Effective December 6, 2010, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) exhibits in sections 246, 346, 366, 446, 453, 466 to reflect the changing of the Washington DC Network Distribution Center (NDC) ZIP Code™ from 20499 to 20799.
The Postal Service also will eliminate the separate DNDC eligibility table in DMM 705.6.0 and replace it with a link to the same table in DMM 446.
We encourage mailers to make the related changes to their destination NDC (DNDC) mailings immediately. DNDC mailings entered on and after February 19, 2011, must include this change.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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200 Commercial Letters and Cards
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240 Standard Mail
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246 Enter and Deposit
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3.0 Destination Network Distribution Center (DNDC) Entry
3.1 Definition
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Exhibit 3.1 NDC/ASF—DNDC Price Eligibility
[Revise exhibit 3.1 by deleting ZIP Code 20499 and replacing it with ZIP Code 20799 as follows:]
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[Repeat the above ZIP Code changes in Exhibits 346.3.1, 366.4.1, 446.3.1, 453.3.1.3, and 466.4.4.]
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700 Special Standards
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705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
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6.0 Combining Mailings of Standard Mail, Package Services, and Parcel Select Parcels
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6.2 Combining Parcels and NFMs—DNDC Entry
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6.2.2 Additional Standards
Standard Mail machinable parcels, NFMs 6 ounces or more, and Package Services and Parcel Select machinable parcels prepared for DNDC entry must meet the following conditions in addition to the basic standards in 6.1:
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[Revise item e to refer to the eligibility exhibit in 446.3.1 as follows:]
e. Mailers must deposit combined machinable parcels and NFMs at NDCs or ASFs (see Exhibit 446.3.1) under applicable standards in 15.0.
6.2.3 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence, sack size, and labeling:
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c. ASF, optional, allowed only for mail deposited at an ASF to claim DNDC price, 10-piece or 20-pound minimum; labeling:
[Revise item 6.2.3c1 as follows:]
1. Line 1: use L602, Column B. DNDC price eligibility determined by Exhibit 446.3.1.
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d. NDC, required, 10-piece or 20-pound minimum; labeling:
[Revise item 6.2.3d1 as follows:]
1. Line 1: use L601, Column B. DNDC price eligibility determined by Exhibit 446.3.1.
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[Delete Exhibit 6.2.3, NDC/ASF—DNDC Price Eligibility, in its entirety.]
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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, 11-18-10
