Effective June 6, 2011, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 705.5.3.2a and 2b to provide an updated listing of multiline optical character reader (MLOCR) automation price marking codes. When price and postage markings are applied by an MLOCR, these 2-digit codes must be incorporated into the markings applied to each piece in a mailing in accordance with DMM 705.5.3.2.
The Postal Service is updating this list to provide new codes to differentiate between mailpieces entered at automation prices using a POSTNET™ barcode or the basic Intelligent Mail® barcode option (IMb™) from those entered under the full-service IMb automation option. The Postal Service is also eliminating other codes that are unnecessary under the current pricing structure.
These new changes will be reflected in the July 5, 2011, online DMM update, but mailers may begin preparing their mailings in accordance with these new standards immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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700 Special Standards
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705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
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5.0 First-Class Mail or Standard Mail Mailings With Different Payment Methods
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5.3 Producing the Combined Mailing
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5.3.2 Price and Postage Marking
[Revise the last sentence as follows:]
***The applicable marking must appear on each mailpiece in one of the locations authorized under 202 for letters and 302 for flats.
[Revise 5.3.2a and 5.3.2b as follows:]
a. First-Class Mail (Letters and Flats):
b. Standard Mail (Letters only):
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the DMM and into the July update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Mailing Standards, Pricing, 4-21-11
