Publication 685 - Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats
January 2024

Update Notice 1 Introduction to the Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats 1-1 Streamlined Mail Acceptance 2 Intelligent Mail Full-Service 2-1 Program Overview 2-2 Participation Criteria 2-3 Full-Service Electronic Verification Policy 2-4 Full-Service Postage Assessment 2-5 Full-Service Mail Quality Reports 3 Move Update 3-1 Program Overview 3-2 Census Process Participation Criteria 3-3 Move Update Census Process Verification Policy 3-4 Move Update Mail Quality Reports 4 eInduction 4-1 Program Overview 4-2 eInduction Participation Criteria 4-3 eInduction Verification Policy 4-4 eInduction Postage Assessment 4-5 eInduction Mail Quality Reports 5 Automated Verification 5-1 Program Overview 5-2 Delivery Point Verification 5-3 Nesting/Sortation (MPE) Verification 6 Seamless Acceptance 6-1 Program Overview 6-2 Participation Criteria 6-3 Seamless Acceptance Postage Assessment 6-4 Seamless Acceptance Mail Quality Reports

7 Postage Assessment After Verification 7-1 Program Overview 7-2 Postage Assessment Roles and Services 7-3 Assessment Process Overview Appendix A A-1 Full-Service Error Thresholds A-2 Move Update Error Threshold A-3 eInduction Error Thresholds A-4 Seamless Acceptance Error Thresholds Appendix B B-1 Intelligent Mail Full-Service B-2 Move Update B-3 eInduction B-4 Seamless Acceptance Appendix C C-1 Full-Service Assessment Calculation Examples C-2 Move Update Assessment Calculation Examples C-3 eInduction Assessment Calculation Examples C-4 Seamless Acceptance Assessment Calculations Appendix D Appendix E