New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products, 47659-47662 [2017-22212]
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published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register].
Kirsten Wielobob,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2017–21856 Filed 10–6–17; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
New Mailing Standards for Domestic
Mailing Services Products
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
On October 3, 2017, the Postal
Service (USPS) filed a notice of mailing
services price adjustments with the
Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).
The proposed price adjustments are
scheduled to become effective on
January 21, 2018. 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 rule
changes coincident with the price
adjustments.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments on or before
November 13, 2017.
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 ProductClassification@usps.gov, with
a subject line of ‘‘January 2018 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:
Jacqueline Erwin at (202) 268–2158, or
Lizbeth Dobbins at (202) 268–3789.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed
prices will be available under Docket
No. R2018–1 on the Postal Regulatory
Commission’s Web site at www.prc.gov.
The Postal Service’s proposed rule
includes: Changes to prices, mail
classification updates, modifications to
mail preparation standards, and minor
revisions to the DMM to condense
language and/or eliminate redundancy.
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Add Bound Printed Matter Flats Up to
24 Ounces to Comail DSCF or DDU
Only
Zone Charts Revision: Priority Mail to
APO/FPO/DPO Processing at Chicago
ISC
Currently, the USPS allows
authorized mailers to combine USPS
Marketing Mail flats and Periodicals
flats in a single mailing. Each mailpiece
must meet the standards for the mail
class, and Periodicals publications must
be authorized or pending original or
additional entry at the office of mailing.
Mailers must prepare pieces in bundles
on pallets.
The USPS proposes allowing Bound
Printed Matter (BPM) Flats up to 24
ounces to be included in the current
comailing structure which includes
USPS Marketing Mail flats and
Periodicals flats up to 24 ounces entered
at a Destination Sectional Center
Facility, (DSCF) or a Destination
Delivery Unit, (DDU). The maximum
weight of comailed BPM and Periodicals
flats is 24 ounces per piece within the
same bundle. Pieces within the bundle
must be in line-of-travel, LOT,
sequence. These bundles must not
contain more than half of the heavier
pieces. Note that comail bundles which
contain all three classes of mail assume
the service standard of USPS Marketing
Mail. If bundles are made only of
Periodicals and Bound Printed Matter
Flats, then the service standard adopted
will be the lesser of the two. This
proposal includes CoPal, which allows
the mixing of class-specific, bundles on
the same pallet, which can also include
mixed class bundles (comail). If BPM
bundles are included on the same pallet,
then this CoPal pallet must be DSCF or
DDU entry only.
The Postal Service is proposing a
change to all zone charts to reflect
Priority Mail to APO/FPO/DPO
destinations will only be processed at
the Chicago ISC.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
Although we are 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), we
invite 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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Order of Pallet Preparation for Carrier
Route (CR) Pallets in Non-FSS Zones
700
Special Standards
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*
Currently, the pallet preparation
requirements for Carrier Route pallets in
Non-FSS zones allows merged 5-digit
scheme pallets as the first required
sortation, followed by 5-digit scheme
carrier routes, 5-digit scheme, and
merged 5-digit pallets.
The USPS is considering updating the
order of pallet preparation, to increase
the number of pure CR Pallets (as
opposed to 5-Digit Merged Pallets)
presented in non-FSS zones. This will
be accomplished by moving 5-digit
Scheme Carrier Route pallets ahead of
Merged 5-digit Scheme pallets. This
includes both USPS Marketing Mail and
Periodicals. This change would increase
the amount of mail eligible for a CR
pallet discount, resulting in eligibility
for lower prices on the mail.
705 Advanced Preparation and
Special Postage Payment Systems
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10.0 Merging Bundles of Flats Using
the City State Product
10.1
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Periodicals
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10.1.5
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Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence in the
introductory text of 10.1.5 to read as
follows:]
* * * When sortation under this
option is performed, mailers must
prepare all 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
merged 5-digit scheme, 5-digit carrier
routes, and merged 5-digit pallets that
are possible in the mailing based on the
volume of mail to the destination using
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L001 and/or the City State Product.
* * *
[Reverse the order of items a. and b.;
and revise the text of reordered items a.
and b. to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
required; allowed with no minimum.
May contain only carrier route bundles
for carrier routes in an L001 scheme for
which all of the 5-digit ZIP Codes in the
scheme have a ‘‘B’’ or ‘‘D’’ indicator in
the City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ‘‘PER’’ or ‘‘NEWS’’ as
applicable; followed by ‘‘FLTS’’;
followed by ‘‘CR–RTS SCHEME.’’
b. Merged 5-digit scheme, required
and permitted only when there is at
least one 5-digit ZIP Code in the scheme
that has an ‘‘A’’ or ‘‘C’’ indicator in the
City State Product. May contain carrier
route bundles for any 5-digit ZIP
Code(s) in a single scheme listed in
L001 as well as machinable barcoded
price 5-digit bundles and machinable
nonbarcoded price 5-digit bundles for
those 5-digit ZIP Codes in the scheme
that have an ‘‘A’’ or ‘‘C’’ indicator in the
City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ‘‘PER’’ or ‘‘NEWS’’ as
applicable; followed by ‘‘FLTS’’;
followed by ‘‘CR/5D SCHEME.’’
[Reverse the order of items c and d;
and revise the text of reordered item c
to read as follows:]
c. 5-digit carrier routes, required;
allowed with no minimum. May contain
only carrier route price bundles for the
same 5-digit ZIP Code for those 5-digit
ZIP Codes that are not part of a scheme
and that have a ‘‘B’’ or ‘‘D’’ indicator in
the City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit
ZIP Code destination (see 8.6.4 for
military mail).
2. Line 2: ‘‘PER’’ or ‘‘NEWS’’ as
applicable; followed by ‘‘FLTS’’
followed by ‘‘CARRIER ROUTES’’ or
‘‘CR–RTS.’’
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10.2
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USPS Marketing Mail
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10.2.5
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Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence in the
introductory text of 10.2.5 to read as
follows:]
* * * After completing required
carrier route pallets, mailers must
prepare all merged 5-digit scheme, 5digit scheme carrier routes, and merged
5-digit pallets that are possible in the
mailing based on the volume of mail to
the destination using L001 and/or the
City State Product. * * *
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[Reverse the order of items a. and b.;
and revise the text in reordered items a.
and b. to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
required; allowed with no minimum.
May contain only carrier route bundles
for carrier routes in an L001 scheme for
which all of the 5-digit ZIP Codes in the
scheme have a ‘‘B’’ or ‘‘D’’ indicator in
the City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT FLTS CR–RTS
SCHEME.’’
b. Merged 5-digit scheme, required
and permitted only when there is at
least one 5-digit ZIP Code in the scheme
that has an ‘‘A’’ or ‘‘C’’ indicator in the
City State Product. May contain carrier
route bundles for any 5-digit ZIP
Code(s) in a single scheme listed in
L001 as well as automation price 5-digit
bundles and Presorted price 5-digit
bundles for those 5-digit ZIP Codes in
the scheme that have an ‘‘A’’ or ‘‘C’’
indicator in the City State Product.
Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT FLTS CR/5D
SCHEME.’’
[Reverse the order of items c and d;
and revise the text of reordered item c
to read as follows:]
c. 5-digit carrier routes, required;
allowed with no minimum. May contain
only carrier route price bundles for the
same 5-digit ZIP Code for those 5-digit
ZIP Codes that are not part of a scheme
and that have a ‘‘B’’ or ‘‘D’’ indicator in
the City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit
ZIP Code destination (see 8.6.4 for
military mail).
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT FLTS,’’ followed by
‘‘CARRIER ROUTES’’ or ‘‘CR–RTS.’’
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12.0 Merging Bundles of Flats on
Pallets Using a 5% Threshold
12.1
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Periodicals
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12.1.5 Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence in the
introductory text of 12.1.5 to read as
follows:]
* * * Mailers must prepare all 5-digit
scheme carrier routes, merged 5-digit
scheme, 5-digit scheme, 5-digit carrier
routes and merged 5-digit pallets that
are possible in the mailing based on the
volume of mail to the destination using
L001 and the 5% threshold, as
applicable. * * *
Prepare and label pallets as follows:
[Reverse the order of items a. and b.;
and revise the text of reordered items a.
and b. to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
required; allowed with no minimum.
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May contain only carrier route bundles
for all carrier routes in an L001 scheme.
Labeling:
1. Line 1: Kuse L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ‘‘PER’’ or ‘‘NEWS’’ as
applicable; followed by ‘‘FLTS’’ or
‘‘IRREG’’ as applicable; followed by
‘‘CR–RTS SCHEME.’’
b. Merged 5-digit scheme, required;
* * * For 5-digit ZIP Codes not
included in a scheme, begin preparing
pallets under 12.1.5e (merged 5-digit
pallet). Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
Line 2: ‘‘PER’’ or ‘‘NEWS’’ as
applicable; followed by ‘‘FLTS’’ or
‘‘IRREG’’ as applicable; followed by
‘‘CR/5D SCHEME.’’
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*
[Reverse the order of items d and e;
and revise the text of reordered item d
to read as follows:]
d. 5-digit carrier routes, required;
allowed with no minimum. May contain
only carrier route price bundles for the
same 5-digit ZIP Code that is not part of
a scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit
ZIP Code destination (see 8.6.4 for
military mail).
2. Line 2: ‘‘PER’’ or ‘‘NEWS’’ as
applicable; followed by ‘‘FLTS’’ or
‘‘IRREG’’ as applicable; followed by
‘‘CARRIER ROUTES’’ or ‘‘CR–RTS.’’
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[Add new heading 12.2, USPS
Marketing Mail, renumber 12.1.6
through 12.1.8 as 12.2.1 through 12.2.3]
12.2
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USPS Marketing Mail
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12.2.3
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Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence in the
introductory text of renumbered 12.2.3
to read as follows:]
* * * Mailers must prepare all 5-digit
scheme carrier routes, merged 5-digit
scheme, 5-digit carrier routes and
merged 5-digit pallets that are possible
in the mailing based on the volume of
mail to the destination using L001 and
the 5% threshold. * * *
[Reverse the order of items a. and b.;
and revise the text in reordered items a.
and b. to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
required, allowed with no minimum.
May contain only carrier route bundles
for all carrier routes in an L001 scheme.
Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT FLTS CR–RTS
SCHEME.’’
b. Merged 5-digit scheme, required,
permitted only when 5-digit bundles for
at least one 5-digit ZIP Code in the
scheme may be merged with carrier
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route bundles under the 5% threshold
standard in 12.2.2. * * * For 5-digit ZIP
Codes not included in a scheme, begin
preparing pallets under 12.2.3d (merged
5-digit pallet). Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
Line 2: ‘‘MKT FLTS CR/5D
SCHEME.’’
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[Reverse the order of items c and d;
and revise the text of reordered item c
to read as follows:]
c. 5-digit carrier routes, required,
allowed with no minimum. May contain
only carrier route price bundles for the
same 5-digit ZIP Code that is not part of
a scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit
ZIP Code destination (see 8.6.4 for
military mail).
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT FLTS’’; followed by
‘‘CARRIER ROUTES’’ or ‘‘CR–RTS.’’
*
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13.0 Merging Bundles of Flats on
Pallets Using the City State Product and
a 5% Threshold
13.1
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Periodicals
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13.1.5
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Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence in the
introductory text of 13.1.5 to read as
follows:]
* * * Mailers must prepare all 5-digit
scheme carrier routes, merged 5-digit
scheme, 5-digit scheme, 5-digit carrier
routes, and merged 5-digit pallets that
are possible in the mailing based on the
volume of mail to the destination (8.0)
using L001, the City State Product, and
the 5% threshold (13.1.4), as applicable.
* * * Prepare and label pallets as
follows:
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[Reverse the order of items a. and b.;
and revise the text of reordered item a.
to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
required, allowed with no minimum.
May contain only carrier route bundles
for all carrier routes in an L001 scheme
for which all 5-digit ZIP Codes in the
scheme have a ‘‘B’’ or ‘‘D’’ indicator.
Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ‘‘PER’’ or ‘‘NEWS’’ as
applicable; followed by ‘‘FLTS’’ or
‘‘IRREG’’ as applicable; and followed by
‘‘CR–RTS SCHEME.’’
*
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*
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*
[Reverse the order of items d and e;
revise the text of reordered item d to
read as follows:]
d. 5-digit carrier routes, required;
allowed with no minimum. May contain
only carrier route price bundles for the
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same 5-digit ZIP Code that is not part of
a scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit
ZIP Code destination (see 8.6.4 for
military mail).
2. Line 2: ‘‘PER’’ or ‘‘NEWS’’ as
applicable; followed by ‘‘FLTS’’ or
‘‘IRREG’’ as applicable; and followed by
‘‘CARRIER ROUTES’’ or ‘‘CR–RTS.’’
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13.2 USPS Marketing Mail
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13.2.4 Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence of the
introductory text of 13.2.4 to read as
follows:]
* * * Mailers must prepare all 5-digit
scheme carrier routes, merged 5-digit
scheme, and merged 5-digit pallets that
are possible in the mailing based on the
volume of mail to the destination using
L001, the City State Product, and the
5% threshold. Mailers must label pallets
according to the Line 1 and Line 2
information listed below and under 8.6.
[Reverse the order of items a. and b.;
revise the text of reordered item a. to
read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
required, allowed with no minimum.
May contain only carrier route bundles
for all carrier routes in an L001 scheme.
Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT FLTS CR–RTS
SCHEME.’’
*
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*
*
*
[Reverse the order of items c and d;
revise the text of reordered item c to
read as follows:]
c. 5-digit carrier routes, required,
allowed with no minimum. May contain
only carrier route price bundles for the
same 5-digit ZIP Code that is not part of
a scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit
ZIP Code destination (see 8.6.4 for
military mail).
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT FLTS,’’ followed by
‘‘CARRIER ROUTES or ‘‘CR–RTS.’’
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[Revise the heading of 15.0 to read as
follows:]
15.0 Combining USPS Marketing Mail
Flats, Bound Printed Matter Flats, and
Periodicals Flats
15.1
[Revise the introductory text of 15.1 to
read as follows:]
Authorized mailers may combine
USPS Marketing Mail flats, Bound
Printed Matter flats and Periodicals flats
in a single mailing as follows:
[Revise the text in item a, to read as
follows:]
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a. Each mailpiece must meet the
standards in 240 for USPS Marketing
Mail, 260 for Bound Printed Matter, and
207 for Periodicals. Periodicals
publications must be authorized or
pending original or additional entry at
the office of mailing.
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[Add new item h, to read as follows:]
h. Each comailing containing Bound
Printed Matter Flats must:
1. Be entered at a Destination
Sectional Center Facility, (DSCF) or a
Destination Delivery Unit, (DDU)
2. Not exceed the maximum weight of
24 ounces per piece within the same
bundle, when comailed with Periodicals
pieces. The maximum number of
heavier pieces would be no more than
half of each bundle.
15.1.1
Service Objectives
[Revise the text in 15.1.1 to read as
follows:]
The Postal Service processes
combined mailings of USPS Marketing
Mail flats, Bound Printed Matter Flats
and Periodicals flats to the service
standards of USPS Marketing Mail.
15.1.2
Postage Payment
[Revise the first sentence of 15.1.2 to
read as follows:]
Postage for all USPS Marketing Mail
and Bound Printed Matter pieces must
be paid with permit imprint using a
special postage payment system in 2.0
through 4.0 at the Post Office location
serving the mailer‘s plant. * * *
15.1.3
Documentation
* * * In addition, mailers must
provide:
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[Revise the text of item f to read as
follows:]
f. When requested, a copy of a
notification document signed and dated
by the Periodicals publisher,
acknowledging their participation in a
combined mailing of USPS Marketing
Mail, Bound Printed Matter Mail and
Periodicals and the potential for their
mailpieces to receive deferred USPS
handling.
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15.1.4
Basic Standards
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Authorization
[Revise the first sentence in 15.1.4 to
read as follows:]
A mailer must submit a written
request to the manager, Business Mailer
Support (see 608.8.1 for address) to
combine mailings of USPS Marketing
Mail flats, Bound Printed Matter flats,
and Periodicals flats. * * *
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15.4
Price Eligibility
[Revise the introductory text in 15.1.5
to read as follows:]
Apply prices based on the standards
in 240 for USPS Marketing Mail and 260
for Bound Printed Matter flats. * * *
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[Revise the heading of 15.2 to read as
follows:]
15.2 Combining USPS Marketing Mail
Flats, Bound Printed Matter Flats, and
Periodicals Flats in the Same Bundle
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15.2.2 Mailpiece and Bundle
Identification
[Revise the text in 15.2.2 to read as
follows:]
Each USPS Marketing Mail, Bound
Printed Matter and Periodicals
mailpiece prepared under a combined
mailing of USPS Marketing Mail flats,
Bound Printed Matter and Periodicals
flats must be identified as being part of
a mixed class mailing through the use
of an optional endorsement line (OEL)
in accordance with the standards in
203.7.1.8. ‘‘Post-print consolidators may
use the following alternative:
a. Mailings of USPS Marketing and
Bound Printed Matter, using Permit
Imprint, may include a ‘‘Co-Class’’
marking.
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[Revise the heading of 15.3 to read as
follows:]
15.3 Combining Bundles of USPS
Marketing Mail Flats, Bound Printed
Matter Flats, and Periodicals Flats on
the Same Pallet
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15.3.2 Mailpiece and Bundle
Identification
[Revise the introductory text in item a.
in 15.3.2 to read as follows:]
Each USPS Marketing Mail, Bound
Printer Matter, and Periodicals
mailpiece prepared under a combined
mailing of USPS Marketing Mail flats,
Bound Printed Matter flats, and
Periodicals flats must be identified as
being part of a mixed class mailing
through the use of an optional
endorsement line (OEL) in accordance
with standards in 203.7.1.8. ‘‘Post-print
consolidators may use the following
alternative:
a. Mailings of USPS Marketing and
Bound Printed Matter, using Permit
Imprint, may include a ‘‘Co-Class’’
marking.
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Pallet Preparation
15.4.1 Pallet Preparation, Sequence
and Labeling
[Revise the introductory text in 15.4.1
to read as follows:]
When combining USPS Marketing
Mail, Bound Printed Matter and
Periodicals flats within the same bundle
or combining bundles of USPS
Marketing Mail flats, Bound Printed
Matter flats and bundles of Periodicals
flats on pallets, bundles must be placed
on pallets. Preparation, sequence and
labeling:
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
required. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item a. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,’’ as
applicable; * * *
b. Merged 5-digit scheme, optional.
* * * Labeling:
[Revise item b. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT/BPM/PER FLTS CR/
5D,’’ as applicable * * *
c. Merged 5-digit, optional. * * *
Labeling:
[Revise item c. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,’’ as
applicable; * * *
d. 5-digit carrier routes, required.
* * * Labeling:
[Revise item d. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,’’ as
applicable; * * *
e. 5-digit, required. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item e. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,’’ as
applicable; * * *
f. 3-digit, optional, * * * Labeling:
[Revise item f. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,’’ as
applicable; * * *
g. SCF, required. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item g. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,’’ as
applicable; * * *
h. ASF, required unless bundle
reallocation used under 15.1.10. * * *
Labeling:
[Revise item h. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT/BPM/PER FLTS
NDC,’’ as applicable; * * *
[Revise item i to read as follows:]
i. NDC, required. Pallet may contain
carrier route, automation or presorted
mail for the 3-digit ZIP Code groups in
L601. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item i. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ‘‘MKT/BPM/PER FLTS
NDC,’’ as applicable;* * *
[Revise item j. to read as follows:]
j. Mixed NDC, required, no minimum.
Pallet may contain carrier route,
automation or presorted mail. * * *
Labeling:
[Revise item j. 2 to read as follows:]
Line 2: ‘‘MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,’’ as
applicable;
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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.
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ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
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portion of a State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revision submitted by the State of
Florida, through the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection on
February 1, 2017, for the purpose of
revising Florida’s requirements and
procedures for emissions monitoring at
stationary sources. Florida’s February 1,
2017, SIP submittal includes
amendments to three Florida
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sections as well as the removal of one
F.A.C. rule section from the Florida SIP
in order to eliminate redundant
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requirements for emissions monitoring
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previously approved for removal from
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[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47659-47662]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On October 3, 2017, the Postal Service (USPS) filed a notice
of mailing services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory
Commission (PRC). The proposed price adjustments are scheduled to
become effective on January 21, 2018. This proposed rule contains the
revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) that we would adopt to implement
rule changes coincident with the price adjustments.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 13, 2017.
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
ProductClassification@usps.gov, with a subject line of ``January 2018
Domestic Mailing Services Proposal.'' 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: Jacqueline Erwin at (202) 268-2158, or
Lizbeth Dobbins at (202) 268-3789.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed prices will be available under
Docket No. R2018-1 on the Postal Regulatory Commission's Web site at
www.prc.gov. The Postal Service's proposed rule includes: Changes to
prices, mail classification updates, modifications to mail preparation
standards, and minor revisions to the DMM to condense language and/or
eliminate redundancy.
Add Bound Printed Matter Flats Up to 24 Ounces to Comail DSCF or DDU
Only
Currently, the USPS allows authorized mailers to combine USPS
Marketing Mail flats and Periodicals flats in a single mailing. Each
mailpiece must meet the standards for the mail class, and Periodicals
publications must be authorized or pending original or additional entry
at the office of mailing. Mailers must prepare pieces in bundles on
pallets.
The USPS proposes allowing Bound Printed Matter (BPM) Flats up to
24 ounces to be included in the current comailing structure which
includes USPS Marketing Mail flats and Periodicals flats up to 24
ounces entered at a Destination Sectional Center Facility, (DSCF) or a
Destination Delivery Unit, (DDU). The maximum weight of comailed BPM
and Periodicals flats is 24 ounces per piece within the same bundle.
Pieces within the bundle must be in line-of-travel, LOT, sequence.
These bundles must not contain more than half of the heavier pieces.
Note that comail bundles which contain all three classes of mail assume
the service standard of USPS Marketing Mail. If bundles are made only
of Periodicals and Bound Printed Matter Flats, then the service
standard adopted will be the lesser of the two. This proposal includes
CoPal, which allows the mixing of class-specific, bundles on the same
pallet, which can also include mixed class bundles (comail). If BPM
bundles are included on the same pallet, then this CoPal pallet must be
DSCF or DDU entry only.
Order of Pallet Preparation for Carrier Route (CR) Pallets in Non-FSS
Zones
Currently, the pallet preparation requirements for Carrier Route
pallets in Non-FSS zones allows merged 5-digit scheme pallets as the
first required sortation, followed by 5-digit scheme carrier routes, 5-
digit scheme, and merged 5-digit pallets.
The USPS is considering updating the order of pallet preparation,
to increase the number of pure CR Pallets (as opposed to 5-Digit Merged
Pallets) presented in non-FSS zones. This will be accomplished by
moving 5-digit Scheme Carrier Route pallets ahead of Merged 5-digit
Scheme pallets. This includes both USPS Marketing Mail and Periodicals.
This change would increase the amount of mail eligible for a CR pallet
discount, resulting in eligibility for lower prices on the mail.
Zone Charts Revision: Priority Mail to APO/FPO/DPO Processing at
Chicago ISC
The Postal Service is proposing a change to all zone charts to
reflect Priority Mail to APO/FPO/DPO destinations will only be
processed at the Chicago ISC.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
Although we are 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), we invite 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.
0
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)
* * * * *
700 Special Standards
* * * * *
705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
* * * * *
10.0 Merging Bundles of Flats Using the City State Product
10.1 Periodicals
* * * * *
10.1.5 Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence in the introductory text of 10.1.5 to
read as follows:]
* * * When sortation under this option is performed, mailers must
prepare all 5-digit scheme carrier routes, merged 5-digit scheme, 5-
digit carrier routes, and merged 5-digit pallets that are possible in
the mailing based on the volume of mail to the destination using
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L001 and/or the City State Product. * * *
[Reverse the order of items a. and b.; and revise the text of
reordered items a. and b. to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes, required; allowed with no
minimum. May contain only carrier route bundles for carrier routes in
an L001 scheme for which all of the 5-digit ZIP Codes in the scheme
have a ``B'' or ``D'' indicator in the City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ``PER'' or ``NEWS'' as applicable; followed by ``FLTS'';
followed by ``CR-RTS SCHEME.''
b. Merged 5-digit scheme, required and permitted only when there is
at least one 5-digit ZIP Code in the scheme that has an ``A'' or ``C''
indicator in the City State Product. May contain carrier route bundles
for any 5-digit ZIP Code(s) in a single scheme listed in L001 as well
as machinable barcoded price 5-digit bundles and machinable nonbarcoded
price 5-digit bundles for those 5-digit ZIP Codes in the scheme that
have an ``A'' or ``C'' indicator in the City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ``PER'' or ``NEWS'' as applicable; followed by ``FLTS'';
followed by ``CR/5D SCHEME.''
[Reverse the order of items c and d; and revise the text of
reordered item c to read as follows:]
c. 5-digit carrier routes, required; allowed with no minimum. May
contain only carrier route price bundles for the same 5-digit ZIP Code
for those 5-digit ZIP Codes that are not part of a scheme and that have
a ``B'' or ``D'' indicator in the City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination (see
8.6.4 for military mail).
2. Line 2: ``PER'' or ``NEWS'' as applicable; followed by ``FLTS''
followed by ``CARRIER ROUTES'' or ``CR-RTS.''
* * * * *
10.2 USPS Marketing Mail
* * * * *
10.2.5 Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence in the introductory text of 10.2.5 to
read as follows:]
* * * After completing required carrier route pallets, mailers must
prepare all merged 5-digit scheme, 5-digit scheme carrier routes, and
merged 5-digit pallets that are possible in the mailing based on the
volume of mail to the destination using L001 and/or the City State
Product. * * *
[Reverse the order of items a. and b.; and revise the text in
reordered items a. and b. to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes, required; allowed with no
minimum. May contain only carrier route bundles for carrier routes in
an L001 scheme for which all of the 5-digit ZIP Codes in the scheme
have a ``B'' or ``D'' indicator in the City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ``MKT FLTS CR-RTS SCHEME.''
b. Merged 5-digit scheme, required and permitted only when there is
at least one 5-digit ZIP Code in the scheme that has an ``A'' or ``C''
indicator in the City State Product. May contain carrier route bundles
for any 5-digit ZIP Code(s) in a single scheme listed in L001 as well
as automation price 5-digit bundles and Presorted price 5-digit bundles
for those 5-digit ZIP Codes in the scheme that have an ``A'' or ``C''
indicator in the City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ``MKT FLTS CR/5D SCHEME.''
[Reverse the order of items c and d; and revise the text of
reordered item c to read as follows:]
c. 5-digit carrier routes, required; allowed with no minimum. May
contain only carrier route price bundles for the same 5-digit ZIP Code
for those 5-digit ZIP Codes that are not part of a scheme and that have
a ``B'' or ``D'' indicator in the City State Product. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination (see
8.6.4 for military mail).
2. Line 2: ``MKT FLTS,'' followed by ``CARRIER ROUTES'' or ``CR-
RTS.''
* * * * *
12.0 Merging Bundles of Flats on Pallets Using a 5% Threshold
12.1 Periodicals
* * * * *
12.1.5 Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence in the introductory text of 12.1.5 to
read as follows:]
* * * Mailers must prepare all 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
merged 5-digit scheme, 5-digit scheme, 5-digit carrier routes and
merged 5-digit pallets that are possible in the mailing based on the
volume of mail to the destination using L001 and the 5% threshold, as
applicable. * * *
Prepare and label pallets as follows:
[Reverse the order of items a. and b.; and revise the text of
reordered items a. and b. to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes, required; allowed with no
minimum. May contain only carrier route bundles for all carrier routes
in an L001 scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Kuse L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ``PER'' or ``NEWS'' as applicable; followed by ``FLTS''
or ``IRREG'' as applicable; followed by ``CR-RTS SCHEME.''
b. Merged 5-digit scheme, required; * * * For 5-digit ZIP Codes not
included in a scheme, begin preparing pallets under 12.1.5e (merged 5-
digit pallet). Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
Line 2: ``PER'' or ``NEWS'' as applicable; followed by ``FLTS'' or
``IRREG'' as applicable; followed by ``CR/5D SCHEME.''
* * * * *
[Reverse the order of items d and e; and revise the text of
reordered item d to read as follows:]
d. 5-digit carrier routes, required; allowed with no minimum. May
contain only carrier route price bundles for the same 5-digit ZIP Code
that is not part of a scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination (see
8.6.4 for military mail).
2. Line 2: ``PER'' or ``NEWS'' as applicable; followed by ``FLTS''
or ``IRREG'' as applicable; followed by ``CARRIER ROUTES'' or ``CR-
RTS.''
* * * * *
[Add new heading 12.2, USPS Marketing Mail, renumber 12.1.6 through
12.1.8 as 12.2.1 through 12.2.3]
12.2 USPS Marketing Mail
* * * * *
12.2.3 Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence in the introductory text of renumbered
12.2.3 to read as follows:]
* * * Mailers must prepare all 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
merged 5-digit scheme, 5-digit carrier routes and merged 5-digit
pallets that are possible in the mailing based on the volume of mail to
the destination using L001 and the 5% threshold. * * *
[Reverse the order of items a. and b.; and revise the text in
reordered items a. and b. to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes, required, allowed with no
minimum. May contain only carrier route bundles for all carrier routes
in an L001 scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ``MKT FLTS CR-RTS SCHEME.''
b. Merged 5-digit scheme, required, permitted only when 5-digit
bundles for at least one 5-digit ZIP Code in the scheme may be merged
with carrier
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route bundles under the 5% threshold standard in 12.2.2. * * * For 5-
digit ZIP Codes not included in a scheme, begin preparing pallets under
12.2.3d (merged 5-digit pallet). Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
Line 2: ``MKT FLTS CR/5D SCHEME.''
* * * * *
[Reverse the order of items c and d; and revise the text of
reordered item c to read as follows:]
c. 5-digit carrier routes, required, allowed with no minimum. May
contain only carrier route price bundles for the same 5-digit ZIP Code
that is not part of a scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination (see
8.6.4 for military mail).
2. Line 2: ``MKT FLTS''; followed by ``CARRIER ROUTES'' or ``CR-
RTS.''
* * * * *
13.0 Merging Bundles of Flats on Pallets Using the City State Product
and a 5% Threshold
13.1 Periodicals
* * * * *
13.1.5 Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence in the introductory text of 13.1.5 to
read as follows:]
* * * Mailers must prepare all 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
merged 5-digit scheme, 5-digit scheme, 5-digit carrier routes, and
merged 5-digit pallets that are possible in the mailing based on the
volume of mail to the destination (8.0) using L001, the City State
Product, and the 5% threshold (13.1.4), as applicable. * * * Prepare
and label pallets as follows:
* * * * *
[Reverse the order of items a. and b.; and revise the text of
reordered item a. to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes, required, allowed with no
minimum. May contain only carrier route bundles for all carrier routes
in an L001 scheme for which all 5-digit ZIP Codes in the scheme have a
``B'' or ``D'' indicator.
Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ``PER'' or ``NEWS'' as applicable; followed by ``FLTS''
or ``IRREG'' as applicable; and followed by ``CR-RTS SCHEME.''
* * * * *
[Reverse the order of items d and e; revise the text of reordered
item d to read as follows:]
d. 5-digit carrier routes, required; allowed with no minimum. May
contain only carrier route price bundles for the same 5-digit ZIP Code
that is not part of a scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination (see
8.6.4 for military mail).
2. Line 2: ``PER'' or ``NEWS'' as applicable; followed by ``FLTS''
or ``IRREG'' as applicable; and followed by ``CARRIER ROUTES'' or ``CR-
RTS.''
* * * * *
13.2 USPS Marketing Mail
* * * * *
13.2.4 Pallet Preparation and Labeling
[Revise the second sentence of the introductory text of 13.2.4 to
read as follows:]
* * * Mailers must prepare all 5-digit scheme carrier routes,
merged 5-digit scheme, and merged 5-digit pallets that are possible in
the mailing based on the volume of mail to the destination using L001,
the City State Product, and the 5% threshold. Mailers must label
pallets according to the Line 1 and Line 2 information listed below and
under 8.6.
[Reverse the order of items a. and b.; revise the text of reordered
item a. to read as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes, required, allowed with no
minimum. May contain only carrier route bundles for all carrier routes
in an L001 scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use L001, Column B.
2. Line 2: ``MKT FLTS CR-RTS SCHEME.''
* * * * *
[Reverse the order of items c and d; revise the text of reordered
item c to read as follows:]
c. 5-digit carrier routes, required, allowed with no minimum. May
contain only carrier route price bundles for the same 5-digit ZIP Code
that is not part of a scheme. Labeling:
1. Line 1: Use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination (see
8.6.4 for military mail).
2. Line 2: ``MKT FLTS,'' followed by ``CARRIER ROUTES or ``CR-
RTS.''
* * * * *
[Revise the heading of 15.0 to read as follows:]
15.0 Combining USPS Marketing Mail Flats, Bound Printed Matter Flats,
and Periodicals Flats
15.1 Basic Standards
[Revise the introductory text of 15.1 to read as follows:]
Authorized mailers may combine USPS Marketing Mail flats, Bound
Printed Matter flats and Periodicals flats in a single mailing as
follows:
[Revise the text in item a, to read as follows:]
a. Each mailpiece must meet the standards in 240 for USPS Marketing
Mail, 260 for Bound Printed Matter, and 207 for Periodicals.
Periodicals publications must be authorized or pending original or
additional entry at the office of mailing.
* * * * *
[Add new item h, to read as follows:]
h. Each comailing containing Bound Printed Matter Flats must:
1. Be entered at a Destination Sectional Center Facility, (DSCF) or
a Destination Delivery Unit, (DDU)
2. Not exceed the maximum weight of 24 ounces per piece within the
same bundle, when comailed with Periodicals pieces. The maximum number
of heavier pieces would be no more than half of each bundle.
15.1.1 Service Objectives
[Revise the text in 15.1.1 to read as follows:]
The Postal Service processes combined mailings of USPS Marketing
Mail flats, Bound Printed Matter Flats and Periodicals flats to the
service standards of USPS Marketing Mail.
15.1.2 Postage Payment
[Revise the first sentence of 15.1.2 to read as follows:]
Postage for all USPS Marketing Mail and Bound Printed Matter pieces
must be paid with permit imprint using a special postage payment system
in 2.0 through 4.0 at the Post Office location serving the mailer`s
plant. * * *
15.1.3 Documentation
* * * In addition, mailers must provide:
* * * * *
[Revise the text of item f to read as follows:]
f. When requested, a copy of a notification document signed and
dated by the Periodicals publisher, acknowledging their participation
in a combined mailing of USPS Marketing Mail, Bound Printed Matter Mail
and Periodicals and the potential for their mailpieces to receive
deferred USPS handling.
* * * * *
15.1.4 Authorization
[Revise the first sentence in 15.1.4 to read as follows:]
A mailer must submit a written request to the manager, Business
Mailer Support (see 608.8.1 for address) to combine mailings of USPS
Marketing Mail flats, Bound Printed Matter flats, and Periodicals
flats. * * *
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15.1.5 Price Eligibility
[Revise the introductory text in 15.1.5 to read as follows:]
Apply prices based on the standards in 240 for USPS Marketing Mail
and 260 for Bound Printed Matter flats. * * *
* * * * *
[Revise the heading of 15.2 to read as follows:]
15.2 Combining USPS Marketing Mail Flats, Bound Printed Matter Flats,
and Periodicals Flats in the Same Bundle
* * * * *
15.2.2 Mailpiece and Bundle Identification
[Revise the text in 15.2.2 to read as follows:]
Each USPS Marketing Mail, Bound Printed Matter and Periodicals
mailpiece prepared under a combined mailing of USPS Marketing Mail
flats, Bound Printed Matter and Periodicals flats must be identified as
being part of a mixed class mailing through the use of an optional
endorsement line (OEL) in accordance with the standards in 203.7.1.8.
``Post-print consolidators may use the following alternative:
a. Mailings of USPS Marketing and Bound Printed Matter, using
Permit Imprint, may include a ``Co-Class'' marking.
* * * * *
[Revise the heading of 15.3 to read as follows:]
15.3 Combining Bundles of USPS Marketing Mail Flats, Bound Printed
Matter Flats, and Periodicals Flats on the Same Pallet
* * * * *
15.3.2 Mailpiece and Bundle Identification
[Revise the introductory text in item a. in 15.3.2 to read as
follows:]
Each USPS Marketing Mail, Bound Printer Matter, and Periodicals
mailpiece prepared under a combined mailing of USPS Marketing Mail
flats, Bound Printed Matter flats, and Periodicals flats must be
identified as being part of a mixed class mailing through the use of an
optional endorsement line (OEL) in accordance with standards in
203.7.1.8. ``Post-print consolidators may use the following
alternative:
a. Mailings of USPS Marketing and Bound Printed Matter, using
Permit Imprint, may include a ``Co-Class'' marking.
* * * * *
15.4 Pallet Preparation
15.4.1 Pallet Preparation, Sequence and Labeling
[Revise the introductory text in 15.4.1 to read as follows:]
When combining USPS Marketing Mail, Bound Printed Matter and
Periodicals flats within the same bundle or combining bundles of USPS
Marketing Mail flats, Bound Printed Matter flats and bundles of
Periodicals flats on pallets, bundles must be placed on pallets.
Preparation, sequence and labeling:
a. 5-digit scheme carrier routes, required. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item a. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ``MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,'' as applicable; * * *
b. Merged 5-digit scheme, optional. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item b. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ``MKT/BPM/PER FLTS CR/5D,'' as applicable * * *
c. Merged 5-digit, optional. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item c. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ``MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,'' as applicable; * * *
d. 5-digit carrier routes, required. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item d. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ``MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,'' as applicable; * * *
e. 5-digit, required. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item e. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ``MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,'' as applicable; * * *
f. 3-digit, optional, * * * Labeling:
[Revise item f. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ``MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,'' as applicable; * * *
g. SCF, required. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item g. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ``MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,'' as applicable; * * *
h. ASF, required unless bundle reallocation used under 15.1.10. * *
* Labeling:
[Revise item h. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ``MKT/BPM/PER FLTS NDC,'' as applicable; * * *
[Revise item i to read as follows:]
i. NDC, required. Pallet may contain carrier route, automation or
presorted mail for the 3-digit ZIP Code groups in L601. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item i. 2 to read as follows:]
2. Line 2: ``MKT/BPM/PER FLTS NDC,'' as applicable;* * *
[Revise item j. to read as follows:]
j. Mixed NDC, required, no minimum. Pallet may contain carrier
route, automation or presorted mail. * * * Labeling:
[Revise item j. 2 to read as follows:]
Line 2: ``MKT/BPM/PER FLTS,'' as applicable;
* * * * *
Notice 123 (Price List)
[Revise prices as applicable.]
* * * * *
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. 2017-22212 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am]
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