Effective October 7, 2013, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) section 705.8.5.6, to modify the requirement for placement of letter trays on pallets.
Currently, the standards in DMM 705.8.5.6 require placing the heaviest letter trays on the bottom of pallets while other standards require the placement of certain trays on the top of pallets. This revision brings section 705.8.5.6 into alignment with the standards in DMM 245.7.7 that require placement of mixed AADC trays on the top of pallets.
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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8.5.6 Mail on Pallets
These standards apply to mail on pallets:
[Revise item 8.5.6h to read as follows:]
h. Heavier, fuller trays must be placed at the bottom of the load, unless other standards (such as 245.7.7) require placement of certain trays on the top of the pallet.
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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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