Effective immediately, the Postal Service™ will revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 707 to require sack preparation when 72 copies of a Periodicals publication are prepared for a presort level. Sacking when 24 pieces are prepared for a presort level will become optional. This modification will make it possible for Periodicals mailers to reduce the number of required sacks they prepare and will contribute to improved efficiencies for the Postal Service.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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700 Special Standards
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707 Periodicals
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23.0 Preparing Carrier Route Periodicals
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23.4 Preparation—Flat-Size Pieces and Irregular Parcels
23.4.1 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence, sack size, and labeling:
[Revise the introductory text of 23.4.1a as follows:]
a. Carrier route, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces, fewer pieces not permitted.
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[Revise the introductory text of 23.4.1b as follows:]
b. 5-digit scheme carrier routes, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces, fewer pieces not permitted.
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[Revise the introductory text of 23.4.1c as follows:]
c. 5-digit carrier routes, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces, fewer pieces not permitted.
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25.0 Preparing Flat-Size Barcoded (Automation) Periodicals
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25.4 Sacking and Labeling
For mailing jobs that also contain a machinable, nonbarcoded price mailing, see 25.1.9 and 705.9.0. Other mailing jobs are prepared, sacked, and labeled as follows:
[Revise the introductory text of 25.4a as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces; fewer pieces not permitted, may contain 5-digit scheme bundles only; labeling:
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[Revise the introductory text of 25.4b as follows:]
b. 5-digit, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces; fewer pieces not permitted; labeling:
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[Revise the introductory text of 25.4c as follows:]
c. 3-digit, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces; fewer pieces not permitted; labeling:
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[Revise the introductory text of 25.4d as follows:]
d. SCF, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces; fewer pieces not permitted; labeling:
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[Revise the introductory text of 25.4f as follows:]
f. ADC, required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces; fewer pieces not permitted; labeling:
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25.5 Optional Tray Preparation—Flat-Size Barcoded Pieces
***Tray preparation, sequence, and labeling:
[Revise the introductory text of 25.5a as follows:]
a. 5-digit scheme (required), 72-piece minimum, optional at 24 pieces, fewer pieces not permitted; labeling:
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[Revise the introductory text of 25.5b as follows:]
b. 5-digit (required), 72-piece minimum, optional at 24 pieces, fewer pieces not permitted; labeling:
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[Revise the introductory text of 25.5c as follows:]
c. 3-digit (required), 72-piece minimum, optional at 24 pieces, fewer pieces not permitted; labeling:
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[Revise the introductory text of 25.5d as follows:]
d. SCF (required), 72-piece minimum, optional at 24 pieces, fewer pieces not permitted; labeling:
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[Revise the introductory text of 25.5f as follows:]
f. ADC (required), 72-piece minimum, optional at 24 pieces, fewer pieces not permitted, no overflow tray allowed; labeling:
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next monthly update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Pricing, 11-1-12
