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1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have
determined that this action is one of a
category of actions that do not
individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human
environment. This rule involves a safety
zone lasting less than 2 hours that will
prohibit entry within a portion of the
Washington Channel. It is categorically
excluded from further review under
paragraph L60(a) of Appendix A, Table
1 of DHS Instruction Manual 023–01–
001–01, Rev. 01. A Record of
Environmental Consideration
supporting this determination is
available in the docket where indicated
under ADDRESSES.
G. Protest Activities
The Coast Guard respects the First
Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to
coordinate protest activities so that your
message can be received without
jeopardizing the safety or security of
people, places or vessels.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
(water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures,
Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 165 as follows:
PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 165
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191,
33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
and; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1.
2. Add § 165.T05–0182 to read as
follows:
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§ 165.T05–0182 Safety Zone; Recurring
Fireworks Display Within the Fifth Coast
Guard District.
(a) Location. The following area is a
safety zone: All navigable waters of the
Washington Channel, within 200 feet of
the fireworks barge in approximate
position latitude 38°52′45.49″ N,
longitude 077°01′41.06″ W, located at
Washington, DC. All coordinates refer to
datum NAD 1983.
(b) Definitions. As used in this
section:
(1) Captain of the Port means the
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Maryland-National Capital Region.
(2) Designated representative means
any Coast Guard commissioned,
warrant, or petty officer who has been
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authorized by the Captain of the Port
Maryland-National Capital Region to
assist in enforcing the safety zone
described in paragraph (b) of this
section.
(c) Regulations. The general safety
zone regulations found in 33 CFR 165
subpart C apply to the safety zone
created by this section.
(1) All persons are required to comply
with the general regulations governing
safety zones found in 33 CFR 165.23.
(2) Entry into or remaining in this
zone is prohibited unless authorized by
the Coast Guard Captain of the Port
Maryland-National Capital Region. All
vessels underway within this safety
zone at the time it is implemented are
to depart the zone.
(3) Persons desiring to transit the area
of the safety zone must first obtain
authorization from the Captain of the
Port Maryland-National Capital Region
or designated representative. To request
permission to transit the area, the
Captain of the Port Maryland-National
Capital Region and or designated
representatives can be contacted at
telephone number 410–576–2693 or on
Marine Band Radio VHF–FM channel
16 (156.8 MHz). The Coast Guard
vessels enforcing this section can be
contacted on Marine Band Radio VHF–
FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). Upon
being hailed by a U.S. Coast Guard
vessel, or other Federal, State, or local
agency vessel, by siren, radio, flashing
light, or other means, the operator of a
vessel shall proceed as directed. If
permission is granted, all persons and
vessels must comply with the
instructions of the Captain of the Port
Maryland-National Capital Region or
designated representative and proceed
as directed while within the zone.
(4) Enforcement officials. The U.S.
Coast Guard may be assisted in the
patrol and enforcement of the safety
zone by Federal, State, and local
agencies.
(d) Enforcement period. This section
will be enforced from 8 p.m. until 9:30
p.m. on April 7, 2018, and if necessary
due to inclement weather, from 8 p.m.
until 9:30 p.m. on April 8, 2018.
Dated: March 29, 2018
L. P. Harrison, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the
Port Maryland-National Capital Region.
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Green & Secure
Postal ServiceTM.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Postal Service is
amending Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM®) to add Green &
Secure as an Address Change Service
option utilizing existing Change Service
Requested Service Type ID’s (STID).
DATES: Effective: April 4, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Dyer at (207) 482–7217 or
Jacqueline Erwin at (202) 268–2158.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
The Postal Service published a notice
of proposed rulemaking on January 9,
2018, (83 FR 995–997) to amend the
DMM to add a new alternative Move
Update method, Green & Secure, for
mailers who enter eligible letter- and
flat-size pieces of First-Class Mail® and
USPS Marketing Mail® (formerly
Standard Mail®) that meet the
requirements for presort, Basic
automation, or Full-Service automation
mailings.
The Postal Service received many
insightful comments and questions from
the mailing community in response to
the proposed rule of January 9, 2018. In
response to those comments, the Postal
Service incorporates the following
changes into this final rule, and notes
that aside from these changes, Green &
Secure has not changed in substance
from the proposed rule of January 9,
2018:
D The comments revealed that
adding Green & Secure as an Alternative
Move Update method in the DMM
caused confusion regarding whether
Green & Secure pieces would have to be
updated consistent with the Move
Update standard in DMM 602.5.1. The
Postal Service, therefore, has recast
Green & Secure as an option under
Address Change Service using the
existing Change Service Requested
Service Type IDs (STID) to clarify that
the Move Update standard applies to
these mailpieces; mailers must continue
to update their mailing lists using at
least one of the USPS-approved Move
Update methods listed in DMM 602.5.2.
Accordingly, this final rule includes
changes to DMM 507.4.2.2 instead of
DMM 602.5.2 as had been announced in
the proposed rule.
D Under the forthcoming Address
Quality Census Measurement and
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Assessment Process (AQCMAP), a
mailer’s total error percentage is the
ratio of mailpieces with change of
address (COA) errors to the mailer’s
total Move Update Eligible Piece count
in the calendar month. Green & Secure
mailpieces will be automatically
excluded from the count of mailpieces
with a COA error (the numerator) but
included in the mailer’s total Move
Update Eligible Piece count (the
denominator).
D Implementation of Green & Secure
will begin in March 2018. In addition,
assessment under the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process has been delayed until April
2018 for March errors.
In sum, as discussed in further detail
herein and in the proposed rule of
January 9, 2018, mailpieces bearing a
STID for ACS Change Service
Requested, with or without Secure
Destruction, will now fall under the
Green & Secure option. Moreover, the
Postal Service clarifies that mailpieces
bearing these STID types must be
updated in accordance with the Move
Update standard in DMM 602.5.1, but
will not be subject to assessment under
the Move Update Verification, Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process in DMM 602.5.3.
Summary of Industry Comments and
Postal Service Responses
The Postal Service received three sets
of comments in response to the
proposed rule of January 9, 2018. The
Postal Service appreciates all of the
comments that were provided by the
mailing industry. The proceeding
comments and replies can serve as
frequently asked questions (FAQs) to
help clarify the Green & Secure Address
Change Service option. The mailers’
comments and corresponding Postal
Service responses are outlined as
follows:
Mailer Comment: Will mailers that
use Green & Secure be exempt from
USPIS audits or assessments?
USPS Response: The Inspection
Service will not initiate Move Update
investigations unless non-compliance
from a mailer has been demonstrated to
be a routine and repeatable practice
despite an opportunity, through
communication from Mail Entry with
the mailer, to correct the practice.
Mailer Comment: We propose
deferring the imposition of assessments
90 days from when the Mailer Scorecard
changes have been updated by the
USPS.
USPS Response: The Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process assessments will begin in April
2018 using March 2018 data. In
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addition, mailpieces utilizing the Green
& Secure Address Change Service
option, will be excluded from
assessments beginning in March 2018.
Comments from two responders are as
follows:
Mailer Comment: Is the Secure
Destruction process ready to support the
increased volume and what additional
steps will USPS take to ensure Secure
Destruction will not overwhelm and
degrade the quality of this service?
USPS Response: The Postal Service
launched Secure Destruction for FirstClass Mail letters in November 2014.
The Green & Secure option will not
change the operational procedures of
Secure Destruction; as a result, the
Postal Service does not expect Green &
Secure to adversely impact quality.
Mailer Comment: Why did USPS not
use a unique Green & Secure STID? We
are concerned about the ability to
measure the effectiveness of this new
method.
USPS Response: The Postal Service
evaluated the need for additional STIDs
and found that the ACS Change Service
Requested Service Type IDs can be used
to effectively track and measure the
pieces. Therefore, new STIDs are not
necessary.
Mailer Comment: Will mailers using
the new Green & Secure method now
risk an increased COA error rate and
exceed the threshold?
USPS Response: No. Green & Secure
volume will be included in the total
Move Update Eligible Pieces metric,
which is used in the denominator of the
AQCMAP error percentage calculation,
and excluded from the count of
mailpieces with COA errors in the
numerator. Including the volume in the
denominator of the calculation will
decrease the mailer’s risk of exceeding
the error threshold.
Mailer Comment: The Postal Service
should clarify whether a mailer using
the Green & Secure method must still
comply with the requirements of ACS.
USPS Response: Mailers using Green
& Secure must comply with the
requirements of ACS (i.e., they must use
the COA notices received under ACS to
update their addresses) if that is the
only USPS-approved Move Update
Method that is used. Mailers may use
another USPS-approved Move Update
Method listed in DMM 602.5.2 to
update their addresses even if they
receive COA notices under ACS.
Mailer Comment: We believe that
there should be no new registration
method required to incorporate Green &
Secure and the approval processes for
Green & Secure are unclear.
USPS Response: There are no new
registration or approval requirements to
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incorporate Green & Secure Address
Change Service option. As is the case
today for ACS registration, registration
for Green & Secure will be required only
when mailers:
D Request Secure Destruction for
First-Class Mail (enrollment required to
get Secure Destruction Data via EPF).
D Enter mail that is not Full-Service
(enrollment required to get Basic =
OneCode ACS data via EPF).
D Enter mail that is both Full-Service
& Basic, which does not qualify for Nofee ACS (enrollment required to get ACS
data via EPF. SingleSource ACS
fulfillment is available to combine FullService and OneCode ACS).
D Request Change Service Requested
Option 2 for USPS Marketing Mail
(enrollment required for invoicing the
Forwarded Fee).
Mailer Comment: We urge that all
publications applicable to Move Update
be updated to reflect this new option to
ensure consistency throughout.
USPS Response: All applicable
documentation and publications will be
updated to reflect the new Green &
Secure option. The Guide to Move
Update is currently being updated to
include the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
and the Green & Secure Address Change
Service option, as well as other
modifications throughout the document.
Mailer Comment: The FRN does not
clearly explain what Move Update
method to indicate on the mail
submission documents.
USPS Response: The Green & Secure
option is considered an ACS method for
purposes of indicating a method on the
postage statement. Mailers should select
ACS as their Move Update method on
the Postage Statement if this is the
method being utilized to meet the Move
Update requirement.
Mailer Comment: Does the Green &
Secure process impact future
modifications to the Census Threshold?
USPS Response: The Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process error threshold of 0.5 percent
was set at an achievable level through
a statistical analysis of quality for all
mailings submitted during a defined
period. For each program, the analysis
covered all applicable mailer types and
excluded outlier data. If the threshold is
reevaluated in the future, Green &
Secure mailpieces would naturally be
included in the analysis because they
will be counted in the denominator of
the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process
error percentage.
Mailer Comment: We request that any
solution continues to allow mailers to
accurately measure and compare the
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quality of various mailings by providing
data feedback.
USPS Response: As described in the
proposed rule, the Postal Service will
provide data feedback through the
Mailer Scorecard. The total number of
mailpieces using the Green & Secure
option will be reported under the eDoc
Submitter CRID through a dedicated
field on the Mailer Scorecard. In
addition, if a mailpiece is associated
with a COA that is between 95 days and
18 months old, and the address has not
been updated, a COA warning for the
associated IMb would be logged and
allocated under the CRID of the eDoc
submitter in the Mailer Scorecard.
Mailer Comment: It is unclear
whether mailers will still need to
comply with the USPS Move Update
requirement stated in DMM section
602.5.1.a.
USPS Response: Green & Secure is an
Address Change Service option under
which mailpieces must be updated
pursuant to the Move Update standard
in DMM 602.5.1. The Green & Secure
option exempts qualifying pieces from
assessment through the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process. Mailers participating in the
Green & Secure option must update
their mailpieces with the updated
address using at least one USPS
approved method even though any
Green & Secure mailpieces with COA
errors will not count as such under the
Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process. As noted in
response to a previous comment, Green
& Secure does not exempt mailers from
USPIS audits or assessments. However,
the Inspection Service will not initiate
Move Update investigations unless noncompliance from a mailer has been
demonstrated to be a routine and
repeatable practice despite an
opportunity, through communications
from Mail Entry with the mailer, to
correct the practice.
Move Update standard also is intended
to reduce mail processing and delivery
costs for the Postal Service.
Today, mailers can meet the Move
Update standard using the USPSapproved methods of Address Change
Service (ACSTM), NCOALink®, or
Ancillary Service Endorsements. In
addition, mailers of First-Class Mail
may apply to use one of two alternative
methods, 99 Percent Accuracy or Legal
Restraint, which are available under the
following limited circumstances:
D 99 Percent Accuracy Method: This
method is available to mailers who enter
First-Class Mail and demonstrate that
their internal list management
maintains address quality at 99 percent
or greater accuracy for COAs.
D Legal Restraint Method: This
method is available to mailers who enter
First-Class Mail pieces and demonstrate
that a legal restriction prevents them
from updating their customer’s address
without direct contact from the
customer.
The overarching goal of the Move
Update standard is to reduce the
incidence of undeliverable-as-addressed
(UAA) mail, which is costly for the
Postal Service because UAA pieces must
be forwarded, returned, or discarded,
and costly for mailers because these
pieces fail to reach their intended
recipients. The Postal Service incurs the
most costs returning pieces, while
discarding UAA pieces imposes the
lowest cost. The 2017 per-piece cost for
each disposition type (Automation and
presort FCM only) is shown below:
Move Update Standard
Pursuant to Postal Service regulations,
compliance with the Move Update
standard is a basic eligibility
requirement for mailers of all USPS
Marketing Mail and First-Class Mail
letters and flats using commercial
automation and presort rates. The Move
Update standard requires mailers to
update addresses for which a change of
address (COA) order exists within a
specified period of time. By requiring
mailers to comply with the Move
Update standard, the Postal Service
aims to improve address quality and
ensure mailpieces reach their intended
recipients, which benefits both the
Postal Service and its customers. The
First-Class Mail UAA pieces represent
most of the Postal Service’s costly
return-to-sender volume; a First-Class
Mail mailpiece must be returned-tosender if it is associated with a COA
record that is more than 12 months old,
or if it is otherwise identified as UAA
as specified in DMM 507.1.5.1. In 2017,
the Postal Service discarded only 3
percent of First-Class Mail UAA pieces;
in comparison, 98.5 percent of USPS
Marketing Mail UAA pieces were
discarded. The reason for this
discrepancy is that UAA USPS
Marketing Mail pieces are destroyed
unless the mailers pays for forwarding
or return after requesting those services
using an ancillary service endorsement.
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cost—all
shapes
Disposition Type
Return ...................................
Forward .................................
Discard ..................................
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Future Process—New Address Change
Service Option
While the focus of the Postal Service’s
Move Update program has been to
reduce the amount of UAA mail, the
Postal Service recognizes that not all
UAA mail can be eliminated. The Postal
Service wants to reduce the cost to the
Postal Service of the remaining UAA
mail. The Postal Service is therefore
introducing the Green & Secure option,
which utilizes the existing Change
Service Requested STIDs under the ACS
Program. This will both reduce the
volume of return-to-sender mail and
reduce mailers’ risk of assessment
through the AQCMAP, a new method of
verifying that mailers have updated
their addresses using a USPS-approved
Move Update method, which started
March 1, 2018. An exemption from
AQCMAP fees will provide a needed
incentive for more mailers to mark their
mail for destruction rather than return
to the mailer.
Green & Secure will be a USPSapproved Address Change Service
option for First-Class Mail and USPS
Marketing Mail letter and flat-size
pieces that meet the requirements for
presort, Basic automation, and FullService automation mailings. This
option will utilize the existing ACS
Change Service Requested STIDs. Under
Green & Secure, mailers have two
options for mailpiece disposal; recycle
the mailpiece or securely destroy the
mailpiece. Recycling of mailpieces is
available for First-Class Mail and USPS
Marketing Mail letters and flats. Secure
Destruction is currently available for
First-Class Mail letters. If the mailer is
using Address Change Service as the
Move Update method, updated address
information received via ACS for
undeliverable Green & Secure pieces
must be used to update the mailing list.
Mailers participating in the Green &
Secure option may also use another
approved method listed in DMM 602.5.2
to meet the Move Update standard.
The ACS Change Service Requested
STID will be available for use on FirstClass Mail and USPS Marketing Mail
pieces. Mailers must enroll for ACS
notice fulfillment, unless using a FullService ACS requested STID, with the
Postal Service ACS Department at the
National Customer Support Center in
Memphis, Tennessee, (877–640–0724
(Option 1) or acs@usps.gov). First-Class
Mail and USPS Marketing Mail pieces
that have an ACS Change Service
Requested STID in the Intelligent Mail
barcode (IMb) and are identified as UAA
will be discarded and recycled rather
than returned-to-sender.
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The Secure Destruction STID will
continue to be available for use on FirstClass Mail pieces only. First-Class Mail
mailers already participating in Secure
Destruction service and utilizing an
approved Secure Destruction STID will
continue to have their UAA mailpieces
destroyed and recycled in a secure
manner. Secure Destruction
participation requires mailers to register
their Mailer ID with the Postal Service’s
ACS Department prior to using the
Secure Destruction STID in their IMbs.
Under Secure Destruction, mailpieces
are shredded by Postal Service
employees at Postal Service facilities,
which renders the pieces unreadable
prior to recycling. Secure Destruction
shreds mailpieces to a size that is more
stringent than the standards set forth by
the National Association for Information
Destruction and common industry
practice in the United States for
documents with sensitive and/or
confidential information.
For mailpieces bearing a STID for
ACS Change Service Requested, with or
without Secure Destruction, the Postal
Service will provide mailers with an
electronic ACS notification indicating
that the piece is UAA. Green & Secure
will continue the process of providing
First-Class Mail mailers that use the
Secure Destruction STID with an
additional electronic notification to
indicate when and where the mailpiece
was processed and securely shredded.
Green & Secure will continue to
provide mailers with two disposition
options for their mailpieces:
D Option 1: Postal Service discards or
securely destroys all UAA mailpieces.
D Option 2: Postal Service provides
forwarding if the mailpiece corresponds
with a valid COA record that is less than
1-year old. All other UAA mail is
discarded or securely destroyed, subject
to the corresponding conditions
described in DMM Section 507.1.0.
While there is no additional charge
for forwarding of First-Class Mail, USPS
Marketing Mail that is forwarded under
Option 2 will be charged the
appropriate per piece forwarding fee for
the mail shape.
Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process
In August 2017, the Postal Service
gained regulatory approval from the
Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for
the AQCMAP in PRC Docket No.
R2017–7 (available publicly at prc.gov).
The Postal Service followed-up the
PRC’s approval with a final rule
adopting conforming changes to the
DMM that was published in the Federal
Register on October 24, 2017 (82 FR
49123–49128). As previously stated, the
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Postal Service has delayed
implementation, and will begin
verifying and assessing mailers under
this new verification method in April
2018 for COA errors incurred in March
2018. Mailpieces using the Green &
Secure Address Change Service option
will not be assessed under the Address
Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process. These mailpieces
will be included in the mailer’s total
Move Update Eligible Piece count,
which is the denominator in the
calculation of the mailer’s total error
percentage in the AQCMAP. While
mailpieces with COA errors will not be
included in the numerator in this
calculation, Move Update validations
will still be performed on Green &
Secure pieces to provide visibility into
mail quality, and the results of the
Green & Secure validations will be
reported separately in the Mailer
Scorecard.
Mailer Scorecard
The Mailer Scorecard is currently
available to mailers, providing data that
allow mailers to gauge address quality
on their mailpieces. Under Green &
Secure, the Mailer Scorecard will
continue to be a valuable tool in
assisting mailers to improve their
address quality and update their address
in accord with the Move Update
standard. The total number of
mailpieces using the Green & Secure
option will be reported under the eDoc
Submitter CRID through a dedicated
field on the Mailer Scorecard. In
addition, if a mailpiece is associated
with a COA that is between 95 days and
18 months old, and the address has not
been updated, a COA warning for the
associated IMb will be logged and
allocated under the CRID of the eDoc
submitter in the Mailer Scorecard. As
noted previously, the total number of
mailpieces using the Green & Secure
STIDs will also be included in the Move
Update eligible pieces metric on the
Mailer Scorecard.
Criteria
Mailers will be able to use the Green
& Secure Address Change Service
option when they:
D Use a unique Basic or Full Service
IMb on mailings of letter- and flat-size
pieces for First-Class Mail and USPS
Marketing Mail;
D Use eDoc to submit mailing
information and include piece level
detail (by piece or piece range);
D Contact the Postal Service’s ACS
Department, for non-Full-Service
mailers who wish to use a Basic ACS
Change Service Requested STID, and all
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mailers seeking to use the Secure
Destruction STID.
Specification
The Postal Service is including
existing Change Service Requested
STIDs under the Green & Secure option
available through Address Change
Service. Mailers may participate in the
Green & Secure option as follows:
D Mailers will utilize an ACS Change
Service Requested STID on First-Class
Mail or USPS Marketing Mail, or an
ACS Change Service Requested Secure
Destruction STID on First-Class Mail.
D Mailpieces bearing these STIDs will
be counted toward the mailer’s total
Move Update Eligible Pieces, which is
the denominator in the calculation of
the error percentage in the AQCMAP,
but will not be included in the
numerator or otherwise subject to the
Move Update assessment charges even if
the pieces have a COA error.
D Mailpieces bearing these STIDs that
are UAA will be discarded or securely
destroyed by the Postal Service;
electronic notification and information
via the Mailer Scorecard will be
provided.
Mailpiece Results
Once qualifying mailings are
processed on mail processing
equipment, the data from the mailpieces
will be reconciled with eDoc. These
results will be available on the Business
Customer Gateway and displayed on the
Electronic Verification tab of the Mailer
Scorecard, which will be easily
accessible at https://gateway.usps.com/
eAdmin/view/signin. Mailers will be
able to review the Mailer Scorecard and
corresponding detailed reports to
identify any anomalies or issues. To
resolve Mailer Scorecard irregularities,
mailers will continue to be able to
contact the PostalOne! Help Desk at
800–522–9085 or their local Business
Mail Entry Unit (BMEU).
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
The Postal Service adopts the
following changes 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
amended as follows:
PART 111—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 111 continues to read as follows:
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307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101,
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3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632,
3633, and 5001.
2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:
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Requested, with or without Secure
Destruction, will not be subject to
assessment under Move Update
Verification, using the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process under 602.5.3. Details are
available in Publication 685, Publication
for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for
Letters and Flats, available at:
www.postalpro.usps.com.
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ACS offers five levels of service, as
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to read as follows:]
d. A Full-Service option available to
mailings of First-Class Mail automation
cards, letters, and flats; USPS Marketing
Mail automation letters and flats; USPS
Marketing 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, nonDDU barcoded flats. Mailers who
present at least 95 percent of their
eligible First-Class Mail and USPS
Marketing Mail volume as Full Service
in a calendar month would receive
electronic address correction notices for
their qualifying Basic automation and
non-automation First-Class Mail and
USPS Marketing Mail pieces, at the
address correction fee for pieces eligible
for the Full Service Intelligent Mail
option as described in DMM 705.23.0
for future billing cycles. The Basic
automation and non-automation FirstClass Mail and USPS Marketing 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. Be sent by an eDoc submitter:
a. Providing accurate Mail Owner
identification in eDoc, and;
b. Maintaining 95 percent Full Service
compliance to remain eligible for this
service and undergo periodic Postal
Service re-evaluation.
e. Green & Secure: Mailpieces using a
STID for ACS Change Service
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Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; State of
Wyoming; Sheridan PM10
Nonattainment Area Limited
Maintenance Plan and Redesignation
Request
Final rule.
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving the Limited
Maintenance Plan (LMP), submitted by
the State of Wyoming to the EPA on
June 2, 2017, for the Sheridan moderate
PM10 nonattainment area (Sheridan
NAA) and concurrently redesignating
the Sheridan NAA to attainment of the
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
(NAAQS) for particulate matter with an
aerodynamic diameter less than or equal
to a nominal 10 micrometers (PM10). In
order to approve the LMP and
redesignation, the EPA is determining
that the Sheridan NAA has attained the
1987 24-hour PM10 NAAQS of 150 mg/
m3. This determination is based upon
monitored air quality data for the PM10
NAAQS during the years 2014–2016.
Additionally, the EPA is approving the
Sheridan LMP as meeting the
appropriate transportation conformity
requirements found in 40 CFR 93,
subpart A.
SUMMARY:
5.3 Move Update Verification
Mailers who submit any Full-Service
volume in a calendar month will be
verified pursuant to the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment
Process beginning in the next calendar
month. First-Class Mail and USPS
Marketing Mail letter and flat-size
mailpieces with addresses that have not
been updated in accordance with the
Move Update Standard will be subject
to the Move Update assessment charge,
if submitted via eDoc with unique Basic
or Full Service IMbs. Supporting details
are described in Publication 685,
Publication for Streamlined Mail
Acceptance for Letters and Flats,
available at: www.postalpro.usps.com.
The Move Update assessment charge
will be assessed if:
a. The percent of all qualifying
mailpieces submitted in a calendar
month that have a COA error is greater
than the 0.5 percent error threshold, as
determined by an analysis of the data
captured by mail processing equipment.
Qualifying mailpieces using a Green &
Secure Change Service Requested STID
will be included in the count of all
qualifying mailpieces submitted in a
calendar month, but will be excluded
from assessment.
b. Each mailpiece with an address
containing COA errors in excess of the
error threshold will be assessed the
Move Update assessment charge.
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ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
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Number EPA–R08–OAR–2017–0656. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov website.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., confidential business information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available through , or please contact the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section for
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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39 CFR Part 111
Green & Secure
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to add Green
& Secure as an Address Change Service option utilizing existing Change
Service Requested Service Type ID's (STID).
DATES: Effective: April 4, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Dyer at (207) 482-7217 or
Jacqueline Erwin at (202) 268-2158.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Postal Service published a notice of proposed rulemaking on
January 9, 2018, (83 FR 995-997) to amend the DMM to add a new
alternative Move Update method, Green & Secure, for mailers who enter
eligible letter- and flat-size pieces of First-Class Mail[supreg] and
USPS Marketing Mail[supreg] (formerly Standard Mail[supreg]) that meet
the requirements for presort, Basic automation, or Full-Service
automation mailings.
The Postal Service received many insightful comments and questions
from the mailing community in response to the proposed rule of January
9, 2018. In response to those comments, the Postal Service incorporates
the following changes into this final rule, and notes that aside from
these changes, Green & Secure has not changed in substance from the
proposed rule of January 9, 2018:
[ssquf] The comments revealed that adding Green & Secure as an
Alternative Move Update method in the DMM caused confusion regarding
whether Green & Secure pieces would have to be updated consistent with
the Move Update standard in DMM 602.5.1. The Postal Service, therefore,
has recast Green & Secure as an option under Address Change Service
using the existing Change Service Requested Service Type IDs (STID) to
clarify that the Move Update standard applies to these mailpieces;
mailers must continue to update their mailing lists using at least one
of the USPS-approved Move Update methods listed in DMM 602.5.2.
Accordingly, this final rule includes changes to DMM 507.4.2.2 instead
of DMM 602.5.2 as had been announced in the proposed rule.
[ssquf] Under the forthcoming Address Quality Census Measurement
and
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Assessment Process (AQCMAP), a mailer's total error percentage is the
ratio of mailpieces with change of address (COA) errors to the mailer's
total Move Update Eligible Piece count in the calendar month. Green &
Secure mailpieces will be automatically excluded from the count of
mailpieces with a COA error (the numerator) but included in the
mailer's total Move Update Eligible Piece count (the denominator).
[ssquf] Implementation of Green & Secure will begin in March 2018.
In addition, assessment under the Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process has been delayed until April 2018 for March
errors.
In sum, as discussed in further detail herein and in the proposed
rule of January 9, 2018, mailpieces bearing a STID for ACS Change
Service Requested, with or without Secure Destruction, will now fall
under the Green & Secure option. Moreover, the Postal Service clarifies
that mailpieces bearing these STID types must be updated in accordance
with the Move Update standard in DMM 602.5.1, but will not be subject
to assessment under the Move Update Verification, Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment Process in DMM 602.5.3.
Summary of Industry Comments and Postal Service Responses
The Postal Service received three sets of comments in response to
the proposed rule of January 9, 2018. The Postal Service appreciates
all of the comments that were provided by the mailing industry. The
proceeding comments and replies can serve as frequently asked questions
(FAQs) to help clarify the Green & Secure Address Change Service
option. The mailers' comments and corresponding Postal Service
responses are outlined as follows:
Mailer Comment: Will mailers that use Green & Secure be exempt from
USPIS audits or assessments?
USPS Response: The Inspection Service will not initiate Move Update
investigations unless non-compliance from a mailer has been
demonstrated to be a routine and repeatable practice despite an
opportunity, through communication from Mail Entry with the mailer, to
correct the practice.
Mailer Comment: We propose deferring the imposition of assessments
90 days from when the Mailer Scorecard changes have been updated by the
USPS.
USPS Response: The Address Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process assessments will begin in April 2018 using March
2018 data. In addition, mailpieces utilizing the Green & Secure Address
Change Service option, will be excluded from assessments beginning in
March 2018.
Comments from two responders are as follows:
Mailer Comment: Is the Secure Destruction process ready to support
the increased volume and what additional steps will USPS take to ensure
Secure Destruction will not overwhelm and degrade the quality of this
service?
USPS Response: The Postal Service launched Secure Destruction for
First-Class Mail letters in November 2014. The Green & Secure option
will not change the operational procedures of Secure Destruction; as a
result, the Postal Service does not expect Green & Secure to adversely
impact quality.
Mailer Comment: Why did USPS not use a unique Green & Secure STID?
We are concerned about the ability to measure the effectiveness of this
new method.
USPS Response: The Postal Service evaluated the need for additional
STIDs and found that the ACS Change Service Requested Service Type IDs
can be used to effectively track and measure the pieces. Therefore, new
STIDs are not necessary.
Mailer Comment: Will mailers using the new Green & Secure method
now risk an increased COA error rate and exceed the threshold?
USPS Response: No. Green & Secure volume will be included in the
total Move Update Eligible Pieces metric, which is used in the
denominator of the AQCMAP error percentage calculation, and excluded
from the count of mailpieces with COA errors in the numerator.
Including the volume in the denominator of the calculation will
decrease the mailer's risk of exceeding the error threshold.
Mailer Comment: The Postal Service should clarify whether a mailer
using the Green & Secure method must still comply with the requirements
of ACS.
USPS Response: Mailers using Green & Secure must comply with the
requirements of ACS (i.e., they must use the COA notices received under
ACS to update their addresses) if that is the only USPS-approved Move
Update Method that is used. Mailers may use another USPS-approved Move
Update Method listed in DMM 602.5.2 to update their addresses even if
they receive COA notices under ACS.
Mailer Comment: We believe that there should be no new registration
method required to incorporate Green & Secure and the approval
processes for Green & Secure are unclear.
USPS Response: There are no new registration or approval
requirements to incorporate Green & Secure Address Change Service
option. As is the case today for ACS registration, registration for
Green & Secure will be required only when mailers:
[ssquf] Request Secure Destruction for First-Class Mail (enrollment
required to get Secure Destruction Data via EPF).
[ssquf] Enter mail that is not Full-Service (enrollment required to
get Basic = OneCode ACS data via EPF).
[ssquf] Enter mail that is both Full-Service & Basic, which does
not qualify for No-fee ACS (enrollment required to get ACS data via
EPF. SingleSource ACS fulfillment is available to combine Full-Service
and OneCode ACS).
[ssquf] Request Change Service Requested Option 2 for USPS
Marketing Mail (enrollment required for invoicing the Forwarded Fee).
Mailer Comment: We urge that all publications applicable to Move
Update be updated to reflect this new option to ensure consistency
throughout.
USPS Response: All applicable documentation and publications will
be updated to reflect the new Green & Secure option. The Guide to Move
Update is currently being updated to include the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process and the Green & Secure Address
Change Service option, as well as other modifications throughout the
document.
Mailer Comment: The FRN does not clearly explain what Move Update
method to indicate on the mail submission documents.
USPS Response: The Green & Secure option is considered an ACS
method for purposes of indicating a method on the postage statement.
Mailers should select ACS as their Move Update method on the Postage
Statement if this is the method being utilized to meet the Move Update
requirement.
Mailer Comment: Does the Green & Secure process impact future
modifications to the Census Threshold?
USPS Response: The Address Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process error threshold of 0.5 percent was set at an
achievable level through a statistical analysis of quality for all
mailings submitted during a defined period. For each program, the
analysis covered all applicable mailer types and excluded outlier data.
If the threshold is reevaluated in the future, Green & Secure
mailpieces would naturally be included in the analysis because they
will be counted in the denominator of the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process error percentage.
Mailer Comment: We request that any solution continues to allow
mailers to accurately measure and compare the
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quality of various mailings by providing data feedback.
USPS Response: As described in the proposed rule, the Postal
Service will provide data feedback through the Mailer Scorecard. The
total number of mailpieces using the Green & Secure option will be
reported under the eDoc Submitter CRID through a dedicated field on the
Mailer Scorecard. In addition, if a mailpiece is associated with a COA
that is between 95 days and 18 months old, and the address has not been
updated, a COA warning for the associated IMb would be logged and
allocated under the CRID of the eDoc submitter in the Mailer Scorecard.
Mailer Comment: It is unclear whether mailers will still need to
comply with the USPS Move Update requirement stated in DMM section
602.5.1.a.
USPS Response: Green & Secure is an Address Change Service option
under which mailpieces must be updated pursuant to the Move Update
standard in DMM 602.5.1. The Green & Secure option exempts qualifying
pieces from assessment through the Address Quality Census Measurement
and Assessment Process. Mailers participating in the Green & Secure
option must update their mailpieces with the updated address using at
least one USPS approved method even though any Green & Secure
mailpieces with COA errors will not count as such under the Address
Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process. As noted in response
to a previous comment, Green & Secure does not exempt mailers from
USPIS audits or assessments. However, the Inspection Service will not
initiate Move Update investigations unless non-compliance from a mailer
has been demonstrated to be a routine and repeatable practice despite
an opportunity, through communications from Mail Entry with the mailer,
to correct the practice.
Move Update Standard
Pursuant to Postal Service regulations, compliance with the Move
Update standard is a basic eligibility requirement for mailers of all
USPS Marketing Mail and First-Class Mail letters and flats using
commercial automation and presort rates. The Move Update standard
requires mailers to update addresses for which a change of address
(COA) order exists within a specified period of time. By requiring
mailers to comply with the Move Update standard, the Postal Service
aims to improve address quality and ensure mailpieces reach their
intended recipients, which benefits both the Postal Service and its
customers. The Move Update standard also is intended to reduce mail
processing and delivery costs for the Postal Service.
Today, mailers can meet the Move Update standard using the USPS-
approved methods of Address Change Service (ACSTM),
NCOALink[supreg], or Ancillary Service Endorsements. In addition,
mailers of First-Class Mail may apply to use one of two alternative
methods, 99 Percent Accuracy or Legal Restraint, which are available
under the following limited circumstances:
[ssquf] 99 Percent Accuracy Method: This method is available to
mailers who enter First-Class Mail and demonstrate that their internal
list management maintains address quality at 99 percent or greater
accuracy for COAs.
[ssquf] Legal Restraint Method: This method is available to mailers
who enter First-Class Mail pieces and demonstrate that a legal
restriction prevents them from updating their customer's address
without direct contact from the customer.
The overarching goal of the Move Update standard is to reduce the
incidence of undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) mail, which is costly for
the Postal Service because UAA pieces must be forwarded, returned, or
discarded, and costly for mailers because these pieces fail to reach
their intended recipients. The Postal Service incurs the most costs
returning pieces, while discarding UAA pieces imposes the lowest cost.
The 2017 per-piece cost for each disposition type (Automation and
presort FCM only) is shown below:
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Per-piece
Disposition Type cost--all
shapes
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Return.................................................. $0.40
Forward................................................. 0.20
Discard................................................. 0.12
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First-Class Mail UAA pieces represent most of the Postal Service's
costly return-to-sender volume; a First-Class Mail mailpiece must be
returned-to-sender if it is associated with a COA record that is more
than 12 months old, or if it is otherwise identified as UAA as
specified in DMM 507.1.5.1. In 2017, the Postal Service discarded only
3 percent of First-Class Mail UAA pieces; in comparison, 98.5 percent
of USPS Marketing Mail UAA pieces were discarded. The reason for this
discrepancy is that UAA USPS Marketing Mail pieces are destroyed unless
the mailers pays for forwarding or return after requesting those
services using an ancillary service endorsement.
Future Process--New Address Change Service Option
While the focus of the Postal Service's Move Update program has
been to reduce the amount of UAA mail, the Postal Service recognizes
that not all UAA mail can be eliminated. The Postal Service wants to
reduce the cost to the Postal Service of the remaining UAA mail. The
Postal Service is therefore introducing the Green & Secure option,
which utilizes the existing Change Service Requested STIDs under the
ACS Program. This will both reduce the volume of return-to-sender mail
and reduce mailers' risk of assessment through the AQCMAP, a new method
of verifying that mailers have updated their addresses using a USPS-
approved Move Update method, which started March 1, 2018. An exemption
from AQCMAP fees will provide a needed incentive for more mailers to
mark their mail for destruction rather than return to the mailer.
Green & Secure will be a USPS-approved Address Change Service
option for First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail letter and flat-
size pieces that meet the requirements for presort, Basic automation,
and Full-Service automation mailings. This option will utilize the
existing ACS Change Service Requested STIDs. Under Green & Secure,
mailers have two options for mailpiece disposal; recycle the mailpiece
or securely destroy the mailpiece. Recycling of mailpieces is available
for First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats. Secure
Destruction is currently available for First-Class Mail letters. If the
mailer is using Address Change Service as the Move Update method,
updated address information received via ACS for undeliverable Green &
Secure pieces must be used to update the mailing list. Mailers
participating in the Green & Secure option may also use another
approved method listed in DMM 602.5.2 to meet the Move Update standard.
The ACS Change Service Requested STID will be available for use on
First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail pieces. Mailers must enroll
for ACS notice fulfillment, unless using a Full-Service ACS requested
STID, with the Postal Service ACS Department at the National Customer
Support Center in Memphis, Tennessee, (877-640-0724 (Option 1) or
[email protected]). First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail pieces that
have an ACS Change Service Requested STID in the Intelligent Mail
barcode (IMb) and are identified as UAA will be discarded and recycled
rather than returned-to-sender.
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The Secure Destruction STID will continue to be available for use
on First-Class Mail pieces only. First-Class Mail mailers already
participating in Secure Destruction service and utilizing an approved
Secure Destruction STID will continue to have their UAA mailpieces
destroyed and recycled in a secure manner. Secure Destruction
participation requires mailers to register their Mailer ID with the
Postal Service's ACS Department prior to using the Secure Destruction
STID in their IMbs. Under Secure Destruction, mailpieces are shredded
by Postal Service employees at Postal Service facilities, which renders
the pieces unreadable prior to recycling. Secure Destruction shreds
mailpieces to a size that is more stringent than the standards set
forth by the National Association for Information Destruction and
common industry practice in the United States for documents with
sensitive and/or confidential information.
For mailpieces bearing a STID for ACS Change Service Requested,
with or without Secure Destruction, the Postal Service will provide
mailers with an electronic ACS notification indicating that the piece
is UAA. Green & Secure will continue the process of providing First-
Class Mail mailers that use the Secure Destruction STID with an
additional electronic notification to indicate when and where the
mailpiece was processed and securely shredded.
Green & Secure will continue to provide mailers with two
disposition options for their mailpieces:
[ssquf] Option 1: Postal Service discards or securely destroys all
UAA mailpieces.
[ssquf] Option 2: Postal Service provides forwarding if the
mailpiece corresponds with a valid COA record that is less than 1-year
old. All other UAA mail is discarded or securely destroyed, subject to
the corresponding conditions described in DMM Section 507.1.0.
While there is no additional charge for forwarding of First-Class
Mail, USPS Marketing Mail that is forwarded under Option 2 will be
charged the appropriate per piece forwarding fee for the mail shape.
Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process
In August 2017, the Postal Service gained regulatory approval from
the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for the AQCMAP in PRC Docket No.
R2017-7 (available publicly at prc.gov). The Postal Service followed-up
the PRC's approval with a final rule adopting conforming changes to the
DMM that was published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2017 (82
FR 49123-49128). As previously stated, the Postal Service has delayed
implementation, and will begin verifying and assessing mailers under
this new verification method in April 2018 for COA errors incurred in
March 2018. Mailpieces using the Green & Secure Address Change Service
option will not be assessed under the Address Quality Census
Measurement and Assessment Process. These mailpieces will be included
in the mailer's total Move Update Eligible Piece count, which is the
denominator in the calculation of the mailer's total error percentage
in the AQCMAP. While mailpieces with COA errors will not be included in
the numerator in this calculation, Move Update validations will still
be performed on Green & Secure pieces to provide visibility into mail
quality, and the results of the Green & Secure validations will be
reported separately in the Mailer Scorecard.
Mailer Scorecard
The Mailer Scorecard is currently available to mailers, providing
data that allow mailers to gauge address quality on their mailpieces.
Under Green & Secure, the Mailer Scorecard will continue to be a
valuable tool in assisting mailers to improve their address quality and
update their address in accord with the Move Update standard. The total
number of mailpieces using the Green & Secure option will be reported
under the eDoc Submitter CRID through a dedicated field on the Mailer
Scorecard. In addition, if a mailpiece is associated with a COA that is
between 95 days and 18 months old, and the address has not been
updated, a COA warning for the associated IMb will be logged and
allocated under the CRID of the eDoc submitter in the Mailer Scorecard.
As noted previously, the total number of mailpieces using the Green &
Secure STIDs will also be included in the Move Update eligible pieces
metric on the Mailer Scorecard.
Criteria
Mailers will be able to use the Green & Secure Address Change
Service option when they:
[ssquf] Use a unique Basic or Full Service IMb on mailings of
letter- and flat-size pieces for First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing
Mail;
[ssquf] Use eDoc to submit mailing information and include piece
level detail (by piece or piece range);
[ssquf] Contact the Postal Service's ACS Department, for non-Full-
Service mailers who wish to use a Basic ACS Change Service Requested
STID, and all mailers seeking to use the Secure Destruction STID.
Specification
The Postal Service is including existing Change Service Requested
STIDs under the Green & Secure option available through Address Change
Service. Mailers may participate in the Green & Secure option as
follows:
[ssquf] Mailers will utilize an ACS Change Service Requested STID
on First-Class Mail or USPS Marketing Mail, or an ACS Change Service
Requested Secure Destruction STID on First-Class Mail.
[ssquf] Mailpieces bearing these STIDs will be counted toward the
mailer's total Move Update Eligible Pieces, which is the denominator in
the calculation of the error percentage in the AQCMAP, but will not be
included in the numerator or otherwise subject to the Move Update
assessment charges even if the pieces have a COA error.
[ssquf] Mailpieces bearing these STIDs that are UAA will be
discarded or securely destroyed by the Postal Service; electronic
notification and information via the Mailer Scorecard will be provided.
Mailpiece Results
Once qualifying mailings are processed on mail processing
equipment, the data from the mailpieces will be reconciled with eDoc.
These results will be available on the Business Customer Gateway and
displayed on the Electronic Verification tab of the Mailer Scorecard,
which will be easily accessible at https://gateway.usps.com/eAdmin/view/signin. Mailers will be able to review the Mailer Scorecard and
corresponding detailed reports to identify any anomalies or issues. To
resolve Mailer Scorecard irregularities, mailers will continue to be
able to contact the PostalOne! Help Desk at 800-522-9085 or their local
Business Mail Entry Unit (BMEU).
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
The Postal Service adopts the following changes 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 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,
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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 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)
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500 Additional Mailing Services
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507 Mailer Services
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4.0 Address Correction Services
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4.2.2 Service Options
[Revise the introductory text of 4.2.2 to read as follows:]
ACS offers five levels of service, as follows: * * *
[Add new sections 4.2.2d. and 4.2.2e. to read as follows:]
d. A Full-Service option available to mailings of First-Class Mail
automation cards, letters, and flats; USPS Marketing Mail automation
letters and flats; USPS Marketing 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 USPS Marketing Mail volume as Full
Service in a calendar month would receive electronic address correction
notices for their qualifying Basic automation and non-automation First-
Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail pieces, at the address correction
fee for pieces eligible for the Full Service Intelligent Mail option as
described in DMM 705.23.0 for future billing cycles. The Basic
automation and non-automation First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing 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. Be sent by an eDoc submitter:
a. Providing accurate Mail Owner identification in eDoc, and;
b. Maintaining 95 percent Full Service compliance to remain
eligible for this service and undergo periodic Postal Service re-
evaluation.
e. Green & Secure: Mailpieces using a STID for ACS Change Service
Requested, with or without Secure Destruction, will not be subject to
assessment under Move Update Verification, using the Address Quality
Census Measurement and Assessment Process under 602.5.3. Details are
available in Publication 685, Publication for Streamlined Mail
Acceptance for Letters and Flats, available at: www.postalpro.usps.com.
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services
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602 Addressing
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5.0 Move Update Standards
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[Revise the heading and text of 5.3 to read as follows:]
5.3 Move Update Verification
Mailers who submit any Full-Service volume in a calendar month will
be verified pursuant to the Address Quality Census Measurement and
Assessment Process beginning in the next calendar month. First-Class
Mail and USPS Marketing Mail letter and flat-size mailpieces with
addresses that have not been updated in accordance with the Move Update
Standard will be subject to the Move Update assessment charge, if
submitted via eDoc with unique Basic or Full Service IMbs. Supporting
details are described in Publication 685, Publication for Streamlined
Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats, available at:
www.postalpro.usps.com. The Move Update assessment charge will be
assessed if:
a. The percent of all qualifying mailpieces submitted in a calendar
month that have a COA error is greater than the 0.5 percent error
threshold, as determined by an analysis of the data captured by mail
processing equipment. Qualifying mailpieces using a Green & Secure
Change Service Requested STID will be included in the count of all
qualifying mailpieces submitted in a calendar month, but will be
excluded from assessment.
b. Each mailpiece with an address containing COA errors in excess
of the error threshold will be assessed the Move Update assessment
charge.
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We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes.
Tracy A. Quinlan,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-06743 Filed 4-3-18; 8:45 am]
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