Effective April 1, 2013, the Postal Service™ is revising the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 235 and 245 to clarify the preparation of 5-digit/scheme and 3-digit/scheme trays. Specifically, this revision clarifies that mailers of automation letters must make 5-digit/scheme or 3-digit/scheme trays before making any 5-digit or 3-digit trays, as currently provided in DMM 235.1.4 and 245.1.4. The same preparation sequence applies to 3-digit/scheme origin/entry trays.
This notice similarly revises DMM 345, 365, and 375 regarding 5-digit/scheme sacking of Standard Mail®, Bound Printed Matter, Media Mail®, and Library Mail flats, with DMM 345.1.4f, 365.1.5c, and 375.1.3b as the current references. Following these procedures allows more efficient processing of mail with fewer trays and fewer sacks.
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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230 First-Class Mail
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235 Mail Preparation
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6.0 Preparing Automation Letters
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6.6 Tray Preparation
***Preparation sequence, tray size, and Line 1 labeling:
[Revise the introductory text of 6.6a as follows:]
a. 5-digit/scheme: optional, but required for 5-digit price (150-piece minimum); overflow allowed. Make 5-digit scheme trays first, then 5-digit trays; see 1.4e.
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[Revise item 6.6b as follows:]
b. 3-digit/scheme: optional, but required for 3-digit price (150-piece minimum except no minimum for origin or entry 3-digit/scheme); overflow allowed. Make 3-digit scheme trays first, then 3-digit trays; see 1.4f. For Line 1, use L002, Column B.
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240 Standard Mail
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245 Mail Preparation
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7.0 Preparing Automation Letters
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7.5 Tray Preparation
***Preparation sequence, tray size, and Line 1 labeling:
[Revise the introductory text of 7.5a as follows:]
a. 5-digit/scheme: optional, but required for 5-digit price (150-piece minimum); overflow allowed. Make 5-digit scheme trays first, then 5-digit trays; see 1.4e. For Line 1, label as follows:
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[Revise item 7.5b as follows:]
b. 3-digit/scheme: optional, but required for 3-digit price (150-piece minimum except no minimum for origin or entry 3-digit/scheme); overflow allowed. Make 3-digit scheme trays first, then 3-digit trays; see 1.4f. For Line 1, use L002, Column B.
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300 Commercial Flats
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340 Standard Mail
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345 Mail Preparation
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5.0 Preparing Nonautomation Flats
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5.7 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence, sack size, and labeling:
[Revise the introductory text of 5.7a as follows:]
a. 5-digit/scheme (required); scheme sort required (before 5-digit sort), only for pieces meeting the automation flats criteria in 301.3.0, see definition in 1.4f.; 125-piece or 15-pound minimum; labeling:
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7.0 Preparing Automation Flats
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[Revise the title of 7.4 as follows:]
7.4 Standard Mail Bundle and Sack Preparation
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7.4.3 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence, sack size, and labeling:
[Revise the introductory text of 7.4.3a as follows:]
a. 5-digit/scheme (required); scheme sort required before 5-digit sort; see definition in 1.4f.; 125-piece or 15-pound minimum, labeling:
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360 Bound Printed Matter
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365 Mail Preparation
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5.0 Preparing Presorted Flats
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5.3 Sacking
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5.3.5 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence and labeling:
[Revise the introductory text of 5.3.5a as follows:]
a. 5-digit/scheme (required); see 1.5c.; scheme sort required (before 5-digit sort), only for pieces meeting the automation-compatibility criteria in 301.3.0; minimum 20 addressed pieces; labeling:
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7.0 Preparing Barcoded Flats
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7.4 Sacking
7.4.1 Sack Preparation and Labeling
Preparation sequence, sack size, and labeling:
[Revise the introductory text of 7.4.1a as follows:]
a. 5-digit/scheme (required); see 1.5c, scheme sort required before 5-digit sort; minimum 20 addressed pieces; labeling:
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370 Media Mail and Library Mail
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375 Mail Preparation
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4.0 Preparing Presorted Flats
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4.3 Sacking
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4.3.2 Sacking and Labeling
Preparation sequence, sack size, and labeling:
[Revise the introductory text of 4.3.2a as follows:]
a. 5-digit/scheme (optional, but required for 5-digit price); see 1.3b.; scheme sort required (before 5-digit sort), only for pieces meeting the automation-compatibility criteria in 301.3.0; minimum 10 addressed pieces; labeling:
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next monthly update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
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