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practice, other than those specifically
listed in §§ 6.152, 8.52, 8.53, and 10.52,
places retailer or trade buyer
independence at risk. See 27 CFR 6.153,
8.54 and 10.54. TTB invites comments
on how TTB might amend the
regulations to provide additional clarity
as to when a wholesaler or retailer’s
independence is at risk.
15. Third party contracts. The
exclusive outlet regulations provide that
contracts between an industry member
and retailer, which require the retailer
to purchase products from that industry
member and expressly restrict purchase
of such products from another industry
member, are practices which result in
exclusion. See 27 CFR 8.52. How might
TTB clarify that such contracts between
an industry member and a third party,
where the third party controls the
retailer, would also result in exclusion?
16. Sales competitions. A number of
RFI Comments expressed concern that
large industry members are engaging in
commercial bribery activities by offering
incentives, including, but not limited to,
cash, airline tickets to tropical getaways,
tickets to sporting events, flat screen
televisions, and vacations for trade
buyer sales representatives to push sales
of the industry member’s products.
Current regulations provide that such
inducements threaten trade buyer
independence if provided to sales
representatives in secret. TTB seeks
comment on whether any such
inducements threaten trade buyer
independence regardless of whether
they are provided in secret.
In addition to the specific requests for
comments above, TTB is interested in
receiving comments on any other issue
or concern related to TTB’s trade
practice regulations.
As noted above, Treasury requested
comments on, among other topics, the
issue of trade practices in its recently
published RFI regarding the current
market structure and conditions of
competition in the American markets
for beer, wine, and spirits. Treasury
received a number of comments on
trade practices in response to that RFI,
and TTB will consider those comments
for the purposes of this advance notice
of proposed rulemaking as well.
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ADDRESSES section of this document.
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drafted this advanced notice of
proposed rulemaking. Other TTB staff
also participated in its development.
Signed: November 3, 2022.
Mary G. Ryan,
Administrator.
Approved: November 3, 2022.
Thomas C. West, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy).
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in this document. Please submit your
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39 CFR Part 111
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Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service is
proposing to amend Mailing Standards
SUMMARY:
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of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) in
section 705.23, to update information
regarding address correction requests
and remove hardcopy address
correction notice options for FullService and Seamless Acceptance
mailers.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
December 9, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written
comments to the manager, Product
Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475
L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446,
Washington, DC 20260–5015. If sending
comments by email, include the name
and address of the commenter and send
to PCFederalRegister@usps.gov, with a
subject line of ‘‘Address Correction
Notices’’. Faxed comments are not
accepted.
Confidentiality
All submitted comments and
attachments are part of the public record
and subject to disclosure. Do not
enclose any material in your comments
that you consider to be confidential or
inappropriate for public disclosure.
You may inspect and photocopy all
written comments, by appointment
only, at USPS® Headquarters Library,
475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, 11th Floor
North, Washington, DC 20260. These
records are available for review on
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.,
by calling 202–268–2906.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Starlene Blackwood at (901) 681–4475
or Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Ancillary service endorsements
provide an option for mailers to instruct
the Postal Service on how to treat their
mail if it is determined to be
undeliverable-as-addressed and to
request address correction services.
Address corrections are currently
available in four available formats: a
returned mailpiece with the new
address or reason for nondelivery
attached; PS Form 3547 Notice to Mailer
of Correction in Address that is mailed
to the return address on a mailpiece; PS
Form 3579 Notice of Undeliverable
Periodical mailed to the publisher
address indicated in the publication ID
Statement; or via ACSTM (Address
Change Service) which is an electronic
address correction notice made
available to the sender via download
from a secure USPS website that
requires a login and password to access
the files. Address correction fees are
charged based on the method in which
they are provided, with return mail
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Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is
proposed to be amended as follows:
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costs and manual address correction
fees that reflect the USPS costs to
handle those notices.
Participating Full-Service and
Seamless Acceptance mailers receive
ACS notices at no charge. As a result,
notices provided to mailers in this
format has far exceeded the volume of
returned mail and PS Forms 3547 and
3579 requested and generated from
undeliverable Full-Service and
Seamless Acceptance mail.
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,
401–404, 414, 416, 3001–3018, 3201–3220,
3401–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631–
3633, 3641, 3681–3685, and 5001.
Proposal
The Postal Service is proposing to
remove the option to request PS Forms
3547, Notice to Mailer of Correction in
Address, and PS Form 3579, Notice of
Undeliverable Periodical, for FullService and Seamless Acceptance
mailers.
Full Service and Seamless Acceptance
mailers and publishers that desire
address correction information from
undeliverable as addressed (UAA) mail
will be required to receive address
correction notices electronically via
ACS. Those mailers that apply the
ancillary service endorsement ‘‘Address
Service Requested’’ or ‘‘Change Service
Requested’’ to their mail, and Periodical
publishers will receive ACS notices via
the Data Distribution Dashboard from
the Business Customer Gateway or by
enrolling in the Electronic Product
Fulfillment (EPF) secure website at
https://epf.usps.gov. When appropriate,
the electronic or automated address
correction fees will be charged for each
ACS notice provided.
The Postal Service is proposing to
implement this change effective July 9,
2023. However, mailers that currently
request manual address corrections via
PS Form 3547 or PS Form 3579 may
begin to request ACS immediately. We
believe this proposed revision will
provide customers with more efficient
and less costly address correction
notices.
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 comment
on the following proposed revisions to
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM), incorporated by reference in the
Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR
111.1.
We will publish an appropriate
amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect
these changes.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
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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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Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM)
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500 Additional Mailing Services
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mailers that desire separate address
corrections using Address Service and
Change Service ancillary services must
request ACS and will receive the ACS
notices through Full Service. See
705.23.5.2 for additional standards. For
other mailers, in order to receive
requested ACS information, mailers
must notify the NCSC, ACS Department
in Memphis, TN, in writing, seven days
prior to mailing to establish a method
for ACS notice fulfillment and to
arrange for payment of electronic or
automated address correction fees.
Mailpieces must meet the following
specifications:
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705 Advanced Preparation and Special
Postage Payment Systems
507 Mailer Services
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23.0 Full-Service Automation Option
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23.5 Additional Standards
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23.5.2 Address Correction Notices
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4.2.6 Additional Standards—When
Using Intelligent Mail Barcodes
[Revise the introductory text of 4.2.6
to read as follows:]
Mailers can access OneCode ACS
using an Intelligent Mail barcode, which
contains a valid Service Type Identifier
indicating the ancillary service
requested; a numeric Mailer ID; and the
Serial Number, a unique numeric
mailpiece identifier (Keyline
equivalent). This option is available for
letters and flat size pieces mailed as
First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail,
and Periodicals. Address Service,
Change Service and Return Service
Ancillary Services are available for
letters and flat-sized mail pieces mailed
as First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing
Mail, and Bound Printed Matter (BPM),
by choosing the appropriate ACS
Service Type Identifier in the Intelligent
Mail barcode. USPS Marketing Mail and
Bound Printed Matter pieces with ACS
using an Intelligent Mail barcode
require the use of a printed on-piece
endorsement. ACS mailers are
encouraged to use the ‘‘Electronic
Service Requested’’ text endorsement.
Other printed endorsements are not
required to request ancillary services in
conjunction with an Intelligent Mail
barcode used on First-Class Mail or
Periodicals mailpieces, and their use
may produce unintended results. FullService and Seamless Acceptance
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[Revise the text of 23.5.2 to read as
follows:]
Mailers presenting mailpieces (except
for those noted below) that qualify for
the full-service Intelligent Mail option
will receive automated address
correction notices electronically when
the pieces are encoded with Intelligent
Mail barcodes with ‘‘Address Service
Requested’’ or ‘‘Change Service
Requested’’ under standards for
OneCode ACS and under the following
conditions:
a. Mailpieces must include the
appropriate ACS service type ID in the
Intelligent Mail barcode to match the
ancillary service requested. See 507.1.5
for mail disposition and address
correction combinations by class of
mail.
b. Complimentary ACS ancillary
service address correction notices for
mailpieces in full-service mailings are
available for:
1. First-Class Mail letters and flats,
provided at no charge (printed
endorsement not required for letters).
2. Periodicals letters and flats,
provided at no charge (printed
endorsement not required).
3. USPS Marketing Mail letters and
flats or BPM flats, provided at no
charge. USPS Marketing Mail and BPM
pieces must include a printed on-piece
endorsement in addition to encoding
the ACS ancillary service request into
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the Intelligent Mail barcode. See 507.4.2
for additional standards.
c. Mailers must use the ACS address
correction information provided by
USPS to update their address records to
receive notices without paying
additional fees. Beginning July 9, 2023,
address corrections will only be
provided electronically in the Business
Customer Gateway under Mailing
Reports utilizing the Data Distribution
and Informed Visibility Dashboard
d. A new Service Type Identifier
(STID) Table will be published on
PostalPro removing all STID references
for manual corrections when mailers
present qualifying Full-Service mail.
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Sarah Sullivan,
Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R08–OAR–2022–0632; FRL–10362–
01–R8]
Air Plan Approval; Colorado; Serious
Attainment Plan Elements and Related
Revisions for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone
Standard for the Denver Metro/North
Front Range Nonattainment Area
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
On March 22, 2021, the State
of Colorado submitted State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions
related to attainment of the 2008 8-hour
ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for the Denver
Metro/North Front Range (DMNFR)
Serious nonattainment area by the
applicable attainment date of July 20,
2021. The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the
majority of the submittal, including base
and future year emission inventories, a
reasonable further progress (RFP)
demonstration, a reasonably available
control measures (RACM) analysis, a
motor vehicle inspection and
maintenance (I/M) program, a
nonattainment new source review
(NNSR) program, 2020 motor vehicle
emissions budgets (MVEBs) and
transportation controls, a clean fuel fleet
program, and revisions to Colorado Air
Quality Control Commission
(Commission or AQCC) regulations for
the control of ozone via ozone
precursors and control of hydrocarbons
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via oil and gas emissions. The EPA is
also proposing to approve portions of
the reasonably available control
technology (RACT) analyses and
revisions from submissions made on
May 13, 2020; May 18, 2021; and May
20, 2022. Finally, the EPA proposes to
approve revisions from submissions
made on May 14, 2018, May 13, 2020,
and May 20, 2022 that were
conditionally approved on May 13,
2022. This action is being taken in
accordance with the Clean Air Act
(CAA).
Written comments must be
received on or before December 9, 2022.
DATES:
Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08–
OAR–2022–0632, 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
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
electronically in www.regulations.gov.
To reduce the risk of COVID–19
transmission, for this action we do not
plan to offer hard copy review of the
docket. Please email or call the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section if you need to make
alternative arrangements for access to
the docket.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abby Fulton, Air and Radiation
Division, EPA, Region 8, Mailcode
8ARD–IO, 1595 Wynkoop Street,
Denver, Colorado 80202–1129,
telephone number: (303) 312–6563,
email address: fulton.abby@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document wherever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
the EPA.
The information presented in this
document is organized as follows:
I. What action is EPA taking?
II. Background
III. Summary of the State’s SIP Submittals
IV. Procedural Requirements
V. The EPA’s Evaluation of Colorado’s
Submissions
A. Emissions Inventories
B. Reasonable Further Progress
Demonstration
C. Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT) Analysis
D. Reasonably Available Control Measures
(RACM) Analysis
E. Motor Vehicle Inspection and
Maintenance Program (I/M) Program
F. Nonattainment New Source Review
(NNSR)
G. Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget
(MVEB)/Transportation Conformity
H. Clean Fuel Fleet Program
I. SIP Control Measures
VI. Proposed Action
VII. Consideration of Section 110(l) of the
CAA
VIII. Environmental Justice Considerations
IX. Incorporation by Reference
X. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What action is EPA taking?
As explained below, the EPA is
proposing various actions on Colorado’s
proposed SIP revisions that were
submitted on May 13, 2020, March 22,
2021, May 18, 2021, and May 20, 2022.
Specifically, we are proposing to
approve portions of Colorado’s Serious
attainment plan for the 2008 8-hour
ozone NAAQS. In addition, we propose
to approve the MVEBs and revisions to
Regulation Number 7 (Reg. 7) contained
in the State’s submittal. We also propose
to approve all other aspects of the
submittal, except for the RACT
submission for certain sources and
enhanced monitoring, which we will be
acting on at a later date, and for the
attainment demonstration and
contingency measures. We are also
proposing to approve revisions to
Colorado Regulation Number 21 (Reg.
21) from the State’s May 13, 2020
submittal, and to Reg. 7 from the State’s
May 18, 2021 submittal. Finally, we are
proposing to approve the Reg. 7
revisions from the State’s May 14, 2018,
May 13, 2020, and May 20, 2022
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Address Correction Notices
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is proposing to amend Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) in
section 705.23, to update information regarding address correction
requests and remove hardcopy address correction notice options for
Full-Service and Seamless Acceptance mailers.
DATES: Submit comments on or before December 9, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written comments to the manager, Product
Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446,
Washington, DC 20260-5015. If sending comments by email, include the
name and address of the commenter and send to
[email protected], with a subject line of ``Address Correction
Notices''. Faxed comments are not accepted.
Confidentiality
All submitted comments and attachments are part of the public
record and subject to disclosure. Do not enclose any material in your
comments that you consider to be confidential or inappropriate for
public disclosure.
You may inspect and photocopy all written comments, by appointment
only, at USPS[supreg] Headquarters Library, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, 11th
Floor North, Washington, DC 20260. These records are available for
review on Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., by calling 202-268-
2906.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Starlene Blackwood at (901) 681-4475
or Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Ancillary service endorsements provide an option for mailers to
instruct the Postal Service on how to treat their mail if it is
determined to be undeliverable-as-addressed and to request address
correction services. Address corrections are currently available in
four available formats: a returned mailpiece with the new address or
reason for nondelivery attached; PS Form 3547 Notice to Mailer of
Correction in Address that is mailed to the return address on a
mailpiece; PS Form 3579 Notice of Undeliverable Periodical mailed to
the publisher address indicated in the publication ID Statement; or via
ACSTM (Address Change Service) which is an electronic
address correction notice made available to the sender via download
from a secure USPS website that requires a login and password to access
the files. Address correction fees are charged based on the method in
which they are provided, with return mail
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costs and manual address correction fees that reflect the USPS costs to
handle those notices.
Participating Full-Service and Seamless Acceptance mailers receive
ACS notices at no charge. As a result, notices provided to mailers in
this format has far exceeded the volume of returned mail and PS Forms
3547 and 3579 requested and generated from undeliverable Full-Service
and Seamless Acceptance mail.
Proposal
The Postal Service is proposing to remove the option to request PS
Forms 3547, Notice to Mailer of Correction in Address, and PS Form
3579, Notice of Undeliverable Periodical, for Full-Service and Seamless
Acceptance mailers.
Full Service and Seamless Acceptance mailers and publishers that
desire address correction information from undeliverable as addressed
(UAA) mail will be required to receive address correction notices
electronically via ACS. Those mailers that apply the ancillary service
endorsement ``Address Service Requested'' or ``Change Service
Requested'' to their mail, and Periodical publishers will receive ACS
notices via the Data Distribution Dashboard from the Business Customer
Gateway or by enrolling in the Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF)
secure website at https://epf.usps.gov. When appropriate, the
electronic or automated address correction fees will be charged for
each ACS notice provided.
The Postal Service is proposing to implement this change effective
July 9, 2023. However, mailers that currently request manual address
corrections via PS Form 3547 or PS Form 3579 may begin to request ACS
immediately. We believe this proposed revision will provide customers
with more efficient and less costly address correction notices.
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
comment on the following proposed revisions to Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated
by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1.
We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to
reflect these changes.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 111--[AMENDED]
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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, 401-404, 414, 416, 3001-3018, 3201-3220, 3401-
3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631-3633, 3641, 3681-3685, 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 Address Change Service (ACS)
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4.2.6 Additional Standards--When Using Intelligent Mail Barcodes
[Revise the introductory text of 4.2.6 to read as follows:]
Mailers can access OneCode ACS using an Intelligent Mail barcode,
which contains a valid Service Type Identifier indicating the ancillary
service requested; a numeric Mailer ID; and the Serial Number, a unique
numeric mailpiece identifier (Keyline equivalent). This option is
available for letters and flat size pieces mailed as First-Class Mail,
USPS Marketing Mail, and Periodicals. Address Service, Change Service
and Return Service Ancillary Services are available for letters and
flat-sized mail pieces mailed as First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail,
and Bound Printed Matter (BPM), by choosing the appropriate ACS Service
Type Identifier in the Intelligent Mail barcode. USPS Marketing Mail
and Bound Printed Matter pieces with ACS using an Intelligent Mail
barcode require the use of a printed on-piece endorsement. ACS mailers
are encouraged to use the ``Electronic Service Requested'' text
endorsement. Other printed endorsements are not required to request
ancillary services in conjunction with an Intelligent Mail barcode used
on First-Class Mail or Periodicals mailpieces, and their use may
produce unintended results. Full-Service and Seamless Acceptance
mailers that desire separate address corrections using Address Service
and Change Service ancillary services must request ACS and will receive
the ACS notices through Full Service. See 705.23.5.2 for additional
standards. For other mailers, in order to receive requested ACS
information, mailers must notify the NCSC, ACS Department in Memphis,
TN, in writing, seven days prior to mailing to establish a method for
ACS notice fulfillment and to arrange for payment of electronic or
automated address correction fees. Mailpieces must meet the following
specifications:
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700 Special Standards
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705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
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23.0 Full-Service Automation Option
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23.5 Additional Standards
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23.5.2 Address Correction Notices
[Revise the text of 23.5.2 to read as follows:]
Mailers presenting mailpieces (except for those noted below) that
qualify for the full-service Intelligent Mail option will receive
automated address correction notices electronically when the pieces are
encoded with Intelligent Mail barcodes with ``Address Service
Requested'' or ``Change Service Requested'' under standards for OneCode
ACS and under the following conditions:
a. Mailpieces must include the appropriate ACS service type ID in
the Intelligent Mail barcode to match the ancillary service requested.
See 507.1.5 for mail disposition and address correction combinations by
class of mail.
b. Complimentary ACS ancillary service address correction notices
for mailpieces in full-service mailings are available for:
1. First-Class Mail letters and flats, provided at no charge
(printed endorsement not required for letters).
2. Periodicals letters and flats, provided at no charge (printed
endorsement not required).
3. USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats or BPM flats, provided at
no charge. USPS Marketing Mail and BPM pieces must include a printed
on-piece endorsement in addition to encoding the ACS ancillary service
request into
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the Intelligent Mail barcode. See 507.4.2 for additional standards.
c. Mailers must use the ACS address correction information provided
by USPS to update their address records to receive notices without
paying additional fees. Beginning July 9, 2023, address corrections
will only be provided electronically in the Business Customer Gateway
under Mailing Reports utilizing the Data Distribution and Informed
Visibility Dashboard
d. A new Service Type Identifier (STID) Table will be published on
PostalPro removing all STID references for manual corrections when
mailers present qualifying Full-Service mail.
* * * * *
Sarah Sullivan,
Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-24136 Filed 11-8-22; 8:45 am]
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