DMM Revision: Clarification of Standards for Not-Flat-Machinable Pieces Qualifying for 5-Digit Rates

Effective December 6, 2007, the Postal Service™ is revising the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM^®) to clarify exist­ing standards regarding the preparation and eligibility of Not-Flat-Machinable (NFM) pieces placed on 5-digit/scheme pallets. This clarifies that NFMs qualify for the 5-digit NFM rate whether they are prepared loose or in 5-digit bundles when they are placed on 5-digit/scheme pallets under 705.8.10.

These changes will be incorporated into our December update of DMM 443 as noted below.

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

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400 Discount Parcels

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440 Standard Mail

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443 Rates and Eligibility

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5.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Presorted Standard Mail Pieces

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5.5 Rates for Not Flat-Machinable (NFM) Pieces 5.5.1 5-Digit Rate

The 5-digit rate applies to NFM pieces presented:

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[Revise text of item c in 5.5.1 to clarify that pieces on a 5–digit/scheme pallet need not be bundled to qualify for 5–digit rates, as follows:]

c. Loose or in bundles on a 5-digit/scheme pallet under 705.8.10.

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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, 12-6-07