Effective September 4, 2012, the Postal Service™ will revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 705.8.5.2 to remove the requirement that all bundles not able to be placed on SCF, ADC, or NDC/ASF pallets must be sacked. In January 2012, we revised palletization standards to allow bundles to be placed directly on some mixed ADC pallets, if allowed by specific standards. This revision synchronizes 705.8.5.2 with the other sections.
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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8.0 Preparing Pallets
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8.5 General Preparation
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8.5.2 Required Preparation
The following standards apply to Periodicals, Standard Mail, Parcel Select, and Package Services, except Parcel Select mailed at NDC Presort, ONDC Presort, DSCF, and DDU prices:
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[Revise item 8.5.2c as follows:]
c. Bundles that cannot be placed on an ADC, NDC/ASF, or SCF pallet may be placed on mixed ADC pallets if allowed by the specific standards for the class and shape of mail, or be placed in sacks (8.9.1).
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We will incorporate this revision into the next monthly update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
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Pricing, 8-9-12
