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Publication 205 Revision: Clarification of the Requirement to Submit Two Types of Labels for eVS Label Certification

Effective November 6, 2008, Publication 205, Electronic Verification System Business and Technical Guide, is revised to clarify the current requirement to submit two types of barcoded labels for eVS label certification.

Currently, the mailers are required to print two types of barcoded labels: Confirmation Services labels and eVS barcode labels without any Extra Services (using Service Type Code 56). For mailers who will use Confirmation Services barcodes exclusively, we are eliminating the requirement to submit barcoded labels without Extra Services. Barcodes without Extra Services use Service Type Code 56 and are commonly referred to as “passive” or “passive enroute” barcodes.

The most current version of the eVS application and the Mailer ID application can be found at http://RIBBS.usps.gov. From the “RIBBS” website, click eVS and then click eVS File Library. Or, you may request this infor­mation from eVS@usps.gov.

Publication 205, Electronic Verification System Business and Technical Guide

1 The Basics

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1-3 eVS Participation

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1-3.3 Step 3: Certification and Quality Control

After completing the applications and all required forms, the applicant must do the following:

b. File and Label Certification. eVS file and label certifi­cation consists of two related but independent test­ing processes:

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[Add a new third sentence and revise the last two sentences of 1-3.3.1 as follows:]

1. eVS Confirmation Services Certification.***The eVS applicant must indicate on the eVS application and Mailer ID application which Confirmation Services will be used. The eVS applicant is required to submit eVS barcode labels for Confirmation Services (using the appropriate Service Type Code for the service and class being used) corresponding to the Package Identification Codes in the manifest files. eVS cus­tomers who will mail eVS parcels without Confirma­tion Services must submit the second label type, the eVS barcode labels without any Extra Service (using Service Type Code 56).

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We will incorporate these revisions into the next online update of Publication 205, available on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet website:

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
• Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.
• Click PUBs.

(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

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