Effective July 6, 2010, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 604.10, to incorporate the new Headquarters manager, Revenue Assessment and Control (MRAC) into the assessment and appeal procedures governing shortages in fees or postage. In cases where a deficiency is identified by another postal official equal to or greater than $100,000, and in certain cases referred by management of less than $100,000, the MRAC will be the assessing postal official.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services
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604 Postage Payment Methods
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10.0 Revenue Deficiency
10.1 General
10.1.1 Definition of Revenue Deficiency
[Revise 10.1.1 to include “or the manager, Revenue Assessment and Control” as follows:]
Revenue deficiency means a shortage or underpayment of postage or fees. Revenue deficiencies are generally assessed by the postmaster; manager, Business Mail Entry; or the manager, Revenue Assessment and Control, who issues a written notification to the customer citing the amount of the deficiency and the circumstances.
10.1.2 Appeal of Ruling
***Mailers may send appeals as follows:
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[Revise item b to incorporate “or manager, Revenue Assessment and Control” as follows:]
b. To the postmaster; manager, Business Mail Entry; or manager, Revenue Assessment and Control for revenue deficiencies for postage. The postmaster; manager, Business Mail Entry; or manager, Revenue Assessment and Control forwards the appeal to the PCSC manager, who issues the final agency decision.
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10.2 Nonprofit Standard Mail
10.2.1 Assessment and Appeal
***They may appeal revenue deficiency assessments as follows:
[Revise under the heading “If the Initial Revenue Deficiency Assessment Was Made By:” to incorporate “or manager, Revenue Assessment and Control” as follows:]
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608 Postal Information and Resources
8.0 USPS Contact Information
8.1 Postal Service
[Add new contact listing in alphabetical order for the manager, Revenue Assessment and Control as follows:]
Revenue Assessment and Control
U.S. Postal Service
475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Rm. 8430
Washington DC 20260-8430
We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the DMM and into the monthly update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 7-1-10
