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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.
eVS parcels. An Intelligent Mail barcode
in the address block must be placed
according to 5.3.
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2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM) as follows:
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Facing Identification Mark (FIM)
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Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
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200 Commercial Mail Letters, Cards,
Flats, and Parcels
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An automation letter or a letter
claimed at Enhanced Carrier Route
saturation or high density automation
letter prices may not bear a 5-digit or
ZIP+4 Intelligent Mail barcode in the
lower right corner (barcode clear zone).
The piece may bear an additional
Intelligent Mail barcode in the address
block only if a qualifying Intelligent
Mail barcode with a delivery point
routing code appears in the lower right
corner.
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Barcode Placement for Flats
Barcode Placement for Parcels
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6.3
Intelligent Mail Barcodes
Intelligent Mail barcodes (IMb) do not
meet barcode eligibility requirements
for parcels and do not qualify for any
barcode-related prices for parcels, but
one barcode may be included only in
the address block on a parcel, except on
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1.0 Standards for Intelligent Mail
Barcodes
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4.0 Postage Meters and PC Postage
Products (‘‘Postage Evidencing
Systems’’)
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Postage Payment
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4.3.3 Placement of Postage
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mailpieces, position indicia at least 1⁄4
inch from the right edge of the
mailpiece and 1⁄4 inch from the top edge
of the mailpiece and as follows:
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e. Do not allow the indicia to infringe
on the areas reserved for the FIM,
Intelligent Mail barcode, or optical
character reader (OCR) clear zone.
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1.1 General
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An Intelligent Mail barcode is a
USPS-developed method to encode ZIP
Code information on mail that can be
read for sorting by automated machines.
Intelligent Mail barcodes also encode
other tracking information.
[Delete 1.2, POSTNET Barcode, in its
entirety and renumber 1.3 through 1.6
as 1.2 through 1.5.]
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Flat-Size
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barcode may also appear in the address
block of an automation flat, when the
qualifying Intelligent Mail barcode is
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Barcode Standards
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5.1.4 Additional Barcode
Permissibility
5.2
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1.0 Standards for Intelligent Mail
Barcodes
Letter-Size
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Overview
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‘‘Overview’’ to read as follows:]
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5.0 Barcode Placement Letters and
Flats
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8.2 Pattern
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introductory text of 8.2 to read as
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* * * The required FIM pattern as
shown in Exhibit 8.2.0 below depends
on the type of mail and the presence of
an Intelligent Mail barcode as follows:
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604 Postage Payment Methods and
Refunds
Mailer Services
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Merchandise Return Service
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Address Correction Services
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4.2.6 Additional Standards—When
Using Intelligent Mail Barcodes
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following specifications:
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b. Flat-size mailpieces may be mailed
at nonautomation or automation prices.
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Ruth Stevenson,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018–15549 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Postal ServiceTM.
Proposed rule.
The Postal Service is
proposing to revise Mailing Standards
of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) to
provide for new procedures for the
processing and rating of Merchandise
Return Service (MRS) pieces, and in the
future, to transition all current MRS
permit holders to use the new
procedures.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 22, 2018.
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
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comments by email, include the name
and address of the commenter and send
to ProductClassification@usps.gov with
a subject line of ‘‘Merchandise Return
Service’’. 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 Monday through
Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., by calling 202–
268–2906.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct questions to Karen F. Key by
email at karen.f.key@usps.gov or phone
at (202) 268–7492, or Vicki Bosch by
email at vicki.m.bosch@usps.gov or
phone at (202) 268–4978.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
its Package Platform initiative, the
Postal Service is leveraging the devices
that were installed as part of the
Automated Verification System to
enhance the capability of equipment
used for the processing of package-size
mailpieces. The upgraded equipment is
able to capture near real-time data on
mailpiece dimensions, weight, mail
class or product, and the presence of
Extra Services, and to transmit these
data to Postal Service information
systems as applicable. The Postal
Service is proposing to use this new
technology to streamline its processes
for the identification, rating, and
postage assessment of returns. Under
this process, automated package-sorting
equipment will identify return packages
as they pass special scanners, determine
the weight, dimension and mail class of
the packages, use the captured data to
determine postage charges associated
with each package, and enable account
holders to pay the postage for the
returns electronically.
This improved functionality will
generally eliminate the need to
manually weigh and rate MRS
mailpieces, eliminate the scan-based
payment process used with USPS
Return Services (a current category of
MRS), and eliminate the need for
processes to estimate postage for MRS
pieces via sampling under the Postage
Due Weight Averaging Program.
The Postal Service is now proposing
to create a new rating and payment
methodology within the MRS product
line. This new process will incorporate
features of both traditional MRS and
USPS Return Services. Returns able to
meet the eligibility criteria for this new
methodology will be categorized under
the MRS product line. The new
methodology is expected to replace the
existing USPS Return Services process
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at some point in the near future, and is
intended to ultimately eliminate the
need for the manual rating process used
with traditional MRS. The Postal
Service expects to eliminate the use of
USPS Return Services and the scanbased payment process no sooner than
January 2020 and traditional MRS no
sooner than January 2021. During the
transition to the new methodology, the
Postal Service intends to work with the
mailing industry to ensure all existing
USPS Return Services and MRS permit
holders are transitioned to the new
process before these deadlines arrive.
Permit holders who are unable to meet
the deadlines stated above can contact
the Postal Service to request
consideration for an extension. The
Postal Service will evaluate extension
requests on a case-by-case basis.
The new methodology will include
many of the features associated with the
current USPS Return Services process,
and will be tentatively called
Automated Returns. The three service
categories under Automated Returns are
proposed to be Automated Priority Mail
Returns, Automated First-Class Package
Returns, and Automated Ground
Returns, which will be linked to Priority
Mail®, First-Class Package Service®—
Commercial, and Parcel Select
GroundTM product prices, respectively.
For Priority Mail, Commercial Plus®
and Commercial Base® prices are
proposed to apply to qualifying
Automated Returns account holders,
based on the payer’s outgoing volume.
Negotiated Service Agreement prices are
also expected to be available for eligible
customers using Automated Returns.
Similar to the process used with
traditional MRS and USPS Return
Services, the Postal Service does not
expect to require account holders to pay
annual permit fees and/or annual
account maintenance fees to receive
returns under the new Automated
Returns methodology.
Under the new Automated Returns
methodology, the Postal Service
proposes to require authorized permit
holders to pay postage and Extra Service
fees through the Enterprise Payment
System (EPS).
EPS is a new payment system
designed to provide a single point for all
payment-related activities, and will
make payments easier for permit
holders who pay the Postal Service
through various payment methods or
mail from different locations. To use
EPS, businesses will establish a single
account to pay for all products and
services. This account would be
recognized by all postal facilities.
Commercial mailers will set up an
Electronic Payment Account (EPA) that
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can be used for electronic funds
transfer, retail deposit, mobile deposit,
and ACH Debit. Business mailers will be
able to view payment information in a
consolidated format on an EPS
dashboard that shows account balances,
postage statement reports, transactions
history, and other information. For EPS
set-up or support, contact Postalone@
usps.gov or call 1–800–522–9085.
The Automated Returns methodology
is expected to use the same prices as
those currently applied to USPS Return
Services, and to apply those prices to
each individual return mailpiece in near
real time. Because of the greater level of
accuracy and granularity associated
with the new process, the Postal Service
does not expect current USPS Return
Services permit holders to be negatively
affected. As a result, the Postal Service
proposes to notify and transition current
USPS Return Services permit holders
meeting the necessary criteria to an EPA
account automatically, and unless the
permit holder objects, to convert their
permits to the Automated Returns
methodology without further action
required by the permit holder. The
Postal Service expects to work with
current traditional MRS permit holders
to eventually transition them to the new
process.
The Postal Service proposes to limit
Extra Services available for the new
Automated Returns methodology to
Insurance, Signature ConfirmationTM,
and Certificate of Mailing. USPS
Tracking® will still be included as part
of the service. The Postal Service
proposes to omit the options to use
Registered Mail®, Special Handling, and
Return Receipt for Merchandise with
Automated Returns. Over time, the use
of these services has declined, and they
are now rarely used with MRS. The
Postal Service believes that permit
holders have generally transitioned to
other services to replace the functions
previously filled by these services. The
Postal Service also proposes to omit the
Mailing Acknowledgement option
currently used with traditional MRS. A
mailer may continue to obtain a
Certificates of Mailing, if the returns
piece is brought to the retail service
counter.
It is expected that not all returns
mailpieces will be capable of being
processed on Postal Service automated
package sorting equipment. Returns
containing hazardous materials, such as
regulated and sharps medical waste and
lithium batteries, sometimes bypass
mechanized processing and are instead
manually handled in USPS processing
plants. The Postal Service proposes to
implement an alternative process to
capture and rate these mailpieces. In
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some cases, the Postal Service expects to
use an average price generated from the
data collected in the prior month and to
apply the average price to assess the
postage for each return.
Although exempt from the notice and
comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
553(b), (c)) regarding proposed
rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the
Postal Service invites public comments
on the following proposed revisions to
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM), incorporated by reference in the
Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR
111.1.
We will publish an appropriate
amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect
these changes, if our proposal is
adopted.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is
proposed to be amended as follows:
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
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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Additional Services
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Return Services
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3.8
Automated Returns
3.8.1 Basic Standards
Automated Returns allows an
authorized shipping products account
holder to pay the postage and extra
service fees on single-piece priced
Automated Priority Mail Returns,
Automated First-Class Package Returns
and Automated Ground Returns parcels
returned to the account holder by
senders (mailers) via a special barcoded
label produced by the account holder.
Unless otherwise restricted, any
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any of the Automated Returns options.
Any content that constitutes First-Class
Mail matter may only be mailed using
Automated Priority Mail Returns.
Automated Returns are subject to the
following conditions:
a. Availability: Automated Returns is
available to the account holder for
mailing to the account holder’s
designated address on the USPS
Automated Returns label(s).
b. Payment Guarantee: The account
holder must guarantee payment of the
proper postage and extra service fees
(except for insurance, Signature
Confirmation, and Certificate of Mailing,
when purchased by the sender) on all
parcels returned via a special label
produced by the account holder. The
account holder must have sufficient
funds in their Electronic Payment
Account to pay the postage and extra
service fees on an ongoing basis.
c. Where Service Established:
Automated Returns accounts may be
established at any Post Office in the
United States and its territories and
possessions or at any U.S. Military Post
Office overseas APO/FPO/DPO.
Automated Returns is not available for
returns from any foreign country.
d. Official Mail: Any authorized user
of official (penalty) mail may use
Automated Returns subject to the
standards in 703.7.0, which supersede
any conflicting standards below.
3.8.2 Accounts
Automated Returns accounts are
subject to the following:
a. Account Application: An approved
shipping products account must be
established to use Automated Returns.
Applicants must establish a shipping
products account by completing PS
Form 3615 in hardcopy or online
through the Business Customer
Gateway.
b. Advance Deposit Account: The
account holder must pay postage and
extra service fees through an Enterprise
Payment System (EPS) Account (EPS
account holder) and agree to the terms
and conditions for use of such EPS
Account.
c. Application Process: Applicants
must have a valid Enterprise Payment
Account and be registered in the
Business Customer Gateway. Except for
Automated Returns labels generated by
the USPS Application Program Interface
(API), all returns labels that have
properly constructed Intelligent Mail
package barcode approved by the
National Customer Support Center
(NCSC).
d. Canceled Accounts: If the account
is cancelled by the EPS account holder,
Automated Returns mail bearing the
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sender’s return address is returned to
the sender; otherwise, it is treated as
dead mail.
e. Account Cancellation: The USPS
may cancel an account if the EPS
account holder refuses to accept and
pay postage and fees for Automated
Returns mailpieces, fails to keep
sufficient funds in the advance deposit
account to cover postage and fees, or
distributes return labels that do not
meet USPS standards.
f. Reapplying After Cancellation: To
receive a new account after a previous
Automated Returns account is canceled,
the applicant must amend the PS Form
3615 on file to reflect the new
application date, or reregister in the
Business Customer Gateway. If not
using labels generated by the USPS
Application Program Interface (API),
applicants must submit for approval two
samples for each label format to the
NCSC. In addition, applicants must
provide evidence that the reasons for
the account cancellation are corrected,
and maintain funds in their advance
deposit account sufficient to cover
normal returns for at least 2 weeks.
g. Using Other Post Offices: The
account holder may distribute
Automated Returns labels for return
through other Post Office locations
when the account holder opens and
keeps their advance deposit account at
the Post Office where the permit is
issued and supplies that Postmaster the
name, address, and telephone number of
a representative in each additional
station or branch if different from the
information on the application.
3.8.3 Postage and Prices
Postage and prices are subject to the
following:
a. Postage: Postage is calculated based
on the weight of the parcel and zone
associated with the point or origin and
delivery ZIP Code, except that postage
for Automated First-Class Package
Returns is based only on the weight of
the parcel. Automated Returns
mailpieces are charged postage and
Extra Service fees based on the service
type code embedded in the Intelligent
Mail Package barcode (IMpb). If all or
part of the IMpb is unreadable, or the
mailpiece is unable to be priced based
on the data collected, postage will be
based on the average postage per
mailpiece recorded for that EPS account
holder from the previous month or
quarter, as applicable. If an EPS account
holder has no demonstrated payment
history, postage will be determined by
the Postal Service based on data for
comparable account holders.
b. Prices: Prices for Automated
Priority Mail Returns, Automated First-
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Ground Returns mailpieces are charged
as follows:
1. Commercial Base prices are
available for account holders using
Automated Priority Mail Returns, when
all applicable requirements are met.
2. Commercial Plus prices are
available for Automated Priority Mail
Returns mailpieces that qualify for
Commercial Base prices and for which
the account holder has a customer
commitment agreement with the USPS
(see 223.1.3).
3. First-Class Package Service—
Commercial prices are available for
Automated First-Class Package Returns
mailpieces when all applicable
requirements are met.
4. Commercial Parcel Select Ground
prices are available for Automated
Ground Returns mailpieces when all
applicable requirements are met.
c. Extra and Additional Services: The
account holder may obtain extra and
additional services with Automated
Returns as follows:
1. Insurance—Insurance is available
for mailpieces that have the applicable
service type code for insurance
imbedded into the IMpb on the label,
and for which the account holder has
provided electronic data that supports
the value of the merchandise being
returned (see 503.4.2). Only the account
holder may file a claim (see 609).
2. Signature Confirmation—Signature
Confirmation service is available for
Automated Returns (see 503.8.0).
3. Pickup on Demand Service—
Pickup on Demand service is available
for Automated Returns (see 507.7.0).
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3.8.4 Certificate of Mailing
Customers (mailers) mailing an
Automated Returns mailpiece may
obtain a certificate of mailing at their
own expense at the time of mailing by
presenting the certificate at a Post Office
retail unit to obtain the receipt.
3.8.5 Labels
Distribution and preparation of labels
are subject to the following:
a. Distribution of Labels: Automated
Returns labels may be distributed to
customers as an enclosure with
merchandise, as a separate item
(including when requested
electronically through the Business
Customer Gateway for printing and
delivery to the customer by USPS), as an
electronic transmission for customer
downloading and printing, or through
one of the account holder’s designated
pickup facilities. Any such label
distributed to a customer must meet
USPS format standards, including the
requirement to furnish instructions.
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b. Label Preparation: Automated
Returns labels must meet the standards
in the Parcel Labeling Guide available
on the PostalPro website. Standard label
sizes are 3 inches by 6 inches, 4 inches
by 4 inches, or 4 inches by 6 inches, and
must be certified by the USPS for use
prior to distribution. All other label
sizes and other privately printed labels
require written approval from the NCSC.
The label must include an Intelligent
Mail package barcode, accommodate all
required information, be legible, and be
prepared in accordance with
Publication 199, Intelligent Mail
Package Barcode (IMpb) Implementation
Guide, available on the PostalPro
website. EPS account holders or their
agents may distribute approved return
labels and instructions by means
specified in 3.5.1. EPS account holders
or their agents must provide written
instructions to the label end-user
(mailer) as specified in 3.5.5. Labels
cannot be faxed to customers (mailers).
If all applicable content and format
standards are met, Automated Returns
labels may be produced by any of the
following methods:
1. As an impression printed by the
EPS account holder directly onto the
mailpiece to be returned.
2. As a separate label preprinted by
the EPS account holder to be affixed by
the customer onto the mailpiece to be
returned. The reverse side of the label
must bear an adhesive strong enough to
bond the label securely to the mailpiece.
Labels must be printed and delivered by
USPS to the customer when requested
electronically by the EPS account holder
or its agents through the Business
Customer Gateway, or provided as an
electronic file created by the EPS
account holder for local output and
printing by the customer. The electronic
file must include instructions that
explain how to affix the label securely
to the mailpiece to be returned, and that
caution against covering with tape or
other material any part of the label
where postage and fee information is to
be recorded.
c. Labeling Instructions: Written
instructions must be provided with the
label that, at a minimum, directs the
customer to do the following:
1. ‘‘If your name and address are not
already preprinted in the return address
area, print them neatly in that area or
attach a return address label there.’’
2. ‘‘Attach the label squarely onto the
largest side of the mailpiece, centered if
possible. Place the label so that it does
not fold over to another side. Do not
place tape over any barcodes on the
label or any part of the label where
postage and fee information will be
recorded.’’
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3. ‘‘Remove or Obliterate any other
addresses, barcodes or price markings
on the outside of the parcel.’’
4. ‘‘Mail the labeled parcel at a Post
Office, drop it in a collection box, leave
it with your letter carrier, or schedule a
package pickup at usps.com.’’
3.8.6
Enter and Deposit
The EPS account holder’s customers
may mail the Automated Returns
mailpiece at any Post Office; any
associated office, station, or branch; in
any collection box (except a Priority
Mail Express box); with any rural
carrier; by package pickup; on business
routes during regular mail delivery if
prior arrangements are made with the
carrier; as part of a collection run for
other mail (special arrangements might
be required); or at any place designated
by the Postmaster for the receipt of mail.
Automated Returns mailpieces
deposited in collection boxes without
valid return addresses are treated as
undeliverable mail.
3.8.7
Additional Standards
Additional mailing standards
applicable to each service option are as
follows:
a. Automated Priority Mail Returns
may contain any mailable matter
weighing no more than 70 pounds.
APO/FPO mail is subject to 703.2.0 and
703.4.0, and Department of State mail is
subject to 703.3.0. Automated Priority
Mail Returns receive expeditious
handling and transportation, with
service standards in accordance with
Priority Mail. Automated Priority Mail
Returns mailed under a specific
customer agreement is charged postage
according to the individual agreement.
Commercial Base and Commercial Plus
prices are the same as for outbound
Priority Mail in Notice 123, Price List.
b. Automated First-Class Package
Returns handling, transportation, and
eligibility of contents are the same as for
outbound First-Class Package Service —
Commercial parcels under 283.
Automated First-Class Package Returns
may not contain documents or personal
correspondence, except that such
parcels may contain invoices, receipts,
incidental advertising, and other
documents that relate in all substantial
respects to merchandise contained in
the parcels.
c. Automated Ground Returns
provides ground transportation for
mailpieces containing mailable matter
weighing no more than 70 pounds and
meeting the content standards in
153.3.0. Automated Ground Returns
assumes the handing and transportation
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USPS Retail Ground.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R08–OAR–2018–0389; FRL–9980–
83—Region 8]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Wyoming; Incorporation by Reference
Updates
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
eight State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the State of
Wyoming, four submitted on March 27,
2017, and four submitted on March 28,
2018. The revisions include updates to
incorporation by reference within
several parts of the Wyoming Air
Quality Standards and Regulations that
are part of the SIP. Additional revisions
are proposed that: (1) Correct an
inconsistency regarding internal
combustion engine nitrogen oxide
requirements; (2) amend three state
regulations to maintain consistency
with federal regulations; and (3) update
a state internet address.
DATES: Comments: Written comments
must be received on or before August
22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08–
OAR–2018–0389, to the Federal
Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from
www.regulations.gov. The EPA may
publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit
electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is
considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points
you wish to make. The EPA will
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generally not consider comments or
comment contents located outside of the
primary submission (i.e., on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the www.regulations.gov
index. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available
either electronically in
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Program, Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8,
1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado
80202–1129. The EPA requests that if at
all possible, you contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section to view the hard copy
of the docket. You may view the hard
copy of the docket Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding
federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Dresser, Air Program, EPA, Region
8, Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202–1129,
(303) 312–6385, dresser.chris@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On November 17, 2016, and December
5, 2017, the Environmental Quality
Council (EQC) of the Wyoming
Department of Environmental Quality
conducted public hearings pursuant to
40 CFR 51.102 to consider the adoption
of revisions and additions to the
Wyoming Air Quality Standards and
Regulations. The EQC approved changes
were submitted to the EPA for approval
into Wyoming’s State Implementation
Plan (SIP) on March 27, 2017 (2017
Submittal) and March 28, 2018 (2018
Submittal). The SIP submittals include:
(1) Chapter 8 Nonattainment Area
Regulations, Section 10, Incorporation
by reference (2017 Submittal); (2)
Chapter 8, Nonattainment Area
Regulations, Section 3, Conformity of
general federal actions to state
implementation plans (2018 Submittal),
and Section 10, Incorporation by
reference (2018 Submittal); (3) Chapter
6, Permitting Requirements, Section 4,
Prevention of significant deterioration
(2017 Submittal); (4) Chapter 6,
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Permitting Requirements, Section 14,
Incorporation by reference (2018
Submittal); (5) Chapter 3, General
Emission Standards, Section 3,
Emission standards for nitrogen oxides
(2017 Submittal); (6) Chapter 3, General
Emission Standards, Section 9,
Incorporation by reference (2018
Submittal); and (7) Chapter 2, Ambient
Standards, Section 6 (2017 Submittal);
(8) Chapter 2, Ambient standards for
ozone, and Section 12, Incorporation by
reference (2018 Submittal).
The March 28, 2018 state submittals
include requests to update the code of
federal regulations (CFR) date of
incorporation by reference to reflect the
July 1, 2017 CFR, which supersedes the
requested changes in the March 27,
2017 state submittals that incorporated
by reference the July 1, 2016 CFR
(Chapter 8, Nonattainment Area
Regulations, Section 10, Incorporation
by reference; Chapter 6, Permitting
Requirements, Section 14, Incorporation
by reference; Chapter 3, General
Emission Standards, Section 9,
Incorporation by reference; Chapter 2,
Ambient standards for ozone, Section
12, Incorporation by reference).
II. Analysis of the State’s Submittal
The EPA evaluated the proposed
amendments to the Wyoming Air
Quality Standards and Regulations
submitted by the State of Wyoming on
March 27, 2017, and March 28, 2018.
The EPA notes that the incorporation by
reference updates requested by
Wyoming in the March 27, 2017
submittal have been superseded by
updates requested in their March 28,
2018 submittal and are not analyzed
here. The subsequent analysis for each
SIP submittal is as follows:
(1) The State is requesting that the
EPA correct a reference in Chapter 8,
Nonattainment Area Regulations,
Section 10, Incorporation by reference,
to adopt by reference the July 1, 2016
CFR. This request has been superseded
by the a more recent submittal which
requests updates to Chapter 8, Section
10, described and analyzed in SIP
submittal (2), as follows.
(2) The State is requesting that the
EPA correct a reference in Chapter 8,
Nonattainment Area Regulations,
Section 3, Conformity of general federal
actions to state implementation plans.
Specifically, the request includes a
minor typographical correction to
particulate matter to maintain
consistency with federally approved
language in 40 CFR 93.158(a)(4); a
change from ‘‘PM10’’ to ‘‘PM’’ in the
State’s rule Chapter 8, Section 3(h)(i)(D).
The EPA finds that this update is
necessary and appropriate. This action
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34807-34811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15617]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
New Mailing Standards for Merchandise Return Service
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is proposing to revise Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to
provide for new procedures for the processing and rating of Merchandise
Return Service (MRS) pieces, and in the future, to transition all
current MRS permit holders to use the new procedures.
DATES: Submit comments on or before August 22, 2018.
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
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comments by email, include the name and address of the commenter and
send to [email protected] with a subject line of
``Merchandise Return Service''. 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 Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., by calling 202-268-2906.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct questions to Karen F. Key by
email at [email protected] or phone at (202) 268-7492, or Vicki
Bosch by email at [email protected] or phone at (202) 268-4978.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its Package Platform initiative,
the Postal Service is leveraging the devices that were installed as
part of the Automated Verification System to enhance the capability of
equipment used for the processing of package-size mailpieces. The
upgraded equipment is able to capture near real-time data on mailpiece
dimensions, weight, mail class or product, and the presence of Extra
Services, and to transmit these data to Postal Service information
systems as applicable. The Postal Service is proposing to use this new
technology to streamline its processes for the identification, rating,
and postage assessment of returns. Under this process, automated
package-sorting equipment will identify return packages as they pass
special scanners, determine the weight, dimension and mail class of the
packages, use the captured data to determine postage charges associated
with each package, and enable account holders to pay the postage for
the returns electronically.
This improved functionality will generally eliminate the need to
manually weigh and rate MRS mailpieces, eliminate the scan-based
payment process used with USPS Return Services (a current category of
MRS), and eliminate the need for processes to estimate postage for MRS
pieces via sampling under the Postage Due Weight Averaging Program.
The Postal Service is now proposing to create a new rating and
payment methodology within the MRS product line. This new process will
incorporate features of both traditional MRS and USPS Return Services.
Returns able to meet the eligibility criteria for this new methodology
will be categorized under the MRS product line. The new methodology is
expected to replace the existing USPS Return Services process at some
point in the near future, and is intended to ultimately eliminate the
need for the manual rating process used with traditional MRS. The
Postal Service expects to eliminate the use of USPS Return Services and
the scan-based payment process no sooner than January 2020 and
traditional MRS no sooner than January 2021. During the transition to
the new methodology, the Postal Service intends to work with the
mailing industry to ensure all existing USPS Return Services and MRS
permit holders are transitioned to the new process before these
deadlines arrive. Permit holders who are unable to meet the deadlines
stated above can contact the Postal Service to request consideration
for an extension. The Postal Service will evaluate extension requests
on a case-by-case basis.
The new methodology will include many of the features associated
with the current USPS Return Services process, and will be tentatively
called Automated Returns. The three service categories under Automated
Returns are proposed to be Automated Priority Mail Returns, Automated
First-Class Package Returns, and Automated Ground Returns, which will
be linked to Priority Mail[supreg], First-Class Package
Service[supreg]--Commercial, and Parcel Select GroundTM
product prices, respectively.
For Priority Mail, Commercial Plus[supreg] and Commercial
Base[supreg] prices are proposed to apply to qualifying Automated
Returns account holders, based on the payer's outgoing volume.
Negotiated Service Agreement prices are also expected to be available
for eligible customers using Automated Returns.
Similar to the process used with traditional MRS and USPS Return
Services, the Postal Service does not expect to require account holders
to pay annual permit fees and/or annual account maintenance fees to
receive returns under the new Automated Returns methodology.
Under the new Automated Returns methodology, the Postal Service
proposes to require authorized permit holders to pay postage and Extra
Service fees through the Enterprise Payment System (EPS).
EPS is a new payment system designed to provide a single point for
all payment-related activities, and will make payments easier for
permit holders who pay the Postal Service through various payment
methods or mail from different locations. To use EPS, businesses will
establish a single account to pay for all products and services. This
account would be recognized by all postal facilities. Commercial
mailers will set up an Electronic Payment Account (EPA) that can be
used for electronic funds transfer, retail deposit, mobile deposit, and
ACH Debit. Business mailers will be able to view payment information in
a consolidated format on an EPS dashboard that shows account balances,
postage statement reports, transactions history, and other information.
For EPS set-up or support, contact [email protected] or call 1-800-
522-9085.
The Automated Returns methodology is expected to use the same
prices as those currently applied to USPS Return Services, and to apply
those prices to each individual return mailpiece in near real time.
Because of the greater level of accuracy and granularity associated
with the new process, the Postal Service does not expect current USPS
Return Services permit holders to be negatively affected. As a result,
the Postal Service proposes to notify and transition current USPS
Return Services permit holders meeting the necessary criteria to an EPA
account automatically, and unless the permit holder objects, to convert
their permits to the Automated Returns methodology without further
action required by the permit holder. The Postal Service expects to
work with current traditional MRS permit holders to eventually
transition them to the new process.
The Postal Service proposes to limit Extra Services available for
the new Automated Returns methodology to Insurance, Signature
ConfirmationTM, and Certificate of Mailing. USPS
Tracking[supreg] will still be included as part of the service. The
Postal Service proposes to omit the options to use Registered
Mail[supreg], Special Handling, and Return Receipt for Merchandise with
Automated Returns. Over time, the use of these services has declined,
and they are now rarely used with MRS. The Postal Service believes that
permit holders have generally transitioned to other services to replace
the functions previously filled by these services. The Postal Service
also proposes to omit the Mailing Acknowledgement option currently used
with traditional MRS. A mailer may continue to obtain a Certificates of
Mailing, if the returns piece is brought to the retail service counter.
It is expected that not all returns mailpieces will be capable of
being processed on Postal Service automated package sorting equipment.
Returns containing hazardous materials, such as regulated and sharps
medical waste and lithium batteries, sometimes bypass mechanized
processing and are instead manually handled in USPS processing plants.
The Postal Service proposes to implement an alternative process to
capture and rate these mailpieces. In
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some cases, the Postal Service expects to use an average price
generated from the data collected in the prior month and to apply the
average price to assess the postage for each return.
Although exempt from the notice and comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c)) regarding proposed
rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the Postal Service invites public
comments on the following proposed revisions to Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM),
incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39
CFR 111.1.
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes, if our proposal is adopted.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is proposed to be amended as follows:
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
PART 111--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-
1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001-3011, 3201-3219,
3403-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633, and 5001.
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2. Revise the following sections of Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), as follows:
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail
Manual (DMM)
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500 Additional Services
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505 Return Services
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[Add a new 505.3.8 through 505.3.8.7 to read as follows:]
3.8 Automated Returns
3.8.1 Basic Standards
Automated Returns allows an authorized shipping products account
holder to pay the postage and extra service fees on single-piece priced
Automated Priority Mail Returns, Automated First-Class Package Returns
and Automated Ground Returns parcels returned to the account holder by
senders (mailers) via a special barcoded label produced by the account
holder. Unless otherwise restricted, any mailable matter may be mailed
using any of the Automated Returns options. Any content that
constitutes First-Class Mail matter may only be mailed using Automated
Priority Mail Returns. Automated Returns are subject to the following
conditions:
a. Availability: Automated Returns is available to the account
holder for mailing to the account holder's designated address on the
USPS Automated Returns label(s).
b. Payment Guarantee: The account holder must guarantee payment of
the proper postage and extra service fees (except for insurance,
Signature Confirmation, and Certificate of Mailing, when purchased by
the sender) on all parcels returned via a special label produced by the
account holder. The account holder must have sufficient funds in their
Electronic Payment Account to pay the postage and extra service fees on
an ongoing basis.
c. Where Service Established: Automated Returns accounts may be
established at any Post Office in the United States and its territories
and possessions or at any U.S. Military Post Office overseas APO/FPO/
DPO. Automated Returns is not available for returns from any foreign
country.
d. Official Mail: Any authorized user of official (penalty) mail
may use Automated Returns subject to the standards in 703.7.0, which
supersede any conflicting standards below.
3.8.2 Accounts
Automated Returns accounts are subject to the following:
a. Account Application: An approved shipping products account must
be established to use Automated Returns. Applicants must establish a
shipping products account by completing PS Form 3615 in hardcopy or
online through the Business Customer Gateway.
b. Advance Deposit Account: The account holder must pay postage and
extra service fees through an Enterprise Payment System (EPS) Account
(EPS account holder) and agree to the terms and conditions for use of
such EPS Account.
c. Application Process: Applicants must have a valid Enterprise
Payment Account and be registered in the Business Customer Gateway.
Except for Automated Returns labels generated by the USPS Application
Program Interface (API), all returns labels that have properly
constructed Intelligent Mail package barcode approved by the National
Customer Support Center (NCSC).
d. Canceled Accounts: If the account is cancelled by the EPS
account holder, Automated Returns mail bearing the sender's return
address is returned to the sender; otherwise, it is treated as dead
mail.
e. Account Cancellation: The USPS may cancel an account if the EPS
account holder refuses to accept and pay postage and fees for Automated
Returns mailpieces, fails to keep sufficient funds in the advance
deposit account to cover postage and fees, or distributes return labels
that do not meet USPS standards.
f. Reapplying After Cancellation: To receive a new account after a
previous Automated Returns account is canceled, the applicant must
amend the PS Form 3615 on file to reflect the new application date, or
reregister in the Business Customer Gateway. If not using labels
generated by the USPS Application Program Interface (API), applicants
must submit for approval two samples for each label format to the NCSC.
In addition, applicants must provide evidence that the reasons for the
account cancellation are corrected, and maintain funds in their advance
deposit account sufficient to cover normal returns for at least 2
weeks.
g. Using Other Post Offices: The account holder may distribute
Automated Returns labels for return through other Post Office locations
when the account holder opens and keeps their advance deposit account
at the Post Office where the permit is issued and supplies that
Postmaster the name, address, and telephone number of a representative
in each additional station or branch if different from the information
on the application.
3.8.3 Postage and Prices
Postage and prices are subject to the following:
a. Postage: Postage is calculated based on the weight of the parcel
and zone associated with the point or origin and delivery ZIP Code,
except that postage for Automated First-Class Package Returns is based
only on the weight of the parcel. Automated Returns mailpieces are
charged postage and Extra Service fees based on the service type code
embedded in the Intelligent Mail Package barcode (IMpb). If all or part
of the IMpb is unreadable, or the mailpiece is unable to be priced
based on the data collected, postage will be based on the average
postage per mailpiece recorded for that EPS account holder from the
previous month or quarter, as applicable. If an EPS account holder has
no demonstrated payment history, postage will be determined by the
Postal Service based on data for comparable account holders.
b. Prices: Prices for Automated Priority Mail Returns, Automated
First-
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Class Package Returns, and Automated Ground Returns mailpieces are
charged as follows:
1. Commercial Base prices are available for account holders using
Automated Priority Mail Returns, when all applicable requirements are
met.
2. Commercial Plus prices are available for Automated Priority Mail
Returns mailpieces that qualify for Commercial Base prices and for
which the account holder has a customer commitment agreement with the
USPS (see 223.1.3).
3. First-Class Package Service--Commercial prices are available for
Automated First-Class Package Returns mailpieces when all applicable
requirements are met.
4. Commercial Parcel Select Ground prices are available for
Automated Ground Returns mailpieces when all applicable requirements
are met.
c. Extra and Additional Services: The account holder may obtain
extra and additional services with Automated Returns as follows:
1. Insurance--Insurance is available for mailpieces that have the
applicable service type code for insurance imbedded into the IMpb on
the label, and for which the account holder has provided electronic
data that supports the value of the merchandise being returned (see
503.4.2). Only the account holder may file a claim (see 609).
2. Signature Confirmation--Signature Confirmation service is
available for Automated Returns (see 503.8.0).
3. Pickup on Demand Service--Pickup on Demand service is available
for Automated Returns (see 507.7.0).
3.8.4 Certificate of Mailing
Customers (mailers) mailing an Automated Returns mailpiece may
obtain a certificate of mailing at their own expense at the time of
mailing by presenting the certificate at a Post Office retail unit to
obtain the receipt.
3.8.5 Labels
Distribution and preparation of labels are subject to the
following:
a. Distribution of Labels: Automated Returns labels may be
distributed to customers as an enclosure with merchandise, as a
separate item (including when requested electronically through the
Business Customer Gateway for printing and delivery to the customer by
USPS), as an electronic transmission for customer downloading and
printing, or through one of the account holder's designated pickup
facilities. Any such label distributed to a customer must meet USPS
format standards, including the requirement to furnish instructions.
b. Label Preparation: Automated Returns labels must meet the
standards in the Parcel Labeling Guide available on the PostalPro
website. Standard label sizes are 3 inches by 6 inches, 4 inches by 4
inches, or 4 inches by 6 inches, and must be certified by the USPS for
use prior to distribution. All other label sizes and other privately
printed labels require written approval from the NCSC. The label must
include an Intelligent Mail package barcode, accommodate all required
information, be legible, and be prepared in accordance with Publication
199, Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) Implementation Guide,
available on the PostalPro website. EPS account holders or their agents
may distribute approved return labels and instructions by means
specified in 3.5.1. EPS account holders or their agents must provide
written instructions to the label end-user (mailer) as specified in
3.5.5. Labels cannot be faxed to customers (mailers). If all applicable
content and format standards are met, Automated Returns labels may be
produced by any of the following methods:
1. As an impression printed by the EPS account holder directly onto
the mailpiece to be returned.
2. As a separate label preprinted by the EPS account holder to be
affixed by the customer onto the mailpiece to be returned. The reverse
side of the label must bear an adhesive strong enough to bond the label
securely to the mailpiece. Labels must be printed and delivered by USPS
to the customer when requested electronically by the EPS account holder
or its agents through the Business Customer Gateway, or provided as an
electronic file created by the EPS account holder for local output and
printing by the customer. The electronic file must include instructions
that explain how to affix the label securely to the mailpiece to be
returned, and that caution against covering with tape or other material
any part of the label where postage and fee information is to be
recorded.
c. Labeling Instructions: Written instructions must be provided
with the label that, at a minimum, directs the customer to do the
following:
1. ``If your name and address are not already preprinted in the
return address area, print them neatly in that area or attach a return
address label there.''
2. ``Attach the label squarely onto the largest side of the
mailpiece, centered if possible. Place the label so that it does not
fold over to another side. Do not place tape over any barcodes on the
label or any part of the label where postage and fee information will
be recorded.''
3. ``Remove or Obliterate any other addresses, barcodes or price
markings on the outside of the parcel.''
4. ``Mail the labeled parcel at a Post Office, drop it in a
collection box, leave it with your letter carrier, or schedule a
package pickup at usps.com.''
3.8.6 Enter and Deposit
The EPS account holder's customers may mail the Automated Returns
mailpiece at any Post Office; any associated office, station, or
branch; in any collection box (except a Priority Mail Express box);
with any rural carrier; by package pickup; on business routes during
regular mail delivery if prior arrangements are made with the carrier;
as part of a collection run for other mail (special arrangements might
be required); or at any place designated by the Postmaster for the
receipt of mail. Automated Returns mailpieces deposited in collection
boxes without valid return addresses are treated as undeliverable mail.
3.8.7 Additional Standards
Additional mailing standards applicable to each service option are
as follows:
a. Automated Priority Mail Returns may contain any mailable matter
weighing no more than 70 pounds. APO/FPO mail is subject to 703.2.0 and
703.4.0, and Department of State mail is subject to 703.3.0. Automated
Priority Mail Returns receive expeditious handling and transportation,
with service standards in accordance with Priority Mail. Automated
Priority Mail Returns mailed under a specific customer agreement is
charged postage according to the individual agreement. Commercial Base
and Commercial Plus prices are the same as for outbound Priority Mail
in Notice 123, Price List.
b. Automated First-Class Package Returns handling, transportation,
and eligibility of contents are the same as for outbound First-Class
Package Service -- Commercial parcels under 283. Automated First-Class
Package Returns may not contain documents or personal correspondence,
except that such parcels may contain invoices, receipts, incidental
advertising, and other documents that relate in all substantial
respects to merchandise contained in the parcels.
c. Automated Ground Returns provides ground transportation for
mailpieces containing mailable matter weighing no more than 70 pounds
and meeting the content standards in 153.3.0. Automated Ground Returns
assumes the handing and transportation
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and service objectives for delivery of USPS Retail Ground.
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Ruth Stevenson,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
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