DMM REVISION

Labeling Trays and Sacks of First-Class Mail

Effective December 7, 2006, we are revising 235, 335, 435, 708, and Labeling list L201 of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) to change the labeling for mixed automated area distribution center (AADC) and mixed area distribution center (ADC) containers of First-Class Mail letters, flats, and parcels.

Currently, mailers label mixed ADC and mixed AADC containers of First-Class Mail (letters, flats, and parcels) to sectional center facilities (SCF) destinations, using column C of L002. However, some of these facilities no longer perform outgoing mail processing and must forward outgoing mail to another processing site. This change will result in mailers correctly labeling containers of mixed ADC and mixed AADC mail directly to the actual processing sites, because the facilities listed in L201 represent the locations that perform outgoing mail processing for First-Class Mail items.

Mailers may begin to use the new labeling immediately, but must label containers of First-Class Mail letters, flats, and parcels according to the new standards no later than February 18, 2007.

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

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200 Discount Mail Letters and Cards

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230 First-Class Mail

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235 Mail Preparation

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5.0 Preparation for Nonautomation Letters

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5.3 Machinable Preparation

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5.3.2 Traying and Labeling

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[Revise item d1 to change line 1 labeling as follows:]

d. Mixed AADC (required); no minimum, with pieces grouped by AADC; labeling:

1. Line 1: Use L201; for mail originating in ZIP Code areas in column A, use "MXD" followed by city, state, and 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in the corresponding row in column C (use "MXD" instead of "OMX" in the destination line and ignore Column B).

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5.4 Nonmachinable Preparation

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[Revise title of 5.4.2 as follows:]

5.4.2 Traying and Labeling

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[Revise item d1 to change line 1 labeling as follows:]

d. Mixed ADC (required); no minimum; labeling:

1. Line 1: Use L201; for mail originating in ZIP Code areas in column A, use "MXD" followed by city, state, and 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in the corresponding row in column C (use "MXD" instead of "OMX" in the destination line and ignore column B).

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6.0 Preparation for Automation Rate Letters

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6.8 Tray Preparation

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[Revise item g to change line 1 labeling as follows:]

g. Mixed AADC: required (no minimum); group pieces by AADC; for Line 1: Use L201; for mail originating in ZIP Code areas in column A, use "MXD" followed by city, state, and 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in the corresponding row in column C (use "MXD" instead of "OMX" in the destination line and ignore column B).

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300 Discount Mail Flats

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330 Discount Flats First-Class Mail

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335 Mail Preparation

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5.0 Preparation of Nonautomation Flats

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5.5 Traying and Labeling

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[Revise item d1 to change line 1 labeling as follows:]

d. Mixed ADC (required); no minimum; labeling:

1. Line 1: Use L201; for mail originating in ZIP Code areas in column A, use "MXD" followed by city, state, and 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in the corresponding row in column C (use "MXD" instead of "OMX" in the destination line and ignore column B).

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6.0 Preparation of Automation Rate Flats

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6.5 First-Class Mail Required Bundle-Based Preparation

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6.5.3 Traying and Labeling

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[Revise item e1 to change line 1 labeling as follows:]

e. Mixed ADC (required); no minimum; labeling:

1. Line 1: Use L201; for mail originating in ZIP Code areas in column A, use "MXD" followed by city, state, and 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in the corresponding row in column C. (Use "MXD" instead of "OMX" in the destination line and ignore column B).

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6.6 First-Class Mail Optional Tray-Based Preparation

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[Revise item f as follows:]

f. Mixed ADC (required); no minimum for rate eligibility; group pieces by ADC; for Line 1: Use L201; for mail originating in ZIP Code areas in column A, use "MXD" followed by city, state, and 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in the corresponding row in column C (use "MXD" instead of "OMX" in the destination line and ignore Column B). Mailers using a MLOCR/barcode sorter and submitting standardized documentation do not have to group pieces by ADC.

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400 Discount Mail Parcels

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430 First-Class Mail

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435 Mail Preparation

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5.0 Preparation for Parcels

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5.4 Sacking and Labeling

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[Revise item d1 to change line 1 labeling as follows:]

d. Mixed ADC (required); no minimum; labeling:

1. Line 1: Use L201; for mail originating in ZIP Code areas in column A, use "MXD" followed by city, state, and 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in the corresponding row in column C (use "MXD" instead of "OMX" in the destination line and ignore column B).

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700 Special Standards

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708 Technical Specifications

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7.0 Optional Endorsement Lines (OELs)

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7.2 OEL Format

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7.2.5 ZIP Code Information

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Exhibit 7.2.5 OEL Labeling Lists

[Revise entries in exhibit 7.2.5 to replace "L002, Column C" with "L201, Column C" in all instances.]

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Index and Appendices

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Labeling Lists

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[Revise title of L200 as follows:]

L200 Periodicals and First-Class Mail

[Revise title and text of L201 as follows:]

L201 Periodicals Origin Split and First-Class Mail Mixed ADC/AADC

L201 describes the First-Class Mail surface transportation reach of an origin facility for use in preparation of bundles and sacks of Periodicals mail (including News) and in preparation of First-Class Mail mixed containers.

For Periodicals addressed to destinations within the First- Class Mail surface reach of the origin facility, L201 must be used to prepare mixed origin ADC bundles and sacks to enable integration of this volume into the First-Class Mail mailstream.

For Periodicals, label bundles and sacks of mail originating in the 3-digit entry ZIP Code in Column A for delivery to 3-digit ZIP Code destinations listed in Column B using the corresponding city, state, and ZIP Code information in Column C. Use L009 for the preparation of mixed ADC bundles and sacks for any remaining pieces addressed to 3-digit ZIP Code destinations not listed in Column B.

For First-Class Mail letters, flats, and parcels originating in the 3-digit entry ZIP Code in Column A, label trays and sacks to the corresponding destination in Column C. Use "MXD" instead of "OMX". Ignore Column B.

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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 and Classification, 12-7-06