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39 CFR Part 111
Address Correction Notices
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124;
33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.
Dated: February 1, 2023.
A.R. Bender,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Sector Upper Mississippi River.
POSTAL SERVICE
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service is
amending Mailing Standards of the
United States Postal Service, Domestic
Mail Manual (DMM®) sections 507.4.2.6
and 705.23, to update information
regarding address correction requests
and to remove hardcopy address
correction notice options for FullService and Seamless Acceptance
mailers.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective Date: July 9, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Starlene Blackwood at (901) 681–4475
or Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 9, 2022, the Postal Service
published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (87 FR 67615–67617) to
update information regarding address
correction requests and to remove
hardcopy address correction notice
options for Full-Service and Seamless
Acceptance mailers. In response to the
proposed rule, the Postal Service
received two formal responses
containing several comments as follows:
Comment: Incorrect address
information has plagued the system for
decades. ACS data even lags local
information sources, which may cause a
list to be updated to an old address.
Publishers find the hard-copy notices
preferable due to them being easier to
read, issues with notice can easily be
identified before updating a database.
An automated process carries
substantial risk that error will not be
spotted.
Response: ACS and Manual address
corrections are generated using the same
data source. Manual notices are delayed
due to the process required to print,
mail, and deliver the forms. Automated
download of ACS notices is an option
but not required. The SingleSource
ACSTM fulfillment option, available on
PostalPro at postalpro.usps.com, offers
customers an option to download and
review a printable report prior to
updating.
Comment: Publishers are wary of
automatic download because some may
not have the knowledge to manage this
type of set-up.
Response: Automated download of
ACS notices is an option but not
required. The SingleSource ACS
fulfillment option, available on
PostalPro offers customers an option to
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download and review a printable report
prior to updating.
Comment: Electronic records require
electronic skills. The smaller
newspapers do not have the technical
staff on site and no available personnel
with the skills to merge records
electronically. The hard-copy notices
keep them in business.
Response: ACS and Manual address
corrections are generated using the same
data source. Manual notices are delayed
due to the process required to print,
mail, and deliver the forms. Automated
download of ACS notices is an option
but not required. The SingleSource ACS
fulfillment option, available on
PostalPro, offers customers an option to
download and review a printable report
prior to updating.
Comment: The Business Customer
Gateway is not intuitive. Publishers do
not know they need to perform
additional steps to receive the service,
so they don’t sign up. There is no easy
manual for navigating through BCG if all
the publisher wants to do is enroll in/
use ACS. Also, there may be an added
expense of hiring someone to complete
set up, thus making the hardcopy notice
easy as a traditional tool.
Response: Single Source ACS is an
available option which removes the
need for handling different file formats
and allows customers to download a
printable report. Customers can also
reach out to the Mailing Shipping &
Solution Center for assistance with the
Business Customer Gateway by calling
1–877–672–0007 or email MSSC@
usps.gov.
Comment: This proposal may lead to
more undelivered newspapers due to
not being able to find the bandwidth to
learn ACS, execute regular updates and
incorporate changes. Lengthening the
lead time for adoption could help to
avoid this possibility.
Response: The Postal Service will not
implement this change until July 9,
2023 and will work closely with
customers to ensure they understand the
ACS requirements. Also, there is the
Single Source ACS option available.
Comment: The proposal may
introduce a new entry barrier for
enrollment into Full-Service. Full
Service adoption requires software
programming time, changes in address
label printing and attention to certain
compliance issues. The return on this
time and resource investment is
extraordinarily meager.
Response: Only the full-service
automation option mailers will be
affected by this change beginning July 9,
2023. Non full-service automation
option mailers are encouraged to
migrate over to the full-service
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automation option so they can take
advantage of additional discounts
offered.
Comment: Clarity is needed around
the statement ‘‘Participating FullService 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 FullService and Seamless Acceptance mail.’’
What is the problem that the USPS is
trying to solve with the proposed
changes?
Response: This initiative reduces the
cost of printing, processing, and mailing
of a separate hardcopy address notice,
PS Form 3547 and 3579.
Comment: Seamless Acceptance must
also be Full Service, so the reference to
Seamless Acceptance mailers in this
context appears unnecessary and
confusing.
Response: Full Service and Seamless
Acceptance are commonly used
synonymously, however, there is a
distinction. A mailer can submit a fullservice mailing and not be considered a
Seamless mailer. Mailers participating
in Seamless Acceptance are identified
by CRID and assessed differently than a
Full-Service mailer.
Comment: Volume analysis needs to
be conducted to determine the volume
of Full-Service mail that would be
impacted by this rule change because
the data points provided point to a
significant percent of the volume.
Response: The Postal Service
performed an analysis which was
considered in the decision to move
forward with this effort. Of the 33.5M
forms produced in FY22, nearly 60% of
those were produced by full-service
automation option mailers.
Comment: Clarification is needed for
‘‘Return Service Requested’’ ASE. Is the
USPS proposing to eliminate these
notices?
Response: The Postal Service is not
proposing to eliminate the ‘‘Return
Service Requested’’ ancillary service
endorsement. Return Service Requested
is an on-piece address correction notice
and does not produce a separate notice
PS Form 3547.
Comment: Compliance can be
burdensome and costly for small
business customers. MSPs may be
responsible for printing the ACS STIDs
in IMbs for their customers, we do not
provide ACS services to the customer. A
small business may only mail a small
volume of pieces per day and only have
10 ACS notices per month. For these
low volume mailers, the cost of the
software, resources and systems need to
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utilize electronic/automated ACS
notices can be significant. Even if these
low volume mailers could afford to
invest the necessary money and
resources, who would provide the
education and customer support to
move them into the electronic
environment?
Response: The SingleSource ACS
option is available, which removes the
need for handling different file formats
and allows customers to download a
printable report. There is no cost to sign
up for SingleSource ACS.
Comment: While the goal of reducing
manual address correction notices is
supported, a more collaborative effort is
needed to identify reasons that mailers
may continue to elect to receive manual
correction notices. It is recommended
the Postal Service defer implementation
of the proposed changes until such time
as an MTAC group can be formed and
work through potential alternatives to
help reduce the volume of manual ACS
notices.
Response: The Postal Service has
already communicated this effort
through multiple MTAC User Groups
for input. This is not an immediate
action, it is schedule to begin July 9,
2023.
The Postal Service is removing 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 implementing
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.
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.
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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
amended as follows:
PART 111—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 111 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301–
307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101,
401- 404, 414, 416, 3001–3018, 3201–3220,
3401–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 36313633, 3641, 3681–3685, and 5001.
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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Additional Mailing Services
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Mailer Services
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Address Correction Services
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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.
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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
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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Special Standards
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Special Postage Payment Systems
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Full-Service Automation Option
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Additional Standards
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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
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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Tram T. Pham,
Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
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[FR Doc. 2023–02309 Filed 2–6–23; 8:45 am]
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.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R09–OAR–2021–0584; FRL–9939–02–
R9]
Air Quality Implementation Plan;
California; Tuolumne County Air
Pollution Control District; Stationary
Source Permits
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is finalizing a revision to
SUMMARY:
7877
the Tuolumne County Air Pollution
Control District’s (TCAPCD or
‘‘District’’) portion of the California
State Implementation Plan (SIP). This
revision governs the District’s issuance
of permits for stationary sources, and
focuses on the preconstruction review
and permitting of major sources and
major modifications under part D of title
I of the Clean Air Act (CAA or ‘‘the
Act’’).
DATES:
This rule is effective March 9,
2023.
The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket No.
EPA–R09–OAR–2021–0584. 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 https://
www.regulations.gov, or please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. If you
need assistance in a language other than
English or if you are a person with
disabilities who needs a reasonable
accommodation at no cost to you, please
contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amber Batchelder, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA
94105; by phone: (415) 947–4174, or by
email to batchelder.amber@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, the terms
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
ADDRESSES:
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On July 14, 2022, 1 the EPA proposed
to approve the rule listed in Table 1 into
the California SIP.
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TCAPCD ........
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Rule No.
429
Rule title
Adopted
Federal New Source Review ................................................................................
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Address Correction Notices
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) sections
507.4.2.6 and 705.23, to update information regarding address
correction requests and to remove hardcopy address correction notice
options for Full-Service and Seamless Acceptance mailers.
DATES: Effective Date: July 9, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Starlene Blackwood at (901) 681-4475
or Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268-7281.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 9, 2022, the Postal Service
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (87 FR 67615-67617) to update
information regarding address correction requests and to remove
hardcopy address correction notice options for Full-Service and
Seamless Acceptance mailers. In response to the proposed rule, the
Postal Service received two formal responses containing several
comments as follows:
Comment: Incorrect address information has plagued the system for
decades. ACS data even lags local information sources, which may cause
a list to be updated to an old address. Publishers find the hard-copy
notices preferable due to them being easier to read, issues with notice
can easily be identified before updating a database. An automated
process carries substantial risk that error will not be spotted.
Response: ACS and Manual address corrections are generated using
the same data source. Manual notices are delayed due to the process
required to print, mail, and deliver the forms. Automated download of
ACS notices is an option but not required. The SingleSource
ACSTM fulfillment option, available on PostalPro at
postalpro.usps.com, offers customers an option to download and review a
printable report prior to updating.
Comment: Publishers are wary of automatic download because some may
not have the knowledge to manage this type of set-up.
Response: Automated download of ACS notices is an option but not
required. The SingleSource ACS fulfillment option, available on
PostalPro offers customers an option to download and review a printable
report prior to updating.
Comment: Electronic records require electronic skills. The smaller
newspapers do not have the technical staff on site and no available
personnel with the skills to merge records electronically. The hard-
copy notices keep them in business.
Response: ACS and Manual address corrections are generated using
the same data source. Manual notices are delayed due to the process
required to print, mail, and deliver the forms. Automated download of
ACS notices is an option but not required. The SingleSource ACS
fulfillment option, available on PostalPro, offers customers an option
to download and review a printable report prior to updating.
Comment: The Business Customer Gateway is not intuitive. Publishers
do not know they need to perform additional steps to receive the
service, so they don't sign up. There is no easy manual for navigating
through BCG if all the publisher wants to do is enroll in/use ACS.
Also, there may be an added expense of hiring someone to complete set
up, thus making the hardcopy notice easy as a traditional tool.
Response: Single Source ACS is an available option which removes
the need for handling different file formats and allows customers to
download a printable report. Customers can also reach out to the
Mailing Shipping & Solution Center for assistance with the Business
Customer Gateway by calling 1-877-672-0007 or email [email protected].
Comment: This proposal may lead to more undelivered newspapers due
to not being able to find the bandwidth to learn ACS, execute regular
updates and incorporate changes. Lengthening the lead time for adoption
could help to avoid this possibility.
Response: The Postal Service will not implement this change until
July 9, 2023 and will work closely with customers to ensure they
understand the ACS requirements. Also, there is the Single Source ACS
option available.
Comment: The proposal may introduce a new entry barrier for
enrollment into Full-Service. Full Service adoption requires software
programming time, changes in address label printing and attention to
certain compliance issues. The return on this time and resource
investment is extraordinarily meager.
Response: Only the full-service automation option mailers will be
affected by this change beginning July 9, 2023. Non full-service
automation option mailers are encouraged to migrate over to the full-
service
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automation option so they can take advantage of additional discounts
offered.
Comment: Clarity is needed around the statement ``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.'' What is the problem that the USPS is trying to solve
with the proposed changes?
Response: This initiative reduces the cost of printing, processing,
and mailing of a separate hardcopy address notice, PS Form 3547 and
3579.
Comment: Seamless Acceptance must also be Full Service, so the
reference to Seamless Acceptance mailers in this context appears
unnecessary and confusing.
Response: Full Service and Seamless Acceptance are commonly used
synonymously, however, there is a distinction. A mailer can submit a
full-service mailing and not be considered a Seamless mailer. Mailers
participating in Seamless Acceptance are identified by CRID and
assessed differently than a Full-Service mailer.
Comment: Volume analysis needs to be conducted to determine the
volume of Full-Service mail that would be impacted by this rule change
because the data points provided point to a significant percent of the
volume.
Response: The Postal Service performed an analysis which was
considered in the decision to move forward with this effort. Of the
33.5M forms produced in FY22, nearly 60% of those were produced by
full-service automation option mailers.
Comment: Clarification is needed for ``Return Service Requested''
ASE. Is the USPS proposing to eliminate these notices?
Response: The Postal Service is not proposing to eliminate the
``Return Service Requested'' ancillary service endorsement. Return
Service Requested is an on-piece address correction notice and does not
produce a separate notice PS Form 3547.
Comment: Compliance can be burdensome and costly for small business
customers. MSPs may be responsible for printing the ACS STIDs in IMbs
for their customers, we do not provide ACS services to the customer. A
small business may only mail a small volume of pieces per day and only
have 10 ACS notices per month. For these low volume mailers, the cost
of the software, resources and systems need to utilize electronic/
automated ACS notices can be significant. Even if these low volume
mailers could afford to invest the necessary money and resources, who
would provide the education and customer support to move them into the
electronic environment?
Response: The SingleSource ACS option is available, which removes
the need for handling different file formats and allows customers to
download a printable report. There is no cost to sign up for
SingleSource ACS.
Comment: While the goal of reducing manual address correction
notices is supported, a more collaborative effort is needed to identify
reasons that mailers may continue to elect to receive manual correction
notices. It is recommended the Postal Service defer implementation of
the proposed changes until such time as an MTAC group can be formed and
work through potential alternatives to help reduce the volume of manual
ACS notices.
Response: The Postal Service has already communicated this effort
through multiple MTAC User Groups for input. This is not an immediate
action, it is schedule to begin July 9, 2023.
The Postal Service is removing 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 implementing 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.
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.
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 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.
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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 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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Tram T. Pham,
Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-02309 Filed 2-6-23; 8:45 am]
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