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Revised PS Form 6014, Certification of Move Update Compliance

The Postal Service™ has revised PS Form 6014, Certification of Move Update Compliance, to reflect changes to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM^®) regard­ing Move Update standards.

This is an optional form that mail owners and mail pre­parers use when the mail owner has performed his/her own Move Update process, and the mail preparer is acting as mailing agent for the mailer. Beginning November 23, 2008, to meet the Move Update standard, addresses must be processed through an approved Move Update method no more than 95 days prior to the mailing (i.e., a mailing sub­mitted on November 23 must be processed through an approved Move Update method no earlier than August 20). In addition, after November 23, 2008, to qualify for Stan­dard Mail^® discounted prices, Standard Mail mailings must meet the Move Update standards.

First-Class Mail^® mailers may begin using this form now.

Changes

The changes to PS Form 6014 are as follows:

• Extend Move Update requirements to Standard Mail mailings.
• Include DMM reference for Move Update require­ments for Standard Mail items.
• Increase the minimum frequency of Move Update processing from 185 days to 95 days prior to the date of mailing.
• Replace NCOA^Link™ with NCOA^Link® prod­uct.
• Add OneCode ACS^® and replace Address Change Service (ACS™) with ACS product.
• Highlight approved alternate method availability only to First-Class Mailers.
• Revise acknowledgement statement to include Stan­dard Mail items.
• Add document retention period.
• Add requirement that PS Form 6014 be made avail­able to the Postal Service on 24 hours notice.

Purposes

PS Form 6014 serves two purposes:

1. When the mail owner is performing his/her own Move Update processing, this form acknowledges to the mail preparer that the Move Update requirement has been fulfilled.

2. By signing the form, the mail owner acknowledges full responsibility for meeting the Move Update requirements.

The mail preparer retains the signed form for 1 year from the date of signing, and the mail preparer or mail owner will make it available to USPS^® on 24-hour notice.

Viewing and Printing the Form Online

To view or print the form from the Postal Service Web site, go to http://www.usps.com/forms/_pdf/ps6014.pdf.

Mail owners and mail preparers are encouraged to download and print the form, as needed.

You can also find a copy of this form on page 12.

— Address Management,
Intelligent Mail and Address Quality, 7-3-08

PS Form 6014