Domestic Mail

DMM REVISION

Labeling List Changes

Effective June 9, 2005, Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) Labeling Lists L001, L004, L007, L008, L606, and L801 are revised to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are encouraged to label according to these revised lists immediately, but must comply with these changes no later than August 21, 2005.

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.gov.

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

* * * * *

Index and Appendices

* * * * *

Labeling Lists

L000 General Use

L001 5-Digit Scheme-Periodicals, Standard Mail, and Package Services Flats and Irregular Parcels

* * * * *

* * * * *

L004 3-Digit ZIP Code Prefix Groups-ADC Sortation

* * * * *

* * * * *

L007 5-Digit Scheme-Periodicals, Standard Mail, and BPM Flats in Bundles

* * * * *

* * * * *

L008 3-Digit Scheme-Periodicals, Standard Mail, and BPM Flats in Bundles

* * * * *

* * * * *

L600 Standard Mail and Package Services

* * * * *

L606 5-Digit Scheme-Standard Mail and Package Services Parcels

* * * * *

* * * * *

L800 Automation Rate Mailings

L801 AADCs-Letter-Size Mailings

* * * * *

* * * * *

- Logistics, Network
Operations Management, 6-9-05

DMM REVISION

Parcel Return Service - Revised Format for Return Delivery Unit Labels

Effective June 9, 2005, Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 709.5.1.9 is revised to clarify the required frequency of pickup for Parcel Return Services (PRS) mail. In addition, new PRS label elements are described in DMM 709.5.4.4, and new PRS label examples are displayed in DMM 709.5.4.5. Minor text changes are made to other sections as listed below.

This revision clarifies the terms under which the Postal ServiceTM will enter a service agreement with PRS customers, and the label format changes provide a consistent standard for label design. PRS pieces will no longer be addressed for delivery at specific return delivery units (RDUs), but will instead contain a unique ZIP CodeTM assigned to the agent that will allow local units to determine the proper handling of the mailpieces.

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 pe.usps.com.

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

* * * * *

700 Special Standards

* * * * *

709 Experimental Classifications and Rates

* * * * *

5.0 Parcel Return Services

5.1 Basic Information

* * * * *

[Revise the introductory text of 5.1.4 to add "customer's" in front of "return address" to read as follows:]

5.1.4 Customer Mailing Options

Returned parcels must be mailed within the service area of the post office shown in the customer's return address on the label. They may be deposited at:

* * * * *

5.1.9 Pickup Schedule

[Revise 5.1.9 to read as follows:]

Parcels must be retrieved on a regular schedule: from RBMCs, at a minimum of every 48 hours excluding Sundays and USPS holidays; and from RDUs, at a minimum of once every 7 days unless more frequent pickups are deemed necessary by the Postal Service. Permit holders or their agents will be required to set up a recurring or standing appointment to retrieve PRS parcels. If the permit holder (or agent) already has existing appointments to deliver Parcel Select parcels to a destination bulk mail center or destination delivery unit that meet these standards, those same appointments can be used for retrieving PRS parcels.

* * * * *

5.4 Label Formats

* * * * *

5.4.3 Instructions

* * * * *

[Revise item d to read as follows:]

d. "Once repackaged and labeled, you can mail the parcel at a post office near the original delivery address, deposit it in a collection box, or leave it with your letter carrier at the original delivery address."

5.4.4 Label Format Elements

* * * * *

[Revise items e and f to read as follows:]

e. Address for return delivery unit (RDU) labels. The address must contain the unique PRS ZIP Code (569 prefix) assigned by the USPS for the particular customer or agent. The address must consist of at least three lines in all capital letters, as specified below. The ZIP Code must be printed in at least 12-point type and may appear left-justified on a line directly below the Parcel Return Service line.

1. Line 1: PRS AGENT'S OR MERCHANT'S NAME.

2. Line 2: "PARCEL RETURN SERVICE" (or "PARCEL RETURN SVC").

3. Line 3: The unique PRS 569## ZIP Code assigned by the USPS in the service agreement.

f. Address for return bulk mail center (RBMC) labels. The address must contain the unique PRS ZIP Code (569 prefix) assigned by the USPS for the particular customer or agent. The address must consist of at least three lines in all capital letters, as specified below. The ZIP Code must be printed in at least 12-point type and may appear left-justified on a line directly below the Parcel Return Service line.

1. Line 1: PRS AGENT'S OR MERCHANT'S NAME.

2. Line 2: "PARCEL RETURN SERVICE" (or "PARCEL RETURN SVC").

3. Line 3: The unique PRS 569## ZIP Code assigned by the USPS in the service agreement.

* * * * *

[Revise item g2 to read as follows:]

2. The service type code (STC) contained in the barcode must identify the rate associated with the label designation. RDU labels will include STC 58 and RBMC labels will include STC 57.

* * * * *

[Revise text and exhibits of 5.4.5 to read as follows:]

5.4.5 PRS Label Format Examples

The following are PRS label format examples. Note that the ZIP Code 56999 appears in each example for demonstration purposes only.

a. Parcel Select Return Service label for use with Return Delivery Unit option using a separate PRS barcode and postal routing barcode.

b. Parcel Select Return Service label for use with Return Delivery Unit option using a concatenated barcode.

c. Parcel Select Return Service label for use with RBMC option using a concatenated barcode.

d. Bound Printed Matter Return Service label.

- Mailing Standards, Pricing and Classification, 6-9-05

DMM REVISION

Destination Sectional Center Facility Discounts for Nonletter-Size Periodicals Entered at a Destination Delivery Unit

Effective June 9, 2005, the Postal Service^TM is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 707.28.3.2 to specify when publishers may claim destination sectional center facility (DSCF) discounts for nonletter-size Periodicals mail in 5-digit bundles that they are depositing at a destination delivery unit (DDU). This revision addresses situations where publishers deposit 5-digit bundles at the DDU and the Postal Service generally is not sorting that mail to carrier routes on automated flat-sorting equipment.

We will incorporate this revision 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 of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

* * * * *

700 Special Standards

* * * * *

707 Periodicals

* * * * *

28.0 Destination Entry Rate Eligibility

* * * * *

28.3 Destination Sectional Center Facility (DSCF)

* * * * *

28.3.2 General Eligibility

[Revise text of 28.3.2 to read as follows:]

Addressed pieces meeting the standards in 28.1 and 28.3 are eligible for DSCF discounts, as follows:

a. For letter-size and nonletter-size pieces, when the mailer deposits the pieces at an SCF (or USPS- designated facility) and the pieces bear addresses for delivery within the service area of the facility, including when part of a 3-digit scheme combination in L008.

b. For nonletter-size pieces only, when the mailer deposits 5-digit bundles at the destination delivery unit (DDU) (i.e., the facility where the carrier cases mail for delivery to the addresses on the pieces) and the 5-digit bundles are in or on the following types of containers:

1. In a merged 5-digit scheme or merged 5-digit sack.

2. On a merged 5-digit scheme, merged 5-digit, or 5-digit scheme pallet.

* * * * *

- Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 6-9-05

Domestic Mail continued