below the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process error threshold, expedite the
delivery of mail by avoiding mail
forwarding, and increase the security
and privacy of sensitive customer
information.
Mailer Scorecard
The Mailer Scorecard is currently
available to mailers. This report
provides data that allow mailers to
gauge address quality on their
mailpieces. After the final rule is
implemented and the PRC review is
completed, mailings with errors that
exceed the newly proposed Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process error threshold will
incur an address quality assessment fee.
Criteria
The Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
will apply to mailings when mailers:
D Submit any mailpieces during a
calendar month as Full-Service.
D Use a unique Basic or Full-Service
IMb on mailings of letter- and flat-size
pieces for FCM and Standard Mail.
D Use eDoc to submit mailing
information.
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After the test period commences,
address quality will be measured as
follows:
D Analysis will be performed on all
pieces in the mailing, rather than on a
sample.
D The assessment will be determined
by the number of COA errors, in a
calendar month, divided by the total
number of pieces mailed that were
subject to analysis. The resulting
percentage will be compared to the
established Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
error threshold.
D There are a number of exclusions to
the measurement and assessment
process. Generally, mailpieces with
addresses that have the following COA
characteristics will not be included in
the assessment: Temporary moves,
MLNA, BCNO, and COA data for foreign
addresses.
D Mailpieces authorized for the Legal
Restraint alternate Move Update method
(See Guide to Move Update) will be
excluded at the CRID level of the Mail
Owner, during a short transition period.
After the transition period, an
established MID will be identified for
use on mailpieces that fall under the
Legal Restraint method.
Mailpiece Results
Once qualifying mailings are
processed on MPE, the data from
mailpieces are reconciled with eDoc.
These results are available on the BCG
and displayed on the Electronic
Verification tab of the Mailer Scorecard,
which can be easily accessed at https://
gateway.usps.com/eAdmin/view/signin.
Mailers are able to review the Mailer
Scorecard and corresponding detailed
reports to identify any anomalies or
issues.
To resolve Mailer Scorecard
irregularities, mailers should contact the
PostalOne! ® Help Desk at 800–522–
9085 or their local Business Mail Entry
Unit (BMEU).
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Address Change Service and Correction
Notifications
In order to further encourage the
adoption of Full-Service, the Postal
Service is proposing to extend free FullService ACS to qualifying Basic
automation and non-automation
mailpieces for mailers who enter at least
95 percent of their mail as Full-Service
in a calendar month. The Basic
mailpieces must be prepared as follows:
D Bear a unique IMb printed on the
mailpiece.
D Include a Full-Service ACS or
OneCode ACS® STID in the IMb.
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D Provide accurate mail owner
identification in eDoc.
Address change information will be
provided to the Mail Owner identified
in eDoc. Address change information
which does not qualify for free ACS will
continue to be provided through
SingleSource at the appropriate charge.
As part of this proposed rule, mailers
who enter mailings of Full-Service
Periodicals would no longer be required
to receive and pay for manual address
corrections when a Full-Service ACS
STID is used. However, these mailers
may elect to receive and pay for manual
address correction notifications by
including the appropriate STID within
the IMb.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
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. 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:
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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 following sections of
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM), as follows:
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Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM)
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introductory sentence and adding a new
item ‘‘d’’ as follows:]
ACS offers four levels of service, as
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mailings of First-Class Mail automation
cards, letters, and flats; Standard Mail
automation letters and flats; Standard
Mail Carrier Route, High Density, and
Saturation letters; Periodicals Outside
County barcoded or Carrier Route letters
and flats; Periodicals In-County
automation or Carrier Route letters and
flats; and Bound Printed Matter
Presorted, non-DDU barcoded flats.
Mailers who present at least 95 percent
of their eligible First-Class Mail and
Standard Mail volume as Full-Service in
a calendar month will receive electronic
address correction notices for their
qualifying mailpieces of Basic
automation and non-automation FirstClass Mail and Standard Mail at the
address correction fee for pieces which
are eligible under the Full-Service
Intelligent Mail option in 705.23.0, for
the next calendar month. The Basic
First-Class Mail and Standard Mail
mailpieces must:
1. Bear a unique IMb printed on the
mailpiece.
2. Include a Full-Service or OneCode
ACS STID in the IMb.
3. Include the unique IMb in eDoc.
4. Provide accurate mail owner
identification in eDoc.
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[Revise 507.4.2.8 by deleting the
current language and adding new
language as follows:]
ACS fees will be assessed as follows:
a. The applicable fee for address
correction is charged for each separate
notification of address correction or the
reason for nondelivery provided, unless
an exception applies.
b. Once the ACS fee charges have
been invoiced, any unpaid fees for the
prior invoice cycle (month) will be
assessed an annual administrative fee of
10 percent for the overdue amount.
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c. Mailers who present at least 95
percent of their eligible First-Class Mail
and Standard Mail volume as FullService in a calendar month will receive
electronic address correction notices for
their qualifying Basic automation and
non-automation First-Class Mail and
Standard Mail mailpieces, as specified
in 4.2.2. The electronic address
correction notices are charged at the
applicable Full-Service address
correction fee for the next calendar
month.
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Charges
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current language and adding new 5.3.1.
and 5.3.2 as follows:]
5.3.1 Basic Move Update Assessment
Charge
Mailings that do not fall under 5.3.2
are subject to a Move Update assessment
charge, if more than 30 percent of
addresses with a change-of-address
(COA) are not updated, based on the
error percent found in Postal Service
sampling at acceptance during
Performance-Based Verification.
Specifically, mailings for which the
sample contains greater than 30 percent
failed COAs out of the total COAs in the
sample are subject to additional postage
charges as follows:
a. The percentage of the mailing
paying the charge is based on the
percentage of failed pieces above 30
percent.
b. Each of the assessed pieces is
subject to the established per piece
charge.
c. As an example, if 40 percent of
COAs in the sample are not updated,
then the charge is applied to 10 percent
(= 40%¥30%) of the total mailing.
d. Mailings for which the sample has
five or fewer pieces that were not
updated for a COA are not subject to the
assessment, regardless of the failure
percentage.
5.3.2 Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Charge
Mailers who have submitted any FullService volume in a calendar month
will be subject to the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
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Process beginning in the next calendar
month. Mailings will be subject to the
Address Quality Census Measurement
Assessment charge (address quality
assessment fee) if submitted via eDoc
with unique Basic or Full-Service IMbs
on letter- and flat-size pieces of FirstClass Mail and Standard Mail. The
address quality assessment fee will be
assessed if:
a. The percent of all qualifying mail
submitted in a calendar month that have
a COA error is greater than the Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process error threshold, as
determined by an analysis of the data
captured by mail processing equipment.
A COA error occurs when the address
on the mailpiece has not been updated
within 95 days of the COA move
effective date or the COA record
creation date, whichever is later.
b. Each mailpiece with addresses
containing COA errors in excess of the
Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process error threshold
will pay the address quality assessment
fee.
5.4
Mailer Certification
[Revise 602.5.4 by modifying
introductory paragraph and adding new
items ‘‘a’’ and ‘‘b’’ as follows:]
The mailer’s signature on the postage
statement certifies that the Move Update
standard has been met for each address
in the corresponding mailing presented
to the USPS as follows:
a. For mailings that fall under 5.3.1,
the mailer’s signature on the postage
statement certifies that the Move Update
standard has been met for each address
in the corresponding mailing presented
to the Postal Service.
b. For mailings that fall under 5.3.2,
the Move Update compliance method
does not need to be declared on the
postage statement or within the mail.dat
or mail.xml file. However,
documentation demonstrating
compliance must be retained and
provided upon request of the Postal
Service.
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a. Address correction notices will be
provided at the applicable Full-Service
address correction fee for letters and
flats eligible for the Full-Service option,
except for Standard Mail ECR flats, BPM
flats dropshipped to DDUs, or BPM
carrier route flats. Mailers who present
at least 95 percent of their eligible FirstClass Mail and Standard Mail volume as
Full-Service in a calendar month will
receive electronic address correction
notices for their qualifying Basic
automation and non-automation FirstClass Mail and Standard Mail pieces
charged at the applicable Full-Service
address correction fee for the next
calendar month. The Basic automation
and non-automation First-Class Mail
and Standard Mail mailpieces must:
1. Bear a unique IMb printed on the
mailpiece.
2. Include a Full-Service or OneCode
ACS STID in the IMb.
3. Include the unique IMb in eDoc.
4. Provide accurate mail owner
identification in eDoc.
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amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect
these changes, if our proposal is
adopted.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
48 CFR Parts 915, 934, 942, 944, 945,
and 952
RIN 1991–AC01
Acquisition Regulation: Contractor
Business Systems—Definition and
Administration
Department of Energy.
Proposed rulemaking;
withdrawal.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
On April 1, 2014, the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) published
a rule in the Federal Register proposing
to amend the Department of Energy
Acquisition Regulation (DEAR). DOE
hereby withdraws this proposed rule.
DATES: The proposed rule that appeared
in the Federal Register on April 1, 2014
at 79 FR 18415 is withdrawn as of July
6, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue
SUMMARY:
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising its pending proposal to amend
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM[supreg]), to include a newly proposed measurement and
assessment procedure for evaluating address quality for mailers who
enter eligible letter- and flat-size pieces of First-Class Mail[supreg]
(FCM) and Standard Mail[supreg] that meet the requirements for Basic or
Full-Service mailings.
DATES: Submit comments on or before August 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written comments to the manager, 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
Product;Classification@usps.gov, with a subject line of ``Address
Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process.'' Faxed comments are
not accepted.
You may inspect and photocopy all written comments, by appointment
only, at USPS[supreg] 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: Heather Dyer, USPS Mail Entry, Phone:
(207) 482-7217, email: heather.l.dyer@usps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 23, 2014, the Postal Service
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (79 FR 76930-76931) to add a
process for measuring address quality.
From that proposed rule, the mailing industry provided many
insightful and valuable comments (outlined later in this document) to
the Postal Service and requested that a revised proposed rule be
published. Therefore, we are renaming and revising our original
proposal, and publishing it with a request for additional comments.
This proposed rulemaking is subject to both Postal Service management
and Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approvals.
The Postal Service continues to look for opportunities to work with
mailers to improve address quality and reduce undeliverable-as-
addressed (UAA) mail. We have developed a newly proposed procedure, the
Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process, to measure
address quality pertaining to move-related changes. This proposed
process will allow the Postal Service to provide valuable feedback to
mailers who enter eligible letter- and flat-size pieces of FCM and
Standard Mail that meet the requirements for Basic or Full-Service
mailings.
The Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process will
utilize a scorecard for mailers that conveys information on address
hygiene as well as Move Update quality. The scorecard provides mailers
with change-of-address (COA) data as well as details about mailpieces
that are UAA.
Presently, one of the benefits of the Full-Service Intelligent
Mail[supreg] program is free Address Change Service (ACS\TM\) for
mailpieces prepared in accordance with Full-Service requirements. In
order to further encourage the adoption of Full-Service and to increase
the number of mailers that receive address quality information, the
Postal Service is proposing to extend free ACS to mailers who enter
qualifying Basic automation and non-automation mailpieces that meet the
criteria of the Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment
Process and to mailers that meet a Full-Service threshold of 95 percent
along with other requirements, which are outlined later in this
document.
Today, some mailers who enter Periodicals could potentially be
charged for manual address correction notices on mailpieces using a
Full-Service ACS Service Type IDentifier (STID). The Postal Service is
proposing that mailers who enter Full-Service Periodicals mailings
using a Full-Service ACS STID will not be required to receive or pay
for manual address correction notices unless they are requested.
Although mailers who enter Periodicals will be
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provided with address quality data, these mailpieces will not be
subject to the Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment
Process.
Terms
To further clarify this document, several terms are defined below:
[ssquf] 99 Percent Accurate Method: Mailers who can demonstrate
that their internal list management maintains address quality at 99
percent or greater accuracy for changes of address may be authorized to
comply with the Move Update standard through the 99 Percent Accurate
Method. The 99 Percent Accurate test is a computer-based process that
performs Postal Service ZIP + 4[supreg] coding and change-of-address
processing utilizing the customer's file as input. The 99 Percent
Accurate test is accomplished by submitting the mailer's address
file(s) to the Postal Service for processing.
[ssquf] Commercial Mailings: The Postal Service offers lower prices
for business mailings, because mailers perform some of the work that
would otherwise have to be done by the Postal Service (for example,
sorting the mail by ZIP Code\TM\ or transporting the mail to a
destination postal facility). Everyone benefits from ``work-sharing.''
Mailers make an investment in time and technology while paying less
postage, and the Postal Service's costs are reduced, while mail is
expedited through the system. Among other requirements, commercial
mailings must comply with the Move Update standard as outlined in the
DMM so that UAA mail is minimized.
[ssquf] eDoc Submitter: The electronic documentation (eDoc)
Submitter is determined using the Customer Registration IDentifier
(CRID) number that is used to upload the eDoc to the Postal Service for
processing. The eDoc submitter most often is the Mail Preparer, but can
also be the Mail Owner. All results of Address Quality Measurement will
be displayed on the eDoc Submitter and Mail Owner scorecards; however,
any additional postage assessments will be presented to the eDoc
submitter.
[ssquf] Legal Restraint: Mailers of First-Class Mail and First-
Class Package Service pieces who assert they are restricted by law from
incorporating Postal Service COA information onto their mailpieces
without permission from addressees may request Postal Service approval
to meet their Move Update standard using the Legal Restraint method.
Such mailers must be able to clearly demonstrate how the use of a
primary Move Update method would violate the law. (See the Guide to
Move Update at https://beta.postalpro.usps.com/node/1116). Pieces that
meet the requirements for the Legal Restraint method will be excluded
from the Mailer Scorecard and the Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process, as long as the mailpieces use the appropriate
CRID or Mailer IDentifier (MID).
[ssquf] Mailer: The term ``mailer'' within this document
encompasses Mail Owners, Mail Preparers, and Mail Service Providers
(MSPs).
[ssquf] Mailer Scorecard: This is an electronic report that
contains mail quality measurements and assessments on mailings over a
calendar month for Move Update, Full-Service Intelligent Mail,
eInduction[supreg], and Seamless Acceptance. The Scorecard is
accessible through the Business Customer Gateway (BCG) and provides
views for both Mail Owners and Mail Service Providers (MSPs).
[ssquf] Non-qualifying Mailings: The below non-qualifying
mailpieces will be excluded from the Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process and the Mailer Scorecard:
Mailpieces which are undeliverable due to an address
change which is Temporary, Foreign, Moved Left No Address (MLNA), and
Box Closed No Order (BCNO).
Mailpieces that are priced as single-piece.
Mailpieces that qualify for the Legal Restraint method.
Mailpieces without the documentation submitted
electronically.
[ssquf] Qualifying Mailings: An eDoc submitter is eligible for the
Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process when at least
one of its mailings qualifies for Full-Service in a calendar month.
Thereafter, when mailers enter eligible mailings of letter- and flat-
size pieces of FCM and Standard Mail that meet the requirements for
Basic or Full-Service mailings in a subsequent calendar month, the
Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process will be used,
if the postage statement and supporting documentation are submitted
electronically and a unique Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb[supreg]) is
included in the eDoc.
Summary of Industry Comments and USPS Responses
The Postal Service appreciates all of the comments that were
provided by the mailing industry. The valuable feedback was used to
establish revised proposed requirements for the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process. Even though this is a proposed
rule, we have chosen to include these insightful comments and replies,
which can be used as FAQs to further clarify this document. The
mailers' comments and corresponding USPS responses are outlined as
follows:
Mailer Comment
If mailings are not in compliance with Move Update standards, why
is it necessary to levy an additional charge or assessment?
USPS Response
As outlined in the DMM, commercial mailings must comply with the
Move Update standard. Regardless of whether the Postal Service measures
Move Update compliance through Mail Evaluation Readability Lookup
INstrument (MERLIN[supreg]) verification or using the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment Process, failure to meet the Move
Update standard may result in an additional postage assessment.
Mailer Comment
How does this proposed rule support the UAA objective?
USPS Response
The ability to observe UAA performance at the individual mailer or
service provider level will benefit both the Postal Service and the
mailing industry. This data will provide more information regarding the
actual mailing performance. This data will provide mailers with viable
information to assist with reducing UAA, improve their return on
investment, and better understand anomalies that impact Move Update
performance.
Mailer Comment
Since the Move Update verification process was implemented in 2008,
has data shown a decrease in UAA mail volume?
USPS Response
Yes; since the implementation of Move Update in 2008, UAA volumes
have declined:
[ssquf] In 2008, there was an 11.2 percent decline in UAA volume.
This reduction was nearly twice the overall decline in FCM volume of
6.4 percent.
[ssquf] From 2008 through 2015, there was a decline of 37 percent
in UAA volume, which resulted in a reduction for all mail classes of
2.8 billion UAA pieces.
[ssquf] From 2008 through 2015, there was an overall decline of
43.8 percent in FCM forwarding volume from 1.6 billion pieces in 2008
to 0.9 billion pieces in 2015.
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Mailer Comment
Currently, when mailing Periodicals, there is a requirement to pay
for manual address corrections. Will this payment cease in conjunction
with this proposal?
USPS Response
In this proposed rule, with regard to Full-Service Periodicals
mailings, there will no longer be a requirement to receive or pay for
manual address corrections, except when manual address correction
notifications are specifically requested by the mailer or the mailpiece
does not contain a Full-Service ACS STID.
Mailer Comment
For each STID, will the data for both COA errors and the total
number of pieces be all-inclusive or be limited by services such as
ACS?
USPS Response
The data will be inclusive of both ACS- and non-ACS-requested
STIDs.
Mailer Comment
When mailers enter Periodicals, will there still be a requirement
for address correction service?
USPS Response
Yes, mailers who enter Periodicals will still be required to meet
the requirement for address correction service.
Mailer Comment
Does the Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process
apply to mailpieces that meet the criteria for single-piece prices,
Legal Restraint, and the 99 Percent Accurate Method?
USPS Response
The Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process will
exclude mailpieces that are paid at the single-piece price and
mailpieces that meet the requirements for the Legal Restraint
alternative method, which will be based upon the CRID or MID of the
mail owner who is approved for the exemption. In contrast, mailpieces
entered under the 99 Percent Accurate Method were factored into the
newly proposed Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment
Process error threshold, and these mailpieces will not be excluded from
the new measurement process.
In addition to this proposed rule, the Postal Service intends to
publish an additional proposed rule to provide further guidance on the
Move Update standard. This document will propose that mailers who are
authorized for the Legal Restraint Move Update alternative method be
required to use an exclusive MID or multiple exclusive MIDs on their
mailpieces for Legal Restraint mailings. This would allow the Postal
Service to properly identify these types of mailpieces and, when
appropriate, exclude the mailpieces from the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process. The mailer will not be able to use
these MIDs for other types of mailpieces that do not fall under the
Legal Restraint authorization. The Postal Service is working with the
Legal Restraint mailers to identify these MIDs. All current Legal
Restraint authorized mailers would be allowed a one-year transition
period to begin use of the exclusive MIDs. The one-year transition
period would be calculated starting from the date of their next annual
Legal Restraint reauthorization.
Mailer Comment
If a mailer temporarily falls below the qualifying 75 percent Full-
Service threshold for 30 days, what are the consequences?
USPS Response
There will no longer be a qualifying Full-Service percentage; the
mailer need only submit one qualifying Full-Service mailing.
Mailer Comment
If a mailer does not enter mailings meeting the 75 percent Full-
Service threshold, how will address quality be measured?
USPS Response
To be measured under the Address Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process, there will no longer be a 75 percent Full-Service
threshold. For mailers whose CRID does not present any Full-Service
mailings, the address quality will be measured through the traditional
MERLIN verification process, and the mailer must declare that an
approved Postal Service Move Update method was used. An eDoc submitter
will be eligible for the Address Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process when at least one of its mailings qualifies for
Full-Service in a calendar month. Thereafter, all mailings of letter-
and flat-size pieces of FCM and Standard Mail that meet the
requirements for Basic or Full-Service mailings entered in a subsequent
calendar month will use the Address Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process, if the postage statements and supporting
documentation are submitted electronically and unique IMbs are included
in the eDoc.
Mailer Comment
When MSPs prepare a combined mailing (multiple Mail Owners), will a
fee be assessed if the COA percentage measured for one of the Mail
Owners exceeds the error threshold, but the COA percentage measured for
the submitter of the eDoc does not exceed the threshold?
USPS Response
If a combined mailing (with multiple Mail Owners) is entered and
the COA percentage does not exceed the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process error threshold, no fee would be
assessed, because the fee is assessed at the eDoc submitter level.
Mailer Comment
When there is a combined mailing (with multiple Mail Owners), what
is the process for ensuring that the correct mailer is assessed for
exceeding the error threshold?
USPS Response
For a combined mailing, the Mailer Scorecard and the Mail Entry
Assessment Report allow the Postal Service to provide detailed piece-
level information and identify Mail Owners who exceed the established
Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process error
threshold. While the eDoc submitter will pay the assessment to the
Postal Service, there will be adequate information for the eDoc
submitter to seek reimbursement from the applicable Mail Owner.
Mailer Comment
Can the Postal Service clearly outline the appeal process for
postage assessments?
USPS Response
To appeal postage assessments, the dispute process is available on
PostalProTM at https://beta.postalpro.usps.com/node/847 and
steps are outlined within the Guide to Postage Assessment as follows:
[ssquf] Mailings are evaluated based on an entire calendar month.
[ssquf] If thresholds are exceeded, an invoice is generated and a
Mail Entry Assessment Notification is sent on the 10th of the month
(for the previous month's mailing activity).
[ssquf] Notifications for all assessments will be sent to the eDoc
submitter.
[ssquf] An assessment notification is sent by email to the
individual designated by the mailer for each CRID in BCG as the
Verification Assessment Evaluator
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(VAE). Mailers can also review assessment information through the
Mailer Scorecard.
[ssquf] VAE accesses BCG and pays invoice.
[ssquf] If a VAE is not in agreement with the charges, the VAE may
dispute charges by requesting a review and providing supporting
documentation within 10 days of assessment notification.
[ssquf] Business Mail Entry (BME) reviews the documentation and
contacts the mailer with results.
Mailer Comment
Will there be changes to the National Change of Address Linkage
System (NCOA\Link\[reg])?
USPS Response
Currently, there are no changes to the database for NCOA\Link\
which would affect a mailer's ability to use the product or comply with
Move Update requirements. If such changes are anticipated, the Postal
Service is always willing to work with mailers to mitigate impacts.
Mailer Comment
Is it the intent of the Postal Service to make ACS the default
source for Move Update changes and eliminate the other methods
(NCOA\Link\ Mail Processing Equipment (MPE), Ancillary Service
Endorsement (ASE), and NCOA\Link\)?
USPS Response
The Postal Service has no intention of making ACS the default
source for Move Update or eliminating any of the other USPS-approved
Move Update methods.
Mailer Comment
Will the traditional ACS be free and postage statements be modified
to reflect these new changes?
USPS Response
In general, the traditional ACS fees will not be waived. The
postage statements will be modified to incorporate all new changes.
Mailer Comment
What mechanisms are in place to correct erroneous information in
the Mailer Scorecard?
USPS Response
The Postal Service is working internally to validate the Mailer
Scorecard. All known systemic issues are currently being addressed. In
addition, a task team consisting of both Postal Service and Mailing
Industry representatives is validating the reliability and stability of
the Mailer Scorecard and all corresponding reports. After the
assessment period begins, if new issues are identified, the Postal
Service will remove all applicable charges resulting from USPS systemic
issues.
Mailer Comment
Under the new measurement process, what is the actual assessment
fee for mailpieces that exceed the established error threshold?
USPS Response
The address quality assessment fee has not been determined and is
subject to USPS management and regulatory approval.
Mailer Comment
Will the address quality assessment fee vary based on the
disposition activity (forwarded, returned, or destroyed) of the
mailpieces in question?
USPS Response
No; the address quality assessment fee will be the same for all
mailpieces that exceed the established Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process error threshold, regardless of
whether they are forwarded, returned, or destroyed.
Mailer Comment
What happens if mail is mistakenly run through MERLIN? Is there a
risk of double jeopardy?
USPS Response
If mail is mistakenly processed on MERLIN, there will be no risk of
double jeopardy. Once mailers qualify for the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process, they will be removed from the
MERLIN Move Update verification process. Prior to the implementation of
the Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process, all
Postal Service acceptance employees will be trained. However, if a
mailing is mistakenly processed on MERLIN and additional postage under
that method is assessed, the associated assessment fee will be removed.
Mailer Comment
Will MERLIN be used for evaluating mail in the future?
USPS Response
MERLIN will still be used to measure Move Update compliance for
those mailers who enter mailings that do not meet the requirements to
be evaluated under the newly proposed Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process.
Mailer Comment
Will the error threshold for the newly proposed process be applied
at the Mail Owner or CRID level?
USPS Response
The error threshold for the new proposed Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process will apply to the eDoc submitter at
the CRID level.
Mailer Comment
Regarding assessments, it is recommended that the Postal Service
focus on the individual Mail Owner, which will allow the MSP to be free
from the onerous task of determining who should pay an assessment fee.
USPS Response
The Postal Service is providing specific data to assist the MSP
with identifying the Mail Owners who are exceeding the established
Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process error
threshold and contributing to the assessment fee.
Mailer Comment
When the Mail Preparer performs the Move Update functions, will the
Postal Service negotiate the credit between the Mail Owner and MSP?
USPS Response
All assessments will be remitted to the eDoc submitter for payment;
negotiations between the Mail Owner and MSP will not be managed by the
Postal Service.
Mailer Comment
How will the Postal Service ensure that the data from the
MicroStrategy Report within the Mailer Scorecard is reliable?
USPS Response
An internal Postal Service team as well as a task team consisting
of both Postal Service and Mail Industry representatives will validate
the data integrity of the MicroStrategy Reports and Mailer Scorecard.
These reports outline detailed mailpiece data for errors that are
captured.
Mailer Comment
Will there still be two different databases relative to address
changes, i.e. Postal Automated Redirection System (PARS) vs.
NCOA\Link\?
USPS Response
Yes, two separate databases will continue to exist as follows:
[ssquf] PARS: This database has 18 months of COA data for
processing UAA mail.
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[ssquf] NCOA\Link\: This database holds up to 48 months of COA data
for updating mailing lists.
Mailer Comment
Does the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) agree with
the newly proposed measurement process, and how will investigations be
determined?
USPS Response
Yes, USPIS agrees with the decision to utilize the newly proposed
Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process, which allows
the Postal Service to leverage technology. Also, USPIS will continue to
collaborate with the Postal Service on all matters, including the
determination of whether investigations are warranted.
Background
The Postal Service requires mailers to update address-related
changes through the Move Update requirements process. Currently, Move
Update compliance is measured at the mailing level using MERLIN as
follows:
[ssquf] At the point of acceptance, mailings are randomly selected
for address quality assessment, and samples of the selected mailings
are processed through MERLIN.
[ssquf] PostalOne![supreg] sends an electronic version of the
mailer's Postage Statement Message (PSM) to the MERLIN Maintenance and
Operations Database (MMOD).
[ssquf] MMOD routes the PSM to the appropriate site and MERLIN
machine.
[ssquf] Postal Service personnel generate a verification report,
and the report produces a set of results that are routed back to the
MMOD system.
[ssquf] MERLIN generates a report that provides the details on mail
quality.
[ssquf] MMOD sends an Address Quality Validation System (AQVS)
message-stream of addresses, names, and ZIP Codes to the National
Customer Support Center (NCSC) for Move Update processing.
[ssquf] MERLIN captures the address information from the mailpiece
and electronically sends each record to the NCSC to see if there is a
COA on file.
[ssquf] The piece is identified as an error if the mailer did not
use the updated address indicated in the COA on file, and the COA
``filing date'' is between 95 days and 18 months of the postage
statement finalization date.
[ssquf] MMOD sends mail verification results (whether the mailer
passed) to the PostalOne! System.
[ssquf] NCSC processes the AQVS data stream and sends the results
to PostalOne!, which addresses the Move Update failures.
[ssquf] PostalOne! uses the mail verification and NCSC Move Update
results to formulate the final charges.
In 2013, the Postal Service introduced the concept of measuring and
assessing mail quality for mailings over a calendar month for Full-
Service Intelligent Mail, eInduction, and Seamless Acceptance. Since
August 2014, Postal Service technology has further evolved so that,
when mailers use an IMb and submit their postage statements and
supporting documentation electronically, data collection scans from
mail processing equipment (MPE) can be used to evaluate the address and
move-related quality of mail being processed. Accordingly, the Postal
Service is using this technology as an alternative to measure and
evaluate the quality of mailings.
Future Process
The Postal Service is proposing to add a Move Update compliance
verification process named the Address Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process for letter- and flat-size pieces of FCM and Standard
Mail that meet the requirements for Basic or Full-Service mailings.
Mailers of Periodicals will be provided with address quality data;
however, Periodicals will not fall under the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process. This newly proposed process will
result in several benefits including enhanced mailing visibility and
improved mail quality metrics over all mailings within a calendar
month, rather than sampled mailings.
This process is a much more robust method to assess Move Update
compliance, which would be measured across all mailings within a
calendar month according to the following process:
[ssquf] Mailpieces are scanned on MPE.
[ssquf] Data from mailpieces identified as UAA is captured and
evaluated to determine if COA information is on file.
[ssquf] The address information for mailpieces matching an active
COA is captured from the piece and sent electronically to NCSC.
[ssquf] NCSC forwards COA information to the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process for evaluation.
[ssquf] Move Update validations are performed by comparing the MID
+ Serial Number of the IMb from the COA-related mailpiece data. If the
COA is between 95 days and 18 months old, and the address has not been
updated, then a COA error for the associated IMb is logged and
allocated under the CRID of the eDoc submitter.
[ssquf] The proposed Address Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process error threshold that is under consideration is 0.5
percent. This threshold, which is subject to review at the PRC, would
be applied to all pieces submitted by an eDoc submitter in a calendar
month.
[ssquf] The Postal Service would assess the relevant eDoc submitter
CRID for each non-compliant mailpiece beyond the threshold.
[ssquf] The data would be collected and reported on the Mailer
Scorecard under the eDoc submitter CRID.
Address Quality Assessment Fee
The address quality assessment fee will be applied to mailpieces in
qualifying mailings that contain COA errors in excess of the
established Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process
error threshold. This address quality assessment fee is currently
pending management and regulatory approval.
Once the Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process
is in place, qualifying mailings will no longer be required to document
Move Update compliance methods on the postage statement, mail.dat, or
mail.xml. However, documents demonstrating the method used should be
available upon request by the Postal Service, and mailers must continue
to use a Move Update method in order to remain below the Address
Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process error threshold,
expedite the delivery of mail by avoiding mail forwarding, and increase
the security and privacy of sensitive customer information.
Mailer Scorecard
The Mailer Scorecard is currently available to mailers. This report
provides data that allow mailers to gauge address quality on their
mailpieces. After the final rule is implemented and the PRC review is
completed, mailings with errors that exceed the newly proposed Address
Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process error threshold will
incur an address quality assessment fee.
Criteria
The Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process will
apply to mailings when mailers:
[ssquf] Submit any mailpieces during a calendar month as Full-
Service.
[ssquf] Use a unique Basic or Full-Service IMb on mailings of
letter- and flat-size pieces for FCM and Standard Mail.
[ssquf] Use eDoc to submit mailing information.
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Specifications
After the test period commences, address quality will be measured
as follows:
[ssquf] Analysis will be performed on all pieces in the mailing,
rather than on a sample.
[ssquf] The assessment will be determined by the number of COA
errors, in a calendar month, divided by the total number of pieces
mailed that were subject to analysis. The resulting percentage will be
compared to the established Address Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process error threshold.
[ssquf] There are a number of exclusions to the measurement and
assessment process. Generally, mailpieces with addresses that have the
following COA characteristics will not be included in the assessment:
Temporary moves, MLNA, BCNO, and COA data for foreign addresses.
[ssquf] Mailpieces authorized for the Legal Restraint alternate
Move Update method (See Guide to Move Update) will be excluded at the
CRID level of the Mail Owner, during a short transition period. After
the transition period, an established MID will be identified for use on
mailpieces that fall under the Legal Restraint method.
Mailpiece Results
Once qualifying mailings are processed on MPE, the data from
mailpieces are reconciled with eDoc. These results are available on the
BCG and displayed on the Electronic Verification tab of the Mailer
Scorecard, which can be easily accessed at https://gateway.usps.com/eAdmin/view/signin. Mailers are able to review the Mailer Scorecard and
corresponding detailed reports to identify any anomalies or issues.
To resolve Mailer Scorecard irregularities, mailers should contact
the PostalOne! [supreg] Help Desk at 800-522-9085 or their local
Business Mail Entry Unit (BMEU).
Address Change Service and Correction Notifications
In order to further encourage the adoption of Full-Service, the
Postal Service is proposing to extend free Full-Service ACS to
qualifying Basic automation and non-automation mailpieces for mailers
who enter at least 95 percent of their mail as Full-Service in a
calendar month. The Basic mailpieces must be prepared as follows:
[ssquf] Bear a unique IMb printed on the mailpiece.
[ssquf] Include a Full-Service ACS or OneCode ACS[supreg] STID in
the IMb.
[ssquf] Include the unique IMb in eDoc.
[ssquf] Provide accurate mail owner identification in eDoc.
Address change information will be provided to the Mail Owner
identified in eDoc. Address change information which does not qualify
for free ACS will continue to be provided through SingleSource at the
appropriate charge.
As part of this proposed rule, mailers who enter mailings of Full-
Service Periodicals would no longer be required to receive and pay for
manual address corrections when a Full-Service ACS STID is used.
However, these mailers may elect to receive and pay for manual address
correction notifications by including the appropriate STID within the
IMb.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
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. Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is proposed to be amended as
follows:
PART 111--[AMENDED]
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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.
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2. Revise the following sections of 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)
* * * * *
507 Mailer Services
1.0 Treatment of Mail
* * * * *
1.5 Treatment for Ancillary Services by Class of Mail
* * * * *
1.5.2 Periodicals
* * * * *
[Revise 507.1.5.2c by changing the last word of the sentence to
``received'' as follows:]
c. Address correction service is mandatory for all Periodicals
publications, and the address correction service fee must be paid for
each notice received.
* * * * *
4.0 Address Correction Services
* * * * *
4.2 Address Change Service (ACS)
* * * * *
4.2.2 Service Options
[Revise 507.4.2.2 by modifying the introductory sentence and adding
a new item ``d'' as follows:]
ACS offers four levels of service, as follows:
* * * * *
d. A Full-Service option available to mailings of First-Class Mail
automation cards, letters, and flats; Standard Mail automation letters
and flats; Standard Mail Carrier Route, High Density, and Saturation
letters; Periodicals Outside County barcoded or Carrier Route letters
and flats; Periodicals In-County automation or Carrier Route letters
and flats; and Bound Printed Matter Presorted, non-DDU barcoded flats.
Mailers who present at least 95 percent of their eligible First-Class
Mail and Standard Mail volume as Full-Service in a calendar month will
receive electronic address correction notices for their qualifying
mailpieces of Basic automation and non-automation First-Class Mail and
Standard Mail at the address correction fee for pieces which are
eligible under the Full-Service Intelligent Mail option in 705.23.0,
for the next calendar month. The Basic First-Class Mail and Standard
Mail mailpieces must:
1. Bear a unique IMb printed on the mailpiece.
2. Include a Full-Service or OneCode ACS STID in the IMb.
3. Include the unique IMb in eDoc.
4. Provide accurate mail owner identification in eDoc.
* * * * *
4.2.8 Address Correction Service Fee
[Revise 507.4.2.8 by deleting the current language and adding new
language as follows:]
ACS fees will be assessed as follows:
a. The applicable fee for address correction is charged for each
separate notification of address correction or the reason for
nondelivery provided, unless an exception applies.
b. Once the ACS fee charges have been invoiced, any unpaid fees for
the prior invoice cycle (month) will be assessed an annual
administrative fee of 10 percent for the overdue amount.
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c. Mailers who present at least 95 percent of their eligible First-
Class Mail and Standard Mail volume as Full-Service in a calendar month
will receive electronic address correction notices for their qualifying
Basic automation and non-automation First-Class Mail and Standard Mail
mailpieces, as specified in 4.2.2. The electronic address correction
notices are charged at the applicable Full-Service address correction
fee for the next calendar month.
* * * * *
600 Basic Mailing Standards for All Mailing Services
* * * * *
602 Addressing
* * * * *
5.0 Move Update Standards
* * * * *
5.3 Basis for Move Update Assessment Charges
[Revise 602.5.3 by removing the current language and adding new
5.3.1. and 5.3.2 as follows:]
5.3.1 Basic Move Update Assessment Charge
Mailings that do not fall under 5.3.2 are subject to a Move Update
assessment charge, if more than 30 percent of addresses with a change-
of-address (COA) are not updated, based on the error percent found in
Postal Service sampling at acceptance during Performance-Based
Verification. Specifically, mailings for which the sample contains
greater than 30 percent failed COAs out of the total COAs in the sample
are subject to additional postage charges as follows:
a. The percentage of the mailing paying the charge is based on the
percentage of failed pieces above 30 percent.
b. Each of the assessed pieces is subject to the established per
piece charge.
c. As an example, if 40 percent of COAs in the sample are not
updated, then the charge is applied to 10 percent (= 40%-30%) of the
total mailing.
d. Mailings for which the sample has five or fewer pieces that were
not updated for a COA are not subject to the assessment, regardless of
the failure percentage.
5.3.2 Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Charge
Mailers who have submitted any Full-Service volume in a calendar
month will be subject to the Address Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process beginning in the next calendar month. Mailings will
be subject to the Address Quality Census Measurement Assessment charge
(address quality assessment fee) if submitted via eDoc with unique
Basic or Full-Service IMbs on letter- and flat-size pieces of First-
Class Mail and Standard Mail. The address quality assessment fee will
be assessed if:
a. The percent of all qualifying mail submitted in a calendar month
that have a COA error is greater than the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process error threshold, as determined by an
analysis of the data captured by mail processing equipment. A COA error
occurs when the address on the mailpiece has not been updated within 95
days of the COA move effective date or the COA record creation date,
whichever is later.
b. Each mailpiece with addresses containing COA errors in excess of
the Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process error
threshold will pay the address quality assessment fee.
5.4 Mailer Certification
[Revise 602.5.4 by modifying introductory paragraph and adding new
items ``a'' and ``b'' as follows:]
The mailer's signature on the postage statement certifies that the
Move Update standard has been met for each address in the corresponding
mailing presented to the USPS as follows:
a. For mailings that fall under 5.3.1, the mailer's signature on
the postage statement certifies that the Move Update standard has been
met for each address in the corresponding mailing presented to the
Postal Service.
b. For mailings that fall under 5.3.2, the Move Update compliance
method does not need to be declared on the postage statement or within
the mail.dat or mail.xml file. However, documentation demonstrating
compliance must be retained and provided upon request of the Postal
Service.
* * * * *
700 Special Standards
* * * * *
705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
* * * * *
23.0 Full-Service Automation Option
* * * * *
23.5 Additional Standards
* * * * *
23.5.2 Address Correction Notices
[Revise 705.23.5.2a as follows:]
a. Address correction notices will be provided at the applicable
Full-Service address correction fee for letters and flats eligible for
the Full-Service option, except for Standard Mail ECR flats, BPM flats
dropshipped to DDUs, or BPM carrier route flats. Mailers who present at
least 95 percent of their eligible First-Class Mail and Standard Mail
volume as Full-Service in a calendar month will receive electronic
address correction notices for their qualifying Basic automation and
non-automation First-Class Mail and Standard Mail pieces charged at the
applicable Full-Service address correction fee for the next calendar
month. The Basic automation and non-automation First-Class Mail and
Standard Mail mailpieces must:
1. Bear a unique IMb printed on the mailpiece.
2. Include a Full-Service or OneCode ACS STID in the IMb.
3. Include the unique IMb in eDoc.
4. Provide accurate mail owner identification in eDoc.
* * * * *
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes, if our proposal is adopted.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-15649 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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