[Federal Register: August 29, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 168)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 52529-52578] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr29au00-43] [[pp. 52529-52578]] Proposed Changes to the Domestic Mail Manual to Implement Docket No. R2000-1 [[Continued from page 52528]] [[Page 52529]] 5-digit scheme, optional merged 5-digit, or optional 3-digit pallet is required to be on that corresponding pallet level. For packages of Standard Mail flats on pallets that are prepared under the standards for package reallocation to protect the SCF pallet (M045.5.0), not all mail for a required 5-digit carrier routes or 5-digit pallet or for an optional 5-digit scheme carrier routes, merged 5-digit scheme, 5-digit scheme, merged 5-digit pallet, or 3-digit pallet is required to be on that corresponding pallet level. For packages of Standard Mail flats on pallets prepared under the standards for package reallocation to protect the BMC pallet (M045.6.0), not all mail for a required ASF pallet is required to be on an ASF pallet. Mixed ADC or mixed BMC pallets of sacks, trays, or machinable parcels, as appropriate, must be labeled to the BMC or ADC (as appropriate) serving the post office where mailings are entered into the mailstream. The processing and distribution manager of that facility may issue a written authorization to the mailer to label mixed BMC or mixed ADC pallets to the post office or processing and distribution center serving the post office where mailings are entered. These pallets contain all mail remaining after required and optional pallets are prepared to finer sortation levels under M045, as appropriate. b. Parcel Post mailed at BMC Presort, OBMC Presort, DSCF, and DDU rates. Pallets must meet the requirements specifically prescribed for these rates in M045. 5.3 Minimum Load [Amend 5.3a by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' and by changing ``M630'' to ``M710''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * 5.6 Mail on Pallets [Amend 5.6 (as it appears in the final rule published in 65 FR 50054 (August 16, 2000)) to provide for separation of flat-size Bound Printed Matter Carrier Route mail from Presorted mail on 5-digit level pallets, to change ``Standard Mail (A)'' to ``Standard Mail,'' to remove references to ``bundles,'' and to clarify and reorganize to read as follows:] These standards apply to mail on pallets: a. Pieces in trays, packages, and sacks must be prepared under the standards for the class of mail and rate claimed. b. When two or more Periodicals mailings, two or more Standard Mail mailings, or two or more Bound Printed Matter mailings are placed together on pallets, the mailer must keep records for each mailing as required by the standards for the class of mail. c. For Standard and Periodicals letter-size mail prepared in trays on pallets, carrier route rate mail (including automation carrier route) must be prepared on separate 5-digit pallets (5-digit carrier routes pallets) from non-carrier route automation rate or Presorted rate mail (5-digit pallets). d. Heavier, fuller trays must be placed at the bottom of the load. e. For Bound Printed Matter irregular parcels, Presorted and Carrier Route rate mail may be combined on all levels of pallet. For Bound Printed Matter flats, Presorted and Carrier Route rate mail may be combined on all levels of pallet except as provided in f and g. f. For sacks of nonletter-size Periodicals mail on pallets (except for mail prepared with detached address labels), for sacks of nonletter-size Standard Mail on pallets (except for mail prepared with detached address labels and machinable parcels), and for sacks of flat- size Bound Printed Matter, carrier route rate mail must be prepared on separate 5-digit pallets (5-digit carrier routes pallets) from automation rate or Presorted rate mail (5-digit pallets). g. For packages on pallets of nonletter-size Periodicals, nonletter-size Standard Mail, and flat-size Bound Printed matter, carrier route rate mail must be prepared on separate 5-digit pallets (5-digit carrier routes or 5-digit scheme carrier routes pallets) from automation rate or Presorted rate mail (that must be prepared on 5- digit pallets or 5-digit scheme pallets). Exception: When nonletter- size Periodicals and flat-size Standard Mail is prepared under 5.6h, carrier route rate mail, automation rate mail, and Presorted rate mail may be copalletized on the same merged 5-digit pallet or on the same merged 5-digit scheme pallet for applicable 5-digit ZIP Codes. h. Mailers of nonletter-size Periodicals and flat-size Standard Mail that prepare packages on pallets may copalletize carrier route rate mail, automation rate mail, and Presorted rate mail on the same merged 5-digit pallet or on the same merged 5-digit scheme pallet under the conditions in M920, M930, or M940. * * * * * 6.0 COPALLETIZED, COMBINED, OR MIXED-RATE LEVEL MAILINGS OF FLAT-SIZE MAILPIECES * * * * * [Amend the heading and contents of 6.4 to change the class name from ``Standard Mail (A)'' to ``Standard Mail.''] * * * * * M045 Palletized Mailings 1.0 BASIC USES [Amend 1.0f by replacing ``Standard Mail (A) and (B)'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services'' and 1.0i by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Package Services mail'' and by replacing ``M630'' with ``M700''; no other changes to text.] [Amend the heading of 2.0 to add ``ON PALLETS'' to read as follows:] 2.0 PACKAGES ON PALLETS [Revise 2.1 to read as follows:] 2.1 Applicability Only packages of flats and packages of irregular parcels of Periodicals, Standard Mail, and Bound Printed Matter may be prepared in packages placed directly on pallets under the provisions of 2.2 through 2.5 and 3.0. [Redesignate current 2.2 through 2.4 as 2.3 through 2.5, respectively. Delete current 2.5 and 2.6. Insert new 2.2 to read as follows:] 2.2 Basic Packaging Standards Package preparation for Periodicals, Standard Mail and Bound Printed Matter must meet the general standards in M010, M020, and the applicable packaging provisions of M200, M610, M620, M720, and M820, except as noted in 2.3 through 2.5. Packages must be sorted to pallets under 3.0. The palletized portion of a mailing may not include packages sorted to mixed ADCs or foreign destinations. [Amend the heading of redesignated 2.3 by deleting ``Size''; no other changes to text, to read as follows:] 2.3 Periodicals * * * * * [Amend the heading of redesignated 2.4 by deleting ``Size'' and replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' to read as follows:] 2.4 Standard Mail * * * * * [Revise the heading and contents of redesignated 2.5 to read as follows:] 2.5 Bound Printed Matter a. Presorted Bound Printed Matter. Packages must be prepared to the package destinations in M722. Packages must be labeled using optional endorsement lines or pressure sensitive labels under M722. The Minimum package size is 10 addressed pieces or 10 pounds, whichever occurs first, except that the last package to a presort [[Page 52530]] destination may weigh less than 10 pounds. Maximum package size is 20 pounds, except that 5-digit packages that will be placed on a 5-digit scheme or 5-digit pallet may weigh up to 40 pounds. The total number of physical packages for a single presort destination must not exceed the number of 10-pound increments to that destination. Each physical package must contain at least 2 addressed pieces. Irregular parcels that individually weigh more than 10 pounds and therefore cannot meet the requirement for a minimum of 2 pieces in each physical package must be prepared and palletized as machinable parcels under 3.5 or prepared in sacks under M722. b. Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter. Minimum package size is 10 addressed pieces or 10 pounds to a carrier route, whichever occurs first, except that the last package to a carrier route destination may weigh less than 10 pounds. Maximum package size is 20 pounds, except that carrier route packages of flats that will be placed on a 5-digit scheme carrier routes or 5-digit carrier routes pallet, and carrier packages of irregular parcels that will be placed on a 5-digit pallet, may weigh up to 40 pounds. The total number of physical packages for a single carrier route destination must not exceed the number of 10-pound increments to that destination. Each physical package must contain at least 2 addressed pieces. Irregular parcels that individually weigh more than 10 pounds and therefore cannot meet the requirement for a minimum of 2 pieces in each physical package must either: (1) be prepared and palletized as machinable parcels under 3.5 and pay the Presorted rates, or (2) be prepared in sacks to qualify for the Carrier Route rates under M723. Packages must be labeled to the carrier route with facing slips under M723, optional endorsement lines under M013, or carrier route information lines under M014. [Remove 3.0; redesignate 4.0 through 15.0 as 3.0 through 14.0, respectively.] 3.0 PALLET PRESORT AND LABELING [The following section, Pallet Presort and Labeling, was originally revised as M045.4.0 in the final rule published in 65 FR 50054 (August 16, 2000). The revisions below are revisions to the language in that final rule.] * * * * * [Delete redesignated 3.3 pertaining to Bound Printed Matter (revised in the final rule published in 65 FR 50054 (August 16, 2000)). Redesignate 3.4 and 3.5 as 3.5 through 3.6. Add new 3.3 and 3.4 to read as follows:] 3.3 Bound Printed Matter Flats--Packages and Sacks on Pallets Mailers must prepare pallets in the sequence listed below. Mailers not opting to perform or not permitted to perform scheme sortation under 3.3a and 3.3b using L001 must begin preparing pallets under 3.3c. Pallets must be labeled according to the Line 1 and Line 2 information listed below and under M031. a. 5-Digit Scheme Carrier Routes. Optional. Permitted only for flat-size packages on pallets. May contain only carrier route rate packages for the same 5-digit scheme under L001. If scheme sort is performed, it must be done for all 5-digit scheme destinations. For all 5-digit destinations that are not part of a scheme, prepare 5-digit carrier routes pallets under 3.3c. (1) Line 1: Use L001, Column B. (2) Line 2: ``PSVC FLTS'' followed by ``CARRIER ROUTES `` or ``CR- RTS'' and ``SCHEME'' or ``SCH.'' b. 5-Digit Scheme. Optional. Permitted only for flat-size packages on pallets. May contain only Presorted rate packages for the same 5- digit scheme under L001. If scheme sort is performed, it must be done for all 5-digit scheme destinations. For all 5-digit destinations that are not part of a scheme, prepare 5-digit pallets under 3.3d. (1) Line 1: use L001, Column B. (2) Line 2: ``PSVC FLTS 5D,'' followed by ``SCHEME'' or ``SCH.'' c. 5-Digit Carrier Routes. Required for sacks and packages (except for packages prepared to 5-digit carrier route scheme pallets under 3.3a). May contain only Carrier Route rate mail for the same 5-digit ZIP Code. (1) Line 1: use city, state abbreviation, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination (see M031 for military mail). (2) Line 2: ``PSVC FLTS,'' followed by ``CARRIER ROUTES'' or ``CR- RTS.'' d. 5-Digit. Required for sacks and packages (except for packages prepared to 5-digit scheme pallets under 3.3b). May contain only Presorted rate mail for the same 5-digit ZIP Code. (1) Line 1: use city, state abbreviation, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination (see M031 for military mail). (2) Line 2: ``PSVC FLTS 5D.'' e. 3-digit: optional. May contain Carrier Route and/or Presorted rate mail. (1) Line 1: use L002, Column A. (2) Line 2: ``PSVC FLTS 3D.'' f. SCF. Required. May contain Carrier Route and/or Presorted rate mail. (1) Line 1: use L002, Column C. (2) Line 2: ``PSVC FLTS SCF.'' g. ASF. Required. May contain Carrier Route and/or Presorted rate mail. Sort ADC packages or sacks to ASF pallets based on the label to ZIP Code for the ADC destination of the package or sack in L004. See E752 for additional requirements for DBMC rate eligibility. (1) Line 1: use L602. (2) Line 2: ``PSVC FLTS ASF.'' h. Destination BMC: Required. May contain Carrier Route and/or Presorted rate mail. Sort ADC packages or sacks to BMC pallets based on the label to ZIP Code for the ADC destination of the package or sack in L004. See E752 for additional requirements for DBMC rate eligibility. (1) Line 1: use L601. (2) Line 2: ``PSVC FLTS BMC.'' i. For sacks on pallets only, mixed BMC. Optional. May contain Carrier Route and/or Presorted rate mail. (1) Line 1: use ``MXD'' followed by the information in L601, Column B, for the BMC serving the 3-digit ZIP Code prefix of the entry post office (label to plant serving entry post office if authorized by the processing and distribution manager). (2) Line 2: ``PSVC FLTS'' as applicable, followed by ``WKG.'' 3.4 Bound Printed Matter Irregular Parcels--Packages and Sacks on Pallets Prepare pallets in the sequence listed below. Label pallets according to the Line 1 and Line 2 information listed below and under M031. a. 5-digit. Required. May contain Carrier Route and/or Presorted rate mail. (1) Line 1: use city, state abbreviation, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination (see M031 for military mail). (2) Line 2: ``PSVC IRREG 5D'' and, if the pallet contains only carrier route mail, followed by ``CARRIER ROUTES'' (OR ``CR-RTS''). b. 3-digit. Optional. May contain Carrier Route and/or Presorted rate mail. (1) Line 1: use L002, Column A. (2) Line 2: ``PSVC IRREG 3D.'' c. SCF. Required. May contain Carrier Route and/or Presorted rate mail. (1) Line 1: use L002, Column C. (2) Line 2: ``PSVC IRREG SCF.'' d. Destination ASF. Required. May contain carrier route rate and/or Presorted rate mail. Sort ADC packages or sacks to ASF pallets based on the label to ZIP Code for the ADC destination of the package or sack in L004. (1) Line 1: use L602. (2) Line 2: ``PSVC IRREG ASF.'' e. Destination BMC. Required. May contain Carrier Route and/or Presorted rate mail. Sort ADC packages or sacks to BMC pallets based on the label to ZIP Code for the ADC destination of the package or sack in L004. (1) Line 1: use L601. (2) Line 2: ``PSVC IRREG BMC.'' [[Page 52531]] f. For sacks on pallets only, mixed BMC. Optional. May contain Carrier Route and/or Presorted rate mail. (1) Line 1: use ``MXD'' followed by the information in L601, Column B, for the BMC serving the 3-digit ZIP Code prefix of the entry post office (label to plant serving entry post office if authorized by the processing and distribution manager). (2) Line 2: ``PSVC IRREG'' as applicable, followed by ``WKG.'' 3.5 Machinable Parcels--Standard Mail, Bound Printed Matter, and Parcel Post (Except BMC Presort, OBMC Presort, and Parcel Select DDU and DSCF) Mailers must prepare pallets in the sequence listed below. Mailers may prepare Parcel Post other than BMC Presort, OBMC Presort, and Parcel Select DDU and DSCF on pallets under 3.5 as an option. If Parcel Post is optionally sorted under 3.5 it must meet all the requirements of 3.5. Pallets must be labeled according to the Line 1 and Line 2 information listed below and under M031. a. 5-digit. Required, except optional for Standard Mail if 3/5 rates are not claimed. (1) Line 1: use city, state abbreviation, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination (see M031 for military mail). (2) Line 2: ``STD MACH 5D'' or ``PSVC MACH 5D'' as applicable. b. If DBMC rates are not claimed: Destination BMC. Required. (1) Line 1: use L601. (2) Line 2: ``STD MACH BMC'' or ``PSVC MACH BMC,'' as applicable. c. If DBMC rates are claimed: Destination ASF/BMC. Option 1: Mailers may opt to sort mail to ASFs using L602 only when the mail on the ASF pallet will be deposited at the ASF to claim the DBMC rate. After ASF pallets are prepared (mail need not be sorted to all ASFs) remaining mail must be sorted to BMCs using L601. Mail on BMC pallets deposited at the applicable BMC facility will be eligible for DBMC rates only if its 3-digit ZIP Code prefix is listed in Exhibit E650.5.1 (Standard Mail) or Exhibit E751.1.3 (Parcel Post and Bound Printed Matter) for that entry BMC. Option 2: Mailers may sort mail only to BMCs using L601. Under option 2, only mail for 3-digit ZIP Codes served by a BMC listed in Exhibit E650.5.1 or Exhibit E751.1.3 are eligible for DBMC rates (i.e., mail for 3-digit ZIP Codes served by an ASF in Exhibit E650.5.1 or Exhibit E751.1.3 are not eligible for DBMC rates, nor are 3-digit ZIP Codes that do not appear on Exhibit E650.5.1 or Exhibit E751.1.3). (1) Line 1: Option 1: use L602 for ASF pallets; use L601 for BMC pallets. Option 2: use L601 (2) Line 2: ``STD MACH'' or ``PSVC MACH'' as applicable; followed by ``ASF'' or ``BMC'' as applicable. d. Mixed BMC. Optional. (1) Line 1: use ``MXD'' followed by the information in L601, Column B, for the BMC serving the 3-digit ZIP Code prefix of the entry post office (label to plant serving entry post office if authorized by the processing and distribution manager). (2) Line 2: ``STD MACH'' or ``PSVC MACH'' as applicable, followed by ``WKG.'' [Amend 3.6 by changing ``Special Standard Mail'' to ``Media Mail''; no other changes to text.] [Amend the heading of redesignated 4.0 by adding ``To Protect SCF Pallet'' and by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' to read as follows:] 4.0 PACKAGE REALLOCATION TO PROTECT SCF PALLET FOR PERIODICALS FLATS AND IRREGULAR PARCELS AND STANDARD MAIL FLATS ON PALLETS * * * * * [The following section (M045.5.0) was originally added as M045.6.0 in the amended final rule published in 65 FR 48385 (August 8, 2000). The revisions below are revisions to the language in that final rule.] [Amend the heading of redesignated 5.0 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' to read as follows:] 5.0 PACKAGE REALLOCATION TO PROTECT BMC PALLET FOR STANDARD MAIL FLATS ON PALLETS * * * * * 6.0 PALLETS OF PACKAGES, BUNDLES, AND TRAYS OF LETTER-SIZE MAIL * * * * * [Amend the heading of 6.2 to read as follows:] 6.2 Standard Mail [Amend 6.2 by replacing the class name ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * 6.4 Commingled Zones [Amend 6.4 by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail,'' and by changing ``M630'' to ``M710 or M720'' to read as follows:] Pieces of Package Services mail for different zones may be commingled only under M710 or M720. * * * * * [Amend the heading of 8.0 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' to read as follows:] 8.0 PALLETS OF COPALLETIZED PERIODICALS OR STANDARD MAIL FLAT-SIZE PIECES * * * * * [Amend the heading of 8.3 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' to read as follows:] 8.3 Standard Mail [Amend the first sentence of 8.3 to read as follows:] Additional standards apply to Standard Mail:* * * * * * * * 8.5 Postage Statement [Amend 8.5b by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * 9.0 PALLETS OF MACHINABLE PARCELS [Amend the heading of 9.1 to remove the ``(A)'' to read as follows:] 9.1 Standard Mail * * * * * [Revise the heading of 9.2 to read as follows:] 9.2 Package Services Mail [Amend 9.2 by changing ``M630'' to ``M710 and M720.''] * * * * * 10.0 PARCEL POST--BULK MAIL CENTER (BMC) PRESORT DISCOUNT 10.1 Machinable Parcels [Amend 10.1c by replacing the label class designation ``STD B'' with ``PSVC'' to read as follows:] To qualify for the BMC Presort discount: * * * * * c. Pallet box Line 2 labeling: ``PSVC MACH BMC.'' 10.2 Nonmachinable Parcels [Amend 10.2c by replacing the label class designation ``STD B'' with ``PSVC'' to read as follows:] * * * * * c. Pallet Line 2 labeling: ``PSVC NON MACH BMC'' or ``PSVC NON MACH ASF,'' as appropriate. [[Page 52532]] 11.0 PARCEL POST--ORIGIN BULK MAIL CENTER (OBMC) PRESORT DISCOUNT 11.1 Machinable Parcels [Amend 11.1c by replacing the label class designation ``STD B'' with ``PSVC'' to read as follows:] To qualify for the OBMC Presort discount: * * * * * c. Pallet box Line 2 labeling: ``PSVC MACH BMC.'' 11.2 Nonmachinable Parcels [Amend 11.2c by replacing the label class designation ``STD B'' with ``PSVC'' to read as follows:] To qualify for the OBMC Presort discount: * * * * * c. Pallet Line 2 labeling: ``PSVC NON MACH BMC'' or ``PSVC NON MACH ASF,'' as appropriate. 12.0 PARCEL POST DSCF RATES--PARCELS ON PALLETS 12.1 Basic Preparation, Parcels on Pallets [Amend the first sentence of 12.1 by changing ``M630'' to ``M710.''] * * * * * [Amend 12.1d(2) by replacing the label class designation ``STD B'' with ``PSVC'' and adding ``PARCELS'' to read as follows:] * * * * * (2) For Line 2, use: ``PSVC PARCELS 5D.'' * * * * * [Amend 12.1e by changing ``M630'' to ``M710.''] 12.2 Alternate Preparation, Parcels on Pallets [Amend 12.2a by replacing ``M630'' with ``M710.''] * * * * * [Amend 12.2c by replacing ``M630'' with M710.''] [Amend 12.2d(2) by replacing the label class designation ``STD B'' with ``PSVC'' and adding ``PARCELS'' to read as follows:] * * * * * (2) For Line 2, use: ``PSVC PARCELS 5D.'' * * * * * 12.3 5-Digit ZIP Codes For Which Pallets May Not Be Prepared [Amend 12.3 by changing ``Exhibits E652.7.0 and E652.8.0'' to ``Exhibits E751.7.0 and 751.8.0'' and by changing ``M630'' to ``M710.''] 12.4 5-Digit ZIP Codes Requiring BMC Entry [Amend 12.4 by changing ``E652.6.0'' to ``E751.6.0.'' 13.0 PARCEL POST DSCF RATES--SACKS ON PALLETS [Amend 13.0 by changing ``M630'' to ``M710.''] [Amend 13.0b by replacing the label class designation ``STD B'' with ``PSVC'' to read as follows:] * * * * * b. Line 2: PSVC PP 5D SACKS. 14.0 PARCEL POST DDU RATES [Amend 14.0 by replacing ``STD B'' with ``PSVC'' and adding ``PARCELS'' in the fourth sentence to read as follows:] * * * If pieces are sacked or palletized, they must be prepared to 5-digits and labeled as follows: Line 1 labeling, use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination; Line 2, use ``PSVC PARCELS 5D.'' * * * * * * * * M050 Delivery Sequence * * * * * 4.0 DOCUMENTATION 4.1 General [Amend 4.1 by changing the class name ``Standard Mail (A)'' to ``Standard Mail'' in the fifth sentence; no other changes to text.] 4.2 High Density [Amend 4.2a by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * M070 Mixed Classes M071 Basic Information 1.0 MARKINGS [Amend 1.1, and 1. 2 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Amend 1.3 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A) Enclosed'' with ``Standard Mail Enclosed'' and ``Standard Mail parcel'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services parcel''; no other changes to text.] M072 Express Mail and Priority Mail Drop Shipment * * * * * 2.0 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR ENCLOSED MAIL * * * * * [Revise the heading and contents of 2.3 by changing ``Standard Mail (A)'' to ``Standard Mail.''] [Revise heading of 2.4 to ``Package Services Mail'' to read as follows:] 2.4 Package Services Mail [Amend 2.4 by changing ``P710, P720, or P730'' to ``P910, P920, or P930'' and by changing ``E652'' to ``E751.''] * * * * * [Amend the heading of M073 to reflect the new class of mail names to read as follows:] M073 Combined Mailings of Standard Mail and Package Services Parcels 1.0 COMBINED MACHINABLE PARCELS--RATES OTHER THAN PARCEL POST OBMC PRESORT, BMC PRESORT, DSCF, AND DDU [Amend 1.1 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' and by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] [Amend 1.2 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail,'' by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail,'' and by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Amend 1.4 and 1.5c by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' and by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] [Amend 1.6a by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail.''] [Amend 1.6b by replacing ``STD A/B'' with ``STD/PSVC''; no other changes to text.] 2.0 COMBINED PARCELS--PARCEL POST OBMC PRESORT, BMC PRESORT, AND DSCF RATES 2.1 Qualification [Amend 2.1a, b, and c by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail,'' and by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] 2.2 Authorization [Amend 2.2 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail,'' and by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] 2.3 Postage Payment [Amend 2.3 by replacing ``P710'' with ``P910.''] [[Page 52533]] 2.4 Preparation and Rates [Amend 2.4 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail,'' and by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] 2.5 Documentation [Amend 2.5 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail,'' and by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * M074 Plant Load Mailings * * * * * 3.0 INTERSERVICE AREA PLANT-LOADED SHIPMENTS * * * * * [Revise heading of 3.4 to reflect the new mail class names to read as follows:] 3.4 Standard Mail and Package Services [Amend 3.4 by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Amend 3.7c by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * M100 First-Class Mail (Nonautomation) [Add new headings M110 and 1.0 to read as follows:] M110 Single-Piece First-Class Mail 1.0 PREPARATION [Redesignate E130.2.3 as M110.1.0; no changes in text.] * * * * * M600 Standard Mail [Amend the heading of M610 by removing ``(A)'' to read as follows:] M610 Presorted Standard Mail 1.0 BASIC STANDARDS * * * * * [Amend the heading and contents of 1.3 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * 4.0 FLAT-SIZE PIECES AND IRREGULAR PARCELS * * * * * [Amend 4.6 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Delete 6.0 pertaining to preparation of bedloaded bundles of flats.] M620 Enhanced Carrier Route Standard Mail 1.0 BASIC STANDARDS 1.1 All Mailings [Amend 1.1a by replacing ``E620'' with ``E630''.] * * * * * [Revise the heading of 1.4 to read as follows:] 1.4 Exception [Amend 1.4 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''.] * * * * * 5.0 RESIDUAL PIECES [Amend 5.0 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''.] changes to text.] [Delete 6.0 pertaining to preparation of bedloaded bundles of flats.] [Add new section M700 to read as follows:] M700 Package Services [Redesignate M630.1.0 as M710 to read as follows:] M710 Parcel Post [Add new heading 1.0 to read as follows:] 1.0 BASIC REQUIREMENTS [Add 1.1 to read as follows:] 1.1 General All mailings at Parcel Post rates are subject to these general standards: a. Each mailing must meet the applicable standards in E710, E711, E751, and M010 and M030. b. All pieces that are palletized must be prepared under M045, and if sacked, prepared under M710. c. There are no presort, sacking, or labeling standards for single- piece rate Parcel Post. [Redesignate M630.1.1 as M710.1.2, no changes to text.] [Redesignate M630.1.2 as M710.1.3, amend to show DSCF and DDU rate mail need not be separated by zone, and amend for numbering revisions to read as follows:] 1.3 Separation Except for mail entered at DSCF or DDU rates (which are not zoned rates), Parcel Post pieces must be separated by zones when presented for acceptance unless either the correct postage is affixed to each piece or the mailing is prepared under 1.4, or presented under a special postage payment system under P910, P920, or P930. If DSCF sacks prepared under 2.2 are included in the same mailing as DSCF pallets prepared under M045.12.1e, at the time of acceptance the mailer must separate the sacks that are overflow from palletized mail from those sacks that were prepared under the provisions of 2.2. [Redesignate M630.8.0 as E710.1.4; amend to delete references to Bound Printed Matter, to read as follows:] 1.4 Commingled Zones Zoned Parcel Post pieces need not be separated by zones when presented other than as individual pieces or with full correct postage affixed to each piece, subject to this section. Nonidentical-weight pieces not bearing the full correct postage may not be commingled unless authorized by the RCSC manager serving the office of mailing. The mail must be prepared and documented: a. Under P910 or P930; or b. Under all these conditions: (1) The mail must be sacked or palletized. (2) A unique number is assigned to each sack/pallet in the mailing and printed on a separate line at the top of the sack/pallet label (above the Line 1 information). (3) A detailed list accompanies each mailing or mailing segment, sequenced numerically by the numbers assigned to sacks/pallets in the mailing, that shows the post office where the mail is to be entered (entry post office), a unique identifier for the mailing or mailing segment that also appears on the corresponding postage statement(s), the name and address of the mailer, the permit number (if applicable), the date of mailing, individual line entries for each sack/pallet, and the total number of pieces to each zone and in the entire mailing or mailing segment. Line entries for sacks/pallets containing mail for only one zone must show the sack/pallet number, the sortation level, the zone for which the mail is destined, and the total number of pieces for the sack/pallet. Entries for sacks/pallets containing mail for more than one zone must also show (by zone) the number of pieces to each 3- digit ZIP Code area and the total number of pieces for that zone for the sack/pallet. Mailings are not accepted if there are discrepancies between the information in the detailed listing or on the postage statement and the results of USPS random verification of piece counts and postage. * * * * * [[Page 52534]] [Redesignate M630.1.3 as M710.1.5, and amend by changing references from ``P710, P720, or P730'' to ``P910, P920, or P930,'' and clarifying to read as follows:] 1.5 Documentation Parcel Post mailings must be documented as follows: a. Postage Statement. A complete, signed postage statement, using the correct USPS form or an approved facsimile, must accompany each bulk mailing (a mailing that includes pieces qualifying for rates that require a 50-piece minimum volume requirement). b. Other Documentation. When presented for acceptance, documentation of postage by entry office and presort level (e.g., by BMC for DBMC, OBMC Presort and BMC Presort mail and by 5-digit ZIP Code for DSCF and DDU rates) is required under P910, P920, or P930. Except for DSCF rate mail palletized under the alternate preparation option that requires separate documentation, documentation other than the postage statement is not required when the correct rate is affixed to each piece, or when each piece is of identical weight and the pieces are separated by zone and within each zone are grouped by pieces subject to the same combination of rates. DSCF rate mail palletized under the alternate preparation option in M045 must submit the detailed documentation required in M045.12.2. [Add 2.0 to read as follows:] 2.0 DSCF RATE 2.1 General [Redesignate contents of M630.1.4 as M710.2.1; amend by changing the reference ``1.5'' to ``2.2,'' by changing the reference ``Exhibit E652.6.0'' to ``Exhibit E751.6.0,'' and by changing the reference to ``Exhibit E652.7.0 and Exhibit E652.8.0'' to ``Exhibit E751.7.0 and Exhibit E751.8.0''; no other changes to text.''] 2.2 DSCF Sack Preparation [Redesignate M630.1.5 as M710.2.2; amend redesignated 2.2d by replacing ``STD B 5D'' with ``PSVC PARCELS 5D''; no other change in text.] 3.0 DDU RATE [Redesignate M630.1.6 as M710.3.0; amend redesignated 3.0b by changing ``E652'' to ``E751''; amend redesignated 3.0d by changing ``Exhibit E652.7.0 and Exhibit E652.8.0'' to ``Exhibit E751.7.0 and Exhibit E751.8.0''; amend redesignated 3.0e(2) by changing ``STD B 5D'' with ``PSVC PARCELS 5D,'' no other changes to text. [Add 4.0 to read as follows:] 4.0 OPTIONAL MACHINABLE PARCEL PREPARATION 4.1 Basic Standards Mailers may opt to prepare Parcel Post machinable parcels in sacks under 4.2 or palletized under M045. Pieces must be separated by zones when presented to the USPS unless either the correct postage is affixed to each piece or the mailing is prepared under 1.4. Pieces for more than one zone may not be placed in the same bundle or sack, and bundles and sacks must be separated by zone when presented to the USPS. 4.1 Sack Preparation Sack size, preparation sequence, and Line 1 labeling: a. 5-digit: required (minimum of 10 pieces/20 pounds, smaller volume not permitted); for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of pieces, preceded for military mail by the prefixes under M031. b. Destination ASF: optional; allowed only for mail deposited at an ASF to claim the DBMC rate (minimum of 10 pieces/20 pounds, smaller volume not permitted); for Line 1, use L602. Exhibit E751.1.3d determines DBMC rate eligibility. c. Destination BMC: required (minimum of 10 pieces/20 pounds, smaller volume not permitted); for Line 1, use L601. Exhibit E751.1.3d determines DBMC rate eligibility. d. Mixed BMC: required (no minimum); for Line 1, use ``MXD'' followed by the Column B information in L601 for the BMC serving the 3- digit ZIP Code prefix of the entry post office. 4.3 Sack Line 2 Line 2: a. 5-digit: ``PSVC MACH 5D.'' b. ASF: ``PSVC MACH ASF.'' c. Destination BMC: ``PSVC MACH BMC.'' d. Mixed BMC: ``PSVC MACH WKG.'' e. Any Line 2 processing code required by the labeling list must be right-justified. * * * * * [Add new M720 to read as follows:] M720 Bound Printed Matter M721 Single Piece Rates 1.0 BASIC STANDARDS 1.1 General There are no presort, sacking or labeling standards for single- piece rate Bound Printed Matter (BPM). 1.2 Markings Each piece mailed at single-piece BPM rates must be marked ``Bound Printed Matter'' (or ``BPM'') subject to M012. M722 Presorted Bound Printed Matter 1.0 BASIC STANDARDS 1.1 General All mailings of Presorted Bound Printed Matter (BPM) are subject to the standards in 2.0 through 4.0 and to these general standards: a. Each mailing must meet the applicable standards in E710, E712, E752, and in M010, M020, and M030. b. All pieces in a mailing must be within the same processing category as described in C050. A BPM irregular parcel is a piece that is neither a machinable parcel as defined in C050.4.1, or a flat as defined in C050.3.1. Irregular parcels are also pieces that meet the size and weight standards for a machinable parcel but are not individually boxed or packaged to withstand processing on BMC parcel sorters under C010. c. All pieces must be sorted to the finest extent possible under 2.0 through 4.0 or palletized under M045. d. Subject to M012, pieces must be marked ``Bound Printed Matter'' (or ``BPM'') and ``Presorted'' (or ``PRSRT''). 1.2 Documentation A complete, signed postage statement, using the correct USPS form or an approved facsimile, must accompany each mailing. Documentation of postage is not required if the correct rate is affixed to each piece or if each piece is of identical weight and the pieces are separated by rate (zone) when presented for acceptance. 1.3 Separation Pieces for each zone must be sacked separately. When presented for verification, sacks must be separated by zone. Exception: Pieces for different zones may be sacked together and the sacks do not have to separated by zone for verification if any of the following apply: a. Full (exact) postage is affixed to each piece in the mailing. b. The mailing is prepared under P910, P930 or 1.4. c. The pieces are claimed at DSCF or DDU rates. 1.4 Commingling Zones Zone rated BPM need not be separated by zones when presented other than as individual pieces or with full correct postage affixed to each piece, subject to this section. Nonidentical-weight pieces not bearing the full correct postage may not be commingled unless authorized by the [[Page 52535]] RCSC manager serving the office of mailing. The mail must be prepared and documented: a. Under P910 or P930; or b. Under all these conditions: (1) A unique number is assigned to each pallet in the mailing and printed on a separate line at the top of the pallet label (above the Line 1 information). (2) A detailed list accompanies each mailing or mailing segment, sequenced numerically by the numbers assigned to the pallets in the mailing, that shows the post office where the mail is to be entered (entry post office), a unique identifier for the mailing or mailing segment that also appears on the corresponding postage statement, the name and address of the mailer, the permit number, the date of mailing, individual line entries for each pallet, and the total number of pieces to each zone in the entire mailing or mailing segment. Line entries for pallets containing mail for only one zone must show the pallet number, the sortation level, the zone for which the mail is destined, and the total number of pieces for the pallet. Entries for pallets containing mail for more than one zone must also show (by zone) the number of pieces to each 3-digit ZIP Code area and the total number of pieces for that zone for the pallet. Mailings are not accepted if there are discrepancies between the information in the detailed listing or on the postage statement and the results of USPS random verification of piece counts and postage. 2.0 REQUIRED PREPARATION-FLATS 2.1 Package Preparation A package must be prepared when the quantity of addressed pieces for a required presort level reaches a minimum of 10 pieces, or 10 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes not permitted except for mixed ADC packages. The maximum weight of each physical package is 20 pounds, except that 5-digit packages placed in 5-digit sacks may weigh a maximum of 40 pounds each. Each package (except mixed ADC packages) must contain at least 2 addressed pieces. Packages must be prepared and labeled in the following required sequence: a. 5-digit: required; red Label D or optional endorsement line (OEL). b. 3-digit: required, green Label 3 or OEL. c. ADC: required, pink Label A or OEL. d. Mixed ADC: required; tan Label MXD or OEL. 2.2 Sack Preparation A sack must be prepared when the quantity of mail for a required presort destination reaches either 20 addressed pieces, or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes not permitted (except mixed ADC sacks). Required preparation sequence and Line 1 sack labeling: a. 5-digit: required; for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of packages (for military mail, the ZIP Code is preceded by the prefixes under M031). b. 3-digit: required; for Line 1, use L002, Column A. c. SCF: optional; for Line 1, use L005, Column B. d. ADC: required; for Line 1, use L004, Column B. e. Mixed ADC: required; for Line 1, use ``MXD'' followed by the city/state/ZIP Code of the ADC serving the 3-digit ZIP Code of the entry post office, as shown in L004, Column B. 2.3 Sack Label Line 2 Line 2 information: a. 5-digit: ``PSVC FLATS 5D NON BC.'' b. 3-digit: ``PSVC FLATS 3D NON BC.'' c. SCF: ``PSVC FLATS SCF NON BC.'' d. ADC: ``PSVC FLATS ADC NON BC.'' e. Mixed ADC: ``PSVC FLATS NON BC WKG.'' 3.0 REQUIRED PREPARATION-IRREGULAR PARCELS WEIGHING 10 POUNDS OR LESS 3.1 Package Preparation A package must be prepared when the quantity of addressed pieces for a required presort level reaches a minimum of 10 pieces, or 10 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes not permitted except for mixed ADC packages. The maximum weight of each physical package is 20 pounds, except that 5-digit packages placed in 5-digit sacks or prepared for and entered at DDU rates may weigh a maximum of 40 pounds each. Each physical package must contain at least 2 addressed pieces (except mixed ADC). Packages must be prepared and labeled in the following required sequence: (1) 5-digit: required; red Label D or optional endorsement line (OEL). (2) 3-digit: required; green Label 3 or OEL. (3) ADC: required; pink Label A or OEL. (4) Mixed ADC: required; (no minimum): tan Label MXD or OEL. 3.2 Sack Preparation A sack must be prepared when the quantity of mail for a required presort destination reaches either 10 addressed pieces, or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes not permitted (except mixed ADC sacks). Required preparation sequence, and Line 1 labeling: a. 5-digit: required; for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of packages (for military mail, the ZIP Code is preceded by the prefixes under M031). b. 3-digit: required; for Line 1, use L002, Column A. c. SCF: optional; for Line 1, use L005, Column B. d. ADC: required; for Line 1, use L004, Column B. e. Mixed ADC: required (no minimum); for Line 1, use ``MXD'' followed by the city/state/ZIP Code of the ADC serving the 3-digit ZIP Code of the entry post office, as shown in L004, Column B. 3.3 Sack Label Line 2 Line 2 information: a. 5-digit: ``PSVC IRREG 5D.'' b. 3-digit: ``PSVC IRREG 3D.'' c. SCF: ``PSVC IRREG SCF.'' d. ADC: ``PSVC IRREG ADC.'' e. Mixed ADC: ``PSVC IRREG WKG.'' 3.4 Exception to Sacking Sacking is not required for 5-digit packages when prepared for and entered at DDU rates; such packages may be bedloaded and may weigh up to 40 pounds. 4.0 REQUIRED PREPARATION-IRREGULAR PARCELS WEIGHING OVER 10 POUNDS 4.1 Piece Preparation Packaging is not permitted for pieces weighing over 10 pounds except under 4.4. Each piece must be enclosed in an envelope, full- length sleeve, full-length wrapper, or polybag. 4.2 Sack Preparation A sack must be prepared when the quantity of mail for a required presort destination reaches either 10 addressed pieces, or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes not permitted (except mixed ADC sacks). Required preparation sequence, and Line 1 labeling: a. 5-digit: required; for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of packages (for military mail, the ZIP Code is preceded by the prefixes under M031). b. 3-digit: required; for Line 1, use L002, Column A. c. SCF: optional; for Line 1, use L005, Column B. d. ADC: required; for Line 1, use L004, Column B. e. Mixed ADC: required (no minimum); for Line 1, use ``MXD'' [[Page 52536]] followed by the city/state/ZIP Code of the ADC serving the 3-digit ZIP Code of the entry post office, as shown in L004, Column B. 4.3 Sack Label Line 2 Line 2 information: a. 5-digit: ``PSVC IRREG 5D.'' b. 3-digit: ``PSVC IRREG 3D.'' c. SCF: ``PSVC IRREG SCF.'' d. ADC: ``PSVC IRREG ADC.'' e. Mixed ADC: ``PSVC IRREG WKG.'' 4.4 Exception to Sacking Pieces may be prepared only in 5-digit packages when entered at DDU rates; such packages may be bedloaded and may weigh up to 40 pounds. 5.0 REQUIRED PREPARATION-MACHINABLE PARCELS 5.1 Sack Preparation DBMC Rates Not Claimed A sack must be prepared when the quantity of parcels for a required presort destination reaches either 10 addressed pieces, or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes not permitted except in origin (mixed) BMC sacks. Required preparation sequence and Line 1 sack labeling: a. 5-digit: required; for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of parcels (for military mail, the ZIP Code is preceded by the prefixes under M031). b. BMC: required; for Line 1, use L601, Column B. c. Origin (mixed) BMC: required (no minimum); for Line 1, ``MXD'' followed by the information in L601, Column B, for the BMC serving the 3-digit ZIP Code of the entry post office. 5.2 Sack Label Line 2 DBMC Rates Not Claimed Line 2 information: a. 5-digit: ``PSVC MACH 5D.'' b. BMC: ``PSVC MACH BMC.'' c. Mixed BMC: ``PSVC MACH WKG.'' 5.3 Sack Preparation for DBMC Rates A sack must be prepared when the quantity of parcels for a required presort destination reaches either 10 addressed pieces, or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes not permitted except in origin (mixed) BMC sacks. See E752 for DBMC rate eligibility. Required preparation sequence and Line 1 sack labeling: a. 5-digit: required; for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of parcels (for military mail, the ZIP Code is preceded by the prefixes under M031). b. Destination ASF: optional; allowed only for mail deposited at an ASF to claim DBMC rate; for Line 1, use L602. DBMC rate eligibility is determined by E752 and Exhibit E751.5.0. c. Destination BMC: required; for Line 1, use L601, Column B. DBMC rate eligibility is determined by E752 and Exhibit E751.5.0. d. Origin (mixed) BMC: required (no minimum); for Line 1, ``MXD'' followed by the information in L601, Column B, for the BMC serving the 3-digit ZIP Code of the entry post office. 5.4 Sack Label Line 2 for DBMC Rates Line 2 information: a. 5-digit: ``PSVC MACH 5D.'' b. ASF: ``PSVC MACH ASF.'' c. BMC: ``PSVC MACH BMC.'' d. Mixed BMC: ``PSVC MACH WKG.'' M723 Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter 1.0 BASIC STANDARDS 1.1 General All mailings of Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter (BPM) are subject to the standards in 2.0 through 4.0 and to these general standards: a. Each mailing must meet the applicable standards in E710, E712, E752, and in M010, M020, and M030. b. All pieces in a mailing must be within the same processing category as described in C050. A BPM irregular parcel is a piece that is neither a machinable parcel as defined in C050.4.1, or a flat as defined in C050.3.1. Irregular parcels are also pieces that meet the size and weight standards for a machinable parcel but are not individually boxed or packaged to withstand processing on BMC parcel sorters under C010. c. All pieces must be sorted to the finest extent possible under 2.0 through 4.0 or palletized under M045. d. Subject to M012, pieces must be marked ``Bound Printed Matter'' (or ``BPM''), and ``Carrier Route Presort'' (or ``CAR-RT SORT''). 1.2 Documentation A complete, signed postage statement, using the correct USPS form or an approved facsimile, must accompany each mailing. Documentation of postage is not required if the correct rate is affixed to each piece or if each piece is of identical weight and the pieces are separated by rate (zone) when presented for acceptance. 1.3 Separation Pieces for each zone must be sacked separately. When presented for verification, sacks must be separated by zone. Exception: Pieces for different zones may be sacked together and the sacks do not have to separated for verification if any of the following apply: a. Full postage is affixed to each piece in the mailing. b. The mailing is prepared under P910, P930 or 1.4. c. The pieces are claimed at DSCF or DDU rates. 1.4 Commingling Zones Zone rated BPM need not be separated by zones when presented other than as individual pieces or with full correct postage affixed to each piece, subject to this section. Nonidentical-weight pieces not bearing the full correct postage may not be commingled unless authorized by the RCSC manager serving the office of mailing. The mail must be prepared and documented: a. Under P910 or P930; or b. Under all these conditions: (1) A unique number is assigned to each pallet in the mailing and printed on a separate line at the top of the pallet label (above the Line 1 information). (2) A detailed list accompanies each mailing or mailing segment, sequenced numerically by the numbers assigned to the pallets in the mailing, that shows the post office where the mail is to be entered (entry post office), a unique identifier for the mailing or mailing segment that also appears on the corresponding postage statement, the name and address of the mailer, the permit number (if applicable), the date of mailing, individual line entries for each pallet, and the total number of pieces to each zone and in the entire mailing or mailing segment. Line entries for pallets containing mail for only one zone must show the pallet number, the sortation level, the zone for which the mail is destined, and the total number of pieces for the pallet. Entries for pallets containing mail for more than one zone must also show (by zone) the number of pieces to each 3-digit ZIP Code area and the total number of pieces for that zone for the pallet. Mailings are not accepted if there are discrepancies between the information in the detailed listing or on the postage statement and the results of USPS random verification of piece counts and postage. 1.5 Residual Pieces Residual pieces not sorted under 2.0, 3.0, or 4.0, may be prepared as a Presorted Bound Printed Matter mailing under M722 provided that they are that are part of the same mailing job and reported on the same postage statement. Pieces at the Presorted rate do not need to meet a separate 300 piece minimum. These pieces must be separated from the qualifying carrier route portion when presented to the USPS for verification. [[Page 52537]] Presorted flats are not eligible for DDU rates. 2.0 REQUIRED PREPARATION--FLATS 2.1 Package Preparation A carrier route package (or packages) must be prepared when there are 10 or more addressed pieces or 10 or more pounds, whichever occurs first, for an individual carrier route. Smaller volumes are not permitted to be prepared in carrier route packages. The maximum weight of each physical package is 40 pounds. Each package must contain at least 2 addressed pieces except for the last package for each carrier route destination under M020. Packages must be labeled with a facing slip unless the package is labeled using a carrier route information line (M014) or an optional endorsement line (M013). 2.2 Sack Preparation A carrier route sack must be prepared when the quantity of mail for an individual carrier route reaches a minimum of 20 addressed pieces, or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes must not be prepared in a direct carrier route sack. Mail that cannot be prepared in a direct carrier route sack may be placed in a 5-digit scheme carrier routes sack and/or a 5-digit carrier routes sack. Preparation sequence and Line 1 sack labeling: a. Carrier route: required; for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of packages (for military mail, the ZIP Code is preceded by the prefixes under M031). b. 5-digit scheme carrier routes: optional (no minimum); for Line 1, use L001, Column B. c. 5-digit carrier routes: required (no minimum); for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of packages, (for military mail, the ZIP Code is preceded by the prefixes under M031). 2.3 Sack Label Line 2 Line 2 information: a. Carrier route: ``PSVC FLATS CR,'' followed by the route type and number. b. 5-digit scheme carrier routes: ``PSVC FLATS CR-RTS SCH.'' c. 5-digit carrier routes: ``PSVC FLATS CR-RTS.'' 2.4 Exception to Sacking Sacking is not required for packages when prepared for and entered at DDU rates; such packages may be bedloaded and may weigh up to 40 pounds. 3.0 REQUIRED PREPARATION--IRREGULAR PARCELS WEIGHING 10 POUNDS OR LESS 3.1 Package Preparation No packaging is required in direct carrier route sacks. Otherwise, a carrier route package (or packages) must be prepared when the quantity of addressed pieces for a carrier route reaches a minimum of 10 pieces, or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes are not permitted to be prepared in carrier route packages except for the last package for each carrier route destination under M020. The maximum weight of each physical package is 40 pounds. Each package must contain at least 2 addressed pieces. Packages must be labeled with a facing slip unless the package is labeled using a carrier route information line (M014) or an optional endorsement line (M013). 3.2 Sack Preparation A direct carrier route sack must be prepared when the quantity of mail for an individual carrier route reaches a minimum of 10 addressed pieces, or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes permitted in 5-digit carrier routes sacks. Required preparation sequence and Line 1 labeling: a. Carrier route: required; for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of packages (for military mail, the ZIP Code is preceded by the prefixes under M031). b. 5-digit carrier routes: required; for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of packages (for military mail, the ZIP Code is preceded by the prefixes under M031). 3.3 Sack Label Line 2 Line 2 information: a. Carrier route: ``PSVC IRREG CR,'' followed by the route type and number. b. 5-digit carrier routes: ``PSVC IRREG CR-RTS.'' 3.4 Exception to Sacking Sacking is not required for packages when prepared for and entered at DDU rates; such packages may be bedloaded and may weigh up to 40 pounds. 4.0 REQUIRED PREPARATION--IRREGULAR PARCELS WEIGHING OVER 10 POUNDS 4.1 Carrier Route Sack Preparation Irregular parcels must be prepared only in direct carrier route sacks. Each carrier route sack must contain a minimum of 20 pounds. Smaller volumes not permitted. Required preparation: a. Line 1 labeling: Use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of the pieces. b. Line 2 information: ``PSVC IRREG CR,'' followed by the route type and number. 5.0 REQUIRED PREPARATION--MACHINABLE PARCELS 5.1 Carrier Route Sack Preparation Machinable parcels may be prepared only in direct carrier route sacks. Each carrier route sack must contain a minimum of 10 addressed pieces, or 20 pounds, whichever occurs first. Smaller volumes not permitted. Required preparation: a. Line 1 labeling: Use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of the pieces. b. Line 2 information: ``PSVC MACH CR,'' followed by the route type and number. * * * * * [Add new heading M730 to read as follows:] M730 Media Mail [Add heading 1.0 to read as follows:] 1.0 BASIC STANDARDS [Redesignate M630.4.1 through M630.4.3 as M730.1.1 through M730.1.3 respectively.] [Amend the heading of redesignated 1.1 to read as follows:] 1.1 General [Revise redesignated 1.1 to read as follows:] There are no preparation standards for single-piece Media Mail. Presorted Media Mail must be prepared under 2.0 unless prepared on pallets under M045, or as outside parcels under E713. Mailings of nonmachinable (outside) parcels eligible for presort rates must be prepared to preserve the required presort as instructed by the mailing office postmaster. 1.2 Marking [Amend redesignated 1.2 by ``Special Standard Mail'' with ``Media Mail'' and ``SPEC STD'' with ``Media Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Add new heading 2.0 to read as follows:] 2.0 PREPARATION [Redesignate M630.4.4 through M630.4.6 as M730.2.1 through M730.2.3, respectively.] [Amend the heading of redesignated 2.1 to read as follows:] 2.1 Sack or Package on Pallet Preparation (5-Digit Rate) [Amend 2.1 to read as follows:] 5-digit sack or package size (for packages on pallets) and labeling: 5- [[Page 52538]] digit (only); required (minimum of eight pieces/20 pounds, smaller volume not permitted); 20-pound maximum for packages on pallets; no label required on packages; on sacks, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of pieces for Line 1, preceded for military mail by the prefixes under M031. 2.2 Sack Preparation (BMC Rate) [Amend redesignated M730.2.2 by removing ``/1,000 cubic inches''.] 2.3 Sack Line 2 [Amend redesignated M730.2.3a and b by replacing ``STD'' and ``STD B'' with ``PSVC''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Add new heading M740 to read as follows:] M740 Library Mail [Add heading 1.0 to read as follows:] 1.0 BASIC STANDARDS [Redesignate M630.5.1 through M630.5.3 as M7401.1 through M74.1.3, respectively. 1.1 General [Amend redesignated M740.1.1 by replacing ``E630.5.0'' with ``E714''; no other changes to text.] 1.2 Marking [Amend redesignated 1.2 to eliminate ``Library Rate'' as optional marking in the first sentence and delete the last sentence to read as follows:] Each piece claimed at Library Mail rates must be marked ``Library Mail'' under M012. Each piece claimed at presorted Library Mail rates also must be marked ``Presorted'' or ``PRSRT'' under M012. * * * * * [Add new heading 2.0 to read as follows:] 2.0 PREPARATION [Redesignate M630.5.4 through M630.5.6 as M740.2.1 through M740.2.3, respectively.] 2.1 Sack Preparation (5-Digit Rate) [Amend redesignated 2.1 by removing ``/1,000 cubic inches''.] 2.2 Sack Preparation (BMC Rate) [Amend redesignated 2.2 by removing ``/1,000 cubic inches''.] 2.3 Sack Line 2 [Amend redesignated M740.2.3 a and M740.2.3b by replacing ``STD'' and ``STD B'' with ``PSVC''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * M800 All Automation Mail * * * * * M820 Flat-Size Mail 1.0 BASIC STANDARDS * * * * * 1.2 Mailings [Amend 1.2 by revising the second and third sentences to read as follows:] * * * First-Class Mail and Periodical mailings may include pieces prepared at automation 5-digit, 3-digit and basic rates, as applicable. Standard Mail mailings may include pieces prepared at automation 3/5 and basic rates. * * * * * * * * 1.5 Package Preparation [Amend the first sentence of 1.5 by adding exception to read as follows; and amend the fourth sentence by replacing the ``3.1 or 4.1'' with ``4.1 or 5.1'':] Except for First-Class Mail prepared under 3.0, all pieces must be prepared in packages. * * * * * * * * [Add new 1.11 to read as follows:] 1.11 Tray-Based Preparation For First-Class Mail prepared under the tray-based option in 3.0, mailers may not combine FSM 881 and FSM 1000 pieces in the same mailing. * * * * * [Revise 2.0 heading to read as follows:] 2.0 FIRST-CLASS MAIL--REQUIRED PACKAGE-BASED PREPARATION [Amend 2.1a to make preparation of 5-digit packages optional to read as follows:] 2.1 Package Preparation Package size, preparation sequence, and labeling: a. 5-digit: optional, but required for 5-digit rate eligibility (10-piece minimum, fewer not permitted); red Label D or optional endorsement line (OEL). * * * * * [Amend 2.2a to make preparation of 5-digit trays optional and to change ``M031'' to ``M032'' to read as follows:] 2.2 Tray Preparation Tray size, preparation sequence, and Line 1 labeling: a. 5-digit: optional, but required for 5-digit rate eligibility, full trays, no overflow; for Line 1, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of packages, preceded for military mail by the prefixes under M032. * * * * * [Redesignate current 3.0 and 4.0 as 4.0 and 5.0, respectively, and add new 3.0 to read as follows:] 3.0 FIRST-CLASS MAIL--OPTIONAL TRAY-BASED PREPARATION Tray size, preparation sequence and Line 1 labeling: a. 5-digit: optional, but 5-digit trays required for rate eligibility (90-piece minimum, fewer not permitted); one less-than-full or overflow tray allowed; for Line 1, for 5-digit trays, use 5-digit ZIP Code destination of pieces, preceded for military mail by the prefixes under M031. (Preparation to qualify for 5-digit rate is optional and need not be done for all 5-digit destinations.) b. 3-digit: required (90-piece minimum, fewer not permitted); one less-than-full or overflow tray allowed; for Line 1 use L002, Column A for 3-digit destinations. c. Origin 3-digit: required for each 3-digit ZIP Code served by the SCF of the origin (verification) office; no minimum; for Line 1 use L002, Column A for 3-digit destinations. d. ADC: required: (90-piece minimum, fewer not permitted); one less-than-full or overflow tray allowed; group pieces by 3-digit ZIP Code prefix; for Line 1 use L004, (ZIP Code prefixes in Column A must be combined and labeled to the corresponding ADC destination shown in Column B) As an exception, pieces do not have to be grouped by 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in ADC trays, if the mailing is prepared using a MLOCR/ barcode sorter and standardized documentation is submitted. e. Mixed ADC: required (no minimum for rate eligibility); group pieces by ADC; for Line 1, use ``MXD'' followed by the city/state/ZIP of the facility serving the 3-digit ZIP Code of the entry post office, as shown in L002, Column C. As an exception, pieces do not have to be grouped by ADCs in mixed ADC trays, if the mailing is prepared using a MLOCR/barcode sorter and standardized documentation is submitted. * * * * * M900 Advanced Preparation Options M910 Co-Traying and Co-Sacking of Automation Rate and Presorted Rate Mailings of Flat-Size Mail 1.0 FIRST-CLASS MAIL * * * * * 1.2 Package Preparation [Amend 1.2 by changing ``M820'' to ``M820.2.1'' to read as follows:] The automation rate mailing must be packaged and labeled under M820 2.1. [[Page 52539]] The Presorted rate mailing must be packaged and labeled under M130. * * * * * P000 Postage and Payment Methods P010 General Standards P011 Payment 1.0 PREPAYMENT AND POSTAGE DUE 1.1 Prepayment Conditions [Amend 1.1 by redesignating 1.1b through 1.1e as 1.1c through 1.1f, respectively. Add new item 1.1b to read as follows:] The mailer is responsible for proper payment of postage. Postage on all mail must be fully prepaid at the time of mailing, except as specifically provided by standard for: * * * * * b. Merchandise return service (S923). * * * * * 3.0 COLLECTION OF POSTAGE DUE * * * * * [Add new 3.3 and 3.4 to clarify standards for advance deposit accounts and annual accounting fees to read as follows:] 3.3 Advance Deposit Account Mailers may choose to establish an advance deposit account(s) from which postage, per-piece charges, and other fees are deducted. For certain special services, an advance deposit account is required. Except for business reply mail, which requires a separate account, mailers may use a single advance deposit account to pay postage due charges for more than one special service (e.g., merchandise return service and bulk parcel return service). 3.4 Annual Accounting Fee Except for accounts used solely to pay postage due for shortpaid mail, address correction notices, and undeliverable-as-addressed pieces returned to sender (e.g., return service requested), mailers must pay a separate annual accounting fee for each special service paid through an advance deposit account. This fee covers the administrative cost of maintaining the account and provides the mailer with the accounting of all charges deducted from that account. The accounting fee is charged once each 12-month period on the anniversary date of the initial accounting fee payment. The fee may be paid in advance only for the next year and only during the last 30 days of the current service period. The fee charged is that which is in effect on the date of payment. * * * * * P012 Documentation * * * * * [Amend the heading of 2.0 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' to read as follows:] 2.0 STANDARDIZED DOCUMENTATION--FIRST-CLASS MAIL, PERIODICALS, AND STANDARD MAIL 2.1 Basic Standard [Amend 2.1 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] 2.2 Format and Content [Amend 2.2 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; and add new 2.2c(3)(c) and amend 2.2c(6) by adding second sentence to read as follows:] * * * * * c. For mail in trays or sacks, the body of the listing reporting these required elements: * * * * * (3) * * * ; or (c) group destination for automation flats prepared under the tray-based option for each 3-digit in ADC trays and for each ADC in mixed ADC trays. * * * * * (6) * * * The tray identification number is optional for tray-based automation flats. * * * * * 2.3 Rate Level Column Headings * * * * * [Amend 2.3 by replacing all references to ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' and by revising 2.3a to provide for separate 5- digit and 3-digit rates for automation First-Class flats to read as follows:] The actual name of the rate level (or corresponding abbreviation) is used for column headings required by 2.2 and shown below: a. Automation First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rate Abbreviation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * 5-Digit [First-Class Mail letters/cards 5B and flats, Periodicals letters and flats and Standard Mail letters]. 3-Digit [First-Class Mail letters/cards 3B and flats, Periodicals letters and flats and Standard Mail letters]. * * * * * * * 3/5 [Standard Mail flats].............. 3/5 B * * * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * P013 Rate Application and Computation 1.0 BASIC STANDARDS * * * * * [Amend 1.3 by replacing ``Special Standard Mail'' with ``Media Mail''; no other changes to text.] 1.4 Affixing Postage--Single-Piece Rate Mailings [Amend 1.4 by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services and amend the first sentence to read as follows:] In a postage-affixed Express Mail, Priority Mail, single-piece First-Class Mail, or Package Services mailing, the mailer must affix to each piece a value in adhesive stamps or meter stamps equal to at least the postage required. A mailer may also use precanceled stamps on single-piece First-Class Mail. Less than the correct amount of postage may be affixed only when permitted by standard or specific USPS authorization. 1.5 Affixing Postage--Other Than Single-Piece Rate Mailings [Amend 1.5 by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and ``Package Services, and amend the introductory paragraph to read as follows:] [[Page 52540]] In a First-Class Mail postage affixed mailing other than single- piece or a Standard Mail presorted mailing, the mailer must affix to each piece a value in precanceled stamps or meter impressions that equals at least the full amount of postage at the applicable rate. In a Package Services postage affixed mailing other than single-piece mailing, the mailer must affix to each piece a value in meter impressions that equals at least the full amount of postage at the applicable rate; or a. For First-Class Mail, the applicable postage at the lowest rate claimed in the mailing (or a lesser amount if authorized under P760) if all additional postage is paid at the time of mailing. b. For Standard Mail, the minimum per piece charge, with the pound rate charge paid with permit imprint under the applicable standards; or the applicable postage at the lowest rate claimed in the mailing (or a lesser amount if authorized under P760) if all additional postage is paid at the time of mailing. * * * * * 2.0 RATE APPLICATION--EXPRESS MAIL, FIRST-CLASS MAIL, AND PRIORITY MAIL * * * * * 2.4 Priority Mail [Amend 2.4 by revising the third sentence to read as follows:] * * * The minimum postage amount per addressed piece is that for a piece weighing 1 pound. * * * * * * * * [Amend 2.6 by revising the second sentence to read as follows:] 2.6 Keys and Identification Devices * * * Keys and identification devices weighing more than 13 ounces but not more than 1 pound are mailed at the 1-pound Priority Mail rate plus the fee in R100.9.0; keys and identification devices weighing over 1 pound but not more than 2 pounds are mailed at the 2- pound rate plus the fee in R100.9.0. 3.0 RATE APPLICATION--PERIODICALS * * * * * 3.2 Applying Pound Rate [Amend 3.2 by replacing ``Regular and Preferred outside-county'' with ``Outside-County and Science-of-Agriculture Outside-County'' in the second sentence to read as follows:] * * * Outside-County and Science-of-Agriculture Outside-County pound rates are based on the weight of the advertising portion of the mail sent to each postal zone (as computed from the entry office) and the weight of the nonadvertising portion without regard to zone.* * * [Amend 3.3 by replacing ``Classroom rate'' with ``Classroom'' in the fourth and last sentence.] * * * * * [Amend title of 5.0 by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services'' to read as follows:] 5.0 RATE APPLICATION--PACKAGE SERVICES * * * * * [Revise heading of 5.4 to read as follows:] 5.4 Media Mail [Amend 5.4 by replacing ``Special Standard Mail'' with ``Media Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Amend the heading of 8.0 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail.''] [Amend heading of 9.0 by replacing ``Standard Mail (B) with ``Package Services'' to read as follows:] 9.0 COMPUTING POSTAGE--PACKAGE SERVICES [Revise 9.0 in its entirety to clarify how to calculate postage for Package Services:] 9.1 Parcel Post (including Parcel Select), Media Mail, Library Mail, and Single-Piece Bound Printed Matter--Permit Imprint To compute the total postage for a mailing, for each weight increment, multiply the number of pieces by the applicable rate per piece. Round each product off to four decimal places. Add the products and round up the total postage to the nearest whole cent. 9.2 Parcel Post (including Parcel Select), Media Mail, Library Mail, and Single-Piece Bound Printed Matter--Postage Affixed For each piece, affix the postage for the weight increment and, if applicable, the zone to which the piece is addressed, as shown in R700. To calculate the total postage for the mailing, add all of the affixed postage amounts for each piece. 9.3 Presorted and Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter--Permit Imprint Presorted and Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter mailings paid with permit imprint are charged a per pound rate and a per piece rate as follows: a. Per pound rate: (1) For pieces 1 pound or less, compute the per pound rate by multiplying the total number of addressed pieces by the 1-pound rate for the rate category and zone. Do not round this result. (2) For pieces weighing more than 1 pound, compute the per pound rate by multiplying the unrounded total weight of the addressed pieces by the pound rate for the category and zone. Do not round this result. b. Per-piece rate. Multiply the total number of addressed pieces by the applicable piece rate. c. Total Postage. Calculate total postage by adding the total per piece calculation to the total per pound calculation. Round off the total postage to the nearest whole cent. 9.4 Presorted and Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter--Postage Affixed Presorted and Carrier Route Bound Printed Matter mailings with postage affixed are charged a per pound rate and a per piece rate as follows: a. For each addressed piece, calculate the per pound rate: (1) If the piece weighs 1 pound or less, the per pound rate is the rate listed in R700.2.0 for the rate category and zone. (2) If the piece weighs more than 1 pound, compute the per pound rate by multiplying the unrounded weight of the piece by the pound rate for the category and zone. Do not round this result. b. Postage per piece. Compute the postage for each piece by adding the calculated per pound rate to the per piece rate for the category and zone. Round this number up to the next tenth of a cent. Affix this amount of postage to the piece. c. Total Postage for Mailing. Add all of the affixed postage amounts for each piece in the mailing. P014 Refunds and Exchanges * * * * * 2.0 POSTAGE AND FEES REFUNDS * * * * * [Amend 2.3 by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] 2.4 Full Refund [Amend 2.4 by revising 2.4i to read as follows:] A full refund (100%) may be made when: * * * * * i. An annual presort mailing fee is paid for Presorted First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Presorted Media Mail, or Presorted Library Mail and when a destination entry mailing fee is paid for destination entry Parcel Post and Bound [[Page 52541]] Printed Matter and no mailings are made during the corresponding 12- month period. * * * * * 4.0 REFUND REQUEST FOR EXCESS POSTAGE (VALUE ADDED REFUND)--AT TIME OF MAILING [Amend 4.1, 4.13, 4.14c, 4.14d, 4.17a (5) and 4.17a (6) and by changing ``Standard Mail (A)'' to ``Standard Mail.''] * * * * * 2.0 PERSONALIZED STAMPED ENVELOPE P021 Stamped Stationery * * * * * 2.5 Optional information [Amend 2.5b by changing ``Standard Mail (A)'' to ``Standard Mail.''] * * * * * P022 Postage Stamps 1.0 PURCHASE AND USE 1.2 Postage Due [Amend 1.2 by removing the second sentence to read as follows:] Postage due must be paid in cash. P023 Precanceled Stamps 1.0 BASIC INFORMATION 1.2 Use [Amend 1.2 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''.] 3.5 Content of Postmark [Amend 3.5a by replacing ``Standard Mail (A) with ``Standard Mail''.] * * * * * P030 Postage Meters and Meter Stamps 1.0 BASIC INFORMATION * * * * * [Amend 1.5 by replacing ``Special Standard Mail'' with ``Media Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * 3.0 METER SETTING * * * * * [Amend the title of 3.5 by replacing ``Setting'' with ``Service'' to read as follows:] 3.5 On-Site Meter Service Program [Amend the last sentence of 3.5 to show the new categories for on site meter setting and add a new sentence to exclude secured postage devices from the meter service fees.] * * * The licensee must pay applicable on-site meter service fees in R900 and postage by check or advance deposit account at the time of the meter service. Secured postage meters are not subject to checking in/out fees. * * * * * 4.0 METER STAMPS * * * * * [Amend 4.8 and 4.9 by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * 5.0 MAILINGS [Amend 5.1 by replacing ``Special Standard Mail'' with ``Media Mail'' and by removing ``(A)'' from Standard Mail (A)''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * P040 Permit Imprints 1.0 BASIC INFORMATION [Amend 1.1 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail'' and ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * 2.0 INDICIA PREPARATION * * * * * [Amend 2.5 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] 3.0 INDICIA CONTENT * * * * * [Amend 3.2 by changing Standard Mail to Standard Mail and Package Services in the heading and content.] * * * * * [Amend 3.4a by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services.''] [Amend 3.4b by replacing ``Standard Mail (A) with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] 4.0 INDICIA FORMAT * * * * * [Amend heading of Exhibit 4.1a by replacing ``Standard Mail (A) Official Mail'' with ``Standard Mail Official Mail'' and ``Standard Mail (B) Official Mail'' with ``Package Services Official Mail''; and replace indicia example ``SPECIAL STANDARD MAIL'' with ``MEDIA MAIL''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Amend the title of Exhibit 4.1b to read as follows:] Exhibit 4.1b Indicia Formats for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, and Package Services Mail [Amend Exhibit 4.1b by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail,'' ``Special Standard Mail'' with ``Media Mail,'' and ``PP D/S'' with ``Parcel Select.''] * * * * * P070 Mixed Classes 1.0 ATTACHMENTS OF DIFFERENT CLASSES [Amend 1.1 by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Service Mail''; no other changes to text.] [Amend 1.2 and 1.3 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * 2.0 ENCLOSURE IN PERIODICALS PUBLICATION [Amend 2.1 through 2.10 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail; no other changes to text.''] [Revise heading of 3.0 to read as follows:] 3.0 ENCLOSURE IN STANDARD MAIL AND PACKAGE SERVICES MAIL [Amend 3.2 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.''] * * * * * [Amend heading of 5.0 by replacing ``Special Standard Mail'' with ``Media Mail'' to read as follows:] 5.0 COMBINED MAILINGS OF MEDIA MAIL AND BOUND PRINTED MATTER * * * * * 5.4 Rating of Unmarked Parcel [Amend 5.4 by replacing ``Special Standard Mail'' with ``Media Mail'' and Amend the introductory paragraph in 5.4 to include Inter- BMC/ASF rates to read as follows:] A parcel containing Bound Printed Matter and Media Mail is charged postage at the Inter-BMC/ASF Parcel Post rates if it: * * * * * P200 Periodicals 1.0 BASIC INFORMATION * * * * * [Amend 1.4 by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Amend 1.9 by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * P600 Standard Mail 1.0 BASIC INFORMATION [Amend 1.1 by redesignating 1.1b as P700.1.1, redesignating 1.1a as 1.1; and [[Page 52542]] by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Amend the heading of 2.0 to delete ``Standard Mail (A)'' to read as follows:] 2.0 PRESORTED AND ENHANCED CARRIER ROUTE RATES * * * * * [Amend the heading of 3.0 to delete ``Standard Mail (A)'' to read as follows:] 3.0 AUTOMATION RATES * * * * * [Add new 4.0 to read as follows:] 4.0 MACHINABLE PARCEL BARCODED DISCOUNT 4.1 All Pieces in Mailing Eligible If all parcels in a mailing are eligible for the machinable parcel barcoded discount under E610 and E620, the mailing may be paid with meter stamps, permit imprints, or precanceled postage under the applicable standards. 4.2 Less than 100% Eligibility If fewer than 100% of the parcels in the mailing are eligible for the machinable parcel barcoded discount, the following postage payment standards apply: a. Payment with precanceled stamps is not permitted. b. Metered postage may be used only if exact postage is affixed to each piece in the mailing. c. Use of permit imprints is permitted only under a manifest mailing system (P910). [Add new 5.0 to read as follows:] 5.0 MAIL WITH SPECIAL SERVICES 5.1 Bulk Insurance Mailings for which bulk insurance is requested must pay postage and fees through a manifest mailing system (P910). 5.2 Electronic Option Delivery Confirmation If electronic option Delivery Confirmation is requested for all the pieces in the mailing and the mailing consists of pieces of identical weight, postage may be paid with metered postage or permit imprints under the applicable standards in 2.0. If Delivery Confirmation is not requested for all of the pieces in the mailing, or if the pieces are not identical weight, either the exact metered postage must be affixed to each piece, or a manifest mailing system must be used for permit imprint mail under P910. Use of precanceled stamps is not permitted with Delivery Confirmation. 5.3 Return Receipt for Merchandise If return receipt for merchandise is requested for all the pieces in the mailing and the mailing consists of pieces of identical weight, postage may be paid with metered postage or permit imprints under the applicable standards in 2.0. If return receipt for merchandise is not requested for all of the pieces in the mailing, or if the pieces are not identical weight, either the exact metered postage must be affixed to each piece, or a manifest mailing system must be used for permit imprint mail under P910. Use of precanceled stamps is not permitted with return receipt for merchandise. [Redesignate the heading P700 as P900. Redesignate the heading and contents of P710, P720, P730, P750, and P760 as P910, P920, P930, P950, and P960, respectively.] [Add new P700 to read as follows:] P700 Package Services 1.0 BASIC INFORMATION 1.1 Payment Method [Redesignate P600.1.1b as the contents of 1.1 and amend for clarity to read as follows:] The mailer is responsible for proper postage payment. Subject to the corresponding standards, postage for Package Services mail may be paid by any method except precanceled stamps. Pieces with postage affixed must bear the correct postage unless excepted by standard. A permit imprint may be used for mailings that contain nonidentical- weight pieces only under P910, P920, or P930. Permit imprints may be used for identical weight pieces provided the mail can be separated at acceptance into groups that each contain pieces subject to the same zone and same combination of rates (e.g., all are zone 4, Inter-BMC, with a BMC presort discount and a barcoded discount). Identical weight permit imprint mail also may be mailed under P910, P920, or P930. 1.2 Postage Statement and Documentation A complete, signed postage statement, using the correct USPS form or an approved facsimile, must accompany each presorted Package Services mailing. The postage statement must be supported by documentation as required by P012 and the rate claimed unless the correct rate is affixed to each piece or if each piece is of identical weight and the pieces are separated by rate when presented for acceptance. P900 Special Postage Payment Systems * * * * * P920 Optional Procedure (OP) Mailing System 1.0 BASIC INFORMATION [Amend 1.1 by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * P950 Plant-Verified Drop Shipment (PVDS) 1.0 DESCRIPTION * * * * * [Amend 1.2c and 1.3b by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * 2.0 PROGRAM PARTICIPATION * * * * * [Amend 2.3e and 2.5 by replacing ``Standard Mail'' with ``Standard Mail and Package Services''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Amend 2.7 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail.''] [Revise heading of 2.8 to read as follows:] 2.8 Postage Statement--Package Services Mail [Amend 2.8 by replacing ``Standard Mail (B)'' with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * 4.0 POSTAGE * * * * * [Amend 4.2 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail.''] [Revise heading of 4.3 to read as follows:] 4.3 Package Services Mail [Amend 4.3 by replacing ``Standard Mail (B) with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Amend the heading of 5.0 by replacing ``Standard Mail (A)'' with ``Standard Mail.''] * * * * * [Revise heading of 6.0 to read as follows:] 6.0 PACKAGE SERVICES PVDS OPTION * * * * * [Amend 6.2 by replacing ``Standard Mail (B) with ``Package Services mail''; no other changes to text.] * * * * * [Amend heading of P960 by removing ``(A)'' to read as follows:] [[Page 52543]] P960 First-Class or Standard Mail Mailings With Different Payment Methods * * * * * [Amend entire R module to read as follows:] BILLING CODE 7710-12-P [[Page 52544]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.013 [[Page 52545]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.014 [[Page 52546]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.015 [[Page 52547]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.016 [[Page 52548]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.017 [[Page 52549]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.018 [[Page 52550]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.019 [[Page 52551]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.020 [[Page 52552]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.021 [[Page 52553]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.022 [[Page 52554]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.023 [[Page 52555]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.024 [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.025 [[Page 52556]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.026 [[Page 52557]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.027 [[Page 52558]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.028 [[Page 52559]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.029 [[Page 52560]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.030 [[Page 52561]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.031 [[Page 52562]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.032 [[Page 52563]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.033 [[Page 52564]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.034 [[Page 52565]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.035 [[Page 52566]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.036 [[Page 52567]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.037 [[Page 52568]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.038 [[Page 52569]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.039 [[Page 52570]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.040 [[Page 52571]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.041 [[Page 52572]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.042 [[Page 52573]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.043 [[Page 52574]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.044 [[Page 52575]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.045 [[Page 52576]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.046 [[Page 52577]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.047 [[Page 52578]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP29AU00.048 BILLING CODE 7710-12-C [[Continued on page 52579]]