Effective March 3, 2008, we are revising the following sections in Publication 205, Electronic Verification System Business and Technical Guide, to provide the rate ingredients for parcel mailers and shippers to manifest the new Priority Mail® Large Flat-Rate Box and the new Priority Mail Military Flat-Rate Box using the Electronic Verification System (eVS).
Publication 205, Electronic Verification System Business and Technical Guide
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Appendix A eVS Electronic File Layout
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Detail Record 1 — Electronic File Record Format Version 1.4
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[For Record Position 057–058, “Rate Indicator,” in the fifth column, add the following new rate indicators in alphabetical order:]
PL = Large Flat-Rate Box
PM = Military Flat-Rate Box
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Appendix B eVS Application
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Electronic Verification System (eVS) Application
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Part C. Parcel Products
1. Mail classes and rate categories
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c. Express Mail, Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
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Priority Mail
[Revise the Priority Mail section to read as follows:]
o Single-piece rate (nonzone-rated and zone-rated)
o Flat-rate envelope (nonzone-rated)
o Flat-rate box (nonzone-rated)
o Large Flat-Rate Box (unzoned)
o Military Flat-Rate Box (unzoned)
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Appendix D Sample eVS Manifest Mailing
Agreement
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Attachment A Mail Classes, Rate Categories, and
Extra Services
1. Mail Classes, Subclasses, and Rate Categories
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[In the table, under “Class: First-Class Mail,” revise the Priority Mail subclass section to read as follows:]
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Appendix G Service Type Codes and Rate
Ingredient Tables
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Table G-5 Rate Indicator Codes (Detail Record 1
Positions: 57–58)
[In the table, add the following new rate indicators in alphabetical order.]
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Table G-10 eVS Valid Rate Ingredient
Combinations
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Table G-10b Priority Mail
[In the table, add the following new six rows (placing them at the end) to read as follows:]
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We will incorporate these revisions into the fully revised edition of Publication 205, which will be dated March 3, 2008.
Mailers interested in eVS can obtain information about the program from the following sources:
- Publication 205, Electronic Verification System Business and Technical Guide. This publication contains business and technical information about eVS, including current coding and file formats. The publication is available online at www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub205.pdf.
- PostalOne!® Help Desk. The Help Desk can provide general business and technical information about the program, provide required forms, and assist mailers in completing the eVS application. Mailers can contact the Help Desk either by e–mail at postalone@usps.gov or by telephone at 800–522–9085.
— Business Mailer Support,
Customer Service, 2-28-08
